I have never been a big fan of the "Swiss Army Knife" approach to things, but when the good people from Geeks.com offered us the HP Officejet 5610 All-in-One USB Printer, it just looked too good to pass up. The HP Officejet 5610 offers a full featured printer, scanner, copier, and fax machine all in one package.

HP (Hewlett Packard) is a huge name that just about anyone who has ever powered up a computer will likely recognize. They offer a wide variety of computer products from desktops and laptops, to a complete line of printers and network devices, along with the accompanying software and IT support.


My past experiences with devices that try to bundle multiple tasks in one package have generally been disappointing, as they don't tend to perform any individual function as well as a dedicated device could. Hopefully HP can break this preconception and prove an all in one solution is a viable option. With that said, let's take a closer look at the Officejet 5610 All-in-One USB Printer, starting with the published features as taken from the Geeks.com product page...

Features:

General Features:

» USB interface
» All-in-One Printer/Scanner/Copier
» Two line text LCD screen
» Printer memory: 16 MB
» Print languages: HP PCL Level 3 Enhanced
» Fax Speeds: Up to 33.6 Kbps

Printer Features:

» HP Thermal Inkjet print technology
» Color print speed: Up to 13 ppm
» Black print speed: Up to 20 ppm
» Print Resolution: HP PhotoREt 3 Color Layering Technology
» Black Best Print Quality: Up to 1200 rendered dpi black when printing from a computer
» Color Best Print Quality: Up to 4800 x 1200-optimized dpi color when printing from a computer and 1200-input dpi
» Paper handling: Input tray - Up to 100-sheets; Output tray - Up to 50-sheets; Automatic document feeder - Up to 25-sheets
» Recommended monthly volume: Up to 1,500 pages per month
» Media Types: Paper (plain, inkjet, photo), envelopes, transparencies, labels, cards, HP's premium media, iron-on transfers
» Media Size: Paper: A4, A5, US Letter, US Legal, US Executive, B5-JIS; Envelopes: DL, C6; Cards: 76mm x 127mm, 102mm x 152mm, 127mm x 203mm, 105mm x 148.5mm

Scanner Features:

» Flatbed type
» Resolution, enhanced: Up to 19,200 dpi enhanced
» Resolution, optical: Up to 1200 x 2400 dpi
» Color: 48-bit
» Greyscale: 256

Copy Features:

» Speed, black: Up to 20 cpm
» Speed, color: Up to 13 cpm
» Reduction/enlargement: 25 to 400%