HP Laserjet Pro M148fdw Review - $149 Laser Multifunction Printer/Copier/Fax

[@cowboygeologist7772]

Thank you for posting. I just got a notice from a national office supply chain these are back in. Seems they have the best price too, at $199.00.

[@Jeff1960G]

Thank you for the video! I setup this HP LaserJet M148 printer on my desktop wireless setup, works fine. Then I set it up on my wife's laptop and it won't print wireless. I could have the laptop right on top the printer and it will not print. I have it set as the default printer (downloaded all the drivers), but it always says "offline" even when it is on. I have no other printers on her laptop. I uninstalled the printer and reinstalled and the same message comes up. Any idea what the problem could be?

[@LonSeidman]

Do you have the printer connected to your wireless network? you need to access it through the network not directly

[@Jeff1960G]

@@LonSeidman Hello, thank you for the fast reply. Yes it is connected through the network. I uninstalled the printer, reinstalled it, it worked fine for the first test. Then I restarted the laptop, tried again, said offline. Crazy.

[@chuckt.8588]

Your reviews are Wonderfully Informative 👍Many Thanks 🙏

[@李佳忆]

The funniest thing is I already install the printer on my laptop but I don't know haha I keep install and install and curious why not work... Until I open paint and print something🤣 and it successful print out haha .. I like it. Thanks a lot for this video it is so so usefull!

[@missourikatt]

Thank you for video. I'm having a heck of a time setting my printer up. It continues to say "paper tray 1 out of paper". I can only find one paper tray. Any suggestions?

[@lvtube411]

It's awesome to see laser printers as cheap (inexpensive) as they are these days.

[@CommodoreFan64]

With HP it's the razor, and blade model. If you don't need the scanner then a Brother hl-l2315dw B/W Laser printer can be had for under $100 USD, and generic toner can be had for $9 - $11 USD on eBay.

[@lvtube411]

@@CommodoreFan64 Picked up my Samsung all-in-one a few years ago for a steal price on ebay. Thankfully I never upgraded the firmware. From what I understand the newer FW rejects generic toner. As far as its security, well wish me luck.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@lvtube411 That's not as bad as the article that came up on my phone tonight about the new HP ink that has DRM built into it where if you want more ink you have to sign up for a service where they automatically ship ink to you when it runs out, and if you cancel your subscription you can't use the ink left in your existing tanks, and it also disables the printer from being used, more or less. boingboing.net/2019/02/08/inkjet-dystopias.html

[@torq21]

I'm done with getting ripped off by inkjets and need something for a small business so this is interesting to me. If I can get a bit more space I will be considering this.

[@CommodoreFan64]

If you just need a basic B/W Laser printer with WiFi printing I'd suggest a Brother hl-l2315dw for under $100 USD, and generic toner can be had for less then $10 on eBay. I've even gotten mine to work with a Chromebook, Linux(Mint Mate is my distro of choice), and Android. I'd honestly rather have my scanner as stand alone, because my office had 2 HP Ink jet all in ones go poof after the scanners stopped working right out of warrienty, and with HP printers they stop printing if the scanner is screwed, and vise versa for the scanners.

[@torq21]

Commodorefan64 thanks for the recommendation! Will keep this in mind.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@torq21 Anytime :-)

[@jothain]

Do NOT get a HP printer. Get Brother, trust me on this. I just posted my general comment on HP printers.

[@Methodical2]

@@jothain Why?

[@erdincyilmaz4688]

Your reviews are Wonderfully Informative

[@ravipeiris4388]

Great review. Just purchased this model and set up was fairly straightforward.

[@peachcityshankar1174]

Awesome video thanks do u have a video for mf227 fdw model?

[@seancribbins]

Good review. Do you have any sense at how well the ADF could handle more ad-hoc paper, like to scan old bank statements and such?

[@davidbowne122]

Hi, thanks for the review, for printing can one just connect a usb cable to a Chromebook ?

[@scuppersthesailordog]

Good and helpful review. I just bought one and while it seems like a nice addition to the home office, the initial experience is badly flawed by the all but non-existent manual. I know manufactures don't like providing manuals because a lot of people don't read them, but a good number of us do. It's way more efficient than flailing around in your early use, or groping about while trying to remember how you did something a year ago. Is it too much to expect a drawing of where the toner cartridge is, where to find the access doors in the event of a paper jam or what's in the menus underlying the little keypad? I'll figure all this stuff out eventually, but then I'll have to help everyone else here do the same. All I ask is a simple b&w manual that will get me up to speed with a minimum of futzing around.

