HP 4001ne: wired monochrome printing with HP+ requirements review

A wired monochrome printer with permanent HP+ conditions

The HP LaserJet Pro 4001ne suits a small office that wants straightforward black-and-white printing and accepts the HP+ arrangement. Its included inputs total 350 ordinary sheets. The decisive restrictions are manual two-sided printing, no included wireless radio and a permanent requirement for an HP account, Internet connectivity and exclusive use of Original HP Toner.

The exact US product is 2Z599E#BGJ. HP now explicitly marks it discontinued, so this is an earlier-model reference rather than a current-stock offer. The e suffix matters: a nearby 4001n or 4001dn listing does not establish this model's account or supply policy.

HP's original comparison gives up to 42 Letter pages per minute, separately 40 ppm on A4. The exact support reference recommends 750–4,000 printed pages monthly; the 80,000-page maximum duty figure is a different limit. None of those numbers represents our own speed or endurance test.

Ethernet supports the normal connected-office arrangement

The original ne column confirms Ethernet and a computer USB interface. It explicitly excludes the wireless server, Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi Direct available elsewhere in the family. A mobile device using the office's wireless access point does not mean the printer itself contains Wi-Fi.

For the clearest everyday setup, connect the printer by Ethernet to an Internet-connected network and complete HP's account and registration procedure. AirPrint and Mopria are documented for compatible devices on the appropriate shared network. Network discovery and firmware requirements still need checking against the actual office configuration.

The original guide also supports desktop USB printing. That physical connection does not cancel HP+ conditions: this ne still needs its separate Ethernet Internet arrangement, account and required toner. It should not be selected as a simple offline USB printer. Check the current driver package for the computer rather than relying on the guide's historical operating-system list.

The standard tray total includes Legal handling

A 100-sheet multipurpose tray and 250-sheet main cassette make the supplied 350-sheet total, rated on 75-g/m², 20-lb ordinary paper. The exact size ranges and loading instructions establish Letter, A4 and Legal handling. A4 and Legal extend the main tray behind the printer, so the compact closed footprint is not the full working space.

Set the guides to the actual stock, keep below the fill indicators and choose matching paper size and type in the driver. Do not force guides tightly against the stack. The advertised 900-sheet maximum includes a separately purchased 550-sheet feeder; it is not the standard package. The 150-sheet output bin is also separate from blank-paper capacity.

Envelopes use Tray 1, up to ten, face up with the short postage end entering first. Select the envelope size, Envelope media type and manual-feed source. Labels also belong in Tray 1 rather than the main cassette. These specialty routines do not inherit the ordinary-sheet capacity.

Manual duplex and optional PIN storage are important limits

The model comparison explicitly marks automatic duplex unavailable on ne. For two-sided work, use the compatible driver's manual routine and refeed the stack as instructed. Someone must attend that process. A shared sales paragraph mentioning two-sided printing does not add the automatic mechanism included on dne or dwe configurations.

Private job retrieval is likewise conditional. The original procedure requires a dedicated USB 2.0 storage device of at least 16 GB in the rear host port; the exact US sales footnote also says it is a separate purchase. The printer formats that drive, and removing it disables job storage.

With the accessory installed and the appropriate driver enabled, Personal Job can wait for a PIN at the panel. That is useful functionality to investigate, but the assessed base package does not satisfy an included-PIN requirement. A general security feature name cannot replace the missing storage accessory.

Supplies and installation finish the decision

The original guide identifies 148A W1480A and 148X W1480X replacement black cartridges for 4001 models. The nearby 4002 uses a different regional cartridge family. Published trial-subscription wording is separate from HP+'s lifetime account, connectivity and Original HP Toner conditions; verify any actual enrollment offer independently.

This is print-only hardware, with no scanner, copier, feeder or fax. Choose it for a compatible connected monochrome office accepting manual duplex. If automatic duplex, offline operation or included private-job storage is essential, compare an exact configuration that positively includes that requirement. Check the actual electrical plate: the support source lists separate low- and high-voltage editions, not a universal-voltage supply.