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HP Envy 4520 Multifunction Printer
HP Envy 4520
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HP OfficeJet 3830 Multifunction Printer
HP OfficeJet 3830
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HP OfficeJet 3833 Multifunction Printer
HP OfficeJet 3833
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3.1 out of 5
3 user ratings
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0 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
66 %
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5
4.0 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
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When it comes to running a home office, an all-in-one printer is a key ingredient. These handy little devices help you take care of all your office needs, including printing, scanning, copying, and in some cases faxing. The problem with these printers is the price. If you don’t look around, you could easily spend hundreds of dollars on a fairly basic unit. Alternately, you can go for the economical option. But many users find that the cheap or inexpensive printers suck ink like it’s going out of style, or provide a disappointing experience. But HP is a well-established printer manufacturer,Read more
The low-price, entry-level HP OfficeJet 3830 prints well and at reasonable running costs—when you sign up for HP's Instant Ink subscription program—but you give up some features and functionality for the savings.Read more
People have been talking about paperless offices for decades, but in reality we all need to commit things to paper from time to time and that means owning a printer.There is of course a massive choiceRead more
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User rating
73
3.7 out of 5
73 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
4 %
58
3.8 out of 5
58 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
3 %
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4.1 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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General

Copieryesyesyes
Scanneryesyesyes
Faxnoyesyes
Noise level51.0 dB48.0 dB48.0 dB
Supports duplexyesyes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.04 in8.83 in8.54 in
Width17.52 in17.72 in17.72 in
Depth14.45 in14.33 in14.33 in
Weight11.93 lb12.37 lb12.37 lb

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Document feedernoyesyes
Document feeder capacity
N/A
35.0 pages35.0 pages
Auto document feeder (ADF)
N/A
N/A
yes
Double automatic document feeder
N/A
N/A
yes
Market positioning
N/A
N/A
Home & Office
Control type
N/A
N/A
Touch
Card reader integrated
N/A
N/A
no

Technical details

Color technologyInkjetInkjetInkjet
Built-in hard driveno
N/A
N/A
Max color resolution4800 x 1200 dpi4800 x 1200 dpi
N/A
Max B/W resolution1200 x 1200 dpi1200 x 1200 dpi
N/A
Number of inks4
N/A
N/A
Memory capacity64.0 mB512.0 mB512.0 mB
Separate cartridges/cartridges (toner)no
N/A
N/A
Processor speed360.0 MHz
N/A
180.0 MHz
Internal memory
N/A
N/A
512.0 mB
Digital sender
N/A
N/A
yes
Windows operating systems supported
N/A
N/A
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supported
N/A
N/A
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
N/A
N/A
20 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T)
N/A
N/A
5 - 40

Display

Displayyesyesyes
Display typeMonochromeColour
N/A
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Size
N/A
N/A
2.2 in

Printer

Colour printeryesyesno
Automatic duplexingyes
N/A
N/A
Color print speed16.0 ppm6.0 ppm
N/A
B/W print speed20.0 ppm8.0 ppm20.0 ppm
Colour
N/A
N/A
4-ink
Printing technology
N/A
N/A
Thermal inkjet
Maximum resolution600 x 300 dpi
N/A
600 x 300 dpi
Duplex printing
N/A
N/A
no
Time to first page (colour, normal)
N/A
N/A
17.0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
N/A
N/A
14.0 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
N/A
N/A
6.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
N/A
N/A
8.5 ppm
Printing colours
N/A
N/A
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
AirPrint enabled
N/A
N/A
yes

Scanner

Maximum optical resolution1200 x 2400 px1200 x 1200 px
N/A
Maximum scanner document sizeA4
N/A
N/A
Scanner color depth24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit
Scan to folderyes
N/A
N/A
E-mail scanneryes
N/A
N/A
Writes to CD / DVDno
N/A
N/A
Scanning
N/A
N/A
Colour scanning
Scanner type
N/A
N/A
Flatbed & ADF
Scan technology
N/A
N/A
CIS
Scan element
N/A
N/A
CIS
Duplex scanning
N/A
N/A
no
Optical scanning resolution
N/A
N/A
1200 x 1200 dpi
Maximum scan area
N/A
N/A
  • 216
  • 297
Image formats supported
N/A
N/A
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Grayscale levels
N/A
N/A
256
Grayscale depth
N/A
N/A
8.0 bit
Colour depth
N/A
N/A
24.0 bit

Copier

Maximum resolution600 x 300 dpi
N/A
600 x 300 dpi
Maximum copying speed7.0 pages/min7.0 pages/min7.0 pages/min
Copying
N/A
N/A
Colour copying
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)
N/A
N/A
3.5 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)
N/A
N/A
7.0 cpm
Copier resize
N/A
N/A
25 - 400
Maximum number of copies
N/A
N/A
50

Paper handling

Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Photo
  • Letter
  • B5
  • A4
  • A6
  • Photo
  • B5
  • A4
  • A6
  • Letter
  • B5
Feeder capacity256025
Tray capacity100.0 sheets60.0 sheets60.0 sheets
Number of trays111
Paper tray media types
N/A
N/A
  • Envelopes
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
N/A
N/A
B5
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
N/A
N/A
  • A4
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
N/A
N/A
A4
Envelopes sizes
N/A
N/A
International DL
Output trays capacity
N/A
N/A
25.0 sheets
Standard media capacity
N/A
N/A
60.0 sheets
Total media capacity
N/A
N/A
60.0 sheets
Supported media type
N/A
N/A
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Cards
  • Labels
  • Photo paper
Original type
N/A
N/A
Sheets

Connectivity

Interfaces
  • Bluetooth
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless network
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless network
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
Memory card supportno
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • PCL 3
  • PCL 3GUI
  • AirPrint
  • PCL 3
  • PCL 3GUI
  • PCL 3
  • AirPrint
USB port
N/A
N/A
yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity
N/A
N/A
1
Mobile printing technologies
N/A
N/A
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
Direct printing
N/A
N/A
yes
Ethernet
N/A
N/A
no
Wi-Fi
N/A
N/A
yes
Operating system
N/A
N/A
  • MS Windows 7
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.8
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.10
  • Windows 10

Power

Power consumption (standby)0.55 W2.83 W2.83 W
AC input voltage
N/A
N/A
100.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)
N/A
N/A
1.17 W
Power consumption (average operating)
N/A
N/A
10.0 W

Certifications

EnergyStaryesyesyes

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