[@lusciousjules]

Hi, I so love your video; very informative. Quick question. I wanted to purchase something that could do everything. I just received this same model and finding out about the laser verses ink jet is kind of a grip for me. What do you suggest ?

[@vincentvega8321]

Thanks a lot for this review, helped a lot.

[@uss_04]

Thats a pretty good price for a Laser Printer with an ADF. You also forgot to mention that Toner/Laser has another advantage, it doesn’t streak/smear in the same way that inkjets do, and the text is sharper. ADF aint duplex but that expected at this price point. Might be good for a dorm.

[@rixerixe-ud6te]

If a paper jam occurs, how easy is it to remove the paper?

[@reginathomas5172]

Great for writers,teachers anyone doing a lot of straight printing

[@pedrox8489]

Very interested in this printer. Can you (or anyone) offer any insight to the envelope feeder? Seemed to be located just above the paper tray. I'd like to know if multiple envelopes can be loaded at once, and if so, how many? I currently use an HP Inkjet which allows me to stack around 10 envelopes in the main paper tray. Many of the Laser Jets in this price range seem to accept only one envelope at a time, but I'm having trouble finding clear information on the topic with most any brand or model I look into. Thank you for the very informative and concise review.

[@rrg2248]

agree! just got it and it took a while to set up - and kept getting a door open error message. But all’s well.

[@marikatrzaska2690]

love your review! very good and helpful video! love it! I bought a similar one but from brother (a bit more expensive). I will renture it and get this one. thanks a lot!

[@kenmosholder1935]

Great review. Thank you!

[@hanahdunnigan29]

Hi, Can you use cardstock paper in this printer?

[@bigwillchill]

Can you review some cannon printers? I bought a cannon imageclass mf232w laser printer and i had such a hard time printing wirelessly from it. Now 5 years later. I want to buy another printer but i cant find any reviews on the cannon imageclass mf269dw. We need more printer reviews lol

[@theshaddowaust]

I know that many of these printers, not just HP have the wifi in them but most will only setup over wps if you use the touch pad, otherwise you set it up over its wifi to access your wifi with user name and password, just use a phone and connect to its wifi and it normally gives you a web interface to set it up. Some also do the same over ethernet & usb, how I know this is my HP was setup over its wifi to connect to my wifi with password as I don't use wps as my wifi is roof mounted with 2 access points in the house.

[@JCD87]

4:59 you really said that? You want to input your Wifi Password on THAT keypad? There are easier ways, like a special tool you download and connect the printer to your pc (momentarily) and then insert the Wifi Settings by cable. Or, by an app. Several scenarios can be done here, by displaying a QR Code on the phone display (generated by input of user) and this could be scanned in by the printer to set itself up with. But that tacky keypad is the last preferred choice of input for that.

[@heathercullen11]

HOW do I fax if I don't have a phone?? I'm trying to send a fax! it keeps saying press "start fax" but i don't see that button.

[@reginathomas5172]

During fire sale last year got on Amazon for $99.00

[@CommodoreFan64]

I use to be a fan of HP, but after having a few different ones go poof on me, and the prices of the ink going up, and having trouble with generics, I switched to a brother laser printer for my main printer, and have not looked back, and it only cost me $89, and generic toner cost me on average $9 - $11. I should also note Brother has good Linux support. Edit: Yes HP has Linux support, but depending on your distro, and printer they can be a bit of a pain in the ass to get setup.

[@jothain]

I have exactly same experiences. Also hardware side I think Brother printers have been working well what I've seen them used in business environment.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@jothain The only HP printers I would buy at this point is an old Parallel port LaserJet where the toner is cheap, and it's easy to work on when it breaks, or an older HP PhotoSmart portable photo printer where the ink runs about $15 for generic, and will still work even if the printer can't read the ink levels like my HP Photosmart A716(so old the card reader can't read an SD card larger than 2GB so I transfer photos to a USB key then print).

[@shelbyleon9431]

@@CommodoreFan64 We have a HP Photosmart 2610 photo printer that's still working although starting to get a bit cranky. It cost $214 new (I believe) in 2004. Still chuggin' along! I wish Hp made smartphones, but I guess they can't compete on price, but their quality is long lasting in my experience.

[@Fixprinters]

useful video share like and stay connected

[@mega_game_play]

Thanks for the review. I like the Sega Genesis and Zelda in the background. 👍

[@valerianelson2128]

Can I print checks from it

[@CantankerousDave]

You didn't test if it can print from apps like Facebook and Pinterest. Based on your review, I bought that small HP Tango printer for my mother to print out recipes from those apps from her iPad, only to find out that it doesn't work with either one. It spits out blank pages. It's a known issue, and the "official" fix is to go through multiple steps to paste the source URL into Safari and print from there. That's well beyond my 78 year old mom's tech level. I like your reviews, but you skip over important compatibility checks. Is this one also incompatible with those apps?

