Functions

Print

Print speed black (ISO, A4)

Up to 21 ppm

Print Speed Color (ISO)

Up to 21 ppm

First page out black (letter, ready)

 (Measured using ISO/IEC 17629. For more information see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims. Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.)

First page out black (A4, ready)

As fast as 10.5 sec (Measured using ISO/IEC 17629. For more information see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims. Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.)

First page out color (letter, ready)

 (Measured using ISO/IEC 17629. For more information see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims. Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.)

First page out color (A4, ready)

As fast as 12.2 sec (Measured using ISO/IEC 17629. For more information see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims. Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.)

Duplex printing

Automatic (standard)

Duty cycle (monthly, letter)

Up to 40,000 pages 

Duty cycle (monthly, A4)

Up to 40,000 pages 

Recommended monthly page volume

150 to 2,500 

Print quality black (best)

Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Print quality color (best)

Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Print languages

HP PCL6; HP PCL5c; HP postscript level 3 emulation; PWG raster; PDF; PCLm; PCLm-S; NativeOffice; URF

Print technology

Laser

Connectivity, standard

Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port; Built-in Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX network port; 802.11n 2.4/5GHz wireless; Walkup host USB port

Mobile printing capability

HP ePrint; Apple AirPrint™; Mobile Apps; Mopria™ Certified; Wi-Fi® Direct printing 

Network capabilities

Yes, via built-in 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet; Authentication via 802.1X

Wireless capability

Built-in 802.11 b/g/n; Authentication via WEP, WPA/WPA2, or 802.1X; Encryption via AES or TKIP; WPS; Wi-Fi Direct

Minimum System Requirements for Macintosh

Apple® macOS Sierra (v10.12), macOS High Sierra (v10.13), macOS Mojave (v10.14), macOS Catalina(v10.15), 200 MB available hard disk space, Internet required for download, USB

Minimum System Requirements

Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (32/64-bit): 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer. Windows Vista® (32-bit): 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer 8. Windows® XP SP3 or higher (32-bit only): any Intel® Pentium® II, Celeron® or 233 MHz compatible processor, 850 MB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer 8. Windows Server support is provided via the command line installer and supports Win Server 2008 R2 and higher.

Display

6.8 cm (2.7 in) colour graphic screen

Processor speed

800 MHz

Maximum Memory

256 MB DDR, 256 MB NAND Flash

Memory

256 MB DDR, 256 MB NAND Flash 

Compatible Operating Systems

Windows 11; Windows 10; Windows 8; Windows 7; Windows Vista; macOS 10.12 Sierra; macOS 10.13 High Sierra; macOS 10.14 Mojave; macOS 10.15 Catalina 1 (Not supporting Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows Vista® 64-bit; "Compatible Operating Systems" are not supported with INBOX software, but downloadable from online; Full solution software available only for Windows 7 and newer; Windows Server OS install driver only; Windows RT OS for Tablets 32/64-bit uses a simplified HP print driver built into the RT OS; Linux systems use in-OS HPLIP software)

Paper handling input, standard

250 sheet input tray

Paper handling output, standard

100 sheet output bin

Finished output handling

Sheetfed

Media types

Paper (bond, brochure, coloured, glossy, heavy, letterhead, light, photo, plain, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough), transparencies, labels, envelopes, cardstock

Media sizes supported

Executive (184 x 267 mm); Oficio 8.5x13 (216 x 330 mm); 4 x 6 (102 x 152 mm); 5 x 8 (127 x 203 mm); A4 (210 x 299 mm); A5 (148 x 210 mm); A6 (105 x 148 mm); B5(JIS) (182 x 257 mm); B6(JIS) (128 x 182 mm); 10 x 15cm (100 x 150 mm); Oficio (216 x 340 mm); 16K (195 x 270 mm; 184 x 260 mm; 197 x 273mm); Postcard(JIS) (100 x 147 mm); Double Postcard(JIS) (147 x 200 mm); Envelope #10 (105 x 241 mm); Envelope Monarch (98 x 191 mm); Envelope B5 (176 x 250 mm); Envelope C5 (162 x 229 mm); Envelope DL (110 x 220 mm); A5-R (210 x 148 mm)

Media sizes, custom

76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm

Power consumption

337 watts (active printing), 7.2 watts (ready), 0.8 watt (sleep), 0.6 watt (Manual-Off), 0.05 (Auto Off/Manual On), 0.6 watt (Auto Off/Wake on LAN) 2 

Power

222 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50 Hz (+/- 3 Hz), 60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz)

Operating humidity range

10 to 80% RH

Recommended operating humidity range

30 to 70% RH

Non-Operating Humidity Range

0 to 95% RH

Operating temperature range

10 to 32.5°C

Blue Angel compliant

Yes, Blue Angel DE-UZ 219—only ensured when using Original HP supplies 

Typical electricity consumption (TEC) number

Energy Star: 0.23 kWh/Week; Blue Angel: 0.606 kWh/Week 3 (Power requirements are based on the country/region where the printer is sold. Do not convert operating voltages. This will damage the printer and void the product warranty. Energy Star value typically based on measurement of 115V device.)

Energy savings feature technology

HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology; Instant-on Technology

Ecolabels

Blue Angel; EPEAT® Silver registered; ENERGY STAR® certified 

Energy star certified

Yes

Safety

EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011+A2:2013; IEC 60950-1:2005+A1:2009+A2:2013; EN 60825-1:2014/IEC 60825-1:2014 (Class 1 Laser Product); EN 62479:2010/IEC 62479:2010

Security management

Embedded Web Server: password-protection, secure browsing via SSL/TLS; Network: enable/disable network ports and features, SNMPv1 community password change; HP ePrint: HTTPS with certificate validation, HTTP Basic Access Authentication; Firewall and ACL; SNMPv3

Minimum dimensions (W x D x H)

392 x 419 x 247.5 mm 

Maximum dimensions (W x D x H)

392 x 475x 297 mm 

Weight

14.8 kg 

What's in the box

HP Color LaserJet Pro M255dw printer; Introductory HP LaserJet cartridges: 700 colour composite (C/Y/M) page yield and 800 page yield black; Installation guide; Power cord; USB cable 4

Print Cartridges/Bottle, Number

4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow)

Replacement cartridges

HP 207A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (1,350 yield) W2210A; HP 207A Cyan LaserJet Toner Cartridge (1,250 yield) W2211A; HP 207A Yellow LaserJet Toner Cartridge (1,250 yield) W2212A; HP 207A Magenta LaserJet Toner Cartridge (1,250 yield) W2213A; HP 207X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (3,150 yield) W2210X; HP 207X Cyan LaserJet Toner Cartridge (2,450 yield) W2211X; HP 207X Yellow LaserJet Toner Cartridge (2,450 yield) W2212X; HP 207X Magenta LaserJet Toner Cartridge (2,450 yield) W2213X