HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One

Feautures of the HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One Printer

Networking Features

The HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One has fantastic networking features built into it. With the HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One not only can you print from a wired network via the RJ-45 connector and a CAT 5 cable, but you have built-in wireless networking via 802.11b/g conectivity.

Fax Functions

The HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One also has a built in 33.6Kbps fax modem that allows you to fax in B&W or color. You can also print received faxes in B&W or color. The built in document feeder can hold up to 50 pages so you can put your fax job on the HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One and walk away to continue your work. The memory of the HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One can hold up to 150 fax pages.

Scan Function

Thanks to the built in networking options of the HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One, you can use it to scan color or B&W documents to any computer on the same network as the 7410. The 50 page document feeder also means you can put large jobs in the feeder and continue working without having to wait for each page to be scanned before you can add the next page. Scanning resolution is up to 2400 dpi at 48 bit color.

Printing Function

The HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One does an excellent job of printing text in both B&W and color. The numbers and letters in my test documents were clear and legible. The HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One also features a standard duplex unit that allows you to print automatically to the front and back of a page, saving paper and making large print jobs take less space when complete.

The print resolution is up to 4800x1200 dpi color and 1200 dpi black. The print speeds for the HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One are rated at up to 30 ppm black and up to 20 ppm color.

Media Card Reader

The HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One has a media reader built into the front of the printer that reads all common media cards including xD and MMC. Their is also a PictBrdge connector for directly attaching your digital camera to the HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One. The built in LCD display on the HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One allows you to view and do some minor editing of photos from your PC or direct from your camera or media card.

HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One in Use

Setting up the HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One

Setup of the HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One was easy to do, though more complected than typical all-in-one printers due to the duplex unit and page feeder. The HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One is a large printer, so be sure before you purchase that you have enough room for it.

The HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One measures 21.6 x 17.2 x 13.9 inches. The software included with the 7410 is full featured and took about 11 minutes to install on my system. The HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One is compatible with Windows 98, 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP Home, XP Professional and Mac OS 9.2; Mac OS X v 10.1.5, 10.2.3, 10.3.

Printing

The 8x10 test photo I printed from the 7410 at best photo resolution took its time printing and when it was complete took a bit over 2 minutes. Photo quality was good, though not nearly as high quality as the Epson RX700. The Officejet 7410 All-in-One does not use individual ink cartridges for each ink color and only uses three color inks, rather than the 5 color inks of some higher end photo printers. While a photo ink cartridge is available for the HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One, the photo cartridge was not available to me during testing. The photo cartridge may have helped the photo print quality of the 7410. Normal fax printing and document printing was very fast.

Printing with the duplex option for front and back printing was quite a bit slower than standard printing. Text printed on the front of the page is given time for the ink to dry before it is pulled back into the duplex unit for printing on the other side. This ensures that your finished page is smudge free, but does add significantly to the print time. The recommended monthly print volume is 5000 pages with the HP Officejet 7410 All-in-One.