HP Officejet All In One Multi-Function Printers

The Hewlett Packard range of all-in-one printers is an impressive lineup. Anyone who has made any effort to compare all in one printers will know that HP make staggering number of models in this market segment. So in an effort to untangle all of the model names and features, I thought I'd put together this article on the HP Officejet AIO range.

All of these Officejet multifunction devices are 4-in-1's. They all print, scan, copy and fax (all in color), which is what you'd expect in a printer aimed at the small office market - the ability to do a little of everything.

The least expensive model is the J3680. As you would expect, it has less features than some of the others, but does have one very useful feature - a built in phone. It makes a lot of since when you think about it. For a small office, or perhaps a home office, where space is often at a premium, it's ideal.

Next up is the HP Officejet J4580. The print speed is a little quicker than the J3680 and the copy function is faster all well. The J4580 and each of the subsequent models int this review all have flat bed scanners, while the J3680 is a sheetfed model.

The Officejet J4680 offers a wireless networking capability to distinguish itself from the cheaper models. The fax unit also stores more pages and has a few more speed dial numbers available.

Another step up is the HP Officejet 6310 multifunction printer offering slightly faster printing and copying again. It also provides direct photo printing functionality through memory card slots and a PictBridge (USB 2.0) interface. Ethernet is standard and wireless connectivity is available through an optional bluetooth adapter.

The J6480 offers both wireless and ethernet connectivity as standard. It also has slightly faster print and copy speeds than the models above and a greater capacity in the input paper tray. It supports direct photo printing via memory card slots but is missing the PictBridge interface. Unlike the above models, the J6480 (as do each of the remaining models) offers duplex printing as standard.

A step up again in speed of printing and copying is the HP Officejet Pro L7590 all-in-one printer. Although there is no wireless capability in the L7590, it does offer ethernet, supports common memory card formats and PictPridge capability.

In addition to features offered by the models alreadys discussed, the HP Officejet Pro L7680 also has a 2.4 inch color LCD screen. But like the L7590, there is no wireless connectivity.

Last, and most expensive, is the HP Officejet Pro L7780 Color All-in-One Printer, Fax, Scanner & Copier. This one has all the bells and whistles, including wireless and a much larger paper capacity through a second input paper tray.