Neither HP Envy 5540 nor HP OfficeJet 4650 were recommended by experts this month
On 2 Apr 2024 (16 days ago) we went through 71 Printer expert endorsements , however neither HP Envy 5540 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 PC Guide (5 Jan 2024), PCMag (2 Mar 2024) and Rtings.com (29 Feb 2024).
Rank | Change | Price | Printer | PC Guide | reviewed.usatoday.com | BestReviews | TechRadar | PCMag | PhotoWorkout | LD Products | Digital Trends | Rtings.com | ZD Net |
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1 | - | $750 | 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 | - |
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N/A | N/A | Check price | HP Envy 5540 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
N/A | N/A | Check price | HP OfficeJet 4650 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Curious to see this month's entire Inkjet Printers ranking? It's here
Rank | Change | Price | Printer | PC Guide
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1 | - | $750 | 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 | - | $109 | 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. | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
3 | - | Check price | HP OfficeJet Pro 9015 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
4 | - | $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. | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
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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
HP Envy 5540 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 12.0 ppm (8.0 ppm in color). It's recommended montly page volume is 350 and maximum allowed page volume is 1000.
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.
HP Envy 5540 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
Are they good for Small Office Use
Are they good for Heavy Office Use
Which one is better?
- It
prints faster in black-and-white - It
prints faster in color
- It
is a tiny bit quieter . - It
takes less time to print the first page in black - It
can combine scans into searchable PDFs , HP Envy 5540can't combine scans into PDFs .
- HP OfficeJet 4650
is a tiny bit quieter .When printing, HP Envy 5540 has a loudness of 49 dB (decibels), while HP OfficeJet 4650 measures at 48 dB.
How loud is that? We made a decibel chart for you to reference. - HP Envy 5540
prints faster in black-and-white (12 vs 9.5 PPM)In black-and-white, HP Envy 5540 prints at 12 pages per minute (PPM). HP OfficeJet 4650 measures at 9.5 PPM.
HP Envy 5540 would take about 08:20 to print 100 pages, HP OfficeJet 4650 would take 10:32. - HP Envy 5540
prints faster in color (8 vs 6.8 PPM)In color, HP Envy 5540 prints at 8 pages per minute (PPM). HP OfficeJet 4650 measures at 6.8 PPM.
HP Envy 5540 would take about 12:30 to print 100 pages, HP OfficeJet 4650 would take 14:42. - HP OfficeJet 4650
takes less time to print the first page in black (18s vs 19s)This initialization is period is called 'First page out' time; it's 19 seconds for HP Envy 5540 and 18 seconds for HP OfficeJet 4650. This makes HP OfficeJet 4650 1 seconds faster at printing first page in black than HP Envy 5540. - HP OfficeJet 4650
can combine scans into searchable PDFs , HP Envy 5540can't 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.
- 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. -
Both printers accept touch-screen commands Touch-screen displays allow you to interface with a printer much faster, especially scanning and copying. - Both printers produce the same quality black prints (1200 x 1200 DPI) Both printers have a maximum black DPI of 1200 x 1200. What is DPI? In short: the number of dots a printer "draws" per inch. Higher DPI means a 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 possible to conserve ink.
- Both printers produce the same quality color prints (4800 x 1200 DPI) Both printers have a maximum color DPI of 4800 x 1200.
- Unless you are a professional photographer, 1200 x 600 DPI will be fine for printing photos.
- 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.
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.
- Letter
- 4 x 6 in
- 5 x 7 in
- 8 x 10 in
- No. 10 envelopes
- Custom size 3.85 x 8.5 to 5 x 14 in
- 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