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HP LaserJet Pro M501dn Printer

HP LaserJet Pro M501dn Printer

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  • Print speed letter: Up to 45 ppm (black)
  • Auto duplex printing; 2 paper trays (standard); Uses toner with JetIntelligence
  • FCC Class A emissions - for use in commercial environments, not residential environmentsSee all Specs
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FCC Class A emissions - for use in commercial environments, not residential environments [11]
Put impressive print speeds and performance to work in your office. This energy-saving printer starts faster[1] and delivers security features to help guard against threats. Original HP Toner cartridges with JetIntelligence produce more pages.[2]
Workteams excel with HP’s black-and-white office LaserJet printers, which pack extra punch with high-quality results, extra power, and more features.

Big results, small footprint

Don’t wait for documents. Print your first page in as few as 7.3 seconds from energy-efficient sleep mode.[5] This printer leads its class in low energy use[3]—thanks to its innovative design and toner technology. Print two-sided documents fast and print up to 65 pages per minute on A5 paper.[1,6] This compact, quiet printer is designed to fit in tight spaces and offers a 1,200-sheet maximum capacity.[7]

Get strong protection and easily manage your fleet

Help keep printing safe from boot up to shutdown with security features that guard against complex threats. Help ensure documents remain confidential with PIN printing enabled through an optional USB drive.[4] Employ policy-based protection for printing devices with optional HP JetAdvantage Security Manager.[9] Easily manage devices and settings using HP Web Jetadmin with a suite of essential management features.[8]

More. Pages, Performance, and Protection.

Produce sharp text, bold blacks, and crisp graphics with precision black toner. Get more. Original HP Toner with JetIntelligence delivers more pages per cartridge than predecessors.[2] Help ensure the Original HP quality you paid for, using anti-fraud and cartridge authentication technology. Print right away with a preinstalled toner cartridge. Replace it with an optional high-yield cartridge.[10]

Fast wake-up and print

Print the first page from sleep mode as fast as 7.3 seconds

Leading energy efficiency

This efficient printer is designed for exceptionally low energy consumption

Fast two-sided printing

Allows you to print on both sides of the page, cutting your paper use by up to 50%.

Compact size

Compact design lets this printer fit into small spaces

Fast printing on narrow media

1,200-sheet input capacity

Save time by refilling paper less often.

Job storage with PIN printing

Works with HP JetAdvantage Security Manager

Protect sensitive business data with embedded and optional HP JetAdvantage security solutions.

Original HP Toner cartridges with JetIntelligence

Get more pages, performance, and protection out of your printer—using Original HP Toner cartridges with JetIntelligence.

Technical details

Print Speed - Black (normal)

Up to 45 ppm

First page out (ready) black

As fast as 5.7 sec

Resolution (black)

600 x 600 dpi, Up to 4800 x 600 enhanced dpi

Resolution technology

HP FastRes 1200, HP ProRes 1200, 600 dpi

Monthly duty cycle

Up to 100,000 pages[13]

Recommended monthly page volume

1500 to 6000[14]

Print Technology

Laser

Display

2-line LCD (text)

Processor speed

1500 MHz

Number of print cartridges

1 (black)

Replacement cartridges

HP 87A Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~8,550 yield) CF287A, HP 87X Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~18,000 yield) CF287X[7]

Print languages

HP PCL 5, HP PCL 6, HP postscript level 3 emulation, direct PDF (v 1.7) printing, URF, PCLM, PWG

Automatic paper sensor

No

Paper trays, standard

2: 1 x 550 cassette and 1 x 100-sheet multipurpose tray

Paper trays, maximum

3: 2 x 550 cassettes and 1 x 100-sheet multipurpose tray

Mobile Printing Capability

HP ePrint; Apple AirPrint™; Mopria™-certified

Connectivity, standard

Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Host/Device Ports; Fast Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-Tx, Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-T

Network ready

Standard (built-in Gigabit Ethernet)

Ports

Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Host/Device Ports; Fast Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-Tx, Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-T

Security management

Embedded Web Server: password-protection, secure browsing via SSL/TLS; Network: enable/disable network ports and features, SNMPv1 & SNMPv2 community password change; HP ePrint: HTTPS with certificate validation, HTTP Basic Access Authentication, SASL authentication; Firewall and ACL; SNMPv3, 802.1X, Secure Boot

