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HP Envy Photo 6234

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User ratings:
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58 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 stars
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Consumer ratings:
4.4 / 5
Editorial reviews:
3
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3 editorial reviews
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Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • great way to get started in printing
  • Canon TS printers are a wonderful choice

Cons

  • the photo model has fewer print head nozzles
  • price per volume of ink and possibly the durability of the prints
  • not working when past the date on the box

Key specs

  • yes
  • yes
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  • Inkjet
  • yes
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HP Envy Photo 6234 - Pros & Cons

HP Envy Photo 6234

Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • great way to get started in printing
  • Canon TS printers are a wonderful choice
  • The Copy and Scan functions are quite useful
  • solid and well-built
  • great-looking text and better-than-average graphics
  • graphics output was good

Cons

  • the photo model has fewer print head nozzles
  • price per volume of ink and possibly the durability of the prints
  • not working when past the date on the box
  • it can't scan double-sided documents
  • printing speed is slow at five black or three color pages per minute
  • doesn't have a flatbed scanner
  • lineup is slow to print black text and color documents
  • photos look grainy and lacking in fine details
  • Low running costs with Instant Ink
  • the printer struggled some when reproducing dark gradients and fills
  • print speeds slowed down considerably

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HP Envy Photo 6234 - Full Specifications

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General
Copieryes
Scanneryes
Faxno
Supports duplexyes
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Design
Colour of productWhite
Market positioningHome & Office
Card reader integratedyes
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Display
Displayyes
Touchscreenyes
Size2.2 in
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Scanner
ScanningColour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbed
Scan technologyCIS
Scan elementCIS
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 1200 dpi
Maximum scan area
  • 216
  • 297
Image formats supported
  • JPG
  • RAW
Grayscale levels256
Grayscale depth8.0 bit
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Fax
FaxingNo
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Connectivity
Interfaces
  • Bluetooth
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB portyes
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
  • Mopria Print Service
Direct printingyes
Ethernetno
Wi-Fiyes
Bluetoothyes
Operating system
  • Linux
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.8
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9
  • MS Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.11
  • macOS 10.12
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Certifications
EnergyStaryes
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Dimensions
Height6.13 in
Width17.85 in
Depth16.14 in
Weight14.77 lb
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Technical details
Color technologyInkjet
Internal memory256.0 mB
Digital senderno
Processor speed1200.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 10 Education
  • Windows 10 Education x64
  • Windows 10 Enterprise
  • Windows 10 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Home x64
  • Windows 10 IOT Core
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Pro x64
  • Windows 7
  • 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
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Business x64
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Windows Vista Enterprise x64
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Home Basic x64
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Home Premium x64
  • Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Windows Vista Ultimate x64
  • Windows XP Home
  • Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
Operating relative humidity (H-H)15 - 80
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Printer
Colour printeryes
Colour4-ink
Printing technologyThermal inkjet
Maximum resolution4800 x 1200 dpi
Duplex printingyes
Automatic duplexingyes
Time to first page (colour, normal)18.0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)16.0 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)8.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)13.0 ppm
Color print speed21.0 ppm
B/W print speed22.0 ppm
Printing colours
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
AirPrint enabledyes
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Copier
CopyingColour copying
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi
Maximum copying speed21.0 pages/min
Maximum document reduction25.0 %
Maximum document enlargement400.0 %
Maximum number of copies50
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Paper handling
Paper tray media types
  • Glossy paper
  • Matte paper
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)C6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
Envelopes sizes
International DL
Output trays capacity25.0 sheets
Standard media capacity125.0 sheets
Total media capacity125.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Labels
  • Recycled paper
  • Photo paper
  • Light-weight paper
  • Glossy paper
  • Matte paper
Original typeSheets
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
  • Photo
Feeder capacity25
Tray capacity125.0 sheets
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Power
AC input voltage100.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)0.93 W
Power consumption (standby)3.6 W
Power consumption (average operating)13.95 W

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