

It was easily the fastest printer we've tested and the test results were not lacking in any way. Menus were easily navigated but took some time to fully understand all that could be done as they allow some complex printing tasks to be achieved. The screen was actually large enough to facilitate a virtual QWERTY keyboard on it. Having the 4.3-inch touchscreen LCD pivot was very handy. It was also one of the few contenders in our test run to detect and work effortlessly on our test lab's 5GHz wireless network band as well as the 2.4GHz band. You get the usual good selection modern printers come with, like wired and wireless printing choices including USB for connecting to a computer, and Ethernet for connecting to a wired LAN, HP wireless direct, NFC touch-to-print, Apple AirPrint, Mopria for direct printing from compatible Android devices, and Google Cloud Print 2.0. There's a lot to like about its connectivity options offered. Rated maximum monthly duty cycle is up to 50,000 pages and a recommended monthly duty cycle of up to 4,000 sheets. It includes an auto-duplex for two-sided scanning and printing.

An optional 550-sheet paper tray can be added, for a maximum paper capacity of 850 sheets.

This is divided between a 250-sheet tray and a 50-sheet multipurpose feeder. The standard paper capacity is 300 sheets of up to legal-size paper. Coupled with a reasonable price of S$899, this makes it perfect for any SOHO or office workgroup looking for that laser quality and high print capacity without breaking the bank. In its product literature, the MFP M479fdw has high print speed (up to 28ppm for black and colour), good text print quality and can be connected to multiple devices. Simply choose the respective option from the on-screen menu to access your USB drive and make your print run. This makes printing without any need for a PC or device easy. Situated below the front panel is a port for a USB thumb drive. Having said that, what we liked of the design was that there was nothing sticking out to take up more space and everything is well contained in standard operational mode - even the paper output tray. It does take up notable volume so it's less suitable for those that need room in the office. It is a 'small' office multifunction printer (MFP) that is compact, squat and has a fairly standard size (426 x 652 x 414mm) and weight (23.3kg) for this class of printers. Case in point is the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw.
