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HP Deskjet 5440

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Pros
Inexpensive
Prints high-quality text and graphics
Cons
Grainy glossy photo prints

$149.99
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Performance: Good: 77
Features: Good: 76
Design: Good: 71

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

Performance
5 x 7 Photo (secs)	43.88
Color Output Quality	Very Good
Color Photo (secs)	30.65
Color Photo Quality	Fair
Color Photo, Best Quality Settings	43.88
Color Photo, Normal Settings	30.65
Grayscale Output Quality	Good
Line Art Output Quality	Very Good
One-Page Grayscale Graphic	31.84
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs)	31.84
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default)	Very Good
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best)	Fair
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)	Very Good
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default)	Very Good
Ten-Page Word Document	116.58
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	116.58
Tested Color Graphics Speed (formerly pf-PCWColorSpeed)	1.6
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	1.6
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	1.4
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed)	1.4
Tested Text Speed (formerly pf-PCWBWSpeed)	5.1
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	5.1
Text Output Quality	Very Good
Three-Page PowerPoint Document	127.05
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs)	127.05
Three-Page Word Document	67.8
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	67.8
Two-Page Excel Document	67.94
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	67.94

Text Printing
Text output quality	Very Good

Performance
Print quality: text/color graphics	Very Good/Very Good
Print quality for photos: Optional photo inks used when offered	Fair
Speed	Very Good
Rated speeds	22 ppm, monochrome; 21 ppm color
Tested speeds	5.1 ppm text; 1.6 ppm graphics
Ease of use	Fair
Features	Fair
Maximum resolution	4800-by1200-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, PictBridge ports
Size (width/depth/height) and weight	18.1 by 8.7 by 6.7 inches; 7.6 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 5440

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: algea1

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Easy setup, fast printing

Weaknesses: High cost for cartridges

Overall Evaluation: This is a pretty decent low-end photo printer: the price is acceptable, it is easy to set up, and it prints pretty fast with good quality. However, the ink cartridges are pretty small and quite expensive. To me, the printer is good for some casual photo printing (means it is not for printing photos regularly).
Reviewed by: MichaelCycle

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: StylishFaster than our previous HP printer

Weaknesses: Still not as fast as a laser printer

Overall Evaluation: We bought this along with our new laptop because we found a rebate deal through HP, and after rebate it only cost us $20. For that price, how could we complain about anything?! Even so, it's much faster and sleeker-looking than our previous HP inkjet (DeskJet 930C). We haven't tried printing directly from our camera yet, or installed the special photo ink cartridge. So far, though, even the standard photo printing looks at least as good as what we got off the old printer so we look forward to trying the photo cartridge as well.