HP Laserjet Pro MFP M126a, Print, Copy, Scan, Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Up to 21 ppm, 150-sheet Input Tray, 100-sheet Output Tray, 8000-page Duty Cycle, 700-page Yield, Black and White, CZ174A

GOOD PRODUCT

I was looking for good quality MFP in the 10k range and came across this model. HP name and its features were eye-catcher and I was able to finalize it soon.I am using this MFP for more than a year and so far had no issues, be it printing or scanning or copier. P.S. I use only genuine HP toner in it, so it’s quite a deal.HP 126nw, mark this nw in its name as it makes it super useful, giving it network capability in terms of LAN/Wi-Fi for both printing and scanning. This is really useful as you can keep it anywhere and print from virtually any location without any cable connected (other than power cable).Setting it up, in general, is a breeze while the Wi-Fi scan is a bit complicated. I will list the steps to make it easy for you.FYI, I got it from Cambium Retail seller.•••••••••••••••INSIDE BOX•••••••••••••••1. Printer2. Paper stack tray3. Print collection tray4. Introductory cartridge- Pre-installed, (you need to remove orange clip & pull the orange tab to remove the seal, before usage, pic attached)- Yields approx 550 pages5. Power cable6. USB cable7. Getting Started, Installation, Warranty & User guide8. Printer CD•••••••••••••••••••ABOUT DEVICE•••••••••••••••••••Dimensions: L x W x H 420 x 365 x 254 mmWeight: ~8 kgPrint Quality: 10/10Scan Quality: 8/10Power Consumption: 9/10Print Cost: 7/10 (wrt genuine cartridge, not wrt compatible, duplicate or refilled ones)Build Quality: 9/10Approx cost per page (using genuine cartridge): Rs 3There's a huge drop in cost if local ones are used, but those have far inferior print quality (you can easily scratch and remove print) & damages rollers inside.•••••••PROS•••••••1. A wonderful multifunction device with laser printing.2. Detailed control panel with 2 line LCD text display3. Good print & scan speed/resolution. Print (up to 20ppm, 1200 dpi) & scan (up to 7ppm b/w, 5ppm colour, 1200 dpi).4. Multiple connectivity options for print/scan. USB/LAN/Wi-Fi.5. Set up anywhere, thanks to its Wi-Fi connectivity. Just a power source required.5. Print using smartphone directly via Wi-Di i.e. Smartphone → Printer6. Print using smartphone via network i.e. Smartphone → Router → Printer (Download HP print service plugin from app store)8. It can be used as a standalone photocopy machine using the control panel with an extra double side photocopy feature for ID cards etc.9. All photocopy related controls are available on panel, like one-touch photocopy button, no of copies, light-dark with 11 steps, reduce/enlarge, optimization, paper setting, etc10. Tiltable control panel for easy access.11. The good thing with a laser printer is that you don’t have to worry about drying ink or print head. I had 2 heads replaced in the earlier inkjet printer. So even if off for a month, laser one works instantly with the same good quality.••••••••CONS••••••••1. Scan quality is not crisp. On full zoom, I find it slightly blurry. But in regular day to day scanning tasks, you won’t even notice it. So not a big deal.2. No backlit LCD and it’s a pain to operate it without backlight unless you tilt it.3. No ADF for scanning, so you need feed in every single page to be scanned separately. (But you can’t get everything in this range)4. Initial warm-up time (power on to ready) is quite large, ~40 sec.•••••••••••••FEATURES•••••••••••••-Extensive control panel on the front-Web panel/local network page accessible via IP address. You can find just everything here, supply status, network settings, paper setting, web services, power options, logs, reports, etc, etc-USB printing/ scanning (via USB 2.0)-LAN/ Wi-Fi Printing/Scanning (via Ethernet 10/100, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n)-Apple Air print-Printing via Email or HP ePrint-Printing directly via Mobile using Wi-Di-Duplex printing support-Standalone photocopy with id copy mode & options like reduce enlarge, light/dark, mode, etc-Scan to email/application/file-Multiple scan formats supported like pdf, tiff, jpg, bmp, png•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••INITIAL SETUP (via USB cable or WiFi or LAN)•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••1. Remove various seals from around MFP.2. Take out the cartridge from MFP and remove the orange clip & pull orange tab to remove the seal. Reinstall it.3. Attach power cable.4. Use driver cd or download installer from the HP website. Run it.5. Follow on-screen instructions for the desired setup.- USB based- Connect through network- First-time wireless connection•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••CONFIGURING IT FOR WIRELESS SCANNING & PRINTING BOTH•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••▶ WITHOUT WPSThe initial setup of this MFP directly via 'first-time wireless connection' option, does not enable scan via Wi-Fi. Only printing works. I will take you through steps to enable wireless scanning which is really very handy. It took me a lot of time to figure it out.If already configured on network and you set it up via 2nd option, then scanning will work.1. Power on MFP. Do not connect it via LAN cable or USB cable for now.2. Use driver cd or download installer from the HP website. Run it.3. Choose USB based setup. Follow on-screen instructions and complete it.4. Again run the installer and now choose the 3rd option, first-time wireless connection. Follow on-screen instructions and complete it.5. Now when you run HP scan utility, it will be able to communicate to MFP via Wi-Fi.6. If you skip step 3 above, it won’t work and give communication error.▶ WITH WPS1. Power on MFP. USB or LAN cable is not required.2. Press the Wi-Fi button on MFP to start the WPS connection.3. Push the WPS button on your router.4. Let it connect to the router. Once successful, the IP address will be displayed on LCD.5. Now start setup and select 2nd option 'connect through the network'. It will search for the printer on the network.6. Once found, select it and proceed.•••••••••••••••••••FINAL VERDICT•••••••••••••••••••I am using it for more than a year and it never disappointed me in terms of usage, be it printing/scanning/copy task.▶ This device, M126nw is highly suitable for general home usage where you don’t print every day or light to medium office work where you print/scan daily. You can very well go for it.▶ There used to be another model m126a without network capability. If you can find it, you can save some bucks. But a few bucks more get you a good deal of value proposition with m126nw.

Very best printer

A very good printer for home use. Network connectivity is a charm. Print quality is also superb.

As you’ll notice in the product description, the product is sold as compatible with versions of Mac OS 10 and up. I bought the product and it doesn’t work with the recent version of Mac OS 15.1. When HP support is spoken to they say speak with Apple! Very disappointed with the fact that this product continues to be sold without being explicit that it will not work with a number of Mac machines. Incrementally, frustrating is the totally abysmal customer support and hands off attitude from HP.Update: I tried Amazon support. They have been totally non responsive. I spoke with a CS rep who promised me that someone would get back to me and resolve the issue and I have still to hear from them after 3 days. The quality of Amazon service is suffering a lot of late. This is not the only issue I’ve faced in the recent past.A long time promoter, but now very disappointed customer of Amazon.

This is one of the best laserjet printer for my shop in terms of speed, quality prints and nearly zero noise. After 2 months of usage didn't get any error or issue. After prodot powder ink refueling it's giving the same quality prints as the original one.

Excellent printer with almost nil maintenance. Almost used it for 6 months without any issue. even using original ink cartage without fill. every month taking 50-60 prints. back to back print is not practical as lots of mistake happens. good as copier, scanner & printer.

Good print quality