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HP Color LaserJet 2840 All-in-One Printer/Copier/Scanner/Fax (Q3950A#ABA) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Category: CE
List Price: $1,609.06
Buy New: $688.95
You Save: $920.11 (57%)
New (7) from $688.95
Rating:  60 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 75.3
Dimensions (in): 20.9 x 19.6 x 22.4
MPN: Q3950A#ABA
Model: Q3950A#ABA
UPC: 829160742731
EAN: 0829160742731
ASIN: B0007YWL1K
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Color prints, copies, scans, and faxes | | • | Up to 20 ppm print speed; first page out in 18 seconds | | • | 600 dpi print resolution, 1,200 x 1,200 dpi scan resolution, 24-bit color | | • | 125-sheet multipurpose tray, 250-sheet paper tray, and 50-sheet ADF | | • | Built-in Ethernet and USB interfaces; PC and Mac compatible |
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Product Description
Look again! This isn't an inkjet. This is a laser printer that can also print in color. That's not all! Color copying, scanning, printing, black-and-white faxing, and direct digital photo printing. It comes with 2 standard paper trays for a maximum capacity of 375 sheets and can accept sizes from 4x6 to 8.45x14 inches. It will work with your Windows PC or your Macintosh computer. With the HP Color LaserJet 2840 All-in-One, you'll save space and increase productivity by having a single machine for all your office needs. Use this single machine to print high-quality photos and text, copy important documents, and scan your photos and other images. Speed dialing - up to 120 numbers max. Broadcasting up to 120 locations Auto redial Fax forwarding, fax auto-reduction, junk fax barrier & delayed sending Fax transmission - As low as 3 seconds per page Fax resolution, black (dots per inch) - 300 x 300 dpi (no halftone) Distinctive ring detection Copy resolutions - Up to 600 x 600 dpi (color & black) Copy settings - Contrast (lighter/darker), quality (copy quality), reduce/enlarge 25 to 400%, 2-up, 4-up, copy collation, number of copies, paper size Produce up to 99 copies max. 24-bit external CCD scanner Scan resolution - 1200 x 1200 dpi; 19200 x 19200 dpi Enhanced Maximum scan size - 8.5 x 11.7 in (from flatbed); 8.5 x 15 in (from ADF) 256 levels of grayscale monochrome scanning Built-in 10/100 wired Ethernet network connectivity with 1 RJ-45 port; 1 Hi-Speed USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications) port Compatible Operating Systems - Microsoft Windows 2000, XP (typical PC install); 98 SE, Me (scan and print drivers only); NT 4.0 (print driver only); Mac OS 9.2.2, 10.2.8, 10.3.x (full Mac install) Dimensions(XxDxH) - 19.6 x 37 x 29 Weight - 75.3 lbs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 55 more reviews...
 Worst Reliability I've Seen in a Printer November 21, 2008
My wife encouraged me to buy a color printer for my consulting business. I saw that the HP 2840 had good reviews so bought one. The quality is good and I don't have a problem with the software installation or use.
About three months after purchase, the printer stopped working. A call to HP was curious - the guy seemed to know what the problem was without much diagnosis. About a week later, when the repairman finally showed up, he told me that HP had shipped the machines KNOWING that there was a faulty low voltage power supply. When he first started repairing them, it took him about 6 hours to dig into the bowels of the printer, but he'd done so many of them he only needed about 90 minutes to fix mine.
Well, six months later and guess what, the printer is dead again. I'm hoping it takes less than a week to fix it this time.
BTW - replacing the printer cartridges and engine is horrendously expensive if you go through HP - almost half the price of the machine itself. I'm going to resurrect my old HP-4.
Rip off ! DO NOT BUY THIS PRINTER November 17, 2008
We purchased this all in one printer for our small business, because it offered (on paper) a lot of functions in one single device and because it had network capabilities.
We bought it based on past experience with HP laser printers (which used to be excellent) and we thought this one would match HP's reputation.
We use this printer with Mac computers and the software installation was simple and it now works fine. We tried installing the drivers on Windows XP and we gave up after a few hours.
The printing is a bit slow, especially if you use color, but is decent. The scanning function works fine (at least with a Mac, we gave up trying to use it on Windows.)
So, why do I give it only one star and advise everybody NOT to buy this printer? Here is the deal killer: The drum and the cartridges used by this machine have a chip on them that decides on its own when it is time to replace them and will simply SHUT DOWN the printing function until you pop a brand new one into this beast.
To be more specific, there is a chip on the drum and on the cartridges that counts the number of pages you print with them and simply self-destruct once you reach the threshold hard coded on the chip. This means that you have cartridges half full that have been used lightly (for instance, if you have a single pixel that needs color on the page, it counts as one page for the chip on every color cartidge!) that the chip forces you to replace. If you don't replace the cartridge when the chip says that you have to do so, the printer REFUSES to print whatsoever.
This is a total rip off. Let the user decide when it is time to replace the cartridge! Sure, at some point, the pages will appear a bit faint, but it's ok for us when we simply print out pages of code to debug or working documents that we are going to write on.
Obviously, this "feature" has been put in there to force people to buy more cartridges (at [...] bucks a pop, it piles up quickly since you have four of them in this printer and the drum is about [...] bucks) than they actually need.
Once we realized we had been had by HP, we were furious. Obviously, we advise any potential buyer to go look elsewhere and we have made the decision to replace this thing (even if it costs us money to do so) and we are definitely done with HP. Such a rip off scheme says a lot about what this company has become.
No more HP products for us, ever.
Stereotypical HP Customer Support September 22, 2008
The scanner is not working on ours so we attempted to contact HP customer support...
"Hi, I need help figuring out why my Color Laserjet 2840 won't scan. I'm trying to scan a document in so I can fax it."
Okay, what is your serial number
"xxx-xxxx-xx"
I'm sorry, that device is out of warranty.
"How long is the warranty?"
One year.
"But I just bought it two-months ago."
Well, in that case you probably bought it used...
"No, I bought it from Office Max"
I have never heard of them, they probably sell used items.
"No, they are one of the largest office supply companies in the United States."
Well, in that case, I need you to send us a copy of your proof of purchase
"Okay, how?"
You can fax it to us.
"We use Efax and have to scan something to fax it, as you are aware, my scanner is broken which is why I am calling you"
Okay, well do you have e-mail?
"Yes."
Please scan the proof of purchase and send it to us at....
"Wait, what do you want me to scan it with?"
Circles ensue...
 Great Muiltifunction printer September 19, 2008
This Hp printer is great for an AIO device. We have about 5 in my company and they are very useful.
 It Works July 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just got this printer today. I don't use a network so I don't know anything about some of the issues some people have stated. I plugged it into my MAC it recognized it and I printed my first document seconds later.
No software needed.
The copier works well. I have not tried the scanner. Don't print with this thing during a meeting it it loud! Works great for my needs. Would have given it a 5 if it was not so loud.
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