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HP Officejet J6480 All-in-One

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Pros
Inexpensive; integrated Wi-Fi
Automatic duplexer
Cons
Mediocre speed; confusing control panel
Confusing control panel

$140.00 - $229.99
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Performance: Good: 75
Features: Good: 77
Design: Very Good: 81

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

Performance
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	25.72
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	21.55
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	21.89
Color Output Quality	Very Good
Color Photo Quality	Superior
Copy Output Quality	Very Good
Copy Quality	Very Good
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	16.09
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	1.05
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	1.71
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a
Grayscale Output Quality	Very Good
Line Art Output Quality	Very Good
One-Page Copy	24.38
One-Page Copy (secs)	24.38
One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution	Good
One-Page Webpage (secs)	27.56
One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	Fair
Overall Scan Quality	Good
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	27.59
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	27.62
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	28.26
Sports Action Shot (secs)	61.69
Ten-Page Word Document	106.51
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	106.51
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	2.4
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	1
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	2.7
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	2.3
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	7.3
Text Output Quality	Very Good
Three-Page Word Document	46.66
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	46.66
Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	16.09
Total Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	1.05
Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	1.71
Two-Page Excel Document	52.08
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	52.08

Scanning
Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi	27.59
Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi	27.62
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	28.26
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	28.26

Text Printing
Text output quality	Very Good

What You Should Know about the Officejet J6480 All-in-One

Duplex Printing a Must for Busy Offices

A printer with duplex capability contains an internal mechanism for turning the paper over to print on the other side. (This is not to be confused with the manual duplexing that some printers offer, where driver software walks you through the process of turning over the paper yourself.) Any high-volume office should seriously consider this feature. The duplexing process slows down your print job a bit, but it also immediately cuts your paper use in half -- good for your budget, good for the environment.

Reviewed by: ron1333

Duration of ownership: 6 Months

Strengths: Prints clearly.

Weaknesses: Bloated software came with totally annoying popups. the J6480's software conflicted with that of another HP device on the workgroup network. An HP technician couldn't make it work except by downgrading the installation on one of the computers. The software caused my XP system to have problems booting up.

Overall Evaluation: Of the several multifunction machines I've used, this one have given me to most problems and has cost me more than the cost of the machine in technical support and dozens of hours of wasted time.
Reviewed by: harrisbc

Duration of ownership: 5 Months

Strengths: wireless at low cost duplex ADF

Weaknesses: Hardware and software issues service high ink usage and costly

Overall Evaluation: Had issues with the print quality from the first day and after hours on the phone it was returned for service. Returned in the same condition and with the same problem. This time a broken spring beneath the printhead reveled the problem and it had to be returned a second time. Still had problems and call center could not solve. After hours and hours on the phone and no satisfaction I gave up and replace the unit with another manufacturers product which works!