Reviews HP Deskjet 840c - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal - 600 dpi x 600 dpi - up to 8 ppm (mono) / up to 5 ppm (color) - capacity: 100 sheets - Parallel, USB

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HP Deskjet 840c - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal - 600 dpi x 600 dpi - up to 8 ppm (mono) / up to 5 ppm (color) - capacity: 100 sheets - Parallel, USB Product Description:



  • Provides built-in photo-quality printing and the fastest print speeds offered by HP
  • The DeskJet 840C printer is a complete printing solution that enables users to print everything from photos to creative family projects
  • Features brilliant, built-in photo-quality printing with HP's award-winning color layering technology from HP PhotoREt II

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
5OLD IS GOLD. after FIVE years,still going strong...
By W. Douh
amazing printer for the price:excellent ink economy and photo quality. VERY durable too,never had to repair it not even once in 5 the years i have had it. works perfectly under windows vista,no problems of any kind either. GREAT buy!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
4Excellent Printing
By Acute Observer
HP Deskjet 840C PrinterThis inkjet printer is designed for the home or small office. It attaches to a computer via the classic parallel cable or to a USB port. You should connect the USB cable from the printer to the computer before you apply power to the printer. It can be used with Windows 3.1, 95 via parallel port, or 98, Me, and XP via USB. The black inkjet cartridge is the #15, the tricolor inkjet cartridge is the #17. The #17 tricolor cartridges is often harder to find. This printer works well for the average user. When installing the printer you may have to create a USB Virtual printer port if another printer was previously defined (not for printers connected to a parallel port).HP seems to have a policy of "planned obsolescence" in manufacturing new printers that use new inkjet cartridges. Over time it becomes harder to quickly purchase replacement cartridges. If you bought a used printer you can refer to another HP printer manual for general advice. HP advises against refilling a cartridge but you may find doing this useful.The HP840C User's Guide has a Table of Contents that covers the topics in its 74 pages. Be sure to read the warnings in the manual about proper care of inkjet cartridges. Leaving them unused for many months may shorten their useful life. New cartridges have a plastic tape over the nozzles to prevent oxidation of the ink. One user had a problem with the separate power supply. It is probably not good practice to keep the printer powered on when not in use. Like other HP printers the paper path takes a U-turn in printing so the printer uses less desk space. Be sure the bottom tray is pushed against the printer body, a loose fit can cause printing problems. [I bought this at a local yard sale w/o power supply, truly a bargain.]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
5Amazing durability
By S. Jordan
So we have had our printer for over 13 years. I have thought about getting a new one over the years to upgrade but I have not yet. It has just been so very, very reliable. We re-use paper and use recycled inkjet cartridges. So we have not treated it lightly. And it keeps on working great. It prints really quickly using the "Draft" print mode which I typically do since 90% of print jobs I do are not for presentation. However, when you need presentation quality and photos this printer also does them very well. Thank you Hewlett Packard for making such a great product.

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