Pros
- Low sticker price; intuitive design
- Easy setup and maintenance
Cons
- Expensive black toner
- Inconsistent scan quality
At A Glance
The low-hassle design is nice, but if you print a lot, seek a model with cheaper black toner.
Manufacturer’s Description
Get advanced print, copy, fax, and scan capabilities in a single easy to use device, eliminating the expense and space of multiple single function devices. Receive both black and white and color output quickly with print speeds of up to 21 pages per minute on letter size paper.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | CC436AABM |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Memory | |
| Memory size | 1024.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.416 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Color |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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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) | 460 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 92 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 19.6 inches |
| Depth | 19.4 inches |
| Height | 21.7 inches |
| Weight | 64.8 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 300 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 3 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 19200 x 19200 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 1200 by 1200 |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | HP PCL 6, HP PCL5c emulation |
| Postcript Type | Standard |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Superior |
| Print quality: Color photo | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| Copy quality | Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 17 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Fair |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 27.91 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 30.72 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 3.4 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 3.2 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Superior |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Fair |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 25.86 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 17.89 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 45.97 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 2 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 13.47 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 12.71 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 17.83 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 20.5 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 2.83 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 2.08 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 16.32 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 12.55 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 19.58 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Fair |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 18.8 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 4.1 |
