Neither Epson XP-330 nor HP OfficeJet 4650 were recommended by experts this month
On 4 Mar 2024 (25 days ago) we went through 71 Printer expert endorsements , however neither Epson XP-330 nor HP OfficeJet 4650 were included in any of those recommendations. Since neither Printer received a single endorsement, as far as expert recommendations go, it's technically a tie. We do, however, recommend taking a look at Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 or other critically acclaimed Inkjet Printers of this month.
For reference, Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 received 3 endorsements this month, from Rtings.com (29 Feb 2024), PCMag (2 Mar 2024) and PC Guide (5 Jan 2024).
Rank | Change | Price | Printer | reviewed.usatoday.com | BestReviews | Rtings.com | Digital Trends | LD Products |
PhotoWorkout | PCMag | TechRadar | Gadget Review | PC Guide |
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1 | - | Check price | Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is a versatile all-in-one supertank printer that produces high-quality prints with sharp details and vivid colors, offers a wide range of connectivity options, and has scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, making it a great investment for home or office use. | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
N/A | N/A | $309 | Epson XP-330 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
N/A | N/A | $240 | HP OfficeJet 4650 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Curious to see this month's entire Inkjet Printers ranking? It's here
Rank | Change | Price | Printer | reviewed.usatoday.com | BestReviews | Rtings.com | Digital Trends | LD Products | PhotoWorkout | PCMag | TechRadar | Gadget Review | PC Guide |
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1 | - | Check price | Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is a versatile all-in-one supertank printer that produces high-quality prints with sharp details and vivid colors, offers a wide range of connectivity options, and has scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, making it a great investment for home or office use. | - |
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2 | - | $110 | Brother MFC-J1205W The Brother MFC-J1205W is a versatile printer with high-quality prints, multiple connectivity options, and the ability to handle different types of paper and media, but lacks automatic duplex printing and an ADF. | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
3 | - | Check price | HP OfficeJet Pro 9015 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
4 | +2 | $135 | Brother MFC-J4335DW The Brother MFC-J4335DW is a versatile all-in-one printer suitable for home and small office use, offering good print quality, decent speed, reliable paper handling, and efficient ink usage. | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
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- This printer is designed for use with Epson cartridges only, not third party cartridges or ink. Cartridges described as Compatible, Remanufactured, refilled or refillable may not work properly or at all. See product description for more details.
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- Main functions of this HP color inkjet photo printer: copy, scan, fax, Wireless printing, AirPrint, two-sided duplex printing, 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 or iPad with AirPrint, Print even without a network using wireless Direct printing
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Technical summary
Epson XP-330 is a $309 wireless injket printer with a built-in scanner and copier.
It prints at the speed of 9.0 ppm (4.5 ppm in color). It's maximum allowed page volume is 3000.
It can scan custom-sized documents (such as passports) with its flatbed scanner, but it can't scan stacks of paper, because it doesn't have an Automatic Document Feeder.
Epson XP-330 allows printing via Wi-Fi, a mobile phone/tablet, AirPrint, a USB cable and an Ethernet cable.
HP OfficeJet 4650 is a wireless injket printer with a built-in scanner, copier and fax.
It supports automatic two-sided printing, borderless printing and prints at the speed of 9.5 ppm (6.8 ppm in color). It's recommended montly page volume is 250 and maximum allowed page volume is 1200.
It can scan a stack of up to 35 papers (using Automatic Document Feeder), as well as custom-sized documents (such as passports) with its flatbed scanner. It has a couple of extra perks: sending scans to an email and converting scans to searchable PDFs.
HP OfficeJet 4650 allows printing via Wi-Fi, a mobile phone/tablet, AirPrint, a USB cable and an Ethernet cable.
Are they good for Occasional Home Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Built-in Scanner & Copier
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- Status Display
- Touch Screen Status Display
- Flatbed Scanner
- No ADF Scanner
- Colored Status Display
Are they good for Small Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- Status Display
- No Automatic Document Feeder
- Can't scan to email
- Can't scan to PDFs
- No TouchScreen
- Flatbed Scanner
- No Fax
- No Ethernet Port
- Colored Status Display
Are they good for Heavy Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- Status Display
- No Automatic Document Feeder
- Print speed is 9 pages per minute
- Scan-to-Email not supported
- No TouchScreen
- Can't scan to PDF
- Flatbed Scanner
- No fax
- No Ethernet port
- Colored Status Display
Is the price difference of $69 worth it?
- It
is a noticeably quieter . - It
can produce higher quality black prints - It
can produce higher quality color prints
- It is
$69.55 cheaper - It
prints faster in color
- Epson XP-330
is a noticeably quieter .When printing, HP OfficeJet 4650 has a loudness of 48 dB (decibels), while Epson XP-330 measures at 36 dB.
How loud is that? We made a decibel chart for you to reference. - HP OfficeJet 4650
prints faster in color (6.8 vs 4.5 PPM)In color, HP OfficeJet 4650 prints at 6.8 pages per minute (PPM). Epson XP-330 measures at 4.5 PPM.
