HP 1170 Ink
OfficeJet 1170 Ink Cartridges

HP 1170 Printer Review

Anyone in need of a multi-purpose, affordable printer with efficient speeds and professional quality will be enamored with the HP OfficeJet 1170. It is a reliable and durable inkjet unit with the ability to scan and copy as well as print in color. It produces clear and crisp text documents and vivid and realistic color photos. Complete with fade-resistant HP 1170 ink, this printer is quite a catch.

The copy machine function can make up to 50 duplicates per original and zoom anywhere from 50%-400%. Using a software referred to as CopySmart II, 9 copies per minute can printed with black printer ink, while the tricolor OfficeJet 1170 ink can make only 5 copies per minute. The scanner function has a 30-bit internal color depth, containing millions of colors. When scanning with black HP 1170 ink, it reaches a max resolution of 300 dpi, while the color can get to 1200 dpi.

There are two OfficeJet 1170 ink cartridges in this machine, one is black and the other is tricolor which consists of cyan, magenta and yellow printer ink. The maximum resolution is 600x600 dpi when printing in black, and 600x300 in color. This inkjet device can print at the same output rate as it makes copies, and it has a monthly life cycle of 3,000 pages.

This 32 pound machine is versatile in the types and sizes of paper it is compatible with. The list includes envelopes, greeting and index cards, transparencies, photo paper and iron-on transfers. Specialized paper can sometimes be expensive, but the HP 1170 ink cartridges can be found for a great price. Third party vendors produce remanufactured and compatible options that are half the price for the same quality. All in all, the HP OfficeJet 1170 is a quality printer with functions and features that will appeal to many.