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HP Officejet J4680

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

$89.99 - $147.57
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Performance: Fair: 68
Features: Fair: 61
Design: Very Good: 82

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

Performance
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	32.44
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	25.22
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	28.28
Color Output Quality	Superior
Color Photo Quality	Superior
Copy Output Quality	Good
Copy Quality	Good
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	24.99
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	0.97
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	38.72
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a
Grayscale Output Quality	Good
Line Art Output Quality	Good
One-Page Copy	23.94
One-Page Copy (secs)	23.94
One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution	Superior
One-Page Webpage (secs)	31.36
One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	Good
Overall Scan Quality	Very Good
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	27.21
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	27.14
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	27.69
Sports Action Shot (secs)	154.35
Ten-Page Word Document	111.7
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	111.7
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	2.1
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	0.4
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	2.1
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	1.8
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	7
Text Output Quality	Superior
Three-Page Word Document	59.33
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	59.33
Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	24.99
Total Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	0.97
Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	38.72
Two-Page Excel Document	59.34
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	59.34

Scanning
Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi	27.21
Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi	27.14
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	27.69
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	27.69

Text Printing
Text output quality	Superior

What You Should Know about the Officejet J4680

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: cgambone1710

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Printer does everything it's supposed to do easily. Easy install, quiet, compact. Good quality. But...

Weaknesses: It stops working when it wants to. Out of the box it was great, for a few weeks. I had no luck troubleshooting and a geek spent 3 hours getting it going, for a few weeks. Costco will take it back!

Overall Evaluation: Great idea, if it worked. School papers needed to be printed, work papers needed to be printed. By the way, it guzzles ink. This is used for family use and we've replaced cartridges half a dozen times. I plan to return it, and now I'm hesitant to get another wireless.