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HP Deskjet 5740 Inkjet Printer

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Pros
Good quality prints
Cons
Lacks media card slots

Performance: Good: 74
Features: Fair: 64
Design: Good: 77

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

Performance
5 x 7 Photo (secs)	186.66
Color Output Quality	Good
Color Photo (secs)	33.32
Color Photo Quality	Good
Color Photo, Best Quality Settings	186.66
Color Photo, Normal Settings	33.32
Grayscale Output Quality	Very Good
Line Art Output Quality	Superior
One-Page Grayscale Graphic	36.05
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs)	36.05
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)	Very Good
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default)	Superior
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default)	Good
Ten-Page Word Document	103.27
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	103.27
Tested Color Graphics Speed (formerly pf-PCWColorSpeed)	1.5
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	1.5
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	0.3
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed)	0.3
Tested Text Speed (formerly pf-PCWBWSpeed)	5.8
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	5.8
Text Output Quality	Good
Three-Page PowerPoint Document	129.3
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs)	129.3
Three-Page Word Document	70.05
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	70.05
Two-Page Excel Document	70.84
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	70.84

Text Printing
Text output quality	Good

Performance
Print quality: text/color graphics	Good/Good
Print quality for photos: Optional photo inks used when offered	Good
Speed	Good
Rated speeds	23 ppm, monochrome; 18 ppm color
Tested speeds	5.8 ppm text; 1.5 ppm graphics
Ease of use	Very Good
Features	Fair
Maximum resolution	4800-by-1200-dpi color; 1200-by-1200-dpi monochrome
Maximum paper size	8.5 by 24 inches
Standard input capacity	100 pages input, one tray
Interfaces	USB port
Size (width/depth/height) and weight	17.7 by 8.4 by 6.3 inches; 7.3 pounds
Other features	n/a
Support	Very Good
Warranty	One-year warranty
Support policies	24-hour daily toll-free support

What You Should Know about the Deskjet 5740 Inkjet Printer

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: wuweilian

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: This Printer has it all. The HP Deskjet 5740 is extremely fast and reliable. It senses the paper type automaticly and even tells you which ink cartrage is out. Great price for a great product Quiet, nicely built. Very beautiful and streamlined

Weaknesses: Power Brick, but other than that nothin really. No USB cable was included requires a B/A cable

Overall Evaluation: If you have cats that like to play on your computer desk make sure that you put the tray up after you're done with it as enough weight can break it off as it is on the front and has a front paper tray.
Reviewed by: sgi01

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Fast, print quality is good.

Weaknesses: Printer is fairly large. Supplies are expensive.

Overall Evaluation: This is a great general purpose light volume printer. The print quality, like most of the newer HP DeskJet printers is very good in both black and color. The printer is a little large for an inkjet, but it isn't unreasonable. The only problem is that the print cartriges (like most other ink printers) are quite expensive and don't last very long; but I believe they do contain about twice as much ink as the 92/93 series cartridges that some of the other newer HP printers use. I'd try to avoid any of the HP printers that use the 92/93 cartridges.