Technical Specification
Functions
Print, copy, scan
Print speed black (ISO, A4)
Up to 18 ppm
Print Speed Color (ISO)
Up to 4 ppm
Duplex printing
Manual (driver support provided)
Duty cycle (monthly, letter)
Up to 20,000 pages (Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output.)
Duty cycle (monthly, A4)
Up to 20,000 pages (Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output.)
Recommended monthly page volume
100 to 500
Print quality black (best)
Up to 600 x 600 dpi 4 bits
Print quality color (best)
Up to 600 x 600 dpi 4 bits
Print languages
SPL
Print technology
Laser
Connectivity, standard
Hi-speed USB 2.0 port; Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-Tx network port; Wireless 802.11 b/g/n
Mobile printing capability
HP Smart App; Apple AirPrint™; Mobile Apps; Mopria™ Certified; Wi-Fi® Direct Printing; Google Cloud Print™
Network capabilities
Via built-in 10/100 Base-TX networking
Wireless capability
Yes, built-in Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Minimum System Requirements for Macintosh
OS X v10.11 or newer, 1.5 GB available hard disk space, Internet, USB
Minimum System Requirements
Windows 7 or newer, Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz 32/64-bit processor or higher, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB available hard disk space
Digital sending standard features
Scan to WSD; PC Scan
Display
2-Line LCD
Processor speed
800 MHz
Maximum Memory
128 MB
Memory
128 MB
Compatible Operating Systems
Windows 11; Windows 8; Windows 7; macOS 10.11 El Capitan; macOS 10.12 Sierra; macOS 10.13 High Sierra; macOS 10.14 Mojave
Paper handling input, standard
150 sheet input tray
Paper handling output, standard
50 sheet output bin
Finished output handling
Sheetfed
Media types
Plain, Light, Heavy, Extra Heavy, Coloured, Preprinted, Recycle, Labels, Bond, Glossy
Media sizes supported
Tray1: A4; A5; A6; B5 (JIS); Oficio 216 x 340. Tray2: Not supported; Optional Automatic duplexer: Not supported
Media sizes, custom
76 x 148.5 to 216 x 356 mm
Scanner type
Flatbed
Scan file format
PDF, JPG, TIFF
Enhanced scanning resolution
Up to 19,200 dpi
Scan resolution, optical
Up to 600 × 600 dpi (300 dpi for Mac OS)
Scan resolution, hardware
Up to 4,800 x 4,800 dpi
Scan size, maximum
216 x 297 mm
Scan technology
Contact Image Sensor (CIS)
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
Up to 14 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)
Up to 4 cpm
Copy resolution (black text)
Up to 600 x 600 dpi (flatbed); Up to 600 x 600 dpi
Copy resolution (color text and graphics)
Up to 600 x 600 dpi (flatbed); Up to 600 x 600 dpi
Copies, maximum
Up to 999 copies
Copy reduce / enlarge settings
25 to 400%
Copier settings
Copies; Original Size; Reduce/Enlarge; Darkness; Original Type; Collation; 2-Up; 4-Up; ID Copy; Adjust Background; Auto Fit Copy; Colour Mode
Faxing
No
What's in the box
HP Color Laser MFP 178nw; Preinstalled introductory HP Laser Printer Black print cartridge (700 pages); HP Laser Printer Cyan print cartridge (500 pages); HP Laser Printer Yellow print cartridge (500 pages); HP Laser Printer Magenta print cartridge (500 pages); Imaging drum; Toner collection unit; Setup poster; Reference guide; Support flyer; Warranty guide; No CD-ROM; Power cord; USB cable 11
Number of print cartridges
4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow)
Replacement cartridges
HP 117A Black Original Laser Toner Cartridge (1,000 pages) W2070A; HP 117A Cyan Original Laser Toner Cartridge (700 pages) W2071A; HP 117A Yellow Original Laser Toner Cartridge (700 pages) W2072A; HP 117A Magenta Original Laser Toner Cartridge (700 pages) W2073A