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Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 932C

This model produces solid text quality, sharp gray-scale images, and detailed (if somewhat light) color graphics.

  

WHAT'S HOT: Print quality is the DeskJet 932C's strong suit. The unit produces sharp black text and narrow lines, and it prints graphics with subtle shading, fine detail, and realistic colors. The 932C does even better if you use print-quality ink-jet paper. We also like the printer's envelope bypass feeder, which lets you print a single envelope without emptying the main paper tray. At 11 cents per page for color ink and 3.6 cents per page for black ink, consumables costs are quite reasonable.

WHAT'S NOT: At $199, the 932C is no longer a bargain, and its once-impressive print speed (3.6 ppm for text and 0.7 ppm for graphics) trails the leaders today. The 932C can print on legal-size paper, but a couple of inches of the longer paper hang off the edge of the paper tray.

WHAT ELSE: Popping out the 932C's back paper guide and slipping in an optional $79 duplexer permits you to print on both sides of the page without flipping pages over by hand. HP's $100 JetDirect print server can put the 932C on a network. The 932C features a curvy, bulbous profile with nary a straight line, all colored in several shades of leathery tan. And the 932C runs whisper-quiet.

BEST USE: Strong print quality, a fair price, and solid performance make the 932C welcome in any office or home.


SUMMARY
HP DeskJet 932C


Rated 4.5 ppm monochrome/2.0 ppm color, 2400-by-1200-dpi maximum resolution, 100 sheets input, 50 sheets output. Consumables cost for one year: $94.

$199
800/752-0900
www.hp.com

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