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HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 Multifunction Printer
HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
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HP OfficeJet Pro 7730 Multifunction Printer
HP OfficeJet Pro 7730
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HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 Multifunction Printer
HP OfficeJet Pro 7740
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HP OfficeJet Pro 8720 Multifunction Printer
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
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3.8 out of 5
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The HP OfficeJet Pro 7720 Wide Format All-in-One Printer is a good choice for small or micro offices, but it's worth paying a bit extra for a more feature-rich competitor.Read more
Stylish A3 printing with HP’s absurdly affordable MFPRead more
Easy Setup Made for the Office Although not quite plug and play – setting this up is fairly simple. Plug it in to your local network, follow the steps on the printer and your device, and you’re ready to go. The command panel’s UI is simple and straightforward, with no fancy buttons. The scans pickRead more
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4.1 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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User rating
54
3.8 out of 5
54 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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3.9 out of 5
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3.5 out of 5
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General

Copieryesyesyesyes
Scanneryesyesyesyes
Faxyesyesyesyes
Noise level50.0 dB50.0 dB65.0 dB60.0 dB
Supports duplexyesyesyesyes

Dimensions

Height9.0 in15.19 in18.38 in13.35 in
Width18.26 in23.03 in22.99 in19.67 in
Depth15.35 in17.51 in15.09 in20.87 in
Weight17.86 lb40.79 lb42.99 lb33.09 lb

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack,WhiteBlack,White
  • Black,Grey
  • Black,White
Document feederyesyesyesyes
Auto document feeder (ADF)yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Document feeder capacity35.0 pages35.0 pages35.0 pages50.0 pages
Double automatic document feederyes
N/A
yesyes
Market positioningBusinessBusiness
N/A
Business
Control typeTouchTouch
N/A
Touch
Card reader integratednono
N/A
no

Technical details

Color technologyInkjetInkjetInkjetInkjet
Internal memory1024.0 mB512.0 mB
N/A
256.0 mB
Digital senderyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of inks4444
Memory capacity1.0 mB512.0 mB512.0 mB256.0 mB
Processor speed500.0 MHz
N/A
1200.0 MHz600.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows Vista
N/A
Windows 7
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
N/A
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 8020 - 80
N/A
20 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 405 - 40
N/A
5 - 40
Built-in hard drive
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Max color resolution
N/A
N/A
4800 x 1200 dpi
N/A
Separate cartridges/cartridges (toner)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Display

Displayyesyesyesyes
Display technologyCGDLCD
N/A
CGD
Display typeColourColourColourColour
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Size2.65 in2.65 in
N/A
4.3 in

Printer

Colour printeryesyesyesyes
Colour4-ink4-ink
N/A
4-ink
Printing technologyThermal inkjetThermal inkjet
N/A
Thermal inkjet
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
Duplex printingyesyes
N/A
yes
Automatic duplexingYesyes
N/A
Yes
Time to first page (colour, normal)15.0 s10.0 s
N/A
10.0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)12.0 s9.0 s
N/A
9.0 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)11.0 ppm18.0 ppm
N/A
20.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)20.0 ppm22.0 ppm
N/A
24.0 ppm
Color print speed26.0 ppm34.0 ppm18.0 ppm37.0 ppm
B/W print speed30.0 ppm34.0 ppm34.0 ppm37.0 ppm
Printing colours
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
N/A
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
AirPrint enabledyesyes
N/A
yes
Maximum print size
N/A
N/A
N/A
216 x 297 mm

Scanner

ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
N/A
Colour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADFFlatbed & ADF
N/A
Flatbed & ADF
Scan technologyCISCIS
N/A
CIS
Scan elementCISCIS
N/A
CIS
Duplex scanningyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Automatic duplexingYesyes
N/A
Yes
Scan speed (colour)3.5 ppm
N/A
N/A
N/A
Scan speed (black)8.0 ppm
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum scanning speed8.0 pages/min
N/A
8.0 pages/min
N/A
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 1200 dpi1200 x 1200 dpi
N/A
1200 x 1200 dpi
Maximum scan area
  • 216
  • 356
  • 216
  • 356
N/A
8.5 in
Image formats supported
  • BMP
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • BMS
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
N/A
  • BMP
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
Grayscale levels256
N/A
N/A
256
Grayscale depth8.0 bit8.0 bit
N/A
8.0 bit
Colour depth24.0 bit24.0 bit
N/A
24.0 bit
Scanner color depth24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit
Maximum optical resolution
N/A
N/A
1200 x 1200 px
N/A
Maximum scanner document size
N/A
N/A
A3
N/A
Scan to folder
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
E-mail scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Writes to CD / DVD
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Copier

