Experts prefer HP Envy 7640 over Epson Expression XP-640
On 4 Mar 2024 (25 days ago) we went through 71 Printer expert endorsements .
Currently, HP Envy 7640 received 1 endorsement from PhotoWorkout (10 Jan 2024). Meanwhile, Epson Expression XP-640 did not receive any endorsements this month.
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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18 | N/A | $385 | HP Envy 7640 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
N/A | N/A | Check price | Epson Expression XP-640 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 10 Jan 2024
PhotoWorkout ranked HP Envy 7640 as #2
Rank Printer Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 8 HP Envy 7640 Great for photo management... ... ... Source: www.photoworkout.com
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 |
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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Expert reviews [4]
- with a score: 4
- without a score: 0
Highest score by Trusted Reviews | 80 |
Average score based on 4 reviews | 68 |
Lowest score by Tom's Guide | 50 |
Score distribution:
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Technical summary
Epson Expression XP-640 is a wireless injket printer with a built-in scanner and copier.
It supports automatic two-sided printing, borderless printing and prints at the speed of 13.0 ppm (10.0 ppm in color).
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. It has a couple of extra perks: sending scans to an email and converting scans to PDFs.
Epson Expression XP-640 allows printing via Wi-Fi, a mobile phone/tablet, AirPrint, a USB cable and an Ethernet cable.
HP Envy 7640 is a $385 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 14.0 ppm (9.0 ppm in color). It's recommended montly page volume is 350 and maximum allowed page volume is 1000.
It can scan a stack of up to 25 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 PDFs.
HP Envy 7640 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
- Designed to print about 350 pages per month
- Built-in Scanner & Copier
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Touch Screen Status Display
- Flatbed Scanner
- ADF Scanner
- Borderless Printing
- Scan to Email
- Scan to PDF
- Colored Status Display
Are they good for Small Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Designed to print about 350 pages per month
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Scan-To-Email
- Scan to PDF
- TouchScreen
- Flatbed Scanner
- Fax
- Ethernet
- Colored Status Display
Are they good for
Heavy Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Designed to print about 350 pages per month
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Print speed is 14 pages per minute
- Scan-To-Email
- TouchScreen
- Scan to PDF
- Flatbed Scanner
- Fax
- Ethernet
- Colored Status Display
Which one is better?
- It
is a tiny bit quieter . - It
prints faster in color - It
takes less time to print the first page in black - It
can produce higher quality black prints - It
can produce higher quality color prints
- It
can scan/copy custom-sized documents , butEpson Expression XP-640 can't . - It
can scan/copy stacks of documents , butEpson Expression XP-640 can't . - It
supports two-sided scanning , butEpson Expression XP-640 doesn't . - It
prints faster in black-and-white - It
is energy star qualified , butEpson Expression XP-640 is not .
- HP Envy 7640
can scan/copy custom-sized documents , butEpson Expression XP-640 can't .Flatbed scanners allow scanning documents one by one. Unlike ADF scanners, you can only scan one page at a time. However, flatbed scanners allow you to scan custom-sized documents, like passports, drivers licenses, etc. Flatbed scanners also tend to produce higher quality images. - HP Envy 7640
can scan/copy stacks of documents , butEpson Expression XP-640 can't .ADF, or Automatic Document Feeder allows a printer to scan or copy a stack of pages. This feature is so important that even the cheapest printers try to include it. Technically speaking, ADF is not a feature of the printer - it is a feature of the scanner or copier. - HP Envy 7640
supports two-sided scanning , butEpson Expression XP-640 doesn't .A two-sided (duplex) ADF scanner allows scanning a stack of documents on both sides. - Epson Expression XP-640
is a tiny bit quieter .When printing, HP Envy 7640 has a loudness of 49 dB (decibels), while Epson Expression XP-640 measures at 47 dB.
How loud is that? We made a decibel chart for you to reference. - HP Envy 7640
prints faster in black-and-white (14 vs 13 PPM)In black-and-white, HP Envy 7640 prints at 14 pages per minute (PPM). Epson Expression XP-640 measures at 13 PPM.
HP Envy 7640 would take about 07:09 to print 100 pages, Epson Expression XP-640 would take 07:42. - Epson Expression XP-640
prints faster in color (10 vs 9 PPM)In color, Epson Expression XP-640 prints at 10 pages per minute (PPM). HP Envy 7640 measures at 9 PPM.
Epson Expression XP-640 would take about 10:00 to print 100 pages, HP Envy 7640 would take 11:07. - Epson Expression XP-640
takes less time to print the first page in black (10s vs 18s)This initialization is period is called 'First page out' time; it's 18 seconds for HP Envy 7640 and 10 seconds for Epson Expression XP-640. This makes Epson Expression XP-640 8 seconds faster at printing first page in black than HP Envy 7640. - Epson Expression XP-640
can produce higher quality black prints (5760 x 1440 vs 1200 x 1200 DPI)The black print DPI of Epson Expression XP-640 is 5760 x 1440. HP Envy 7640 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 Expression XP-640
can produce higher quality color prints (5760 x 1440 vs 4800 x 1200 DPI)The color print DPI of Epson Expression XP-640 is 5760 x 1440. HP Envy 7640 has the DPI of 4800 x 1200.- Unless you are a professional photographer, 1200 x 600 DPI will be fine for printing photos.
- HP Envy 7640
is energy star qualified , butEpson Expression XP-640 is not .Energy Star is a set of standards that aims to reduce energy consumption of various devices. An Energy Star Qualified printer consumes less electricity to operate and is more environmentally friendly.
- 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
support two-sided printing Automatic duplex printing (also known as two-sided printing) refers to a printer's ability to print on both sides of the paper, without having to manually flip it. - 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
can send scans to email .This refers to the printer's ability to send a scan directly to an email recepient without having to use a computer. -
Neither printer can combine scans into PDFs. This is a very important feature for those who plan to scan a lot of multi-page documents. A printer will combine the pages into a single PDF file. So instead of receiving a dozen pictures, you get one PDF. Going a step further, certain printers use embedded OCR Software (convert image to text) to create searchable PDFs. This way allows you to do computer wizardry with the resulting scan file, such as copy, paste, search, edit, etc.
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.
- 3.5" x 5"
- 4" x 6"
- 5" x 7"
- 8" x 10"
- 8.5" x 11"
- A4
- B5
- A5
- A6
- half letter
- executive
- Envelope # 10
- Letter
- legal
- 4 x 6 in
- 5 x 7 in
- 8 x 10 in
- No. 10 envelopes
- Custom size (3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in)
HP Envy 7640 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 Canon Pixma MX492 or Epson WorkForce WF-3620 .
HP Envy 7640 was released in 2015. There are a lot of newer printers on the market. Show newer Printers
HP Envy 7640 is $35.01 more expensive than an average printer ($349.99).