HP Color LaserJet 2840

There is not too much that a sub-$1,000 color laser printer can give you to make it stand out, but the HP Color LaserJet 2840 gives you the best you can get for that price. The prints are very good and it has several interesting features.

It measures 19.6 by 37 by 29 inches and weighs about 75 pounds. It’s not small, but that isn’t something you should expect. The control panel clusters are very well-designed and it’s easy to use; also, it’s interface includes an alphanumeric keypad, one-touch access to the fax phone book, and five speed-dial keys but the feature that you should notice the most is the bank of media-card slots that lets you print photos or proof sheets without using other devices.

The wide feature array should satisfy the office but if you want to use it at home, the bad thing besides that it’s big is that it makes noise when printing. It can print from Secure Digital, xD-Picture card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, SmartMedia, MultiMediaCard and the basics are covered well.

The black text is printed at 7.74ppm. Also, another bad thing is that it has limited paper handling. At least it has automatic document feeder and it can replace many other device which may be crowding the office. Price is $799.88.