Pros
- Inexpensive; built-in Wi-Fi
- Innovative touch controls
Cons
- Searing ink prices; pokey scan speeds
- Limited paper handling
At A Glance
A few bells and whistles arenât enough to overcome exorbitant ink prices.
Manufacturer’s Description
Print photos, copy recipes, and scan documents. Without a PC, use automatic image adjustment to get lab-quality photos. Enjoy the convenience of our wireless Photosmart C4780 All-in-One, which puts everything at your fingertips via an HP TouchSmart frame and color display.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | Q8380A |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Memory | |
| Memory size | 64.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.064 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Color |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Wireless connection |
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| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 20 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 48 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 17.4 inches |
| Depth | 16.6 inches |
| Height | 6.7 inches |
| Weight | 10.5 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 80 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Micro SD | xD-Picture Card |
| SD card | SD Card |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Compact flash | No |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 4800 x 1200 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 4800 x 1200 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 1200 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 1200 |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL3 |
| Postcript Type | None |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Superior |
| Print quality: Color photo | Very Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| Copy quality | Very Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 7.6 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Very Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 18.43 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 67.41 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 3 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Very Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 51.66 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 24.39 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 102.33 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 2.5 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 25.73 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 23.62 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 26.38 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 51.33 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 28.63 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 1.11 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 20.28 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 23.29 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 19.02 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 19.85 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.5 |
