Product Review

The HP Colour Laser MFP 178nw is designed for light-duty use in a small, micro, or home-based office, or as a personal colour laser machine. The 178nw comes without an ADF for scanning and copying multipage documents, which for many small offices and other micro-enterprises is often essential.

HP Colour Laser MFP 178nw is a compact laser printer that produces high-quality, sharp black text and crisp colour graphics it also allows you to stay productive with print speeds of up to 19 pages per minute black and 4 pages per minute colour from this all-in-one laser printer, you can automatically scan, print and copy from your smartphone, and get simple setup with our highly-rated HP Smart app.

Easy Mobile Printing With HP Smart App

Get the app that's designed to control your printer. Get simple setup, and print, scan, and copy from your phone, with the HP Smart app. Easily print documents, presentations, and other business materials directly from your smartphone or tablet.Extend your printing reach. Keep your office connected.Built-in wireless capabilities let you easily access, print, and share resources on a network. Easily print from your smartphone and tabletwithout anetwork – anywhere in your workspace. Wi-Fi Direct printing lets you connect your smartphone or tablet directly to your printer. HP Colour Laser MFP 178nw ensures that you easily share resources by using wireless and Ethernet capabilities to print from your smartphone or tablet without a network ,You can also easily print via Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi Direct.You can print up to 700 colour pages with the pre-installed toner cartridge.

Technical Specifications

SKU

Sku4ZB96A

PRINT

Print speed, black11 - 20

Color outputColor

Print speed, color<=10

Product types

Laser printers

Family brand

LaserJet

USAGE

Perfect ForHome

UsageSmall work team

Functions

Print scan and copy

MEDIA HANDLING

Paper SizeA4, B5, Legal, Letter

Connectivity

optionalNone

Connectivity, standardHi-speed USB 2.0 port, Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-Tx network port, Wireless 802.11 b/g/n

Network capabilitiesVia built-in 10/100 Base-TX networking

Wireless capability

Yes, built-in Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Mobile printing capability

HP Smart App; Apple AirPrint; Mobile Apps; Mopria Certified; Wi-Fi Direct Printing; Google Cloud Print

Network protocols,

supportedVia built-in networking solution: TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6; print: TCP-IP port 9100 Direct Mode, LPD (raw queue support only), Web Services Printing; discovery: SLP, Bonjour, Web Services Discovery; IP Config: IPv4 (BootP, DHCP, AutoIP, Manual), IPv6 (Stateless Link-Local and via Router, Statefull via DHCPv6); management: SNMPv1/v2/v3, HTTP

Finished output handlingSheetfed

Output capacityUp to 50 sheets

Maximum output capacity(sheets)

Up to 50 sheets

Media type and capacity

 tray 1Sheets (75 g/m²): 150

Paper handling input,

standard150-sheet input tray

Input capacity

Up to 150 sheets

Paper handling output,

standard50-sheet output bin

Maximum input capacity (sheets)

Up to 150 sheets

DISPLAY SPECIFICATIONS

Display2-Line LCD

Display area (metric)65.5 x 14.8 cm

CARTRIDGES AND PRINTHEADS

TechnologyLaser

Number of print cartridges

4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow)

Replacement cartridges

HP 116A Original Laser Toner Cartridge (~1000/~700 pages) W2060A/W2061A/W2062A/W2063A (AMS); HP 117A Original Laser Toner Cartridge (~1000/~700 pages) W2070A/W2071A/W2072A/W2073A (EMEA); HP 118A Original Laser Toner Cartridge (~1000/~700 pages) W2080A/W2081A/W2082A/W2083A (China Only); HP 119A Original Laser Toner Cartridge (~1000/~700 pages) W2090A/W2091A/W2092A/W2093A (APJ excl China); Drum WW (less China) W1120A; Drum (China only) W1132A

Copy speed (black, normal quality,

A4)Up to 18 cpm

Copy speed

(colour, normal quality, A4)Up to 4 cpm

Copy speed black

(normal, letter)Up to 19 cpm

Copy speed color

(normal, letter)Up to 4 cpm

BATTERY AND POWER

Power110-volt input voltage: 110 to 127 VAC, 50/60 Hz and 220-volt input voltage: 220 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption Description300 watts (Active Printing), 38 watts (Ready), 1.9 watts (Sleep), 0.2 watts (Manual off); 0.2 watts (Auto off/Manual on)

