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HP LaserJet 3380 All-In-One Printer
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- Core Components
- Media Handling
- Network
- Connectivity
- Platform Support
- Dimensions
- General Features
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- Resolutions
- Scanning
- Faxing
Media Handling
| Manual Feed Slot | Yes |
| Maximum Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum paper size, height | 14.0 inches |
| Maximum Sheets With All Paper Trays | 250 |
| Output Tray Capacity | 125 |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum paper size, width | 8.5 inches |
| Standard input sheet capacity | 250 |
| Duplex printing | Yes |
Platform Support
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General Features
| Printer Emulation Type | PCL |
| Media slots | |
| PictBridge compatible | No |
| Printer languages supported | PCL 6 |
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Pros
Produces good-looking text
Has a legal-size scan area
Cons
Slow and scanning and copying
Bottom Line
Color scans looked very attractive, though scanning speeds were slow; has a legal-size scan area.
HP LaserJet 3380
LaserJet 3380 All-In-One Printer Review, by Lisa Cekan August 27, 2004
The $699 HP LaserJet 3380 is a large, full-featured multifunction printer with an automatic document feeder. Scan, copy, and fax buttons sit on the console, along with speed-dial and number pads.
As a printer, the LaserJet 3380 is fairly quick. It churned out text at 16.4 ppm and grayscale graphics at 3.1 ppm--both rates faster than our test group's average. Its straight, clean text matched most of the other lasers' output in excellence, and it handled narrow parallel lines well in our line art test. Grayscale graphics weren't as impressive, however, looking dark and overly contrasted with a grainy texture. Copy speeds were somewhat slow at 4.7 ppm, and copies appeared dark enough to obscure much detail.
The LaserJet 3380 earned a Very Good score for its color scan quality, but it was slow in our tests. It took 40 seconds to scan a 4-by-5-inch photograph at 100 dpi, slower than most other MFPs we tested--even the inkjet models. However, the scanner driver has some handy controls for adjusting scans, allowing you to resize, lighten and darken, sharpen, adjust color, invert colors, and create a mirror image. You can save scans to a folder or send to an e-mail address.
The unit has a full-featured fax, with features such as broadcasting, polling, setting up billing codes, and printing activity logs. It comes with a separate and extensive manual dedicated just to faxing.
You can't add any paper trays on top of the standard 250-sheet input tray (an option even the $399 Dell 1600n offers), but you can upgrade the memory from the standard 32MB to 96MB. Also, of all the laser MFPs we tested, only the LaserJet 3380 excludes an ethernet port; you have to buy HP's optional JetDirect 175X external print server, which costs $160. We tested the LaserJet 3380 over our network using this accessory.
Upshot: The HP LaserJet 3380 makes high-quality scans and offers a lot of features, though it was slow at scanning, copying, and printing graphics.
Lisa Cekan
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PCWorld Lab Results
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Performance Comparison with Similar Printers
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Performance
| Color Photo (secs) | 17.75 |
| Color Photo, Normal Settings | 17.75 |
| Copy Output Quality | Very good |
| Copy Quality | Very good |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 1.37 |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Fair |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Copy | 12.67 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 12.67 |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic | 19.16 |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) | 19.16 |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Fair |
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Good |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Superior |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 104.08 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-pv2x2maxmax-Average) | 104.8 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 39.04 |
| Preview Scan, Line Art, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-pvLAmax1-Average) | 51.29 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 24.3 |
| Ten-Page Word Document | 36.67 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 36.67 |
| Tested Color Graphics Speed (formerly pf-PCWColorSpeed) | 3.1 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 3.1 |
| Tested Text Speed (formerly pf-PCWBWSpeed) | 16.4 |
| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 16.4 |
| Text Output Quality | Superior |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document | 83.37 |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) | 83.37 |
| Three-Page Word Document | 16.91 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 16.91 |
| Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-2x2maxmax-Average) | 3.26 |
| Total Scan Time, Line Art, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-LAmax1-Average) | 2.07 |
| Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 1.37 |
| Two-Page Excel Document | 14.48 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 14.48 |
Scanning
| Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi | 104.08 |
| Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi | 39.04 |
| Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi | 24.3 |
| Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi | 24.3 |
Text Printing
| Text output quality | Superior |
User Reviews
Average User Reviews for HP LaserJet 3380 All-In-One Printer
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Reviewed by: hp3380suxroyalvista
Duration of ownership: 2 Years
Strengths: Awesome printer until I upgraded to Vista.
