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HP Business Inkjet 2300

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Pros
Low ink costs
Impressive print speeds
Cons
Print quality didn't impress

$484.00
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Performance: Good: 74
Features: Superior: 99
Design: Very Good: 87

Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Performance
5 x 7 Photo (secs)	287.55
Color Output Quality	Good
Color Photo (secs)	34.57
Color Photo Quality	Good
Color Photo, Best Quality Settings	287.55
Color Photo, Normal Settings	34.57
Grayscale Output Quality	Good
Line Art Output Quality	Good
One-Page Grayscale Graphic	18.62
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs)	18.62
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default)	Good
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best)	Good
Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best)	Good
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default)	Good
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default)	Very Good
Ten-Page Word Document	111.6
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	111.6
Tested Color Graphics Speed (formerly pf-PCWColorSpeed)	2.2
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	2.2
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	0.2
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed)	0.2
Tested Text Speed (formerly pf-PCWBWSpeed)	5.4
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	5.4
Text Output Quality	Very Good
Three-Page PowerPoint Document	86.45
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs)	86.45
Three-Page Word Document	35.98
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	35.98
Two-Page Excel Document	42.4
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	42.4

Text Printing
Text output quality	Very Good

Performance
Print quality: text/color graphics	Very good/Good
Print quality for photos: Optional photo inks used when offered	Good
Cost per black page	2.1 cents
Cost per three-color (CMY) page	5.6 cents
Page yield with one set of ink cartridges: For snapshot printers, this is the number of sheets in per package	1780
Total number of inks	Four
Ink cartridge configuration	Individual tanks for each
Rated speeds (draft)	26 ppm monochrome; 22 ppm color
Tested speeds	5.4 ppm text; 2.2 ppm graphics
Time to print photo (min:sec): Photo printed at 5 by 7 inches, at best-quality settings, on photo paper. For snapshot printers, photo printed at 4 by 6 inches.	4:48
Maximum resolution	4800 by 1200 dpi
Maximum paper size	Legal
Input capacity	400 sheets input, two trays
Ports	USB 2.0, parallel, and ethernet
Size (width/depth/height) and weight	22.0 by 16.0 by 11.0 inches; 30.0 pounds
Other features	n/a
Warranty	One year
Support policies	24-hour daily toll-free tech support

What You Should Know about the Business Inkjet 2300

Installed Memory is Ideal for Five or Fewer Users

This printer's installed memory is sufficient for small offices or workgroups that print typical business documents, such as memos, spreadsheets, or simple Web pages. If you have more than six people using the printer or the printer handles heavy traffic, you will want more memory than this printer provides.

Reviewed by: dstocke

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Overall design and quality

Weaknesses: ink cartridges

Overall Evaluation: 1 month ago I would have given this printer a 10 now a 4 due to HP wisdom of not trusting anyone. All 4 of my printers ink cartridges stopped working due to a expiration chip that timed out, this cost me the price of a new printer. I'm very upset at the lack of trust HP has towards it consumers and I would advise staying away from this product. So do your self a favor and run a search on the web about the chips found in the ink cartridges and the pitfalls that others have ran across if I would have read about them prior to buying the printer from HP I would have gone with another brand.
Reviewed by: mettlehed2

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: none

Weaknesses: everything. paper feed issues, the gears grind, the carriage actually hits the eject arms and gets bound up.

Overall Evaluation: this thing has been nothing but headaches. the poor girls I have using it call me 3 times a day with problems. the ejector arms have been broken off from the carriage hitting, paper feed jams constantly.. i don't recommend this thing at all. I have had nothing but problems with hp in the last 2 years - their printers were the only thing they had going in my book. Now they've lost me with them as well.