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Epson Stylus DX7400 Multifunction Printer
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HP OfficeJet 3832 Multifunction Printer
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HP OfficeJet 3833 Multifunction Printer
HP OfficeJet 3833
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Editiorial reviews
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2 editorial reviews
This is quite a squat unit, it will never pass the lounge police as it is very dark grey, so if not in an office into a cupboard never to see the light of day.Read more
Yes, that price surprised us too: an all-in-one printer, scanner and copier for an incredible £39 sounds too good to be true. As you'd expect you don't get a great deal for your money, but asRead more
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1 editorial reviews
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
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3 editorial reviews
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
6
4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
45
4.2 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
47
4.1 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Dimensions

Height7.05 in8.83 in8.54 in
Width17.72 in17.72 in17.72 in
Depth13.39 in14.33 in14.33 in
Weight12.79 lb12.37 lb12.37 lb

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Market positioningHome & OfficeHome & OfficeHome & Office
Card reader integratedyes
N/A
no
Document feeder
N/A
yesyes
Document feeder capacity
N/A
35.0 pages35.0 pages
Double automatic document feeder
N/A
yesyes
Control type
N/A
TouchTouch
Auto document feeder (ADF)
N/A
N/A
yes

Printer

Colour4-ink4-ink4-ink
Printing technologyInkjetThermal inkjetThermal inkjet
Maximum resolution2400 x 1200 dpi600 x 300 dpi600 x 300 dpi
Time to first page (colour, normal)26.0 s17.0 s17.0 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)32.0 ppm6.0 ppm6.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)32.0 ppm8.5 ppm8.5 ppm
Colour printer
N/A
yesno
Duplex printing
N/A
yesno
Automatic duplexing
N/A
Yes
N/A
Time to first page (black, normal)
N/A
14.0 s14.0 s
Color print speed
N/A
16.0 ppm
N/A
B/W print speed
N/A
20.0 ppm20.0 ppm
Printing colours
N/A
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
AirPrint enabled
N/A
yesyes

Scanner

ScanningColour scanningColour scanningColour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbedFlatbed & ADFFlatbed & ADF
Scan elementCISCISCIS
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 2400 dpi1200 x 1200 dpi1200 x 1200 dpi
Maximum scan area8.5 in8.5 in
  • 216
  • 297
Scan technology
N/A
CISCIS
Automatic duplexing
N/A
Yes
N/A
Image formats supported
N/A
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Grayscale levels
N/A
256256
Grayscale depth
N/A
8.0 bit8.0 bit
Colour depth
N/A
24.0 bit24.0 bit
Scanner color depth
N/A
24.0 bit24.0 bit
Duplex scanning
N/A
N/A
no

Copier

CopyingColour copyingColour copyingColour copying
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)29.0 cpm3.5 cpm3.5 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)29.0 cpm7.0 cpm7.0 cpm
Maximum resolution2400 x 1200 dpi600 x 300 dpi600 x 300 dpi
Maximum copying speed
N/A
7.0 pages/min7.0 pages/min
Maximum document reduction
N/A
25.0 %
N/A
Maximum document enlargement
N/A
400.0 %
N/A
Maximum number of copies
N/A
3050
Copier resize
N/A
N/A
25 - 400

Fax

FaxingNoColour faxingColour faxing
Document memory
N/A
99.0 sheets
N/A
Phone features
N/A
HandsetHandset
Fax modem speed
N/A
N/A
33.6 kbps

Paper handling

Paper tray media types
  • Envelopes
  • Glossy paper
  • Labels
  • Photo paper
  • Envelopes
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
  • Envelopes
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A4
  • A6
  • A4
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4A4
Envelopes sizes
  • International C6
  • International DL
International DL
International DL
Standard media capacity120.0 sheets60.0 sheets60.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Photo paper
  • Transparencies
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Cards
  • Labels
  • Iron-on transfers
  • Photo paper
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Cards
  • Labels
  • Photo paper
Original type
  • Sheets
  • Books
SheetsSheets
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
N/A
B5B5
Output trays capacity
N/A
25.0 sheets25.0 sheets
Total media capacity
N/A
60.0 sheets60.0 sheets
Media supported
N/A
  • A4
  • A6
  • Photo
  • A4
  • A6
  • Letter
  • B5
Feeder capacity
N/A
2525
Tray capacity
N/A
60.0 sheets60.0 sheets
Number of trays
N/A
11

Connectivity

Interfaces
  • USB
  • USB
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
N/A
1
Direct printingyesyesyes
Compatible memory cards
  • Micro Drive
  • microSDHC
  • miniSD
  • miniSDHC
  • MultiMediaCard
  • Secure Digital
  • Secure Digital HC
  • xD
N/A
N/A
Operating system
  • MS Windows XP
  • MS Windows 2000
  • MS Windows ME
  • MS Windows 98 SE
  • Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later
  • MS Windows Vista
  • MS Windows XP 64-bit Edition
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.8
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9
  • MS Windows Vista
  • MS Windows 7
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.10
  • MS Windows XP 32-bit Edition SP3 or later
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10
  • 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
USB port
N/A
yesyes
Mobile printing technologies
N/A
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
Ethernet
N/A
nono
Wi-Fi
N/A
yesyes
Communication protocol
N/A
  • AirPrint
  • PCL 3
  • PCL 3
  • AirPrint

Power

AC input voltage230.0 V100.0 V100.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)3.0 W1.17 W1.17 W
Power consumption (standby)3.0 W2.83 W2.83 W
Power consumption (average operating)12.0 W10.0 W10.0 W

Certifications

EnergyStaryesyesyes

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