Overview
Get productive MFP performance – world's smallest colour laser in it's class. Print, scan, and copy, produce high-quality colour results, and print and scan from your
phone.
- Functions: Print, copy, scan
- Print speed: Print speed up to 19 ppm (black) and 4 ppm (colour)
- Print quality black (best): Up to 600 x 600 dpi 4 bits
Dynamic security enabled printer. This printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have a new or reused
HP chip, and it uses dynamic security measures to block cartridges using a non-HP chip. Periodic firmware
updates will maintain the effectiveness of these measures and block cartridges that previously worked. A reused
HP chip enables the use of reused, remanufactured, and refilled cartridges.
Legendary quality at an affordable price
Get the quality you trust – sharp, black text and crisp colour graphics – with this affordable MFP.
Designed to fit your space
Quickly and easily print with an MFP that's designed to fit into your workspace like a glove.
Easy mobile printing and scanning with HP Smart app
Print, scan, and copy from virtually anywhere, and get simple setup on your phone.
Colour laser MFP performance at an affordable price
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Uncompromising laser quality
This surprisingly small laser delivers exceptional quality, page after page.
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The right price
Rely on a high-performance laser printer at an affordable price.
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Sharp black text, high-quality colour
Produce sharp text, bold blacks, and crisp colour graphics.
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The power of your printer in the palm of your hand
Get simple setup, and print and scan from your phone, with the HP Smart app.
ALL FEATURES
HP Color Laser MFP 178nw (4ZB96A): All features
| Uncompromising laser quality |
This surprisingly small laser
delivers exceptional quality, page after page. |
| Sharp black text, high-quality colour
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Produce sharp text, bold blacks,
and crisp colour graphics. |
| The right price |
Rely on a high-performance laser
printer at an affordable price. |
| The power of your printer in the palm
of your hand |
Get simple setup, and print and
scan from your phone, with the HP Smart app. |
| Your device, your choice |
Easily print from a variety of
smartphones and tablets. |
| Extend your printing reach |
Easily share resources – access
and print with wireless and Ethernet networking. |
| No network, no problem |
Connect your smartphone or tablet
directly to your printer – and easily print without accessing a network. |
| Fast printing |
Get print speeds up to 18/4 ppm. |
| Simple, intuitive control panel |
Get quick and easy printing and
directly at the control panel. |
| Tackle the essentials |
Get versatile performance and
print, scan, and copy. |
| Small, compact size |
You can fit this MFP almost
anywhere – it’s that small and compact. |
ALL TECH SPECS
Connectivity, standard:
Hi-speed USB 2.0 port; Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-Tx network port; Wireless
802.11 b/g/n
Mobile printing capability:
HP Smart App; Apple AirPrint™; Mobile Apps; Mopria™ Certified; Wi-Fi®
Direct Printing; Google Cloud Print™
Duty cycle (monthly, A4):
Up to 20,000 pages
Paper handling input, standard:
150 sheet input tray
HP Color Laser MFP 178nw (4ZB96A) All tech specs
| Functions |
Print, copy, scan
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| Print speed black (ISO, A4) |
Up to 18 ppm
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| Print Speed Color (ISO) |
Up to 4 ppm
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| First page out black (letter, ready)
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| First page out black (A4, ready) |
As fast as 12.4 sec
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| First page out color (letter, ready)
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| First page out color (A4, ready) |
As fast as 25.3 sec
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| Duplex printing |
Manual (driver support provided)
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| Duty cycle (monthly, letter) |
Up to 20,000 pages
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| Duty cycle (monthly, A4) |
Up to 20,000 pages
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| Recommended monthly page volume |
100 to 500
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| Print quality black (best) |
Up to 600 x 600 dpi 4 bits
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| Print quality color (best) |
Up to 600 x 600 dpi 4 bits
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| Print languages |
SPL
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| Print technology |
Laser
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| Connectivity, standard |
Hi-speed USB 2.0 port; Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-Tx network port; Wireless 802.11 b/g/n
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| Mobile printing capability |
HP Smart App; Apple AirPrint™; Mobile Apps; Mopria™ Certified; Wi-Fi® Direct Printing; Google
Cloud Print™
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| Network capabilities |
Via built-in 10/100 Base-TX networking
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| Wireless capability |
Yes, built-in Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
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| Minimum System Requirements for
Macintosh |
OS X v10.11 or newer, 1.5 GB available hard disk space, Internet, USB
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| Minimum System Requirements |
Windows 7 or newer, Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz 32/64-bit processor or higher, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB
available hard disk space
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| Digital sending standard features |
Scan to WSD; PC Scan
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| Display |
2-Line LCD
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| Processor speed |