Minimum system requirements

Compatible OS (see "Compatible Operating Systems"); Internet connection (for software installation); dedicated USB connection or a network connection (wired or wireless); 1 GB available harddisk space; (For operating system minimum hardware requirements, see the OS manufacturer, such as Apple.com)
Compatible OS (see "Compatible Operating Systems"); CD-ROM drive or Internet connection (for software installation); dedicated USB connection or a network connection (wired or wireless); 1 GB available harddisk space; (For operating system minimum hardware requirements, see the OS manufacturer, such as microsoft.com)

Compatible operating systems

Windows OS compatible with In-Box Driver; Windows XP SP3 all 32-bit editions (XP Home, XP Pro, etc.), Windows Vista all 32-bit editions (Home Basic, Premium, Professional, etc.), Windows 7 all 32- & 64-bit editions, Windows 8/8.1 all 32- & 64-bit editions (excluding RT OS for Tablets),Windows 10 all 32- & 64-bit editions (excluding RT OS for Tablets);Windows OS compatible with Universal Print Driver (From HP.com); Windows XP SP3 32- & 64-bit editions (XP Home, XP Pro, etc.),Windows Vista all 32- & 64-bit editions (Home Basic, Premium, Professional, etc.),Windows 7 all 32- & 64-bit editions, Windows 8/8.1 all 32- & 64-bit editions (excluding RT OS for Tablets), Windows 10 all 32- & 64-bit editions (excluding RT OS for Tablets) ;Mac OS (HP Print Drivers available from HP.com and Apple Store); OS X 10.9 Mavericks, OS X 10.10 Yosemite, OS X 10.11 El Capitan; Mobile OS (In-OS drivers); iOS, Android, Windows 8/8.1/10 RT; Linux OS (In-OS HPLIP; SUSE Linux (12.2, 12.3, 13.1), Fedora (17, 18, 19, 20), Linux Mint (13, 14, 15, 16, 17), Boss (3.0, 5.0), Ubuntu (10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04, 14.10), Debian (6.0.x, 7.x); Other OS; UNIX[17]

Memory, standard

256 MB

Memory, maximum

256 MB

Printer management

UPD Printer Administrator Resource Kit; Active Directory Administrator Template for UPD, AutoUpgradeUPD, Driver configuration Utility, Driver Deployment Utility, Managed Print Administrator, PRNCON.EXE, HPPRLOG, Migrate-Server- Tools, UpdateNow, RemovePlugPlayDrivers; HP Web JetAdmin Software, HP Proxy Agent Software, HP JetAdvantage Security Manager, HP Utility (Mac), HP Device Toolbox

Supported network protocols

TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6; Print: TCP-IP port 9100 Direct Mode, LPD (raw queue support only), Web Services Printing, HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint™, Google Cloud Print 2.0, Mopria, FTP Print, IPP Print; Discovery: SLP, Bonjour, Web Services Discovery; IP Config: IPv4 (BootP, DHCP, AutoIP, Manual), IPv6 (Stateless Link-Local and via Router, Statefull via DHCPv6), SSL Security and Certificate management; management: SNMPv1, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, HTTP/HTTPS, Syslog, FTP FW Download

Paper handling input, standard

100-sheet multipurpose tray and 550-sheet main cassette

Paper handling output, standard

250-sheet face down output tray

Duplex printing

Automatic

Finished output handling

Sheetfed

Media sizes supported

Tray 1: 4 x 6 in, 5 x 8 in, Letter, Legal, Executive, Oficio 8.5 x 13 in, Envelope No. 10, Monarch, Custom; Tray 2 & Tray 3: 5 x 8 in, Letter, Legal, Executive, Oficio 8.5 x13 in, Custom

Media sizes supported

Tray 1: 10 x 15 cm, 16k (184 x 260 mm), 16k (195 x 270 mm), 16k (197 x 273 mm), A4, A5, A6, Envelope B5, Envelope C5, Custom, Envelope DL, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), Japanese Postcard, Double Japan Postcard Rotated, Oficio (216 x 340 mm); Tray 2 & Tray 3: 16k (184 x 260 mm), 16k (195 x 270 mm), 16k (197 x 273 mm), A4, A5, A6, Custom, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), Double Japan Postcard Rotated, Oficio (216 x 340 mm)

