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HP Deskjet 5740 Color Inkjet Printer

REVIEW DATE:10.19.04

HP Deskjet 5740 Color Inkjet Printer

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REVIEW

By M. David Stone

Add the HP Deskjet 5740 Color Ink Jet Printer ($99.99 direct) to the list of standard ink jets that let you switch the black cartridge with a photo cartridge to print photos with six colors. More important, add it to the list of standard printers with photo output good enough to match a photo printer, even if takes little longer. It also performs better than most ink jets with graphics and does a reasonably good job printing text.

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Company

Hewlett-Packard Company

http://www.hp.com

Spec Data
  • Price as Tested: 
  • Type: Printer Only
  • Ink Jet Type: Standard All-Purpose
  • Connection Type: USB
  • Maximum Standard Paper Size: Legal
  • Number of Cartridges: 2
  • Number of Ink Colors: 4, 6
  • Rated speed at Default Resolution (Mono): 26 ppm
  • Rated Speed at Default Resolution (Color): 18 ppm

Bottom Line

The HP Deskjet 5740 isn't the fastest printer for the price, but more important, it provides a far better than usual output quality for a standard ink jet, with both graphics and photos ranking just short of excellent.

Pros

Overall output quality is at the high end of the ink jet range. Printing photos with six colors is almost as fast as with four.

Cons

Print speed is in the respectable range, but it's slower than some similarly priced printers.



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