Name: OfficeJet Pro 6970
Brand: HP
SKU: 94601
Rating: 3.8 (54 reviews)

3.9

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

4.2 / 5

quality etc is great
black text was equally impressive
A very visually rich driver interface guides

low ink levels or jammed paper
distortion or dissipation at the font edges
takes less than one minute per page

Copier: yes
Scanner: yes
Fax: yes
Color technology: Inkjet
Display: yes
Display type: Colour
Document feeder: yes
Colour printer: yes

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 - Pros & Cons

quality etc is great
black text was equally impressive
A very visually rich driver interface guides
Colors were bright and accurate
Excellent photo printing quality
HP 6978 is good for family use
better color accuracy and a wider color gamut
fine for casual photo prints
better photo printing quality and more accurate colors
It prints excellent-looking photos with decent color accuracy

low ink levels or jammed paper
distortion or dissipation at the font edges
takes less than one minute per page
it not only provides a number of different sizes of ink cartridges
the standard and XL cartridges are quite expensive
The line came out broken and incomplete in spots
per-page ink costs are a bit high
High cost per page without Instant Ink
the user experience is horrible
Printer still does not print or copy anything
lost internet and have not been able to join back to the network again
say - a piece of junk printer
Printer can be pinged by the router
its printing speed is disappointing for an office printer
the plastic it's made with feels somewhat flimsy
Windows requires you to download the drivers
no drivers or apps are needed to print or scan
printing speed is much slower than other office printers on the market
rating is not included in our total score
Does the printer include a USB port
Less ink used equals reduced expense
Does it support Mac OS without download
Ink wastage score View more details
disappointing scanning software and awkward designs in places
thin ribbons that appear on some graphic prints on plain paper
The large paper tray is difficult to load
overly dependent on shortcuts and overly descriptive

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HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 - Full Specifications

Copier	yes
Scanner	yes
Fax	yes
Noise level	50.0 dB
Supports duplex	yes

Colour of product	Black
Document feeder	yes
Auto document feeder (ADF)	yes
Document feeder capacity	35.0 pages
Double automatic document feeder	yes
Market positioning	Business
Control type	Touch
Card reader integrated	no

Display	yes
Display technology	CGD
Display type	Colour
Touchscreen	yes
Size	2.65 in

Scanning	Colour scanning
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF
Scan technology	CIS
Scan element	CIS
Duplex scanning	yes
Automatic duplexing	Yes
Scan speed (colour)	3.5 ppm
Scan speed (black)	8.0 ppm
Maximum scanning speed	8.0 pages/min
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 1200 dpi
Maximum scan area	216 356
Image formats supported	BMP JPG PNG TIF
Grayscale levels	256
Grayscale depth	8.0 bit
Colour depth	24.0 bit
Scanner color depth	24.0 bit

Faxing	Colour faxing
Fax modem	yes
Fax modem speed	33.6 kbps
Document memory	100.0 sheets
Number memory	20

Interfaces	Network RJ-11 USB Wireless LAN
USB port	yes
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint HP ePrint Mopria Print Service
Direct printing	yes
Ethernet	yes
Wi-Fi	yes
Communication protocol	AirPrint PCL 3 PCL 3GUI
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

EnergyStar	yes

Height	9.0 in
Width	18.26 in
Depth	15.35 in
Weight	17.86 lb

Color technology	Inkjet
Internal memory	1024.0 mB
Digital sender	yes
Number of inks	4
Memory capacity	1.0 mB
Processor speed	500.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 Windows 7 Windows 8
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40

Colour printer	yes
Colour	4-ink
Printing technology	Thermal inkjet
Maximum resolution	600 x 1200 dpi
Duplex printing	yes
Automatic duplexing	yes
Time to first page (colour, normal)	15.0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)	12.0 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	11.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	20.0 ppm
Color print speed	26.0 ppm
B/W print speed	30.0 ppm
Printing colours	Black Cyan Magenta Yellow
AirPrint enabled	yes

Copying	Colour copying
Automatic duplexing	Yes
Maximum resolution	600 x 600 dpi
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)	7.0 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)	13.0 cpm
Maximum copying speed	30.0 pages/min
Copier resize	25 - 400
Maximum document reduction	25.0 %
Maximum document enlargement	400.0 %
Maximum number of copies	99

Paper tray media types	Matte paper Photo paper Plain paper Recycled paper
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4 A5 A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Envelopes sizes	US No 10 International C5 International C6 International DL Monarch
Output trays capacity	60.0 sheets
Standard media capacity	225.0 sheets
Total media capacity	225.0 sheets
Supported media type	Envelopes Plain paper Photo paper Thick paper Glossy paper Matte paper
Original type	Sheets
Media supported	A4 A5 A6 Photo A1 Letter
Feeder capacity	60
Number of trays	1

AC input voltage	110.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)	1.21 W
Power consumption (standby)	5.5 W
Power consumption (average operating)	27.0 W

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HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 HP - Editorial Reviews (6)

3.8

Based on 6 reviews

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Published: 19.01.2022

HP OfficeJet Pro 6978 Review

3.2

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Macworld

Published: 21.03.2019

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 review: A versatile workhorse printer

4.0

The HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 is a versatile, high-quality printer that can help you to reduce running costs - although the pricing of ink cartridges can seem complicated. Here's our review

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PCMAG

Published: 26.04.2017

HP OfficeJet Pro 6978 All-in-One Printer Review

4.0

Terrific print quality and competitive print speeds and running costs make HP's OfficeJet Pro 6978 good for low-volume printing in small offices and workgroups, especially when used with HP's Instant Ink service.