HP LaserJet Pro 400 Color Printer M451nw

Produce professional-quality color documents with ease and fast speed. Easily integrate into your office or wireless home network.1 HP features help you save energy and print from virtually anywhere with HP ePrint.

Features

Professional-grade speed and color

• Boost productivity and save time with print speeds up to 21 ppm letter.
• Produce bold text and smooth color with HP ImageREt 3600 and Original HP LaserJet toner cartridges.
• Produce color marketing materials in-house on a range of media sizes by using tips and templates from HP.
• Print documents affordably. Get the same black cost per page as a black-and-white HP LaserJet printer.5

• Proactively manage office printing with HP Web Jetadmin.
• Print from anywhere in the office, using built-in wireless connectivity.1 Share printing resources, using built-in Ethernet.
• Print from virtually anywhere with HP ePrint.

• Reduce energy use with Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology.8 Also save with Instant-on Technology.12
• Use HP Auto Wireless Connect to autoconfigure networking.1
• Receive consistent results with Original HP cartridges and easily reorder with HP SureSupply.13
• Take advantage of free, easy recycling—cartridges returned through HP Planet Partners are recycled responsibly.14

Specifications

Print speed black:

Normal: Up to 21 ppm
(Measured using ISO/IEC 24734, excludes first set of test documents. For more information see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims. Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.)

Print speed color:

Normal:Up to 21 ppm
(Measured using ISO/IEC 24734, excludes first set of test documents. For more information see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims. Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.)

First page out (ready)

Black: As fast as 17 sec
Color: As fast as 17 sec
(Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver and document complexity.)

Print quality black (best)

Up to 600 x 600 dpi
  

Print quality color (best)          

Up to 600 x 600 dpi
   

Duty cycle (monthly, A4)       

Up to 40,000 pages       

(Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output. This value provides a comparison of product robustness in relation to other HP LaserJet or HP Color LaserJet devices, and enables appropriate deployment of printers and MFPs to satisfy the demands of connected individuals or groups.)
   

Recommended monthly page volume     

750 to 2000      

(HP recommends that the number of printed pages per month be within the stated range for optimum device performance, based on factors including supplies replacement intervals and device life over an extended warranty period.)
   

Print technology       

Laser
   

Processor speed  

600 MHz

Print languages

HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5c, HP postscript level 3 emulation

Display

2-line LCD (text)


Connectivity

HP ePrint capability       

Yes

Mobile printing capability       

HP ePrint, Wireless direct printing, Apple AirPrint™

Wireless capability

Yes, built-in WiFi 802.11 b/g/n

Connectivity, standard    

1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port      

1 Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX network port   

1 WiFi 802.11 b/g/n

Network ready 

Standard (built-in Fast Ethernet, WiFi 802.11b/g/n)

Minimum system requirements

Windows 8, Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit/64-bit): 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit), 400 MB hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM or Internet, USB or Network port
Windows XP (32-bit) (SP2): Pentium® 233 MHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 400 MB hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM or Internet, USB or Network port
Mac OSX v 10.5, v 10.6
PowerPC G4, G5, or Intel® Core™ Processor
500 MB hard disk
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM or Internet
USB or Network port

Compatible operating systems
       

Full software installs supported on: Windows 8, Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit) (SP2 or higher)
Driver only installs supported on: Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) (SP3 or higher)
Mac OS X v 10.5, v 10.6, v 10.7
Linpus Linux (9.4, 9.5), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (5.0, 6.0), OpenSUSE Linux (11.3, 11.4), Fedora (14, 15), Ubuntu (10.04, 10.10, 11.04), Debian (5.0, 6.0 and HPUX11i)
(For Windows Server 2003 32-bit and 2008 32-bit and 64-bit only the printer driver and scanner driver are installed.)


Memory specifications

Memory, standard
128 MB

Maximum memory
384 MB

Hard disk
None

Paper handling

Paper handling input, standard

50-sheet multipurpose tray
250-sheet input tray 2

Paper handling input, optional
Optional 250-sheet tray

Paper handling output, standard
150-sheet output bin

Output capacity
Up to 150 sheets

Duplex printing
Manual (driver support provided)

Media sizes supported
Tray 1: Letter, legal, executive, 8.5 x 13 in, 3 x 5 in, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 8 in, envelopes (No 10, Monarch); Tray 2, optional Tray 3: Letter, legal, executive, 8.5 x 13 in, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 8 in, envelopes (No 10, Monarch)

Media sizes, custom
Tray 1: 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in; Tray 2, optional Tray 3: 3.94 x 5.83 to 8.5 x 14 in

Media types
Paper (bond, brochure, colored, glossy, letterhead, photo, plain, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough), postcards, transparencies, labels, envelopes

Media weight, supported
Tray 1: 16 to 47 lb (up to 58 lb with HP Color laser glossy photo papers); Tray 2, optional Tray 3: 16 to 43 lb (up to 47 lb with postcards, up to 58 lb with HP Color laser glossy photo papers)

Finished output handling
Sheetfed


Power and operating requirements

Power
Input voltage: 110 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz)

Power consumption
425 watts (Active), 15.2 watts (Ready), 4.0 watts (Sleep), 0.5 watts (Off)
(Power requirements are based on the country/region where the printer is sold. Do not convert operating voltages. This will damage the printer and void the product warranty.)

Operating temperature range
15 to 30ºC

Operating humidity range
20 to 70% RH (non-condensing)

Acoustic power emissions (ready)
4.1 B(A)
(Values are subject to change. For current information see Product Support page at http://www.hp.com/support. Configuration tested: simplex, mono.)

Acoustic pressure emissions bystander (active, printing)
51 dB(A)
(Values are subject to change. For current information see Product Support page at http://www.hp.com/support. Configuration tested: simplex, mono.)


Dimensions and weight

Minimum dimensions (W x D x H)
15.9 x 17.9 x 12.7 in

Maximum dimensions (W x D x H)
15.9 x 25.9 x 12.7 in
(Without trays and covers extended)

Weight
50.1 lb
(With toner cartridges)

Package dimensions (W x D x H)
595 x 495 x 462 mm

Package weight
27 kg


What's included

What's in the box

Printer
Four preinstalled introductory HP LaserJet toner cartridges (yield ~1400 pages)
In-box documentation (Hardware installation guide)
Software drivers and documentation on CD-ROMs
Power cord
Built-in Wireless card
USB cable
(Introductory cartridges included; yields ~1400 color composite (C/Y/M) and black pages. Actual yields vary considerably based on images printed and other factors. For details see http://www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies)

Cable included
Yes, 1 USB cable

Replacement cartridges

HP 305A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (yield ~2200 pages) CE410A
HP 305X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (yield ~4000 pages) CE410X
HP 305A Cyan LaserJet Toner Cartridge (yield ~2600 pages) CE411A
HP 305A Yellow LaserJet Toner Cartridge (yield ~2600 pages) CE412A
HP 305A Magenta LaserJet Toner Cartridge (yield ~2600 pages) CE413A

(Note: ships with preinstalled introductory print cartridges (yield ~1400 pages))
(Declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798 in continuous printing. Actual yields vary considerably based on images printed and other factors. For more information visit: http://www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies)

Warranty
1 year invoice warranty / 1 year card warranty (depending on selection)