HP 6830 Ink
OfficeJet Pro 6830 Ink Cartridges

HP 6830 Printer Review

Built for professional use, the HP OfficeJet Pro 6830 e-All-in-One inkjet printer shoots ahead of its class with an affordable price and a great feature set. ISO print speeds are 18 pages per minute for black and 10 pages per minute for color, so users won't be waiting long for important projects, and it supports printing, copying, scanning, faxing. Prices for HP 6830 printer ink are impressively low as well.

The 6830 has a generally modern design, though its automatic document feeder seems to jut out at an awkward angle. A 2.65-inch touchscreen display acts as the control panel, and menus and features are easy to navigate. Users with poor eyesight might wish it had a larger display, however. In addition to the USB port, it can be connected via ethernet or Wi-Fi, and it also includes a front-mounted host USB port for connecting flash drives and other storage media.

Just barely suitable for sharing a desktop surface, the unit measures 8.8x18.2x15.3 inches, and it weighs 17.6 pounds, including the two OfficeJet Pro 6830 printer ink supplies. The input paper capacity is 225 sheets, with an output tray that can hold up to 60 sheets at a stretch. The automatic document feeder can hold up to 35 sheets for fast scanning and copying.

Inkjet models can sometimes come with expensive supply costs, but HP 6830 ink cartridges are reasonably priced. Each tricolor supply can yield 330 pages, while the black OfficeJet Pro 6830 ink cartridge can yield 480 pages. Photo gray and photo color HP 6830 ink supplies are also optional for better photo output quality.

The HP OfficeJet Pro 6830 won the PC Mag's Editors' Choice award for its combination of great features and its affordable price point. It has excellent output quality worthy of a professional office environment, and extras like duplexing just add to its value.