Best Ink Jet Printer MARCH 2018: HP OfficeJet Pro 8740 All-in-One Printer
Clearly designed for office use, the HP OfficeJet Pro 8740 All-in-One Printer is one of the more elite inkjet multifunction printers (MFPs)available. It offers a level of speed, paper handling, and features that are more often found in color laser MFPs than in inkjets. And much like most color laser MFPs, it’s big enough that you won’t want it sitting on your desk. Assuming you can find room for it, however, it’s an excellent choice for a micro office or a small office or workgroup.
- PROS :Excellent paper capacity. Touch-screen controls. Prints, scans, copies, and faxes. Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, and NFC. Prints from and scans to USB key. Prints through the cloud and from mobile devices.
- CONS : Text can smudge if it gets wet.
- BOTTOM LINE : The HP OfficeJet Pro 8740 All-in-One Printer competes more directly with color laser multifunction printers than with typical inkjets, delivering speed and paper capacity that works well for moderate-duty use in a small office.
The Basics and More
Basic MFP features for the 8740 include the ability to print and fax from, as well as scan to, a PC; work as a standalone copier and fax machine; and both print from and scan to a USB memory key. The 4.3-inch color touch screen offers an easy-to-use set of menus for giving commands and even the option to customize it somewhat.
Basic MFP features for the 8740 include the ability to print and fax from, as well as scan to, a PC; work as a standalone copier and fax machine; and both print from and scan to a USB memory key. The 4.3-inch color touch screen offers an easy-to-use set of menus for giving commands and even the option to customize it somewhat.
If you connect the printer to a network, using either Ethernet or Wi-Fi, you can print to it through the cloud or connect to it through an access point on the network to print from or scan to iOS and Android phones and tablets. You can also use the front-panel touch screen to take advantage of HP Print Apps to print from various cloud sites.
If you choose to connect to a single PC via USB cable instead, you won’t be able to print through the cloud or use the Print Apps. However, the printer’s Wi-Fi Direct will still let you connect directly from mobile devices to print and scan. If your phone or tablet offers NFC, you can also establish the Wi-Fi Direct connection simply by tapping the device to the NFC logo on the MFP’s control panel.
For scanning, the 8740 offers better paper handling than most small-office MFPs, with a legal-size, rather than letter-size, flatbed, along with a 50-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF) for up to legal-size paper. Even better, the 8740 offers true duplex scanning, rather than limiting you to simplex scanning, or even a duplexing ADF, which takes the slower approach of scanning one side, turning the page over, and scanning the second side. Like most MFPs that can both scan and print in duplex, the 8740 lets you copy both simplex and duplex originals to your choice of simplex or duplex copies.
SPEC DATA:
HP OfficeJet Pro 8740 All-in-One Printer
| Printer Category: Ink Jet |
| Type: All-In-One |
| Color or Monochrome: 1-pass color |
| Ink Jet Type: Standard All-Purpose |
| Connection Type: USB, Ethernet, Wireless |
| Maximum Standard Paper Size: Legal |
| Number of Cartridges: 4 |
| Number of Ink Colors: 4 |
| Direct Printing from Cameras: No |
| LCD Preview Screen: No |
| Scanner Type: Flatbed with ADF (Standard or Optional) |
| Scanner Optical Resolution: 1200 pixels per inch |
| Maximum Scan Area: Legal |
| Standalone Copier and Fax: Copier, Fax |
| Duty Cycle: 30,000 pages per month |
| Input Capacity (printer input only): 250 + 250 sheets |
| Print Duplexing: Automatic |
| Duplexing Scans: Duplexing Scanner (reads both sides at once) |
| Cost Per Page (Mono): 1.7 cents |
| Cost Per Page (Color): 7.7 cents |
| Water/smudge proof or resistant: Yes |
| Tech Support: Phone (during warranty period), Web, Email. One-year warranty. |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Adobe Acrobat 8 – 4 pages, text and photos (landscape): 0:35 (min:sec) |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Microsoft Excel 2003 – 1 page, table A (with grid): 0:16 (min:sec) |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Microsoft Excel 2003 – 1 page, graph: 0:15 (min:sec) |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Microsoft Excel 2003 – 3 pages, charts and graphs: 0:34 (min:sec) |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 – 4 full-page slides: 0:31 (min:sec) |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Microsoft Word 2003 – 2 pages, text: 0:11 (min:sec) |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Total output time : 2:22 (min:sec) |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Effective PPM (pages per minute): 6.3 (min:sec) |
| Photos – HIGH -QUALITY SETTINGS – Adobe Photoshop 7 – Average output time per print: 4″ x 6″ prints : 0:51 (min:sec) |
BENCHMARK
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Microsoft Excel 2003 – 1 page, graph | 0:15 |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Adobe Acrobat 8 – 4 pages, text and photos (landscape) | 0:35 |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 – 4 full-page slides | 0:31 |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Effective PPM (pages per minute) | 6.3 |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Microsoft Excel 2003 – 1 page, table A (with grid) | 0:16 |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Microsoft Word 2003 – 2 pages, text | 0:11 |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Microsoft Excel 2003 – 3 pages, charts and graphs | 0:34 |
| Business Applications – DEFAULT SETTINGS – Total output time | 2:22 |
| Photos – HIGH -QUALITY SETTINGS – Adobe Photoshop 7 – Average output time per print: 4″ x 6″ prints | 0:51 |
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