Power supply type

Internal (Built-in) power supply

Digital sending standard features

Scan to WSD; PC Scan

PRINT TIME

First page out black (letter, ready)As fast as 12.4 sec

First page out black (A4, ready)As fast as 12.4 sec

First page out color (A4, ready)As fast as 25.3 sec

First page out color (letter, ready)As fast as 25.3 sec

First page out black (letter, sleep)As fast as 13 sec (15 min)

First page out black (A4, sleep)As fast as 13 sec (15 min)

First page out color (letter, sleep)As fast as 26 sec (15 min)

First page out color (A4, sleep)As fast as 26 sec (15 min)

PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS

Duty cycle (monthly, letter)Up to 20,000 pages

Duty cycle noteDuty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output.

Envelope feederNo

FunctionsPrint, copy, scan

Print languages

SPL

Paper trays, maximum1

Duty cycle (monthly, A4)Up to 20,000 pages

Paper trays, standard1

Recommended monthly page volume100 to 500

Print technology

Laser

Duplex printing

Manual (driver support provided)

Automatic paper sensor

No

Print coloursYes

Top key features

Scan to PDF

Target user and print volume

For teams up to 5 users; Prints up to 500 pages/month

Warranty

1 Year Onsite Exchange

DIMENSIONS

Dimensions without stand (W x D x H)406 x 363 x 288.7 mm

Package dimensions (W x D x H)501 x 466 x 398 mm

Maximum dimensions (W x D x H)406 x 422.9 x 288.7 mm

Dimension note (metric)Dimensions vary as per configuration

WEIGHTS

Weight12.94 kg

Package weight16.08 kg

Weight note (metric)Weight varies as per configuration

SYSTEM COMPONENTS

Control panel2-Line LCD; 13 Buttons(Power, Cancel, Start(Mono/Color), Navigation(Menu, OK, Back, Left, Right), ID_Copy, Contrast, Scan to, Wireless); LED indicator lights(Power, Status, Wireless)

PROCESSOR

Processor speed800 MHz

SCAN RESOLUTION

Scan Resolution, HardwareUp to 4,800 x 4,800 dpi

Enhanced scanning resolutionUp to 19,200 dpi

Scan Resolution, OpticalUp to 600 × 600 dpi

MEMORY

Memory128 MB

Memory, maximum128 MB

BOX CONTENTS

Cable includedYes, 1 USB

SUPPORTED PRINTING MEDIA

Media sizes supportedTray1: A4; A5; A6; B5 (JIS); Oficio 216 x 340. Tray2: Not supported; Optional Automatic duplexer: Not supported

Media size, tray 1A4; A5; A6; B5 (JIS); Oficio 216 x 340, 76 x 148.5 to 216 x 356 mm

Media weight, supported60 to 220 g/m²

Media typesPlain, Light, Heavy, Extra Heavy, Colored, Preprinted, Recycle, Labels, Bond, Glossy

Media weight (tray 1)60 to 220 g/m²

Media sizes, custom76 x 148.5 to 216 x 356 mm

Media sizes supported, key10 x 15 cm; A4

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum System RequirementsWindows 7 or newer, Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor or higher, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB HDD

SOFTWARE AND APPLICATIONS

Driver updatesLatest supported operating systems and print drivers available at https://support.hp.com

Downloadable softwareV3 Print Driver with Lite SM, TWAIN/WIA Driver, HP MFP Scan, OCR program, HP LJ PC-FAX (Only for 4-in-1 model)

Mac compatibleYes

Software includedCommon Installer, V3 Print Driver with Lite SM, TWAIN/WIA Driver, HP MFP Scan, OCR program

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS

Compatible Operating SystemsWindows: 7 (32/64 bit), 2008 Server R2, 8 (32/64 bit), 8.1 (32/64 bit), 10 (32/64 bit), 2012 Server, 2016 Server, macOS v10.14 Mojave, macOS v10.13 High Sierra, macOS v10.12 Sierra, OS X v10.11 El Capitan

Compatible network operating systemsWindows: 7 (32/64 bit), 2008 Server R2, 8 (32/64 bit), 8.1 (32/64 bit), 10 (32/64 bit), 2012 Server, 2016 Server, macOS v10.14 Mojave, macOS v10.13 High Sierra, macOS v10.12 Sierra, OS X v10.11 El Capitan

