Do more with your workday. Set up anywhere in the office using built-in wireless networking, and share printing resources on a network. Print on the go with mobile printing options. Use business apps to access and print from the Web.
Printing professional-quality documents at a great value, with outstanding networking and paper-saving features.
Wireless productivity—impressive mobility
Boost productivity with fast print speeds. Do more with up to 300-sheet paper capacity.
Set up and share anywhere in the office with wireless connectivity. Configure networking fast.
Print from virtually anywhere, using HP ePrint.
Drive productivity and save paper, using automatic two-sided printing.
Web-connected ease of use
Easily control your print environment with market-leading management tools.
Use business apps and the 3.5-inch (8.89 cm) color touchscreen to access and print from the Web.
Use the easy-access USB port to print from a flash drive.
Professional-quality output for a great value
Save time with easy-to-install Original HP cartridges, and save more with high-capacity cartridges.
Produce professional-quality business prints with bold, crisp text and sharp images.
Depend on a printer with a 3000-page recommended monthly page volume—the ideal fit for reliable printing.
Save money by saving energy—HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology powers your printer up and down automatically.
Reduced environmental impact
Reduce packaging waste—Original HP toner cartridges ship in the printer.
Reduce energy use with HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology.
Reduce paper use by up to 50% with automatic two-sided printing.
Easily recycle Original HP LaserJet toner cartridges through HP Planet Partners.
Functions | |
Printer page yield | Declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. Actual yields vary considerably based on images printed and other factors. For more information, |
First page out (ready) black | As fast as 8 sec |
Resolution (black) | Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi |
Resolution technology | HP FastRes 1200, HP ProRes 1200, 600 dpi |
Monthly duty cycle |
Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output. This value provides a comparison of product robustness in relation to other HP LaserJet or HP Color LaserJet devices, and enables appropriate deployment of printers and MFPs to satisfy the demands of connected individuals or groups. Up to 50,000 pages |
Recommended monthly page volume |
HP recommends that the number of printed pages per month be within the stated range for optimum device performance, based on factors including supplies replacement intervals and device life over an extended warranty period. 750 to 3000 |
Print Technology | Laser |
Display | 3.5" (8.89 cm) touchscreen control panel, CGD (Color Graphic Display) |
Processor speed | 800 MHz |
Number of print cartridges | 1 (black) |
Replacement cartridges | HP 80A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~2700 pages), CF280A; HP 80X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~6900 pages), CF280X |
Print languages | HP PCL 5, HP PCL 6, HP postscript level 3 emulation, direct PDF (v 1.7) printing |
Automatic paper sensor | No |
Paper trays, standard | 2 |
Paper trays, maximum | 3 |
Mobile Printing Capability | HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint™, Business Application, Wireless Direct Print |
Connectivity, standard | 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0; 1 Host USB; 1 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Gigabit network; 1 Walk-up USB; 1 Wireless 802.11b/g/n |
Network ready | Standard (built-in Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 802.11b/g/n) |
Ports | 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0; 1 Host USB; 1 Ethernet 10/100/1000T network; 1 Wireless 802.11b/g/n |
Security management | Password-protected network embedded Web server; enable/disable Network protocols; SNMPv2 community password change; SNMPv3; 802.1x; SSL cert management; Firewall; Access Control List, Wireless WPA/WPA2 Personal, WPA2 Enterprise, WEP |
Minimum system requirements |
Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Vista® (32-bit/64-bit): 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit), 400 MB hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM or Internet, USB or Network port; Windows® XP32 SP2 (32-bit): Pentium® 233 MHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 400 MB hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM or Internet, USB or Network port Mac OS X v 10.5, v 10.6, v 10.7; PowerPC G4, G5, or Intel® Core™ Processor; 500 MB hard disk; CD-ROM/DVD-ROM or Internet; USB or Network |
Compatible operating systems | Full software installs supported on: Microsoft® Windows®7 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows Vista® 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows® XP 32-bit (SP2 or higher); Driver only installs supported on: Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows® Server 2003 32-bit (SP3 or higher); Mac OS X v 10.5, v 10.6, v 10.7; Linpus Linux : 9.4, 9.5; Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 5.0, 6.0; OpenSuSE: 11.3, 11.4; Fedora: 14, 15; Ubuntu: 10.04, 10.10, 11.04; Debian: 5.0, 6.0 and HPUX11i |
Memory, standard | 256 MB |
Memory, maximum | 256 MB |
Printer management | Windows: HP Device Toolbox (default install), SNP Alerts (minimum network install), HP Web Jetadmin (download); Mac: HP Utility |
Print speed, color (draft) | Measured using ISO/IEC 24734, excludes first set of test documents. |
Supported network protocols | Via built-in networking solution: TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6; print: TCP-IP port 9100 Direct Mode, LPD (raw queue support only), Web Services Printing, IPP 2.0, Apple AirPrint™, HP ePrint, FTP Print; DISCOVERY: SLP, Bonjour, Web Services Discovery; IP CONFIG: IPv4 (BootP, DHCP, AutoIP, Manual, TFTP Config, ARP-Ping), IPv6 (Stateless Link-Local and via Router, Statefull via DHCPv6); Management: SNMPv2/v3, HTTP/HTTPs, Telnet, TFTP Config, FTP FW Download, Syslog; Security: SNMPv3, SSL Cert Management, Firewall, ACL, 802.1x, WPA1/2 Personal and Enterprise |
Hard disk | None |
Paper handling input, standard | 50-sheet multipurpose tray 1, 250-sheet input tray 2, automatic duplexer for two-sided printing |
Paper handling output, standard | 150-sheet output bin |
Duplex printing | Automatic (standard) |
Finished output handling | Sheetfed |
Media sizes supported | A4; A5; A6; B5 (JIS) |
Media sizes, custom | Multipurpose tray: 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in; tray 2 and optional 500-sheet-tray 3: 4.1 x 5.8 to 8.5 x 14 in |
Media types | Paper (plain, light, heavy, bond, color, letterhead, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough); envelopes; labels; transparencies, cardstock |
Supported media weight | Tray 1,2: 16 to 43 lb (straight through paper path for special media); optional 500-sheet tray 3: 16 to 32 lb |
Media weights by paper path | Tray 1,2: 60 to 163 g/m² (straight through paper path for special media); optional 500-sheet tray 3: 60 to 120 g/m² |
Power | 110-volt input voltage: 110 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 2 Hz) |
Print speed, black (normal) | Up to 35 ppm |
Power consumption |
570 watts (Printing), 7.3 watts (Ready), 1.68 watts (Sleep), 0.1 watts (Off) Power requirements are based on the country/region where the printer is sold. Do not convert operating voltages. |
Energy efficiency | ENERGY STAR® qualified; EPEAT® Silver |
Operating temperature range | 59 to 90.5ºF |
Operating humidity range | 30 to 70% RH |
Dimensions (W X D X H) | 14.35 x 14.49 x 10.67 in |
Dimensions Maximum (W X D X H) | 14.35 x 24.94 x 15.10 in (multipurpose tray and foldup cover extended, tray 2 extended to legal-size, touchscreen control panel upraised at 90 degrees) |
Weight | 24.2 lb |
Package weight | 31.3 lb |
What's in the box | HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401dw; HP 80A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~2700 pages); Installation guide; Getting Started guide; Support flyer; Warranty guide; Printer documentation and software on CD-ROM; Power cord; USB cable |
Cable included | Yes, 1 USB cable |
Software included | Windows: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP PCL 6 print driver, Status Alerts, HP Update, DXP, Mac: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP Postscript driver, HP Setup Assistant, HP Utility, HP Alerts, HP Firmware Updater |