HP Color LaserJet Pro M252n(B4A21A)

This compact printer, combined with
Original HP Toner with JetIntelligence, helps meet the needs of your business –
and is ready to work when you are.

Features

Get professional-quality
results fast.

Create
the professional-quality colour documents your business depends on – right in
the office.

Print
quickly – this printer wakes up from sleep mode and prints faster than any
other printer in its class.⁴

Rely on easy mobile printing
options.

Easily
print from a variety of smartphones and tablets – generally no setup or apps
required.⁸

Count
on wireless direct printing in the office – from mobile devices – without
accessing the company network.⁷

Get more pages, performance and
protection.

Get
more pages than ever before, using Original HP High-Yield Colour Toner
cartridges with JetIntelligence.⁹

Count
on professional quality at high speeds – HP ColorSphere 3 toner works best with
your HP printer.

Get
the authentic HP quality you paid for with anti-fraud technology.

Print
right away with preinstalled toner cartridges. Replace them with optional
high-yield cartridges.¹⁰

Meet everyday IT challenges
head-on.

Safeguard
data and easily manage devices with a suite of essential security and
management features.

Easily
set up, print and share with built-in Ethernet networking.

Increase
security, restore control and help avoid additional expenses with HP
JetAdvantage Private Print.¹²

specifications

Print
speed black:

Normal:
Up to 18 ppm ¹ 
(Measured using ISO/IEC 24734. For more information, see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims.
Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application,
driver and document complexity.)

Print
speed color:

Normal:Up
to 18 ppm ¹ 
(Measured using ISO/IEC 24734. For more information, see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims.
Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application,
driver and document complexity.)

First
page out (ready)

Black:
As fast as 11.5 sec
Color: As fast as 13 sec ² 
(Measured using ISO/IEC 17629. For more information, see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims.
Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application,
driver and document complexity.)

Print
quality black (best)

• Up
  to 600 x 600 dpi

Print
quality color (best)

• Up
  to 600 x 600 dpi

Print
Resolution Technologies

ImageRET
3600

Duty
cycle (monthly, A4)

Up to
30,000 pages ³ 
(Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month
of imaged output. This value provides a comparison of product robustness in
relation to other HP LaserJet or HP Color LaserJet devices, and enables
appropriate deployment of printers and MFPs to satisfy the demands of connected
individuals or groups.)

Recommended
monthly page volume

250
to 2,500 ⁴ 
(HP recommends that the number of printed pages per month be
within the stated range for optimum device performance, based on factors
including supplies replacement intervals and device life over an extended
warranty period.)

Print
technology

• Laser

Processor
speed

800
MHz

Print
languages

HP
PCL 6, HP PCL 5c, HP Postscript Level 3 emulation, PCLm, PDF, URF

Display

• 2-line
  LCD (text)

Replacement
cartridges

HP 201A Black Original
LaserJet Cartridge (~1,500 yield) CF400A
HP 201A Cyan Original LaserJet Cartridge (~1,400 yield) CF401A
HP 201A Yellow Original LaserJet Cartridge (~1,400 yield) CF402A
HP 201A Magenta Original LaserJet Cartridge (~1,400 yield) CF403A
HP 201X Black Original LaserJet Cartridge (~2,800 yield) CF400X
HP 201X Cyan Original LaserJet Cartridge (~2,300 yield) CF401X
HP 201X Yellow Original LaserJet Cartridge (~2,300 yield) CF402X
HP 201X Magenta Original LaserJet Cartridge (~2,300 yield) CF403X ⁸ 

Connectivity

HP
ePrint capability

Yes

Mobile
printing capability

HP
ePrint
Apple AirPrint™
Mopria™-certified
Mobile Apps

Wireless
capability

• No

Connectivity,
standard

• Hi-Speed
  USB 2.0 port
• Built-in
  Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX network port

Network
ready

Standard
built-in Ethernet

Minimum
system requirements

• Windows
  10 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 8 Pro (32-bit/64-bit),
  Windows 8 Enterprise (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 8 Enterprise N
  (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 8 Basic (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 7 (including
  Starter Edition 32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Vista (including Starter
  Edition (32-bit), Windows Vista (64-bit)
• Mobile
  Operating Systems: Android, Windows 8 RT, Windows 10 Mobile
• Other:
  Debian (5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3) (supported by the automatic installer),
  Fedora (9, 9.0, 10, 10.0, 11.0, 11, 12, 12.0), HPUX 11 and Solaris 8/9,
  Linux (9.4, 9.5), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (supported with a pre-built
  package), SUSE Linux (10.3, 11.0, 11, 11.1, 11.2), Ubuntu (8.04, 8.04.1,
  8.04.2, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04)
• CD-ROM
  or DVD drive, or Internet connection
• Dedicated
  USB or network or Wireless connection
• 200
  MB available hard disk space
• Compatible
  hardware

• Mac
  OS X 10.7 Lion, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.9 Mavericks
• Mobile:
  iOS
• Internet
• Dedicated
  USB, network or wireless connection
• 1
  GB available hard disk space

Compatible
operating systems

Windows
10 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 8 Pro (32-bit/64-bit),
Windows 8 Enterprise (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 8 Enterprise N (32-bit/64-bit),
Windows 8 Basic (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 7 (including Starter Edition 32-bit
and 64-bit), Windows Vista (including Starter Edition 32-bit)
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Mobile Operating Systems: iOS, Android, Windows 8 RT, Windows 10 Mobile
Other: Debian (5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3) (supported by the automatic
installer), Fedora (9, 9.0, 10, 10.0, 11.0, 11, 12, 12.0), HPUX 11 and Solaris
8/9, Linux (9.4, 9.5), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (supported with a pre-built
package), SUSE Linux (10.3, 11.0, 11, 11.1, 11.2), Ubuntu (8.04, 8.04.1,
8.04.2, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04) ⁹ 
(For Windows XP/Vista 32-bit, and for Windows Server 2003 32-bit
and 2008 32 & 64-bit, only the printer driver and scanner driver are
installed.)

Memory specifications

Memory

128
MB

Maximum
memory

128
MB