Value-packed, easy-to use printer for professional photo-quality up to 4800-optimized dpi or add 6-ink color. Create beautiful 4x6 borderless photos, up to 8.5x11 with white borders. Print with speed-laser-quality black text and color graphics up to 18 ppm black, up to 14 ppm color. Simple user-friendly software, one-touch print cancel button and on-screen ink-level indicator. Five print performance modes let you choose the print quality and speed setting that is best for your task. The compact design is ideal for small spaces, and 100-sheet input paper tray can be folded up when printer is not in use. Quiet operation makes it convenient to set up and print anywhere in the home or office. With included HP photo printing software you can easily create reprints, enlargements, photo layouts and album pages. Enjoy convenient USB connection for quick set-up with PC or Macintosh computers. Print long-lasting, professional-quality photos with exceptional fade resistance.
1 terrible service
My wife and I wasted hours and hours trying to get HP service. HP has outsourced customer service to several developing countries, and each time we called, the representatives were unable to locate the record of our previous call. We were told time and again that we would be contacted by a "case manager" but that never happened. After weeks of trying, it became obvious that we need to discard the product (still under warrantee) and buy a new (non-HP) product ourselves.
2 Outstanding
I bought this printer primarily for black only text. That it does well and, it prints Avery labels perfectly. I'm impessed with it's compact size. I also own HP7960 and HP1115 photo printers. These are what prompted me to buy the 3845. It would be a perfect entry level low dollar printer. One advantage of HP printers is the print head is in the cartidge. So, when you replace a cartridge you replace the print head.
3 Small Cartridges
I am a student and prefer to print out reasearch for future reference, the main problem with this printer is that it goes through cartridges like nobody's business. I guess selling cartridges is where HP makes up for the moderate price of the actual printer. I would rather pay a little more for cartridges that last more than two weeks, other than that it is a fine printer.
4 Great printer for the home
I've had this printer for several months now, and thus far, have been very happy with it. I don't print out a high volume of documents, so both the price and printer fit my needs perfectly.
I tend to only print out various Word documents and/or website pages, and the speed is not bad. I have also printed out some digital pictures, and they turned our surprisingly sharp. While you could tell they were printed pictures (compared to something like Ofoto), they are nice enough that you could hang around the house. I wouldn't use this printer primarily for digital pictures, however. While the quality is okay, it's not great enough that I'd want *all* of my photos to be from this printer.
My only minor complaint is that the cartridges haven't lasted me as long as the previous HP printer I had. After three months, I had to replace the cartridges which seems fast. It's one of the main reasons why I recommend not using this for digital pictures (not to mention I'm sure there are better quality printers out there that are geared towards digital photographs). So, yes, this would be fine for printing out pictures - occasionally, yes, but not frequently.
One small thing that I like is it prints pages in reverse chron order, page 3, page 2, then page 1. My previous printer printed them page 1 first, page 2, etc., so I had to shuffle through the papers and reorder them. Yes, a minor issue, but it was annoying if you printed more than 10 pages or so.
Overall, I would recommend this printer for the person who doesn't need to print a high volume of documents (or digital photos). For the home computer user like me, it's perfect.
5 great copier
does a great job and comes at a great price. best bang for your buck, friend!
