HP 841C Ink
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HP 841C Printer Review

The HP Deskjet 841C inkjet printer has the ability to print professional text documents as well as realistic color photos. Now discontinued by HP, this unit was once ahead of its time. These days it is no longer a star, but still holds its place as one of the original at-home photo printers of this capacity. Newer technology has taken over the printing industry, and in a way made these older units obsolete on the market. However, they are still prevalent in homes and small offices across the nation.

Windows and Mac compatible, the HP 841C has a parallel port and a USB for image transfers. The HP ColorSmart system ensures that whatever is on the computer screen is what will print. Using the tri-color HP 841C ink, this unit can print 1.4 pages per minute. For text documents, using only black printer ink, it can print up to 8 pages per minute. It takes about 2 minutes to print a 4x6 inch photo at a maximum resolution of 600x600 dpi.

The two HP 841C ink cartridges are black and tricolor, which consists of cyan, magenta and yellow. More modern models have 4-6 printer ink tanks. Each of the Deskjet 841C ink cartridges have a page yield of 400-500 pages. Considering this printer has a monthly duty cycle of 1000 pages, if someone uses this machine to its maximum capacity, at least 2 replacement tanks of HP 841C ink a month will be needed.

There is 2 MB of built in RAM in the 841C, as well as a 100-sheet input tray and a 50-sheet output tray. This unit has the capability to print on multiple kinds of paper such as letter, banner, envelope, greeting cards and post cards. The HP Color Layering Technology disperses the Deskjet 841C ink in tiny droplets until maximum resolution is reached. All around, this is a good inkjet printer for a good price.