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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