Impress with colour and increase efficiency. Get high-quality colour and fast two-sided print speeds. Save time with Smart Task shortcuts in HP Smart app, and print and scan from your phone.2 Get seamless connections and strong security solutions.

This printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have a new or reused HP chip, and it uses dynamic security measures to block cartridges using a non-HP chip. Periodic firmware updates will maintain the effectiveness of these measures and block cartridges that previously worked. A reused HP chip enables the use of reused, remanufactured, and refilled cartridges. More at: http://www.hp.com/learn/ds

Features

Freedom to work anywhere 

• Get easy printing and scanning from your mobile device, with HP Smart – best-in-class mobile print app.2,3 
• Eliminate steps in repetitive tasks with customisable shortcuts, with Smart Tasks in HP Smart app. Scan to the cloud, email, and more – in just a tap.2 
• Organise documents 50% faster with Smart Tasks4 – first mobile print app that automates scanning tasks.5 
• Get notifications when printing, scanning, or copying from your mobile device, using HP Smart app.2 

Trusted HP quality and performance 

• Get high-quality colour and peak printing performance with Original HP Toner cartridges with JetIntelligence. 
• Speed through multipage documents with automatic two-sided printing. 
• Easily manage tasks at the device with an intuitive touchscreen. 
• Help save energy with HP Auto-on/Auto-Off Technology and this ENERGY STAR® certified colour laser printer.6

 Strong security, reliable connections 

• Help protect your data. Get strong security with real-time threat detection and software validation. 
• Get faster, more reliable connections with dual band Wi-Fi®.7 
• Easily share resources – access and print with wireless and Ethernet networking.1 
• Connect your mobile device directly to your printer – and easily print without accessing a network.8

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 10.5 sec
• Color: As fast as 12.2 sec

(Measured using ISO/IEC 17629. 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 quality black (best)

• Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Print quality color (best)

• Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Print Resolution Technologies

• ImageRET 3600

Duty cycle (monthly, A4)

• Up to 40,000 pages

Recommended monthly page volume

• 150 to 2,500

Print technology

• Laser

Processor speed

• 800 MHz

Print languages

• HP PCL6;
• HP PCL5c;
• HP postscript level 3 emulation;
• PWG raster;
• PDF;
• PCLm;
• PCLm-S;
• NativeOffice;
• URF

Display

• 6.8 cm (2.7 in) colour graphic screen

Replacement cartridges

• HP 207A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (1,350 yield) W2210A
• HP 207A Cyan LaserJet Toner Cartridge (1,250 yield) W2211A
• HP 207A Yellow LaserJet Toner Cartridge (1,250 yield) W2212A
• HP 207A Magenta LaserJet Toner Cartridge (1,250 yield) W2213A
• HP 207X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (3,150 yield) W2210X
• HP 207X Cyan LaserJet Toner Cartridge (2,450 yield) W2211X
• HP 207X Yellow LaserJet Toner Cartridge (2,450 yield) W2212X
• HP 207X Magenta LaserJet Toner Cartridge (2,450 yield) W2213X 5

(Replacement 207A cartridge average composite (C/Y/M) declared yield 1,250 and average black yield 1,350 pages; Replacement 207X cartridge average composite (C/Y/M) declared yield 2,450 and average black yield 3,150 pages based on ISO/IEC 19798 and continuous printing. Actual yields vary considerably based on images printed and other factors. For details see http://www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies.)

This printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have a new or reused HP chip, and it uses dynamic security measures to block cartridges using a non-HP chip. Periodic firmware updates will maintain the effectiveness of these measures and block cartridges that previously worked. A reused HP chip enables the use of reused, remanufactured, and refilled cartridges. More at: http://www.hp.com/learn/ds

Connectivity

Mobile printing capability

• HP ePrint
• Apple AirPrint™
• Mobile Apps
• Mopria™ Certified
• Wi-Fi® Direct printing

Wireless capability

• Built-in 802.11 b/g/n
• Authentication via WEP, WPA/WPA2, or 802.1X
• Encryption via AES or TKIP
• WPS
• Wi-Fi Direct

Connectivity, standard

• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port
• Built-in Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX network port
• 802.11n 2.4/5GHz wireless
• Walkup host USB port

Minimum system requirements

• Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (32/64-bit): 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer. Windows Vista® (32-bit): 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer 8. Windows® XP SP3 or higher (32-bit only): any Intel® Pentium® II, Celeron® or 233 MHz compatible processor, 850 MB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer 8. Windows Server support is provided via the command line installer and supports Win Server 2008 R2 and higher. 
• Apple® macOS Sierra (v10.12), macOS High Sierra (v10.13), macOS Mojave (v10.14), macOS Catalina(v10.15), 200 MB available hard disk space, Internet required for download, USB