Media sizes, custom

Tray 1: 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in; Tray 2 & Tray 3: 4.14 x 5.83 to 8.5 x 14 in

Media types

Paper (plain, EcoFFICIENT, light, midweight, intermediate, heavy, extra heavy, bond, cardstock, colored, letterhead, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough, ecofficient); envelopes; labels; transparencies

Supported media weight

Tray 1: 16 to 58 lb bond; Tray 2 & Tray 3: 16 to 32 lb bond

Media weights by paper path

Tray 1: 60 to 200 g/m²; Tray 2 & Tray 3: 60 to 120 g/m²

Power

Input voltage: 100 to 127 VAC, 60 Hz; Input voltage: 220 to 240 VAC, 50 Hz (Not dual voltage, power supply varies by part number with #option code identifier)

Power consumption

660 watts (active printing), 6.1 watts (ready), 1.3 (sleep), 0.7 watts (Auto-Off/wake on USB connection, disabled at shipment) 0.1 watts (Auto-Off/Manual-On), 0.1 watts (Manual-Off)[4]

Energy efficiency

CECP; Blue Angel; EPEAT® Silver registered; Taiwan Green Mark; ENERGY STAR® certified

Operating temperature range

59 to 90.5ºF

Recommended operating temperature

63.5 to 77ºF

Operating humidity range

30 to 70% RH

Software included

For Windows OS; HP Software Installer/Uninstaller, HP PCL 6 Printer Driver, HP Device Experience (DXP), HP Update, Product Registration Assist, HP Web Services Assist (HP Connected), Online user manuals, HP Device Toolbox, HP Product Improvement Study ;For Mac OS; Welcome Screen, (Directs users to HP.com or OS App Source for LaserJet Software)

FCC

FCC Class A emissions - for use in commercial environments, not residential environments

Warranty

NA/EMEA: One-year, next-business day, onsite warranty. Warranty and support options vary by product, country and local legal requirements. Go to hp.com/support to learn about HP award winning service and support options in your region; AP: One year return to bench

Post warranty

Please consult http://www.hp.com/support for details

Dimensions (W X D X H)

16.46 x 14.80 x 11.38 in

Dimensions Maximum (W X D X H)

16.46 x 25.16 x 11.38 in

Weight

25.6 lb

Package weight

32.1 Lb

What's in the box

HP LaserJet Pro MFP M501dn; preinstalled introductory HP LaserJet Toner cartridge (Black: ~6000 pages); In-box documentation (Installation Guide, Getting Started Guide, User's Guide, Support Flyer, Warranty Guide); Printer documentation and software on CD-ROM; Software drivers and documentation on CD-ROM; Power cord

