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HP Envy 5540 Multifunction Printer
HP Envy 5540
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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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3.4 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
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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
48
4.0 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
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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
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3 stars
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General

Copieryesyesyes
Scanneryesyesyes
Faxnoyesyes
Noise level49.0 dB48.0 dB48.0 dB
Supports duplexyesyes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.14 in8.83 in8.54 in
Width17.87 in17.72 in17.72 in
Depth16.14 in14.33 in14.33 in
Weight15.04 lb12.37 lb12.37 lb

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Document feedernoyesyes
Market positioningHome & Office
N/A
Home & Office
Control typeTouch
N/A
Touch
Card reader integratedno
N/A
no
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

Technical details

Color technologyInkjetInkjetInkjet
Built-in hard driveno
N/A
N/A
Internal memory128.0 mB
N/A
512.0 mB
Digital senderyes
N/A
yes
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 capacity128.0 mB512.0 mB512.0 mB
Separate cartridges/cartridges (toner)yes
N/A
N/A
Processor speed525.0 MHz
N/A
180.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 10 Education
  • Windows 10 Education x64
  • Windows 10 Enterprise
  • Windows 10 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Home x64
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Pro x64
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 2000 Professional
  • Windows 3.x
  • Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Windows 7 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 7 Home Basic
  • Windows 7 Home Basic x64
  • Windows 7 Home Premium
  • Windows 7 Home Premium x64
  • Windows 7 Professional
  • Windows 7 Professional x64
  • Windows 7 Starter
  • Windows 7 Starter x64
  • Windows 7 Ultimate
  • Windows 7 Ultimate x64
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8 Enterprise
  • Windows 8 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 8 Pro
  • Windows 8 Pro x64
  • Windows 8 x64
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 8.1 Pro
  • Windows 8.1 Pro x64
  • Windows 8.1 x64
N/A
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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)15 - 80
N/A
20 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T)
N/A
N/A
5 - 40

Display

Displayyesyesyes
Display technologyLCD
N/A
N/A
Display typeMonochromeColour
N/A
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Size2.2 in
N/A
2.2 in

Printer

Colour printeryesyesno
Colour4-ink
N/A
4-ink
Printing technologyThermal inkjet
N/A
Thermal inkjet
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi
N/A
600 x 300 dpi
Duplex printingyes
N/A
no
Automatic duplexingyes
N/A
N/A
Time to first page (colour, normal)22.0 s
N/A
17.0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)19.0 s
N/A
14.0 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)8.0 ppm
N/A
6.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)12.0 ppm
N/A
8.5 ppm
Color print speed8.0 ppm6.0 ppm
N/A
B/W print speed22.0 ppm8.0 ppm20.0 ppm
Printing colours
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
N/A
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
AirPrint enabledyes
N/A
yes

Scanner

ScanningColour scanning
N/A
Colour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbed
N/A
Flatbed & ADF
Scan technologyCIS
N/A
CIS
Scan elementCIS
N/A
CIS
Scan speed (black)15.0 ppm
N/A
N/A
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 1200 dpi
N/A
1200 x 1200 dpi
Maximum optical resolution1200 x 1200 px1200 x 1200 px
N/A
Maximum scan area8.5 in
N/A
  • 216
  • 297
Maximum scanner document sizeA4
N/A
N/A
Image formats supported
  • BMP
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
N/A
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Grayscale levels256
N/A
256
Grayscale depth8.0 bit
N/A
8.0 bit
Colour depth24.0 bit
N/A
24.0 bit
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
Duplex scanning
N/A
N/A
no

Copier

CopyingColour copying
N/A
Colour copying
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi
N/A
600 x 300 dpi
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)5.0 cpm
N/A
3.5 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)10.0 cpm
N/A
7.0 cpm
Maximum copying speed21.0 pages/min7.0 pages/min7.0 pages/min
Copier resize25 - 400
N/A
25 - 400
Maximum document reduction25.0 %
N/A
N/A
Maximum document enlargement400.0 %
N/A
N/A
Maximum number of copies50
N/A
50

Paper handling

Paper tray media types
  • Card stock
  • Envelopes
  • Iron-On Transfers
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
  • Transparencies
N/A
  • Envelopes
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)C6
N/A
N/A
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5
N/A
B5
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
N/A
  • A4
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
N/A
A4
Envelopes sizes
  • International C6
  • International DL
N/A
International DL
Output trays capacity25.0 sheets
N/A
25.0 sheets
Standard media capacity125.0 sheets
N/A
60.0 sheets
Total media capacity125.0 sheets
N/A
60.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Transparencies
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Cards
  • Labels
  • Iron-on transfers
  • Photo paper
N/A
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Cards
  • Labels
  • Photo paper
Original typeSheets
N/A
Sheets
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Photo
  • B5
  • A4
  • A6
  • Photo
  • B5
  • A4
  • A6
  • Letter
  • B5
Feeder capacity256025
Tray capacity125.0 sheets60.0 sheets60.0 sheets
Number of trays211

Connectivity

Interfaces
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless network
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB portyes
N/A
yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
N/A
1
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
N/A
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
Direct printingyes
N/A
yes
Ethernetno
N/A
no
Wi-Fiyes
N/A
yes
Memory card supportno
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • PCL 3
  • PCL 3GUI
  • AirPrint
  • PCL 3
  • PCL 3GUI
  • PCL 3
  • AirPrint
Operating system
  • MS Windows 7
  • MS Windows Vista
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.7
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.8
  • Windows 8
  • Windows RT
  • Android
  • Windows 8.1
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.10
  • MS Windows XP 32-bit Edition SP3 or later
  • Windows 10
  • Blackberry
  • Windows 10 Mobile
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

AC input voltage100.0 V
N/A
100.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)0.93 W
N/A
1.17 W
Power consumption (standby)3.6 W2.83 W2.83 W
Power consumption (average operating)13.95 W
N/A
10.0 W
Operational power consumption (min-max)< 14
N/A
N/A

Certifications

EnergyStaryesyesyes
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A

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