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HP DeskJet 3820 Inkjet Printer

User Rating:

(22 reviews)

Price Range: $199 to $339

Bizrate User Review.

Good printer no support

by Online Shopper , Aug. 8, 2003

Comments:
Very good printer but I have been very dissatisfied with trying to get drivers update on the internet. Web site is always down.

QuickTake:

Pros: A Good Printer - Prints Good Clear Pictures

Cons: No update for Drivers no online support, noisy

Recommended: No

Has Owned Product: 10 months

Bizrate User Review.

Perfect Pictures for a low cost printer.

by pagelm@chartermi.net , Feb. 11, 2003

Comments:
This printer uses the same exact ink cartridges as the new Photosmart printers. It just comes in a slightly less quality case and has no media card slots. I do a bunch of editing on the PC anyway (like red-eye reduction, etc..) so I have no use for th

QuickTake:

Pros: Great pictures, same ink and technology as photosmarts

Cons: little bit slow but what do you expect?

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 2 months

Bizrate User Review.

Short life

by Jesse , Jan. 30, 2003

Comments:
The printer is slow but the real problem is that it says the black ink cartridge is defective and it won't print...we have purchased two new ones and it won't recognize them. We are taking it back.

QuickTake:

Pros: Good color

Cons: quit working after 3 months; says ink cartridge is missing

Recommended: No

Has Owned Product: 4 months

Bizrate User Review.

HP 3820

by Online Shopper , Jan. 25, 2003

Comments:
On the advertisement you show a $50 rebate. You should mention that you MUST buy a COMPUTER with the printer. I had to read the fine print to find this out. I was diapointed to find out that I didn't have $50 comming to me.

QuickTake:

Pros: The printer works fine,

Cons: no 800 number for support

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 2 days

Bizrate User Review.

good printer

by Online Shopper , Jan. 14, 2003

Comments:
you can't get any better than HP this printer is a good one although it is a little slow for me it is good for a starter kit for you newbees

QuickTake:

Pros: very nice printing

Cons: somewhat slow

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 4 months

Bizrate User Review.

HP Deskjet review.

by Online Shopper , Jan. 7, 2003

Comments:
This is a nice printer for the price. It isn't the quickest thing around, however, it has very nice quality printing and color.

QuickTake:

Pros: Very nice quality printing and color

Cons: Uses tons of ink quickly!

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 3 months

Bizrate User Review.

Great Value

by Online Shopper , Jan. 6, 2003

Comments:
I purchased this printer with my HP computor and monitor screen. I would recommend it to a friend.

QuickTake:

Pros: Very clear, colorful printing

Cons: Had trouble getting it to start

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 3 months

cnet.com Professional Review.

HP Deskjet 3820 Reviews

by Kristina Blachere

Comments:

Review Verdict: The HP 3820's price and stellar photo output make it a good family-photo printer but not a solid all-purpose choice.

Read full review at cnet.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Outputs superior-quality photo prints ; easy setup ; adequately fast print speeds ;

Cons: Mediocre text and graphics print quality ; high ink costs ; flimsy paper trays ;

asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

HP Deskjet 3820

by Kristina Blachere

Comments:
The HP 3820's price and stellar photo output make it a good dedicated family-photo printer, but it's not a solid all-purpose choice.

Read full review at asia.cnet.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Outputs superior-quality photo prints ; easy setup ; adequately fast print speeds ;

Cons: Mediocre text and graphics print quality ; high ink costs ; flimsy paper trays ;

pcworld.com Professional Review.

HP Deskjet 3820 Inkjet Printer

by Dan Littman

Comments:
WHAT'S HOT: The 3820 produced realistic-looking gray-scale photos, and gave color graphics and glossy photos good detail. It printed narrow parallel lines with only a bit of distortion.

Review Verdict: In test photos, colors were a bit off and gradations did not blendsmoothly

Read full review at pcworld.com