However, you can proof documents using HP’s freely available Print View software. There is no draft mode offered in HP’s printer driver so for complex colour documents you’re unlikely to see print speeds better than this.
We tested this with our 24-page DTP style document with masses of colour charts, graphics and photos and on the General driver setting this took nearly three minutes for an average of 8ppm. However, move up to colour and watch the print speeds fall. Our real world print tests showed the printer capable of delivering the claimed mono speeds with it dashing through a 20-page Word document in precisely 60 seconds. However, HP indulges in the dubious practise of shipping the printer with ‘introductory’ cartridges each with a lifespan of only 1,200 pages. Printing costs aren’t bad either with a mono page costing 1.7 pence and a colour page setting you back 8 pence. The cartridges may be small but they have good longevity with mono lasting for 3,500 pages and colour stretching to 2,800 pages. The only consumables are the all-in-one toner cartridges and a glance behind the drop-down front panel shows why this printer is so small as all four cartridges fit neatly into a single horizontal tray which slides smoothly out. A backlit LCD display at the front offers a simple readout on toner levels and a keypad underneath provides access to menus for system configuration and status reports. Paper capacity starts with a 250-sheet lower tray and this can be increased by adding a second tray underneath. On review is the CP2025dn which packs a lot into its compact chassis with claimed print speeds of 20ppm for mono and colour and an internal duplex unit.