Have this printer bought for my son, because the cartridges have cost for its inkjet printers 60% of the price for this printer. However, the toner supplied (500S) holds several times longer. Unwrapped, plug in, insert driver disk and USB cable plugged - already ran the part; and under Windows XP! The printing quality of color images is terrific for a laser printer, I can see no difference for HP 3525 in my company.. Print speed is ok and previously comparable to inkjet printers, although indicated in color with multiple speed. The footprint is only slightly larger than its predecessor Canon Pixma IP 2700th All in all a great part, I can only recommend for this price.