Which HP Printer Should I Buy?

My husband has been looking at various printers. He is interested in purchasing a printer that has all-in-one features (scanner, printer, fax) and he specifically wants it to be HP brand. I want to buy it for him as a surprise but can't figure out which model is best?





This is a printer that will be used at home and we like to print photo's sometimes too (but don't specifically want a photo printer). We won't be printing photo's very often but we want an affordable one that will at least print clear enough on photo paper if we need to from time to time. It has to be below $100. And also what does dpi mean? I saw some that are 600 (the really cheap ones) others were 1200 etc. I kind of thought that HP model # F380 looked like a good deal for about $80 but wanted some opinions before I buy it. Thanks so much!Which HP Printer Should I Buy?
DPI is dots per inch. The more dots, the sharper the photo. The one thing that I would check is that on certain HP MFD';S (Multi-Function Devices) nothing will work if either the color or black ink levels are below 20%. They might have changed this, but I used to work with them last year and that was one of the biggest complaints because the ink cartridges are not cheap. If the color was low, you could not print, scan, fax or anything, even if you never used color printing. So check it out firstWhich HP Printer Should I Buy?
officejet 7410
NONE. Buy a Canon.
HP multifunctions are a tricky lot. I would not recommend an HP inkjet all in one, it may be cheap to buy the machine but the ink cartridges are outrageously priced. Cost per page is way higher with an inkjet than with laser. HP laser multifunctions are not that popular, although all HP lasers are made by Canon, HP multifunction lasers have more design input from HP, and they are not terribly good at it.


One really good laser multifuncition that I have seen (and bought myself) is the Samsung SCX-4521FG. Not bad, good price, all the features, although it does have a few seconds of wait time compared to HP's and are a bit noisier.


But if you must buy a colour multifunction, for less than $100, quality wise they are not that much different. What you have to look at is the price of the ink. With canon, brother and epson, you can buy good cheap compatible ink. With HP, lexmark and dell you cannot. The difference is where the print head is located, if it is in the cartridge, like HP, Lexmark and Dell and others, the ink is gonna cost you a fortune, believe me you will regret it. If the print head is in the machine then all you have to buy is the ink. ie Canon, Brother, Epson.
Hp c3180 all in one printer.

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