Operating system(supported note)

Windows 7 or higher

PRINT RESOLUTION

Print quality black (normal)Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Print quality black (best)Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Print quality color (best)Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Print resolution color (normal)Up to 600 x 600 dpi

RACK AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS

Typical electricity consumption (TEC) number0.876 kWh/Week (BA), 1.093 kWh/Week (ES)

Number of users1-5 Users

PRINT AREA

Maximum print area216 x 356 mm

Right margin (A4)5 mm

Top margin (A4)5 mm

Bottom margin (A4)5 mm

Left margin (A4)5 mm

SERVICES

Services (Care Pack)UB4W6E - HP 2 year Onsite Exchange Service for Color Laser 15x and 17x MFP; UB4W7E - HP 3 year Onsite Exchange Service for Color Laser 15x and 17x MFP; UB4W8E - HP 4 year Onsite Exchange Service for Color Laser 15x and 17x MFP; UB4W9E - HP 2 year Next Business Day Exchange Service for Color Laser 15x and 17x MFP; UB4X0E - HP 3 year Next Business Day Exchange Service for Color Laser 15x and 17x MFP; UB4X1E - HP 4 year Next Business Day Exchange Service for Color Laser 15x and 17x MFP; UB4X2E - HP 2 year Standard Exchange Service for Color Laser 15x and 17x MFP; UB4X3E - HP 3 year Standard Exchange Service for Color Laser 15x and 17x MFP; UB4X4E - HP 4 year Standard Exchange Service for Color Laser 15x and 17x MFP; UB4X5E - HP 2 year Return to Depot Service for Color Laser 15x and 17x MFP; UB4X6E - HP 3 year Return to Depot Service for Color Laser 15x and 17x MFP; UB4X7E - HP 4 year Return to Depot Service for Color Laser 15x and 17x MFP

ADVANCED FEATURES

Scanner advanced featuresScan to WSD (network support only);Book Scanning; Poster Stitching for multiple scan; Text Converting; Scan to E-Book; Existing File to E-Book

Copier smart software featuresAutomatic adjusting background; Extended layout(2-up, 4-up, ID copy); expanded contrast adjustments (11 different settings);Scale from one paper size to another(Letter>A4, AutoFit)

Printer smart software featuresManual duplex and booklet print, N-up printing, skip blank pages, poster print, watermarks

Energy savings feature technologyHP Auto-Off Technology

SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS

Scan file formatPDF, JPG, TIFF

Color scanningYes

Scanner typeFlatbed

Scan size, maximum216 x 297 mm

Levels of grayscale256

Scan input modesFront-panel scan, copy, HP MFP scan software, user application via TWAIN or WIA

Bit Depth10-bit (color)

Twain versionVersion 1.9

Recommended monthly scan volume6250 to 10,500

Native scan file formatPDF; JPG; TIFF

Scan technologyContact Image Sensor (CIS)

Recommended monthly scan volume noteHP recommends that the number of scanned pages per month be within the stated range for optimum device performance

COPIER SPECIFICATIONS

Copies, maximumUp to 999 copies

Copy reduce / enlarge settings25 to 400%

Copier settingsCopies; Original Size; Reduce/Enlarge; Darkness; Original Type; Collation; 2-Up; 4-Up; ID Copy; Adjust Background; Auto Fit Copy; Color Mode

COMPATIBILITY

Orderable suppliesHP 120A Original Laser Imaging Drum for WW W1120A, HP 132A Original Laser Imaging Drum for China W1132A, HP Laser Toner Collection Unit for WW 5KZ38A, HP Laser Toner Collection Unit for China 5LX86A

SCAN SPEED

Scan speed (normal, A4)Up to 15 ipm (b&w), up to 6 ipm (color)

Scan speed duplex (normal, A4)Up to 15 ipm (b&w), up to 6 ipm (color)

General Description

• HP MFP 178nw
• Wireless Connectivity
• Colour laser printer
• Print
• Scan
• Copy
• Print 18ppm
• Weight:12.94kgs 
• 1 YEAR warranty

What is in the box?

• HP Colour Laser MFP 178nw
• Toner cartridges
• Power Cord
• Setup Guide
• Reference Guide

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Order via phone call on 0729 417 694 /0786 420 000 / 0756 762 222if you would like to place your order via a phone call.