Inkjet printers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard are called HP DeskJets. These printers are available with a wide variety of specifications ranging from the entry-level small printers to large industrial models. HP DeskJet printers are fast, compact, simple to set up and easy to use. They can be used for colour and black and white text printing tasks. They are designed to fit comfortably into small spaces and offer a wide range of paper handling and connectivity options.
The HP DeskJet was the world’s first single-sheet, desktop printer and was launched in February 1988. It featured black and white printing at two pages per minute. Its thermal inkjet technology was developed in 1979 and called ThinkJet. The first in this series was introduced in 1984 with colour printing following in 1987. The colour printer was called PaintJet. Their first colour DeskJet was launched in 1991. HP celebrated the 20th anniversary of its HP DeskJet printer in February 2008. To commemorate this anniversary, HP announced two new DeskJet printer series designed to make it easy for consumers to create, manage and publish their own content. These printers use new HP 60 series ink cartridges designed for everyday home printing of documents, web pages and photos.
While there are printers catering to every need possible, the most popular of the current DeskJet series is the D4260 Printer which is touted as a reliable, all-around performer with convenient features like one-touch buttons. It is also competitively priced. Then you have the F4180 All-in-one Printer, Scanner and Copier. This printer is multi-functional making it useful in a home office environment. Another popular printer, the 6940 Colour Inkjet Printer, combines speed with quality and manages to fire out 36 pages per minute in black and 27 pages per minute in colour.
The most popular and top-rated of the entire range is the D1455 Printer which has a 5-star rating from customers. It produces vibrant colour photos and laser-quality black text with a quick printing capability of up to 16 pages per minute in black and 12 pages per minute in colour. It also features a space-saving design with an 80-sheet fold-up tray.
When deciding on the right printer, some key features like print quality and printer type should be taken into account. You should also consider ink or laser printing, speed of printing, scanning and copying options, automatic two-sided printing, paper-handling accessories, printer memory, options for connecting, service and warranty, and colour image display. Choosing a HP DeskJet printer becomes easy because all this information is available online.
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