HP OfficeJet 4650 would take about 14:42 to print 100 pages, Epson XP-330 would take 22:13. - Epson XP-330
can produce higher quality black prints (5760 x 1440 vs 1200 x 1200 DPI)The black print DPI of Epson XP-330 is 5760 x 1440. HP OfficeJet 4650 has the DPI of 1200 x 1200. What is DPI? In short: number of dots a printer "draws" per inch. Higher DPI means higher quality print. It's not the easiest thing to understand, so if print quality is very important to you, we suggest reading an article on DPI.- 600 x 600 is more than enough DPI to print any kind of documents.
- Higher DPI takes more ink to print, draining your cartridge/toner faster.
- Whenever you see 'DPI', it's actually referring to the 'maximum DPI'. Your printer will often choose to lower the DPI where necessary to conserve ink.
- Epson XP-330
can produce higher quality color prints (5760 x 1440 vs 4800 x 1200 DPI)The color print DPI of Epson XP-330 is 5760 x 1440. HP OfficeJet 4650 has the DPI of 4800 x 1200.- Unless you are a professional photographer, 1200 x 600 DPI will be fine for printing photos.
- Both printers
can print over Wi-Fi Printing over Wi-Fi is a very common feature, available even in most budget models. - Both printers
can print from mobile In most cases, if a printer supports wireless printing, it also supports Wi-Fi printing. - Both printers
have a built-in scanner & copier Scan and copy technology have a large hardware overlap. If a printer supports scanning, it will likely support copying. -
Both printers have an LCD status display LCD status displays are very useful. Your printer can tell you if ink is low or paper is jammed. -
Neither printer accepts touchscreen commands Touch-screen displays allow you to interface with a printer much faster, especially scanning and copying. - Both printers print at about the same speed in black & white (9 PPM) In black-and-white, Epson XP-330 prints at 9 pages per minute (PPM). HP OfficeJet 4650 measures at 9.5 PPM.
Epson XP-330 would take about 11:07 to print 100 pages, HP OfficeJet 4650 would take 10:32.
The four main functions of printers are: printing, scanning, photocopying, and faxing. Either your device will be print only, print/scan/copy, or an all-in-one printer that does printing, scanning, copying, and faxing. Note that scanning and copying almost always come together, since the hardware for these features overlaps significantly. Generally speaking, all-in-one printers are larger, so those with space constraints may find this to be an inconvenience. Additionally, printers with a fax feature are typically more expensive. It would be wise to only consider this feature if you plan to fax often. If not, you’ll be satisfied with a print/scan/copy device.
Network printers can be wired or wireless. A printer with a wired network connection uses an Ethernet cord that connects directly to your router. A wireless printer connects to your home or office Wi-Fi network. Any computer also connected to your network can use your printer, whether it’s wired or wireless. You will have to install software, or printer drivers, on the computer before you can print. Also, there is a setup process for the printer to get it on the network. If your printer is not wireless, you’ll need to connect it directly to your computer via USB cable, which is not ideal if you have multiple users that need the printer simultaneously.
Outside of Wi-Fi, there are a number of ways a device can connect to a printer. If the printer is not wireless, you’ll have to connect to your printer via USB cable. Some people prefer using the wired connection because it allows for faster data transfers and quicker printing. Depending on the speed of your Wi-Fi and how strong the signal is, it can take time for the document to send from computer to printer over the network. Using a wired connection eliminates this issue. Other connections you may have are: Ethernet for wired connection to your network; Airprint or Google Cloud Print for quick direct printing over the cloud/internet; USB hard drive or memory card to print directly from storage devices; or PictBridge to print directly from cameras.
Printers with an LCD screen/display give you the option to control some settings directly on the printer, such as a one-touch print, scan, copy, or fax. You may also be able to adjust print quality, preview the print job, and/or view connection settings. Some screens are programmed to offer setup instructions for easy installation. For those who are not particularly tech savvy, this could be helpful.
- 4" x 6"
- 8.5" x 11"
- 8.5" x 14"
- A4
- half letter
- A6
- 5" x 7"
- 16:9 wide
- Letter
- Envelope # 10
- A4
- A5
- B5
- DL
- C6
- A6
- Simplex: 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in
- Duplex: 3 x 5.5 to 8.5 x 12.2 in
- Operational/Printing = 15 W
- Copy = 12 W
- Ready = 3.45 W
- Sleep = 0.65 W
- Power-Off = 0.15 W
Epson XP-330 is a well-known option in the middle of the printers price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling printers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Hp DeskJet 1112 or Epson XP-15000 .
Epson XP-330 was released in 2010. There are dozens of newer printers on the market. Show newer Printers
Epson XP-330 is $40.49 cheaper than the average printer ($349.99).
HP OfficeJet 4650 is a popular option on the lower end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling printers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Canon Maxify MB2120 or Canon TS8120 .
HP OfficeJet 4650 was released in 2015. There are dozens of newer printers on the market. Show newer Printers
HP OfficeJet 4650 is $110.04 cheaper than the average printer ($349.99).