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I bought my first printer back in August 2000, took it home, set it up in my desk and left it there. Five and a half years later, April 2006, it is still working like it did the day I bought it... more

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  • 5 Stars
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  • 3 Stars
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  • 2 Stars
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  • 1 Star
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  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Tony_Edwards

    4 Stars Deskjet 840c 01/02/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Extremely quick, cheap to run, very good image quality.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Slightly large footprint, some may prefer bonus software.

    Prior to purchasing my own Hewlett Packard DeskJet 840C I ran a DeskJet 693C with an older computer and was thoroughly impressed with it. When it came to choosing a new printer to take to University with me I once again opted for a Hewlett Packard product and am not sorry I did. When making the choice I weighed the HP840C against two other options at similar prices: The Epson Stylus 670 and Canon’s BJC-1000. The HP840C boasts an impressive maximum resolution of 600x1200 dots per inch and produces very crisp images. High-colour graphics are vibrantly colourful with good definition between ... more
  • 45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ANNJSEC

    5 Stars QUALITY AT A LOW PRICE 19/04/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages economically priced - good print outs

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Cartridges very expensive

    Well, my computer is now 6 months old and boy has it been used.....It came complete with a scanner, speakers, several programmes and a Hewlett Packard Deskjet 840c printer which is what I intend to write about today. At £84.25 this has been a fantastic buy. The printer is compact, neat and extremely quiet when running(making more of a gentle hum than the roaring sound usually associated with a lot of printers). It certainly compares well with the larger and more expensive printer I use in work which is noisy and unpredictable (also a Hewlett Packard but a more expensive and older version). It ... more
  • 53 of 53 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Plymyphil

    4 Stars Reasonably priced SOHO printer 06/12/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Reliable old workhorse

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Price of cartridges

    I’ve had my Deskjet 840C for two years now. I purchased it when Windows XP drivers for my Lexmark printer behaved in a strange way and needed reinstalling often. The deskjet is from the Hewlett Packard printer stable and as such comes with a reputation for quality. I paid £129.99 for mine at PC World in Plymouth. I doubt these are available from new now so you would expect to pay between £30 and £40 for a decent quality second hand model. Let’s take a tour of the features of this printer and see how it copes with a couple of years of home use. DESIGN This is from the pre-curve days where boxy ... more
  • 40 of 40 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    galaxynicole

    4 Stars Printing Fab 02/07/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Quality and easy to use

    Disadvantages Disadvantages speed of printing

    HP Deskjet 840C We had this printer for some years now and I thought I'd write a review about it. When we bought the printer, it cost us €150, which is £100. Now you can buy these printers second hand on Ebay starting at £5 upwards. The DeskJet 840c is made by Hewlett Packard, which is a popular company for printers but they also make cameras, PCs, scanners, etc. The 840c is an ink-jet printer and is meant for personal use and not business use. There are a lot of other HP DeskJet printers that would be better than this one for using in the workplace. For example, HP DeskJet 9800d or the HP ... more
  • 14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    SkyscraperFanClub

    5 Stars Quality, reliability and Value 29/01/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Cheap to run, extremely quick, very good quality, better than the competition.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Slightly large footprint.

    Prior to purchasing my own Hewlett Packard DeskJet 840C I ran a DeskJet 693C with an older computer and was thoroughly impressed with it. When it came to choosing a new printer to take to University with me I once again opted for a Hewlett Packard product and am not sorry I did. When making the choice I weighed the HP840C against two other options at similar prices: The Epson Stylus 670 and Canon’s BJC-1000. The HP840C boasts an impressive maximum resolution of 600x1200 dots per inch and produces very crisp images. High-colour graphics are vibrantly colourful with good definition between ... more

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Product Description HP Deskjet 840c - printer - colour - ink-jet, HP Deskjet 840c - printer - colour - colour - ink-jet - ink-jet, HP Deskjet 840c - printer - colour - ink-jet - with ScanJet 4300C
Printer Type Personal printer - ink-jet - colour, Personal printer - ink-jet - ink-jet - colour - colour
Form Factor Desktop
Weight 5.7 kg
Localisation English / United Kingdom, English, Worldwide

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