HP J6405 Ink
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HP J6405 Printer Review

Looking for an elite all in one that can handle about 5,000 pages per month? Look at the HP OfficeJet J6405. Perfect for the small to midsized office, this thermal inkjet unit can handle almost anything. It prints, scans, copies and faxes documents via USB, ethernet or wireless connection. It is Mac and Windows compatible, and it weighs only 16.8 pounds. Though it may seem a little bulky with measurements of 18.7x18.6x10.2 inches, for four units in one, it is rather small. It only needs two HP J6405 ink cartridges for usage (black and tricolor), but two optional printer ink tanks (photo color and photo gray) are available for photo printing. Other HP units have individual tanks for each color, such as with HP 02 Cyan ink.

Speeds on this unit are quite impressive. It can print about 31 pages per minute using black OfficeJet J6405 ink, and it can print about 25 pages per minute using color printer ink. The copier can produce about 31 pages per minute with the help of HP J6405 ink, and the fax machine can send a fax in under 3 seconds per page.

Not only is this machine fast, but it is high quality. Using only the black OfficeJet J6405 ink cartridge, a resolution of 1200 dpi can be obtained when printing or faxing, and with color, a 4800x1200 dpi resolution is possible. The scanner can even reach resolutions of 4800 dpi. For more intricate graphics printing, a Phaser 8500 with high-grade Xerox 108R00670 ink would be more suitable.

These inkjet tanks exert some high quality results, making the only real problem with this machine the price tag on the HP J6405 ink. One option to save money is to buy the remanufactured or compatible versions of ink from a third party vendor. These tanks have the same high quality, they just cost significantly less.

User reviews for the J6405 are overwhelmingly positive. Most find this to be a sturdy, reliable unit perfect for the workplace, though similar consumers might prefer Dell printers that feature Dell M4640 ink. However, costing only around $200, there's no reason not to add the J6405 to the office.