Home Printer
We have not had a working printer at home for a long time. This is simply because we did not print that often and it just did not seem to make sense to maintain a printer at home. In fact, we could buy a new printer for the cost of new printer inks!
Well, we finally decided to get a printer. Selection was simple – Just go for the cheapest colour printer / scanner. (Most printers support network printing or AirPrint nowadays, so that is not much of an issue.)
We got the HP DeskJet 2621 All-in-One Printer
HP DeskJet 2621 All-in-One Printer Specifications
| FUNCTIONS | Print, copy, scan |
| MULTITASKING SUPPORTED | No |
| PRINT SPEED BLACK | ISO : Up to 7.5 ppm Draft : Up to 20 ppm |
| PRINT SPEED BLACK (ISO, A4) | Up to 5.5 ppm |
| PRINT SPEED COLOR | Normal : Up to 5.5 ppm [6] |
| FIRST PAGE OUT (READY) | Black: As fast as 14 sec |
| DUTY CYCLE (MONTHLY, A4) | Up to 1000 pages |
| RECOMMENDED MONTHLY PAGE VOLUME | 50 to 100 |
| PRINT TECHNOLOGY | HP Thermal Inkjet |
| PRINTER DRIVERS INCLUDED | HP PCL 3 GUI |
| PRINT QUALITY BLACK (BEST) | Black: Up to 1200 x 1200 rendered dpi Color: Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi color (when printing from a computer on selected HP photo papers and 1200 input dpi) |
| DISPLAY | Icon LCD display |
| PROCESSOR SPEED | 360 MHz |
| NUMBER OF PRINT CARTRIDGES | 2 (1 black, 1 Tri-color) |
| PRINT LANGUAGES | HP PCL 3 GUI |
| AUTOMATIC PAPER SENSOR | Yes |
| REPLACEMENT CARTRIDGES | HP 65 Black Original Ink Cartridge (~120 pages) N9K02AA or N9K02AN; HP 65 Tri-color Original Ink Cartridge (~100 pages) N9K01AA or N9K01AN; HP 65XL Black Original Ink Cartridge (~300 pages) N9K04AA or N9K04AN; HP 65XL Tri-color Original Ink Cartridge (~300 pages) N9K03AA or N9K03AN; Dynamic security enabled printer. Intended to be used with cartridges using only HP original electronic circuitry. Cartridges with modified or non-HP electronic circuitry may not work, and those that work today may not work in the future. http://www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies |
| WIRELESS CAPABILITY | Yes |
| CONNECTIVITY, STANDARD | 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 |
| MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS | Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Microsoft® Internet Explorer. Windows Vista (32-bit only): 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) processor, 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 8. Windows XP SP3 or higher (32-bit only): any Intel® Pentium® II, Celeron® or 233 MHz compatible processor, 850 MB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer 8. OS X v10.10 Yosemite, OS X v10.11 El Capitan, OS X v10.12 Sierra; 1 GB HD; Internet access |
| COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS | Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP SP3 or higher (32-bit only), Win Server 2008 R2 and higher ( via the command line installer), OS X v10.10 Yosemite, OS X v10.11 El Capitan, OS X v10.12 Sierra |
| MOBILE PRINTING CAPABILITY | Yes, Airprint |
| MEMORY, STANDARD | Integrated memory |
| MAXIMUM MEMORY | 512 M bit DDR3; 256 M bit flash |
| PAPER HANDLING INPUT | Standard : 60-sheet input tray Optional : Not Applicable |
| PAPER HANDLING OUTPUT | Standard : 25-sheet output tray Optional : Not Applicable |
| DUPLEX PRINTING | Manual (driver support provided) |
| MEDIA SIZES SUPPORTED | A4; B5; A6; DL envelope |
| MEDIA SIZES, CUSTOM | 89 x 127 to 215 x 279 mm |
| MEDIA TYPES | Plain paper, Photo paper, Brochure paper |
| MEDIA WEIGHTS, RECOMMENDED | 75 g/m² |
| BORDERLESS PRINTING | No |
| SCANNER TYPE | Flatbed |
| SCAN FILE FORMAT | JPEG, TIFF, PDF, BMP, PNG |
| SCAN RESOLUTION, OPTICAL | Up to 1200 dpi |
| BIT DEPTH | 24-bit |
| SCAN SIZE, MAXIMUM | 216 x 297 mm |
| AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER CAPACITY | Not Applicable |
| DIGITAL SENDING STANDARD FEATURES | No |
SCAN INPUT MODES | Front-panel scan |
| COPY SPEED (DRAFT) | Black: Not specified Color: Not specified |
| COPY RESOLUTION | Black Text: Up to 600 x 300 dpi Colour Text and Graphics : Up to 600 x 300 dpi |
| COPIES, MAXIMUM | Up to 9 copies |
| POWER | Input voltage: 100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz). Input voltage: 200 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 3Hz) (China & India) |
| OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE | 5 to 40ºC |
| RECOMMENDED OPERATING HUMIDITY RANGE | 20 to 80% RH |
| MINIMUM DIMENSIONS (W X D X H) | 425 x 304 x 149 mm |
| MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS (W X D X H) | 424.97 x 547.7 x 248.77 mm (with Input & Output Tray/Extension extended) |
| WEIGHT | 3.42 kg |
| PACKAGE WEIGHT | 4.48 kg |
| WHAT’S IN THE BOX | HP DeskJet 2621 All-in-One Printer; HP 65 Setup Black Cartridge (~120 pages); HP 65 Setup Tri-color Cartridge (~100 pages), Setup Poster; Quick start guide; Reference Guide, Power Cord, USB cable. [For ink volume and page yield information,visit hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies] |
| CABLE INCLUDED | Yes, 1.5m USB cable |
| WARRANTY | 1 Year Limited Warranty (Return to HP/Dealer – Unit Exchange) |