800 MHz
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| Maximum Memory |
128 MB
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| Memory |
128 MB
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| Compatible Operating Systems |
Windows 11; Windows 8; Windows 7; macOS 10.11 El Capitan; macOS 10.12 Sierra; macOS 10.13
High Sierra; macOS 10.14 Mojave
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| Paper handling input, standard |
150 sheet input tray
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| Paper handling output, standard |
50 sheet output bin
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| Finished output handling |
Sheetfed
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| Media types |
Plain, Light, Heavy, Extra Heavy, Coloured, Preprinted, Recycle, Labels, Bond, Glossy
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| Media sizes supported |
Tray1: A4; A5; A6; B5 (JIS); Oficio 216 x 340. Tray2: Not supported; Optional Automatic
duplexer: Not supported
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| Media sizes, custom |
76 x 148.5 to 216 x 356 mm
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| Scanner type |
Flatbed
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| Scan file format |
PDF, JPG, TIFF
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| Enhanced scanning resolution |
Up to 19,200 dpi
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| Scan resolution, optical |
Up to 600 × 600 dpi (300 dpi for Mac OS)
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| Scan size, maximum |
216 x 297 mm
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| Scan technology |
Contact Image Sensor (CIS)
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| Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
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Up to 14 cpm
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| Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)
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Up to 4 cpm
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| Copy resolution (black text) |
Up to 600 x 600 dpi (flatbed); Up to 600 x 600 dpi
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| Copy resolution (color text and
graphics) |
Up to 600 x 600 dpi (flatbed); Up to 600 x 600 dpi
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| Copies, maximum |
Up to 999 copies
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| Copy reduce / enlarge settings |
25 to 400%
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| Copier settings |
Copies; Original Size; Reduce/Enlarge; Darkness; Original Type; Collation; 2-Up; 4-Up; ID
Copy; Adjust Background; Auto Fit Copy; Colour Mode
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| Faxing |
No
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| Power consumption |
300 watts (active printing), 38 watts (ready), 1.9 watts (sleep), 0.2 watts (manual off), 0.2
watts (auto off/manual on)
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| Power |
220-volt input voltage: 220 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
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| Operating humidity range |
10 to 80% RH (non-condensing)
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| Recommended operating humidity range
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20 to 70% RH (non-condensing)
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| Operating temperature range |
10 to 30°C
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| Typical electricity consumption (TEC)
number |
0.876 kWh/Week (Blue Angel); 1.093 kWh/Week (Energy Star)
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| Energy savings feature technology |
HP Auto-Off Technology
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| Ecolabels |
CECP
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| Energy star certified |
No
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| Safety |
IEC 60950-1:2005+A1:2009+A2 2013 (International); EN
60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011+A2:2013 (EU); IEC/EN 60825-1:2014 (Class 1 Laser
Product); EN 62479:2010 /IEC 62749:2010; Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC with CE Mark
(Europe); GS Certificate (Germany, Europe); Compliance with Laser safety standards 21 CFR
1002.10 and 1002.11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser notice No. 50, dated June 24,
2007; Other safety approvals as required by individual countries
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| Security management |
Password-protected network embedded Web server; Enable/disable Network ports; SNMPv1
community password change; SNMPV2&V3; IPSec; Filtering : MAC, IPv4, IPv6
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| Minimum dimensions (W x D x H) |
406 x 363 x 288.7 mm
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| Maximum dimensions (W x D x H) |
406 x 422.9 x 288.7 mm
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| Weight |
12.94 kg
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| What's in the box |
HP Color Laser MFP 178nw; Preinstalled introductory HP Laser Printer Black print cartridge
(700 pages); HP Laser Printer Cyan print cartridge (500 pages); HP Laser Printer Yellow
print cartridge (500 pages); HP Laser Printer Magenta print cartridge (500 pages); Imaging
drum; Toner collection unit; Setup poster; Reference guide; Support flyer; Warranty guide;
No CD-ROM; Power cord; USB cable
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| Number of print cartridges |
4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow)
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| Replacement cartridges |
HP 117A Black Original Laser Toner Cartridge (1,000 pages) W2070A; HP 117A Cyan Original
Laser Toner Cartridge (700 pages) W2071A; HP 117A Yellow Original Laser Toner Cartridge (700
pages) W2072A; HP 117A Magenta Original Laser Toner Cartridge (700 pages) W2073A
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| Manufacturer Warranty |
One-year limited hardware warranty;
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