HP LaserJet 5 explained

The HP LaserJet 5 is a group of monochrome laser printers produced in the mid-1990s as part of the LaserJet series by Hewlett-Packard (HP).^[1] It is the successor to the HP LaserJet 4 series of printers. After the LaserJet 5 series, however, HP introduced a new naming convention for its LaserJet line. While the LaserJet 5L and 5P were replaced with the LaserJet 6L and 6P, there was never a LaserJet 6; the successor to the LaserJet 5/5M/5N/5se line was the LaserJet 4000 series, and the successor to the LaserJet 5si/5siMX/5siNX was the LaserJet 8000 series. In addition, the LaserJet 4V/4MV was not succeeded by a LaserJet 5 series printer, as its successor was the LaserJet 5000 series.

LaserJet 5 range

Comparison table of HP LaserJet 5 models

Model	Introduction	Canon print engine	Print resolution(DPI)	Print speed(PPM)	Standard memory(RAM in MB)	Maximum memory(RAM in MB)
5P/5MP^[2]	March 1995	VX	600	6	2/3	50/35
5L	September 1995	AX	600	4	1	9
5Si (5Si MX)	November 1995	WX (24PPM)	600	24	4/12	132/76
5/5N/5M^[3]	April 1996	EX-II	600	12	2/4/6	66/66/52
5Si Mopier^[4]	November 1996	WX (24PPM)	600	24	12	76
5Si NX	December 1996	WX (24PPM)	600	24	4	132

Notes and References

1. Web site: Twenty Years of Innovation: HP LaserJet and Inkjet Printers 1984–2004 . June 15, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040620181101/http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/feature_stories/2004/printerstimeline.pdf . June 20, 2004 . dead.)
2. Web site: Printer Works - 5P . June 15, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061109035057/http://www.printerworks.com/DataSheets/laserjet5P.html . November 9, 2006 . dead.
3. Web site: Printer Works - LaserJet 5 . June 15, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061113132026/http://www.printerworks.com/Printers/LaserJet_5_5M_5N.html . November 13, 2006 . dead.
4. Web site: Printer Works - 5Si Mopier . June 15, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061113132044/http://www.printerworks.com/Printers/5Si_Mopier.html . November 13, 2006 . dead.