Pros
- Fairly compact
- Text looked dark and clean
Cons
- Slow scanning
- Subpar speed and image quality
At A Glance
Subpar speed and image quality make this small laser multifunction printer tough to recommend.
Manufacturer’s Description
The space-saving HP LaserJet 3030 all-in-one incorporates a multitude of functions to assist your company in producing results. It provides your team with business-quality laser printing, color scanning, letter-size flatbed copying, and faxing?all for one exceptional price.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | Q2666A |
| Inventory Number | 24336 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 32.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.032 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 1 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 300 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 14 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax Resolution (dpi) | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Fax page memory capacity | 110.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 19.6 inches |
| Depth | 15.8 inches |
| Height | 14.9 inches |
| Weight | 26.4 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 150 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | No |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 9600 x 9600 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 600 |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL 6 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Poor |
| Copy quality | Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 11.4 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-pv2x2maxmax-Average) | 31.56 |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Poor |
| Color Photo (secs) | 16.85 |
| Total Scan Time, Line Art, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-LAmax1-Average) | 26.94 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Fair |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) | 17.67 |
| Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-2x2maxmax-Average) | 25.58 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 21.06 |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) | 73.94 |
| Color Photo, Normal Settings | 16.85 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 52.46 |
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Fair |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 32.24 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 31.79 |
| Preview Scan, Line Art, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-pvLAmax1-Average) | 31.73 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 15.24 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 18.45 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 12.03 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 31.56 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 3.4 |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Good |
