Great value printer - update 151200 (HP Deskjet 840c)

Member Name: Morgenhund

Product:	HP Deskjet 840c
Date:	14/09/00 (86 review reads)
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Advantages: Quiet, cheap, easy to install,

Disadvantages: Contrast on colour photos can be a bit dicey

I have been using this printer for four months now, and have not good a bad word to say against it. It has been exceedingly reliable and there have not been any of the driver problems that I have had with previous HP printers. Using it as a USB printer, I have found it very good that the printer will power itself up if you ask it to print whilst it is off, although you have to remember to turn it off afterwards. Having put pages for a website through in colour, it presented very useable results, which allowed me to present a website that I was working on very clearly. One tip for people, if you print out websites a lot, check that your printer is set not to print background images, unless you implicitly need it too, otherwise the pages will take a lot longer to print out and you'll get through cartridges at an alarming rate.

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This printer retails at around the GBP100 mark, and for the price is excellent value for money. Whilst sticklers might find the contrast on colour photos not top rate, for everyday use, at this price you can complain. The installation is incredibly easy, with step by step instructions if you need them. Being a dual interface (Parallel/USB) it offers a great deal of flexibility and the envelope feeder is a marked improvement from the older deskjet models. It is practically silent and pretty quick, benefitting from a buffer. The results are excellent for its price, with good colour resolution, and the results even on unbranded photocopying paper (80gsm) are more than acceptable. The paperfeed has been improved and the paper tray is not as obtrusive as before. An excellent printer.

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