HP Laserjet 408dn
The model at a glance
The HP Laser 408dn is a professional A4 monochrome laser printer, recommended for businesses, offices, professional practices, schools, reception areas, warehouses, administrative departments, and small to medium workgroups that need fast, reliable black-and-white printing only.
It is primarily suited to printing documents, text, invoices, contracts, quotes, delivery notes, administrative documents, forms, office paperwork, reports, labels, barcodes, and everyday A4 documents. It is not designed for color graphics, photographs, copying, or scanning, as it is a monochrome printer for printing only.
Print speed: up to 40 pages per minute in A4 black and white.
Functions: print only. It does not have copy, scan, or fax functions.
Duplex: automatic duplex printing is built in, helping save paper and manage professional documents, contracts, files, reports, and administrative paperwork.
Print resolution: up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi. Quality is suitable for sharp text, professional documents, tables, barcodes, simple charts, and business forms.
Supported sizes: A4, A5, A6, B5, Oficio, envelopes, and custom sizes up to approximately 216 x 356 mm. A3 is not supported.
Supported paper weights: 60 to 220 g/m² through the multipurpose bypass tray, 60 to 163 g/m² from the main tray, and 60 to 120 g/m² for duplex printing. Suitable for office paper, letterhead, envelopes, labels, recycled paper, and heavier media compatible with monochrome laser printers.
Paper capacity: 300 sheets as standard, consisting of a 250-sheet main tray and a 50-sheet multipurpose bypass tray. It can be expanded to approximately 820 sheets with an optional 520-sheet tray.
ADF: not included, as this model has no copy or scan functions.
Connectivity: USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet. The 408dn version should be presented primarily as a wired network printer; it should not be described as a conventional Wi-Fi printer for an office wireless network.
Control panel: 2-line LCD with keypad and physical buttons, convenient for settings, network, machine status, menus, and managing the printer's main functions.
Memory and performance: 256 MB standard memory, expandable to 512 MB, a 600 MHz processor, and PCL5, PCLXL, and PostScript print languages, useful for business environments and office documents.
Workloads: suited to offices with low-to-medium and medium print volumes. The recommended monthly volume is approximately 1,500–3,500 pages, with a declared maximum duty cycle of up to approximately 100,000 pages per month.
Main supplies: HP 331A W1331A black toner with an estimated yield of up to approximately 5,000 pages and HP 331X W1331X high-yield black toner for up to approximately 15,000 pages. HP 332A W1332A imaging drum with an estimated life of up to approximately 30,000 pages.
Recommended use: administrative offices, businesses, professional practices, accountants, schools, reception areas, warehouses, and environments requiring A4 black-and-white printing, wired networking, automatic duplex printing, good speed, separate consumables, and low running costs.

