HP Color Laser MFP 178nw Printer

The HP Color Laser MFP 178nw is part of the Printers test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Printers–All-in-one models like the Color Laser MFP 178nw are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Text quality This indicates how crisply and clearly a printer produced black text in a variety of faces, sizes, and styles. Models with higher scores produce more uniform type, with sharper edges and smoother curves.

Text speed This score reflects how quickly the model can print text on five pages of plain, letter-sized pages. 30 seconds or less is excellent; 31 to 60 seconds is very good; 61 to 90 seconds is good; 91 to 120 seconds is fair; and longer than 120 seconds is poor.

Graphics quality Our assessment of the appearance of color graphics produced by the printer. Black and white lasers were judged on black and white graphics.