Cable included

No, please purchase USB cable separately

Sustainability Impact

ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® rated

Wireless capability

No
HP LaserJet Pro M501dn Printer is rated 4.3 out of 5 by 50.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by FaithfulHPOwner from Just Another Great LaserJet This printer is a replacement for a Laserjet Enterprise M506X. It is practically the same printer, which works for me. So far, the only problem I've had with this printer is that sometimes it takes a very long time to process and print the document, each page taking a lot of processing time. Once it does get going on a print job, it prints much like the old 506, which is good for me in my office setting. All done and said, this is a another great LaserJet from HP. I've tried other brands in the past, but for great, reliable black & white printing there is nothing like a LaserJet for quality, reliable office document printing.
Date published: 2022-10-19
Rated 2 out of 5 by Anmol from Speed is inconsistent and product not reliable Printing speed is inconsistent. Sometimes fast and sometime slow.
Date published: 2021-08-18
Rated 4 out of 5 by CynthiaM from Slow Printing It's a great printer, but it is slower than expected. I was looking for a comparable printer to our old HP 4550 printers. I was told that this printer was basically the new version, but it definitely doesn't print as fast as the 4550, which is what we really were looking for. So a little disappointed.
Date published: 2021-03-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by JonK from Very Fast Very please with the speed and ease of use. This replaced an aging HP printer and has continued to provide the same quick printing needed.
Date published: 2021-03-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by dlevo1 from Perfect printer for small business So very pleased with our recent purchase. Very easy to install and use. Had one issue to resolve with printing labels and received excellent support to adjust the speed and print perfect labels on thicker material.
Date published: 2021-01-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by PDSm from M501dn does the job! This was a replacement for a worn-out ten year old HP 3015dn laser printer, which was a workhorse. The M501dn five months ago and seems to be of equal quality. It does the job!
Date published: 2021-01-15
Rated 5 out of 5 by Elena55 from I am an HP LazerJet fan since early 1990's. This is my third HP LazerJet in almost 30 yeras! Two previous printers were reliable and long lasting, served me well. I love the new one and hope it is as reliable as my 2 previous HP LazerJets.
Date published: 2020-07-09
Rated 5 out of 5 by ArnoldNewKen from Clean replacement Purchased LaserJet Pro M501dn to replace 10yrold workhorse HP Laser P3015 networked which printed over 335K pages. Initial reaction was this is more than satisfactory for footprint, quality, speed, ease of install
Date published: 2020-05-05
Rated 5 out of 5 by K300300 from Awesome Works great!! I love this printer it has so many features. Specially duplexing.
Date published: 2020-04-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by wizard99 from A real workhorse i am quite satified the printing rate is great and it is a real work horse with regards to volume
Date published: 2020-02-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by Lisa B from M501dn Lasterjet Pro I really like this printer; I had an older HP printer that I was reluctant to give up but it finally broke down. I called HP, told them what model I had and asked for a similar printer. The salesman told me the comparable printer and in 10 minutes the deal was done. The printer arrived about a week later. It was easy to hook up to my network system and I was surprised how much better this printer was than my old HP. It prints really fast with great quality. I should not have waited as long as I did to replace my old HP.
Date published: 2019-11-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by TiredHands from Great printer for the price. Bought to replace a LJ 4050. Just as fast and a fraction of the size.
Date published: 2019-09-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by BobbieIr from An Oldie but a Goodie! We have had several of this printers and they last at least 5 years in a dirty shop! Inexpensive and great find
Date published: 2019-05-17
Rated 5 out of 5 by Swim from Good printer HP still makes the best printers even if they are made in China.
Date published: 2019-01-01
Rated 2 out of 5 by IFPTE21 from Poor Support - Email to printer does not work I bought this brand new, followed all directions to a 'T' but the email address HP provided does not work and bounces back saying HP.COM security settings do not allow delivery. The printer operates Ok but these extra features are not usable.
Date published: 2018-12-19
Rated 1 out of 5 by TonyCPA from Not like previous HP printers. Don't buy Bought two model M501 to replace two other HP printers, models 4200 and 3015. These weigh half as much which tells you something. Why I wouldn't buy again is they don't print landscape. Checked everywhere on the net and these is not a practical fix. Emailed HP but have never had a response. Have used heavy duty HP printers for the last 25 years and this shortcoming is absolutely unbelievable for any printer company to allow a product out without testing or without contacting a customer immediately with an update. Feel like they are a waste of money.
Date published: 2018-01-23
Rated 5 out of 5 by Dozerdog from Recommend We are four reams in to our new printer (installed less than two weeks ago) and performance has been perfect. We needed a workhorse and it looks like we chose wisely.
Date published: 2017-12-15
Rated 5 out of 5 by Aerin from Perfect for my purposes As a self-employed writer, editor, desktop publisher, and writing teacher, I need a B&W laser printer for printing large quantities of drafts, and I hate having to add paper to the tray. When my workhorse LaserJet 4050 finally became unusable, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to find a B&W laser printer with a large tray at a reasonable price. I went with the M501, even though it's overkill for the quantity I print, because a 550-sheet tray came standard. It's also super fast. I occasionally need to print 2-sided, and the auto-duplexing is fabulous — wish I'd gotten that years ago. The footprint is exactly the same as the 4050, and it's not even as tall. I love the printer, but I knocked a point off of performance for a couple minor annoyances -- every so often, the printer thinks it's out of paper when it's not (something the 4050 never, ever did), and I have to open and close the tray. I also find it harder to load paper. And when I use the auto-duplexing, pages sometimes push other pages out of the output tray. I finally figured out that a little plastic piece that flips up at the end of the output tray is (I guess) intended to keep the pages in the tray, but that piece is not identified in the drawings of the printer and not mentioned anywhere in the manual I downloaded (since, of course, nothing comes with a manual anymore). (There's at least one other part on the printer that is not identified anywhere, and even though I apparently don't need to do anything with it, it still drives me nuts not knowing what it is or does.)
Date published: 2017-09-09
Rated 4 out of 5 by DNHF from appreciate the speed, the print quality One complaint is that it does not handle legal length paper which is a problem for many documents. My fault as I never specified that feature when consulting your people to recommend a printer. Other than that, I have to say I am well pleased, especially relieved that now after years of never printing a single sheet using color had always to buy and replace color cartridges in the thieving inkjet printers.
Date published: 2017-09-02
Rated 5 out of 5 by chascsw from Solid printer - exceptional value. If you're looking for a solid performing, black and white printer - this is it. It's easy to set up and all of our machines recognized it on the network. We have a mixed environment with PC's and Macs - no issues at all.
Date published: 2017-06-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by FncCIO from Excellent printer. Fastest time to first page. One of the quickest printers I've ever seen. Not the fastest in pages per minute, but the quickest to spit out the first page. Lovely. Low cost per page, easy maintenance, reliable. Built from thin plastic, that's the only downside.
Date published: 2017-05-31
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Can a tray be added for 11x17 printing?

