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Basics
The M277 is HP’s successor to their own Laserjet Pro MFP range, and while the M277 does feature a noticeable price bump, its features and performance justify every dime of it. Many people have commented on the 150-page load limit to be a bane, but if you look at it from an application point of view, the M277 has been designed to be as compact as possible, thus making it ideal for small office use. So, for those who wanted a high-capacity, big sized printing monster, this one is definitely not the one for you. On the other hand, if a compact, high-performance printer is one on your checklist, the M277 is definitely worth considering.
Next up is the paper input. The M277 comes with a duplex ( Which allows for two-sided printing ), and also features a one-sheet manual feed, which allows you to feed a different type of paper without having to swap out the paper in the main tray. This can be very very efficient and saves a lot of time.
The M277 also performs well in the scanning department. While most of HP’s earlier printers came with an A4 sized bed for scanning, the M277 comes with a bigger scan area, thus allowing you to comfortably scan up to legal-size documents. While the text and graphics output isn’t as good as those produced by the popular HP M177fw, it’s still commendable, and if you are someone who isn’t too critical about the quality, you may not even notice the slight downgrade in quality, so rest assured, your documents will be at your disposal in decent to awesome quality.
Beyond Basics
Aside from the basic features that the M277 offers a few other nifty features as well. Starting off, users can print from, and even scan to a USB drive directly. Compatible formats include Word, PDF and even Powerpoint. According to the official documentation provided by HP, users can even fax from their PC using the M277 and the HP fax drivers that are available on their website. Do keep in mind that the drivers are strictly for PCs running Windows 7 SP1 and higher, so if you have an OS lower than Windows 7 and you want to use the amazing fax from PC feature, I believe an OS upgrade is in order. HP has enabled Wireless capabilities in most of their new printer devices, and the M277 is no different. Simply put, if your printer and PC and even your smartphone, for that matter ( Android or iOS ), are connected to the same network, and the network is connected to the internet, you can go as far as printing from and scanning to even your mobile devices directly. That’s really cool and again, efficient. Now, while all this sounds cool, the guys at HP decided to add one more bit of ” Awesome” into their device, and that’s NFC. So, if you have a smartphone that supports NFC, you can directly pair it with the M277. How do you pair? Well, just enable NFC on your device, and gently tap the NFC logo on the front of the Printer device.
Setting up
The HP M277 measures 12.7 * 16.5 * 16.4 inches, which is compact enough to allow the user to make place for it in their offices and in their homes with relative ease. The entire device weighs close to 90 pounds including the toner cartridges, which is not too light, and not atrociously heavy at the same time. Setting up is a generic affair. Just plug in your printer device, then the drivers kick in and a few minutes later, you have your M277 ready to rumble.