Weaknesses: As noted above no fax/scanner support for Vista-it becomes a printer only. BUY A DIFFERENT BRAND NAME-I AM FROM NOW ON!
Overall: For everyone who got hosed over, send a message to CEO Mark Hurd: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/execteam/email/hurd/index.html
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Reviewed by: Kerjner
Duration of ownership: 3 Years
Strengths: The 3380 is an outstanding multi function center for small business. I have used the unit for 3 years on an XP network and it's been fantastic. It far exceeded my expectations. I printed a report page a few months ago and I had printed over 100,000 pages... scanned over 20,000 pages. I completely rely on this unit. I bought a second 3380 about 5 months ago knowing I was hooking it up to a new laptop with Vista. I URGE ANYONE BUYING THIS MACHINE SINCE THE RELEASE OF VISTA TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE "VISTA ULTIMATE". With Vista Ultimate you really don't have to give up any functionality using the built in "scan fax software" in Vista Ultimate. In all honesty I have found the built in Microsoft scan/fax software more stable, quicker than the HP Solution provided in XP.
Weaknesses: Really no weakness except HP's lack of commitment to upgrading software for Vista. It baffles me since there are so many of these machines out there and HP has developped quite a loyal following with this machine. In my mind it's only good business to provide and updated version of their multi function software for Vista.
Overall: A fantastic machine that I whole heartedly recommend even on a Vista machine. If you have Vista Ultimate you will be pleasantly delighted with this machine well in to the future.
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Reviewed by: LoisK
Duration of ownership: 2 Years
Strengths: If you use the machine with XP it is great! It does it all, PC Fax, scanning to PDF, copies and printing!
Weaknesses: HP is not supporting the scanning and PC portion with Vista. If you have Vista, DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE until HP gets of their behind and gives us new drivers.
Overall: Be careful as I am not sure HP will support the HP 3380 in the near future. Too bad! It used to be a great machine, but Vista makes it a printer only!
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Reviewed by: LLoydofAkron
Duration of ownership: 2 Years
Strengths: Great all around machine, the toolbox is a little quirky with XP.
Weaknesses: Only the printer portion works with Vista. H/P says it is fully support on their website but scanner and pc fax are NOT SUPPORTED IN VISTA
Overall: I have owned many other brands and have returned all of them before buying my 2nd machine for my office. H/P says it will be mid summer before they have a driver for Vista or a work around. Don't buy this unless you run XP or they have a suitable driver out.
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Reviewed by: charles2027
Strengths: Has everything in a compact printer
Weaknesses: none
Overall: I love that it scans 50 pages at once and that it prints very fast.Also it's a great fax machine because all prints come out clear and legible.
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Reviewed by: jing9898
Strengths: easy of use
Weaknesses: maybe the price and the scanner
Overall: overall, the quality of the product is good. however, if the scanner can have a higher resolution it will be better. it is a good printer and the fax function is wonderful.
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Reviewed by: hoseb
Strengths: Quick printing. Quiet scanning function.
Weaknesses: Software is web-based. Software has negatives.
Overall: Access of address book can take 10 seconds or more. Previous HP address book not importable. Leaves box on screen while faxing that does not go away. Limited address book. They could not have beta tested with people using the equipment as part of their livelihood. Tech support had no solutions or work arounds for these issues. At times I wish I had stuck with my HP K60 and 6300 scanner.
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