Asked by: archit
Thank you for your question! No, the HP LaserJet Pro M501dn is not compatible with ledger or 11" by 17" printing.
Answered by: HP Team Grant
Date published: 2025-02-07

Is there an envelope feeder available for this model? If not, would an HPM604 envelope feeder fit this model?

Asked by: krissy379
Hello Krissy and thank you for your question! Unfortunately, this HP LaserJet Pro M501dn will not be compatible with an envelope feeder.
Answered by: HP Team Grant
Date published: 2023-05-27

Black and white laser printer with micr ink toner

Asked by: Vicki19067
Thank you for your question! For MICR compatible HP printers, please visit this link: https://www.troygroup.com/
Answered by: HP Team Grant
Date published: 2024-07-22

This is very important - Can I print a single shipping label (4 X 5) in the feeder tray? It is our company's labels. I think I also read where I can print envelopes from the printer feeder tray.

Asked by: Wendy-LVW CPA PC
Hello Wendy and thank you for your question! Yes, this HP LaserJet Pro M501dn is compatible with: Tray 1: 4 x 6 in, 5 x 8 in, Letter, Legal, Executive, Oficio 8.5 x 13 in, Envelope No. 10, Monarch, Custom. Tray 1 is your feeder tray. This will be compatible with 4" by 5" shipping labels.
Answered by: HP Team Grant
Date published: 2023-02-15

Can I order an extra paper tray? And how much are they?

Asked by: Misdannies
Thank you for your question! Yes, you can order an additional paper tray for the HP LaserJet Pro M501dn, you can find the compatible paper tray here: https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-laserjet-550-sheet-paper-tray
Answered by: HP Team Maddie
Date published: 2025-05-16

what is the number to order the extra 500 sheet paper tray for the Laser Jet Pro M501dn printer???

Asked by: llph
Thank you for your question! The extra paper tray for this HP LaserJet Pro M501dn is the F2A72A. That tray is available at this link: https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-laserjet-550-sheet-paper-tray
Answered by: HP Team Grant
Date published: 2023-05-27

What is the release date of the Model HP Laserjet Pro M501dn?

Asked by: Anonymous
Hello. Thanks for your question. The HP LaserJet Pro M501dn printer has been active since 2016.
Answered by: HP Team Cheri
Date published: 2024-08-17

Does it work with server versions 2019 & 2022?

Asked by: Anonymous
Yes, this HP LaserJet Pro M501dn will be compatible with Windows Server 2019.
Answered by: HP Team Grant
Date published: 2023-05-06
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Return and exchange information
HP.com will accept returns or exchanges for this product up to 30 days from the date of delivery. A 15% restocking fee may apply. For details, please visit: https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/cv/returnsandexchanges.