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Pros
Inexpensive; impressive print quality
Wireless networking and ADF standard
Cons
Copies, scans, and prints photos slowly
Costly inks

$94.00 - $135.13
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Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $129.99 (4/2/2009)
Performance: Fair: 69
Features: Fair: 60
Design: Very Good: 82

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

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $129.99

Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $14.99

Standard-Capacity Color Cartridge - $24.99

Performance

Fair: 69

Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	7
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	59.33
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	111.7
Text Output Quality	Superior

Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	2.1
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	59.34
One-Page Webpage (secs)	31.36
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	25.22
Color Output Quality	Superior

Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	0.4
Sports Action Shot (secs)	154.35
Color Photo Quality	Superior

Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	2.1
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	28.28
Grayscale Output Quality	Good

Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a

Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	1.8
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	32.44
Line Art Output Quality	Good

Scan Tests (in seconds)
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	27.21
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	27.69
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	24.99
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	27.14
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	0.97
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	27.69
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	38.72
Overall Scan Quality	Very Good

Copy Tests
One-Page Copy (secs)	23.94
Copy Output Quality	Good

Features

Fair: 60

Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed	32
Maximum Amount of RAM	32

Dimensions
Dimensions	17.07 by 15.81 by 8.53
Weight (pounds)	13.03

Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min.	B&W PPM:28
Color Pages per Min.	Color PPM:22

Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi	600-by-600
Max. Color dpi	4800-by-1200

Language & Emulation
PCL Emulation	PCL 3 GUI

Interfaces
Parallel Port	No
Serial Port	No
USB 1.1	Yes
USB 2.0	Yes
Ethernet	No
PictBridge	No
Other Interfaces	802.11 b/g built-in

Drivers
Macintosh	Yes
Windows XP	Yes
Linux	No

Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts)	17
Standby Power Draw (watts)	3

Multifunction Printer Specs
Scan Area (inches)	8.5 by 11.7
Max. Scanning dpi	1200 by 2400
Maximum Enhanced Scan Resolution (dpi)	19200
Scanning Image Sensor Type	CIS
Scanner Type	Flatbed
Maximum Scan Color Depth	48
Fax Resolution (dpi)	300-by-300
Fax Memory (pages)	140
LCD Type	Mono

Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard	1
Number of Input Trays, Maximum	1
Tray Capacity, pages	100
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays	100
Manual Feed Slot	No
Maximum Paper Size	Legal
Output Tray Capacity	20
Auto Duplexer	No

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	8
Sunday Support Hours	8
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty
Cost per Page, Black	$0.12
Cost per Page, Color	$0.14

Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle	3000
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields	200
Color Ink/Toner Yields	360

Bundled Items
Included Hardware	Power supply and cord, Phone cord, USB cable, HP 901 tri-color cartridge (360 pages), HP 901 black cartridge (200 pages)
Included Software	CD with software, Fax getting started guide, Set-up poster, Wireless Getting Started Guide

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	More bad news for HP: below-average grades for out-of-box problems and significant problems with its printers. Readers aren’t thrilled with HP’s phone support either.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems	Worse than Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Worse than Average
Reports of problems that render a product unusable	Average
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use	Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support	Average
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Worse than Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Average
Overall quality of service	Average

Design

Very Good: 82

HP OfficeJet J4680 Inkjet Multifunction Printer Review

by Melissa Riofrio, PC World

- HP's OfficeJet J4680 is a $130 (as of August 4, 2008) multifunction color inkjet printer that gives small- and home-office users a reasonable helping of business features at a really low price. Unfortunately, it falls short in speed and long-term economy.

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