CopyingColour copyingColour copying
N/A
Colour copying
Automatic duplexingYesyes
N/A
Yes
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)7.0 cpm13.0 cpm
N/A
16.0 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)13.0 cpm18.0 cpm
N/A
22.0 cpm
Maximum copying speed30.0 pages/min34.0 pages/min33.0 pages/min37.0 pages/min
Copier resize25 - 40025 - 400
N/A
25 - 400
Maximum document reduction25.0 %25.0 %
N/A
25.0 %
Maximum document enlargement400.0 %400.0 %
N/A
400.0 %
Maximum number of copies9999
N/A
99

Fax

FaxingColour faxingColour faxing
N/A
Colour faxing
Fax modemyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Fax modem speed33.6 kbps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Document memory100.0 sheets100.0 sheets100.0 sheets100.0 sheets
Number memory2048
N/A
20
Maximum print speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
15.0 pages/min

Paper handling

Paper tray media types
  • Matte paper
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Glossy paper
  • Matte paper
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
N/A
  • Glossy paper
  • Lightweight paper
  • Matte paper
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Thick paper
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5B5
N/A
B5
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A3
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
N/A
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A3
N/A
A4
Envelopes sizes
  • US No 10
  • International C5
  • International C6
  • International DL
  • Monarch
N/A
N/A
  • US No 10
  • International C5
  • International C6
  • International DL
  • Monarch
Output trays capacity60.0 sheets75.0 sheets
N/A
150.0 sheets
Standard media capacity225.0 sheets250.0 sheets
N/A
250.0 sheets
Total media capacity225.0 sheets250.0 sheets
N/A
250.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Photo paper
  • Thick paper
  • Glossy paper
  • Matte paper
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Cards
  • Labels
  • Photo paper
  • Thick paper
  • Glossy paper
  • Matte paper
N/A
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Photo paper
  • Thick paper
  • Card stock
  • Light-weight paper
  • Glossy paper
  • Matte paper
Original typeSheetsSheets
N/A
Sheets
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Photo
  • A1
  • Letter
  • A3
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Photo
  • Letter
  • A2
  • A3
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Photo
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
Feeder capacity607575250
Number of trays1221
Tray capacity
N/A
N/A
250.0 sheets500.0 sheets
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
N/A
N/A
N/A
B5

Connectivity

Interfaces
  • Network
  • RJ-11
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
  • Network
  • RJ-11
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless network
  • Network
  • RJ-11
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB portyesyes
N/A
yes
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
  • Mopria Print Service
  • Apple AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • HP ePrint
  • Mopria Print Service
N/A
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
  • Mopria Print Service
Direct printingyesyes
N/A
yes
Ethernetyesyes
N/A
yes
Wi-Fiyesyes
N/A
yes
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • PCL 3
  • PCL 3GUI
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PCL 3
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PCL 3
  • PCL 3GUI
  • PCL 6
  • AirPrint
  • PCL 3
  • PCL 3GUI
  • Google Cloud Print
Operating system
  • Linux
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2
  • MS Windows Server 2003 R2
  • MS Windows Server 2012
  • MS Windows Server 2008 SP1
  • MS Windows Server 2003 SP1
  • MS Windows Server 2003 SP2
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9
  • 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
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.11
  • MS Windows Vista 32-bit Edition
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9
  • 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
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.11
  • MS Windows Vista 32-bit Edition
N/A
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.8
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9
  • 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 Vista 32-bit Edition
USB 2.0 ports quantity
N/A
1
N/A
1
Memory card support
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Power

AC input voltage110.0 V100.0 V
N/A
100.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)1.21 W1.42 W
N/A
1.3 W
Power consumption (standby)5.5 W6.02 W1.47 W6.7 W
Power consumption (average operating)27.0 W29.4 W
N/A
35.0 W
Operational power consumption (min-max)
N/A
N/A
37 - 6.5< 35

Certifications

EnergyStaryesyesyesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

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