[@LonSeidman]

Those apps don’t support printing so your options are limited

[@rafiullahsediqi1857]

which type of power fuse use for this printer

[@reginathomas5172]

Easy setup I print wirelessly from my phone

[@queensandrabeauty1963]

I just wanted to use the feeder , which does not seem to work . Which Button is the Send Fax Button

[@reginathomas5172]

It’s a bit complicated to print double sided or make double sided copies

[@queensandrabeauty1963]

Where is the send Fax button at please

[@serverer9595]

Hi I have a new version of Netgear modem. It does not have a WPS button but little hole for Reset. is it the same thing? should i click on it? Thank you!

[@LonSeidman]

No that’s different - if you reset it’ll wipeout the router so don’t do that!

[@serverer9595]

@@LonSeidman Thank you very much. I managed it without even need to push the WPS button.

[@siarheipilat8152]

Oh dain, no two-side scanning? Thanks, dodged a bullet there!

[@warwagon]

Now time to find the knock-offs for $20 for a two pack :D

[@loktom4068]

Afterward it's a hit or a miss. Then to cheer 🎆🎉😍or to cry😭.

[@LilWoodyHC]

Generic/Cheap toner?

[@specialk8927]

It’s 199 at Office Depot

[@jackeckerty]

Sadly, no way to ENLARGE/DECREASE text size....can only darken or lighten?

[@ares106]

8:42 warning jump scare!

[@veronicadoesitall]

How do I manually fax without scanning documents?

[@niishokpala8421]

On the top there is paper holder that is the fax machine

[@KimJensen76]

Please dont call the Drum a printhead as it is nothing like the printhead of an inkjet printer.. Its the the laser, drum and transfer roller that all combined do what a printhead will do on a inkjet printer.

[@dfernandez290]

I didnt use WPS option

[@georgesenda1952]

Lon, I stopped doing black and white on my Apple ][ computers 35 years ago. No black and white printers for me.

[@Seatux]

For printing out the usual household items like flight tickets, receipts, tax forms/receipts, B/W is plenty. Just that mine is also used for occasional color diagrams, so I have to do inkjets.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Good for you, but if you do any kind of office work, or home office work where letters, and other basic documents where you need lots of copies, then B/W is just fine, and much cheaper on a laser printer compared to ink jets.

[@respibob]

I got the Brother MFC9130CW Wireless All-In-One Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax when it was on sale a couple of years ago for $250. I love it. Color and has saved me money in the long run because my inkjet was always clogging up since I don't print that much.

[@reginathomas5172]

I like it

[@johnamazing669]

Yeah!!! Now you can test out the Google voice fax via the Rj 11 with the Google voice obihai.

[@charliesangel2731]

I want to learn how to fax

[@reginathomas5172]

Ooohhh auto duplex inn that’s what it’s call lol

[@Exhaustedmom313]

I was able to connect to the WiFi without having to press a button on my router.

[@movax20h]

Meh. Brother is only reliable brand, works great in office, under Linux, equally easy toners and so on.

[@steveb9525]

I buy the knockoff toner. 90% cheaper.

[@TranceHeed]

Why did they ruin it by adding a fax. This is not the 80’s.

[@jothain]

I'd never buy HP Laser printer and I won't recommend anyone to get them. We had I think Pro M448fdw model at work. It worked for about month ok and then after few pages it's doing "cleaning" function. Not only that printing would pause for a moment, but it _always_ ruined previous printed page on queue. Firmware was update, one qualified service personnel also spend four hours trying to fix it. I spend about 8 hours of trying to fix that piece of shit. We've had similar cases in other models at our company too with HP printers, so it's not only that specific model. We've ditched them and replaced with Brother printers that have been vastly better quality on software and hardware side. Oh and a side note HP's official support says it's normal and they just do that. HP Printer division can go fuck themselves.

[@reginathomas5172]

It’s noisy

[@1.123]

i think this jibberish is latin 😀

[@CiroMorra]

Please, please, please *STOP* saying Black & White printer... ... you can start saying that again when you show me how you print the word black in the color white on a red sheet of paper. *PLEASE*

[@LonSeidman]

This is nitpicking. Most consumers consider these black and white printers and that's the terminology I use.

[@8kris8]

Absolutely useful video thank you 🙏