Printers often get discounted by retailers, but HP has cut the price of this one itself, making it good value for a multi-function device that’s a bit more businesslike. Not only does its scanner have a 25-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF) on top, but faxing is also supported, if you have a phone socket nearby: Ethernet, USB and Wifi arc all included, and there’s a slot for camera SD cards. Read our HP Envy 7640 Review.
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Easy to use, great graphics, but scanning can be awkward
The big color touchscreen makes the Envy 7640 easy to use, even if the setup routine is keener to install HP’s Printer Remote program than the arguably more essential ‘Scan and Capture’. HP’s app also makes it easy to scan to phones and tablets, as well as printing from other apps via Apple AirPrint or Mopria (which works with Android devices).
There’s a separate 15-sheet photo paper tray, which is handy, but the main A4 input tray only takes 125 sheets and the output tray just 25. You can print both sides (duplex). Our black text document printed at a decent 12.5 pages per minute (ppm), while a full-page A4 photo took two minutes 16 seconds. Black text could have been a little crisper, and there are better photo printers, but business graphics looked great.
The scanner doesn’t make it easy to position thick items such as books, but it’s quick: a full-color page at a sharp 600 dpi (dots per inch) took us one minute 13 seconds, while black documents ran through the ADF at nearly llppm.
With one black cartridge and a combined color unit, running costs work out at around 7.8p per color page, which is about average, and 3.9p for black, which is quite high. As with other HP printers, you can buy a monthly ink subscription. The printer then automatically reports to HP, over the web, when you need a new cartridge, and it arrives in the post at no extra cost. It could bring savings if you can predict how much you’ll print, but if you use nothing for a few months you’ll lose money.
SPECIFICATIONS
4800x1200dpi maximum print resolution • 1200x1200dpi maximum scan resolution • Ethernet • USB . 802.11n Wi-Fi. SD card slot • 193x4S4x410mm (HxWxD) • 7.7kg
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HP Envy 7640 Wireless All-in-One Photo Printer with Mobile Printing, Instant Ink...
- Main functions of this HP color inkjet photo printer: copy, scan, fax, wireless printing, AirPrint, two-sided duplex printing, color touchscreen, Instant Ink ready so you'll never run out of ink, and more
- Main functions of this HP color inkjet photo printer: copy, scan, fax, wireless printing, AirPrint, two-sided duplex printing, color touchscreen, Instant Ink ready so you'll never run out of ink, and more
- Mobile printing: print from anywhere using your smartphone or tablet with the free HP ePrint app, easily print from your iPhone with AirPrint, print even without a network using Wireless Direct printing
- Borderless photos are printed right to the edge of the paper. You get beautiful photo prints with no trimming!
- Manage multiple pages quickly with the 25-page automatic document feeder and automatic two-sided printing
- Save up to 50% on ink with HP Instant Ink: ordered by your printer and delivered to your door before you run out (optional subscription required). Use Original HP 62 ink cartridges to print up to 2x the pages as refilled cartridges
- Walk up, edit, and print photos right from the 3.5-inch (8.89 cm) touchscreen
- Paper sizes supported: Letter, legal, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 7 in, 8 x 10 in, No. 10 envelopes
- One-year limited hardware warranty; 24-hour, 7 days a week Web support
HP Envy 7640 Wireless All-in-One Photo Printer with Mobile Printing, Instant Ink...
- Snap. Print. Enjoy - print photos from your smartphone or tablet in three easy steps and laser-quality documents from your connected-PC with wired and wireless networking options. Print with just a touch from your NFC-enabled mobile device.
- Save up to 50% on ink with optional HP Instant Ink replacement service - the low-cost way to print everything you need with confidence. Original HP Ink is ordered by your printer and delivered to your door so you'll always have it.
- Help your family accomplish more with this full-featured HP ENVY e-all-in-one. Print from your mobile devices, create lab-quality photos and laser-quality documents with ease, and breeze through multipage copy, scan, and fax tasks.
- Use only Original HP Ink in your HP printer for great results, print after print
- This HP Printer is compatible with Windows 10 (printer driver update may be required)
HP 7640 Envy e-All-in-One Printer, Instant Ink Compatible
- Save up to 70% on ink with HP Instant Ink (HP 62 Inks); print high-quality documents and photos in black-and-white and colour
- Enjoy the convenient way to print from your smartphone or tablet with or without a router or local wireless network
- Print from your iPhone, iPad, Android mobile devices, Amazon(r) Kindle Fire and furthermore
- Print borderless, lab-quality photos that dazzle and sharp documents with laser-quality text
- Save paper and conserve resources consume up to 50% less paper with automatic two-sided printing
ALTERNATIVE:
Canon PIXMA MG5750
Other models with ADF and fax tend to cost more, but if you don’t need those, this is half the price
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