Laser printers · A specific buying need

A laser printer for color documents

Compare models with documented color printing. Read the exact configuration, paper handling and replacement-supply considerations.

Printing output: Color printing is essential

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Brother HL-L3290CDW: color LED output with individual flatbed capture

A useful fit: A compatible small office needing color documents and individual Letter/A4 capture rather than stack feeding or analog fax.

Why it fits these needs

Provides color printing.
Supported setup: Compatible Windows USB color output, flatbed scanning and protected release.
Meets your choice: Printing output: Color printing is essential

The tradeoff: No ADF or Ethernet is included, and the scanner glass is shorter than Legal even though Legal print duplex is supported.

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Brother US HL-L3290CDW exact product record · Brother HL-L3290CDW two-page brochure

Brother HL-L8360CDW: network color output with a smaller supplied paper configuration

A useful fit: A compatible workgroup needing color documents, native four-digit protected release and a touchscreen without buying a lower tray by default.

Why it fits these needs

Provides color printing.
Supported setup: Compatible Windows USB color duplex and protected release.
Meets your choice: Printing output: Color printing is essential

The tradeoff: The 1,300-sheet configuration requires optional cassettes, and this printer has no document scanner despite mobile app names.

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Brother US HL-L8360CDW exact ordinary product record · Brother HL-L8360CDW original ordinary-model brochure

HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M455dn: wired color for a smaller office paper routine

A useful fit: Compatible office color work within the supplied paper handling and recommended recurring workload.

Why it fits these needs

Provides color printing.
Supported setup: M455dn with compatible USB or configured Ethernet desktop printing and 300 supplied ordinary input sheets.
Meets your choice: Printing output: Color printing is essential

The tradeoff: Wireless requires optional hardware, and consumable chip compatibility should be checked before comparing replacement costs.

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HP original Color LaserJet Enterprise M455 user guide · HP US exact Color LaserJet Enterprise M455dn 3PZ95A#BGJ manufacturer record

More models meeting these requirements

HP CP5225dn: wired large-format color with included automatic duplex
An office needing larger color documents and automatic two-sided ordinary paper from a compatible wired desktop setup.
HP CP5225n: wired large-format color with manual two-sided handling
An office producing larger color pages from compatible wired desktops and willing to return occasional two-sided stacks by hand.
HP E65150dn: wired color printing with 650 supplied input sheets
A compatible wired office printing a recommended 3,000–24,000 pages monthly with 650 ordinary Letter, Legal or A4 input sheets.
HP M281fdw: color print duplex with one-sided document capture
A compatible small office printing a recommended 150–2,500 pages monthly and saving one-sided feeder originals through full computer software.
HP M283cdw: color duplex output with single-sided Legal scanning
An office using compatible computer print/scan software, with Letter/A4 flatbed originals or single-sided Legal feeder originals and a suitable separate fax line.
HP M475dn: wired color MFP with automatic duplex scanning
A compatible computer or wired office handling 1,000–2,500 recommended monthly pages, including Legal feeder originals and routine two-sided color document work.
HP M480f: wired color MFP with single-pass scanning
A wired office printing 900–4,800 monthly pages that can configure shared-folder or SMTP delivery and wants single-pass Legal color scanning plus desktop PIN release.
HP M554dn: wired color with 650 Letter/A4 sheets
A wired office printing a recommended 2,000–8,500 pages monthly, using Letter or A4 for the 650-sheet reserve and a compatible driver for private release and duplex controls.
Kyocera ECOSYS M5526cdw
A small office needing color output and automatic two-sided scanning of suitable Legal originals through a supported USB or network workflow.
Kyocera ECOSYS M8124cidn
An office needing color large-paper output and automatic reversing-feeder scans over a supported Ethernet or Wi-Fi network.
Kyocera ECOSYS M8130cidn
A workgroup needing color large-paper documents, supported network scanning and the option to add the documented finishing arrangement.
Lexmark CS331dw: compact shared color printing with a two-line panel
A small office printing color documents within the recommended 600–2,500 monthly pages through a documented computer or network route.
Lexmark CS431dw: touchscreen color printing with optional paper expansion
A small workgroup printing within the recommended 750–5,000 monthly pages and using documented network printing or confidential computer jobs.
Lexmark CS521dn: wired workgroup color with higher-yield toner options
A wired office producing 1,500–8,500 monthly pages and comparing larger replacement toner options.
Lexmark CX331adwe: compact color office work with analog fax
A small workgroup printing within the recommended 600–2,500 monthly pages and combining one-sided document capture with telephone fax.
Xerox C230/DNI: compact color printing with included ordinary duplex
Color documents from a compatible computer or basic mobile printing on a suitable shared network.
Xerox C235/DNI: color documents with a Legal feeder and Letter/A4 glass
A compact shared-network or USB document routine that needs color scanning, ordinary duplex printing and occasional analog fax.
Xerox VersaLink C7000DN: color LED printing through Tabloid with included duplex
Compatible workgroups needing automatic two-sided A3 or Tabloid documents without adding scanning hardware to the workflow.

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