Once set up, the next logical thing to do in any printer review is to test its speed. On paper, the HP M277 is rated to perform at 19 pages per minute for both, the Colour as well as Black and White quality. Now this speed is only applicable for prints that contain text and images which require minimal processing. When it comes to the more demanding of images and text documents, the M277 still shines at a brisk 8.4 ppm, which is almost three times faster than the previously mentioned HP M177fw.