Compatible operating systems

• Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7: 32/64-bit, 2 GB available hard disk space, Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer
• Windows Vista®: 32-bit only, 2 GB available hard disk space, Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer 8
• Windows® XP SP3 or higher: 32-bit only, any Intel® Pentium® II, Celeron® or 233 MHz compatible processor, 850 MB available hard disk space, Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer 8
• Windows Server support is provided via the command line installer and supports Win Server 2008 R2 and higher
• Apple® macOS Sierra (v10.12), macOS High Sierra (v10.13), macOS Mojave (v10.14), macOS Catalina(v10.15), 200 MB available hard disk space, Internet required for download, USB
• Linux: for more information see https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing
• Unix: for more information see http://www.hp.com. 1

(Not supporting Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows Vista® 64-bit; "Compatible Operating Systems" are not supported with INBOX software, but downloadable from online; Full solution software available only for Windows 7 and newer; Windows Server OS install driver only; Windows RT OS for Tablets 32/64-bit uses a simplified HP print driver built into the RT OS; Linux systems use in-OS HPLIP software)

Memory specifications

Memory

• 256 MB DDR, 256 MB NAND Flash

Maximum memory

• 256 MB DDR, 256 MB NAND Flash

Paper handling

Paper handling input, standard

• 250 sheet input tray

Paper handling output, standard

• 100 sheet output bin

Maximum output capacity (sheets)

• Up to 100 sheets (10 mm stack height)

Duplex printing

• Automatic (standard)

Media sizes supported

• Executive (184 x 267 mm)
• Oficio 8.5x13 (216 x 330 mm)
• 4 x 6 (102 x 152 mm)
• 5 x 8 (127 x 203 mm)
• A4 (210 x 299 mm)
• A5 (148 x 210 mm)
• A6 (105 x 148 mm)
• B5(JIS) (182 x 257 mm)
• B6(JIS) (128 x 182 mm)
• 10 x 15cm (100 x 150 mm)
• Oficio (216 x 340 mm)
• 16K (195 x 270 mm
• 184 x 260 mm
• 197 x 273mm)
• Postcard(JIS) (100 x 147 mm)
• Double Postcard(JIS) (147 x 200 mm)
• Envelope #10 (105 x 241 mm)
• Envelope Monarch (98 x 191 mm)
• Envelope B5 (176 x 250 mm)
• Envelope C5 (162 x 229 mm)
• Envelope DL (110 x 220 mm)
• A5-R (210 x 148 mm)

Media sizes, custom

• 76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm

Media types

• Paper (bond, brochure, coloured, glossy, heavy, letterhead, light, photo, plain, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough),
• transparencies,
• labels,
• envelopes,
• cardstock

Supported media weight

• 60 to 163 g/m² (Uncoated/Matte, recommended), however up to 175 g/m² Postcards and 200 g/m² HP Matte is allowed in the driver; 60 to 163 g/m² (Coated/Glossy, recommended) , however up to 175 g/m² Postcards and 220 g/m² HP Glossy is allowed in the driver.

Power and operating requirements

Power

• 222 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50 Hz (+/- 3 Hz), 60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz)

Power consumption

• 337 watts (active printing),
• 7.2 watts (ready),
• 0.8 watt (sleep),
• 0.6 watt (Manual-Off),
• 0.05 (Auto Off/Manual On),
• 0.6 watt (Auto Off/Wake on LAN) 2

Ecolabels

• ENERGY STAR® qualified
• EPEAT® Silver

Blue Angel compliant

• Yes, Blue Angel DE-UZ 205—only ensured when using Original HP supplies

Operating temperature range

• 10 to 32.5°C

Recommended operating humidity range

• 30 to 70% RH

Acoustic power emissions (ready)

• 2.5 B(A)

Acoustic pressure emissions bystander (active, printing)

• 50 dB(A) (colour/simplex)
• 50 dB(A) (monochrome/simplex)
• 50 dB(A) (monochrome/duplex)
• 50 dB(A) (colour/duplex)

Dimensions and weight

Minimum dimensions (W x D x H)

• 392 x 419 x 247.5 mm

Maximum dimensions (W x D x H)

• 392 x 475x 297 mm

Weight

• 14.8 kg

Package dimensions (W x D x H)

• 498 x 298 x 510 mm

Package weight

• 17.4 kg

What's included

What's in the box

• HP Color LaserJet Pro M255dw printer
• Introductory HP LaserJet cartridges: 700 colour composite (C/Y/M) page yield and 800 page yield black
• Installation guide
• Power cord
• USB cable 4

(Introductory cartridges included: 800 page yield black and 700 page yield colour composite (C/Y/M).)

Cable included

• Yes, 1 USB