Wednesday, December 17, 2008

HP Color LaserJet 2840 All-in-One Printer/Copier/Scanner/Fax (Q3950A#ABA)

Look again! This isn't an inkjet. This is a laser printer that can also print in color. That's not all! Color copying, scanning, printing, black-and-white faxing, and direct digital photo printing. It comes with 2 standard paper trays for a maximum capacity of 375 sheets and can accept sizes from 4x6 to 8.45x14 inches. It will work with your Windows PC or your Macintosh computer. With the HP Color LaserJet 2840 All-in-One, you'll save space and increase productivity by having a single machine for all your office needs. Use this single machine to print high-quality photos and text, copy important documents, and scan your photos and other images. Speed dialing - up to 120 numbers max. Broadcasting up to 120 locations Auto redial Fax forwarding, fax auto-reduction, junk fax barrier & delayed sending Fax transmission - As low as 3 seconds per page Fax resolution, black (dots per inch) - 300 x 300 dpi (no halftone) Distinctive ring detection Copy resolutions - Up to 600 x 600 dpi (color & black) Copy settings - Contrast (lighter/darker), quality (copy quality), reduce/enlarge 25 to 400%, 2-up, 4-up, copy collation, number of copies, paper size Produce up to 99 copies max. 24-bit external CCD scanner Scan resolution - 1200 x 1200 dpi; 19200 x 19200 dpi Enhanced Maximum scan size - 8.5 x 11.7 in (from flatbed); 8.5 x 15 in (from ADF) 256 levels of grayscale monochrome scanning Built-in 10/100 wired Ethernet network connectivity with 1 RJ-45 port; 1 Hi-Speed USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications) port Compatible Operating Systems - Microsoft Windows 2000, XP (typical PC install); 98 SE, Me (scan and print drivers only); NT 4.0 (print driver only); Mac OS 9.2.2, 10.2.8, 10.3.x (full Mac install) Dimensions(XxDxH) - 19.6 x 37 x 29 Weight - 75.3 lbs.
Customer Review: It Works
I just got this printer today. I don't use a network so I don't know anything about some of the issues some people have stated. I plugged it into my MAC it recognized it and I printed my first document seconds later. No software needed. The copier works well. I have not tried the scanner. Don't print with this thing during a meeting it it loud! Works great for my needs. Would have given it a 5 if it was not so loud.
Customer Review: NEVER another HP Product!
During the honeymoon, My HP2840 all-in-one was wonderful. All the things it can do, and such high quality! So impressive! I only used the color laser periodically, and not heavily, doing all my B&W stuff on an old 6p workhorse, much quicker, and at a much lower price per copy. (Back when HP cared about the products they put out) Before long, my HP 2840 made one of those scary, grinding noises that so many others report, and *POOF* would only print on the right 1/4 of the page. (The rest of the page was blank.) WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, HP could not have been better. Once the fuser went bad, and *POOF* a free one appeared in my mailbox in a few days flat. On the latter incident, HP sent a tech to my home, he worked for THREE DAYS to get this puppy purring again, and the honeymoon went on again. A few months later, and the same exact incident happened, except this time, two weeks out of warranty. HP no longer knew that I was a customer, Phone help was $25., and they could/would not recommend a tech to fix it. For $900.00, I purchased a Foot and a half by foot and a half by two foot 135 lb. boat anchor, that no one can seem to fix, (Or they need half the new price of the printer to do it.) So... Let's review: for $900.00, my cost per copy is about $3.00. The printer no longer prints anything. My desk is occupied by a 135lbs foot and a half square worthless piece of junk, whose total capabilities, at this point is SENDING faxes (Can't receive - because it can't print.) Scanning, (things that you do not need to print, of course... Oh... and it does still Read my camera card. The most useless technology investment I have EVER met. - EVEN worse than my two HP laptops - One won't play CD's and the other has a high pitched whine when you connect out of the sound card. (I'm a disk Jockey - this is what I use the laptops for) I'm absolutely convinced that HP stands for HORRIBLE PRODUCT, and I have no use for HP whatsoever at this point!


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