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HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 Multifunction Printer
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HP OfficeJet Pro 8740 Multifunction Printer
HP OfficeJet Pro 8740
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Editiorial reviews
6
4.1 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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11
4.1 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
14 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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HP Officejet Pro 8740 (Printer): 4.3 out of 5 stars from 6 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
The HP OfficeJet Pro 8740 All-in-One Printer competes more directly with color laser multifunction printers than with typical inkjets, delivering speed and paper capacity that works well for moderate-duty use in a small office.Read more
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User rating
152
3.5 out of 5
152 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
19 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
5 %
47
4.0 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
43
4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
2 %

General

Copieryesyesyes
Scanneryesyesyes
Faxyesyesyes
Noise level65.0 dB60.0 dB59.0 dB
Supports duplexyesyesyes

Dimensions

Height18.38 in13.35 in16.16 in
Width22.99 in19.67 in21.65 in
Depth15.09 in20.87 in20.91 in
Weight42.99 lb33.09 lb40.57 lb

Design

Colour of productBlack,White
  • Black,Grey
  • Black,White
White,Grey
Document feederyesyesyes
Document feeder capacity35.0 pages50.0 pages50.0 pages
Double automatic document feederyesyesyes
Auto document feeder (ADF)
N/A
yes
N/A
Market positioning
N/A
Business
N/A
Control type
N/A
Touch
N/A
Card reader integrated
N/A
no
N/A

Technical details

Color technologyInkjetInkjetInkjet
Built-in hard driveno
N/A
N/A
Max color resolution4800 x 1200 dpi
N/A
N/A
Number of inks444
Memory capacity512.0 mB256.0 mB512.0 mB
Separate cartridges/cartridges (toner)yes
N/A
N/A
Processor speed1200.0 MHz600.0 MHz
N/A
Internal memory
N/A
256.0 mB
N/A
Digital sender
N/A
yes
N/A
Windows operating systems supported
N/A
Windows 7
N/A
Mac operating systems supported
N/A
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
N/A
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
N/A
20 - 80
N/A
Operating temperature (T-T)
N/A
5 - 40
N/A

Display

Displayyesyesyes
Display typeColourColourColour
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Display technology
N/A
CGD
N/A
Size
N/A
4.3 in
N/A

Printer

Colour printeryesyesyes
Color print speed18.0 ppm37.0 ppm36.0 ppm
B/W print speed34.0 ppm37.0 ppm36.0 ppm
Colour
N/A
4-ink
N/A
Printing technology
N/A
Thermal inkjet
N/A
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
N/A
Maximum print size
N/A
216 x 297 mm
N/A
Duplex printing
N/A
yes
N/A
Automatic duplexing
N/A
Yesyes
Time to first page (colour, normal)
N/A
10.0 s
N/A
Time to first page (black, normal)
N/A
9.0 s
N/A
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
N/A
20.0 ppm
N/A
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
N/A
24.0 ppm
N/A
Printing colours
N/A
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
N/A
AirPrint enabled
N/A
yes
N/A

Scanner

Maximum scanning speed8.0 pages/min
N/A
N/A
Maximum optical resolution1200 x 1200 px
N/A
N/A
Maximum scanner document sizeA3
N/A
N/A
Scanner color depth24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit
Scan to folderno
N/A
N/A
E-mail scanneryes
N/A
N/A
Writes to CD / DVDno
N/A
N/A
Scanning
N/A
Colour scanning
N/A
Scanner type
N/A
Flatbed & ADF
N/A
Scan technology
N/A
CIS
N/A
Scan element
N/A
CIS
N/A
Duplex scanning
N/A
yes
N/A
Automatic duplexing
N/A
Yesyes
Optical scanning resolution
N/A
1200 x 1200 dpi
N/A
Maximum scan area
N/A
8.5 in
N/A
Image formats supported
N/A
  • BMP
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
N/A
Grayscale levels
N/A
256
N/A
Grayscale depth
N/A
8.0 bit
N/A
Colour depth
N/A
24.0 bit
N/A

Copier

Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
N/A
Maximum copying speed33.0 pages/min37.0 pages/min37.0 pages/min
Copying
N/A
Colour copying
N/A
Automatic duplexing
N/A
Yesyes
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)
N/A
16.0 cpm
N/A
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)
N/A
22.0 cpm
N/A
Copier resize
N/A
25 - 400
N/A
Maximum document reduction
N/A
25.0 %
N/A
Maximum document enlargement
N/A
400.0 %
N/A
Maximum number of copies
N/A
99
N/A

Fax

Fax modemyes
N/A
yes
Document memory100.0 sheets100.0 sheets100.0 sheets
Faxing
N/A
Colour faxing
N/A
Maximum print speed
N/A
15.0 pages/min15.0 pages/min
Number memory
N/A
2020

Paper handling

Media supported
  • A2
  • A3
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Photo
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
  • A4
  • Letter
Feeder capacity75250500
Tray capacity250.0 sheets500.0 sheets500.0 sheets
Number of trays212
Paper tray media types
N/A
  • Glossy paper
  • Lightweight paper
  • Matte paper
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Thick paper
N/A
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)
N/A
B5
N/A
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
N/A
B5
N/A
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
N/A
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
N/A
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
N/A
A4
N/A
Envelopes sizes
N/A
  • US No 10
  • International C5
  • International C6
  • International DL
  • Monarch
N/A
Output trays capacity
N/A
150.0 sheets
N/A
Standard media capacity
N/A
250.0 sheets
N/A
Total media capacity
N/A
250.0 sheets
N/A
Supported media type
N/A
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Photo paper
  • Thick paper
  • Card stock
  • Light-weight paper
  • Glossy paper
  • Matte paper
N/A
Original type
N/A
Sheets
N/A

Connectivity

Interfaces
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless network
  • Network
  • RJ-11
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
  • Network
  • NFC
  • USB
  • Wireless network
Memory card supportno
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PCL 3
  • PCL 3GUI
  • PCL 6
  • AirPrint
  • PCL 3
  • PCL 3GUI
  • Google Cloud Print
  • AirPrint
  • PCL 5c
  • PCL 6
  • PostScript
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
USB 2.0 ports quantity
N/A
1
N/A
Mobile printing technologies
N/A
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
  • Mopria Print Service
N/A
Direct printing
N/A
yes
N/A
Ethernet
N/A
yes
N/A
Wi-Fi
N/A
yes
N/A
Operating system
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
N/A

Power

Power consumption (standby)1.47 W6.7 W7.2 W
Operational power consumption (min-max)37 - 6.5< 35
N/A
AC input voltage
N/A
100.0 V
N/A
Power consumption (sleep)
N/A
1.3 W
N/A
Power consumption (average operating)
N/A
35.0 W
N/A

Certifications

EnergyStaryesyesyes
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A

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