HP COLOR LASERJET CM232ONF MFP

AIO with Almost Everything

In most ways, this HP printer is one of the best color laser all-in-ones ( AIOs) yet for the price. It offers good speed and high output quality as well as almost any AIO function you can think of. Unfortunately, it stubs its toe by leaving out one fundamental feature: duplexing, the ability to print on both sides of the page. What you're left with is an AIO that's well worth considering but that's one duplexer short of a slam-dunk winner.

Clearly targeted for a small office or workgroup, the LaserJet prints, scans, and faxes over a network and can act as a standalone fax machine and color copier. In addition, it can send e-mail or scan to a PC
on your network, automatically opening a new message with the PCs e-mail program and attaching the scanned document to the message.

Despite the lack of a duplexer, the paper handling should be adequate for most offices. with a standard capacity of 300 sheets. The flatbed scanner is limited to a maximum of letter size, but the automatic document feeder (ADF) can handle legal-size paper.



Text quality is a bit below par for a laser but definitely good enough for most business needs. Graphics output is superb. with no major flaws. Photo quality, similarly. is in the top tier for a color laser AIO. One annoyance we noted on our test was that all the paper came out with a slight curl But overall, this printer is an attractive choice.—M. David Stone

PC Magazine January 2009