Pros
- Noteworthy text and photo quality
- Media slots; simple design
Cons
- Copies and scans slowly; inks are pricey
- Copies and scans slowly; inks are pricey
At A Glance
It offers many features that home and student users want, but not much speed. Inks can be costly.
Manufacturer’s Description
Make crisp copies in color or black-and-white Print and copy at speeds up to 30 ppm black and up to 23 ppm color Get lab-quality photos using optional 6-ink photo cartridge Enjoy laser-quality black text, vivid color graphics and lab-quality photos with HP Vivera inks
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | Q8388A |
| Inventory Number | 31962 |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Memory | |
| Memory size | 32.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.032 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Color |
| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 70 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 75 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 17.1 inches |
| Depth | 11.4 inches |
| Height | 6.9 inches |
| Weight | 11.7 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 100 |
| 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 | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 2400 x 1200 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 1200 x 2400 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 1200 by 1200 |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL3 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Superior |
| Print quality: Color photo | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Very Good |
| Copy quality | Very Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 7.5 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Very Good |
| Color Output Quality | Superior |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 18.54 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 62.21 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 1.7 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Very Good |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Superior |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 68.23 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 35.87 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 104.02 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 22.84 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 22.47 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 35.5 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 71.52 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 27.55 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 1.36 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 26.82 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 22.13 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 28.34 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 29.69 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 1.8 |
