Hewlett Packard Deskjet 3820 InkJet Printer

Pros: Easy Setup, Good Quality Print, Reasonable price
Cons: Not the best HP Product!

First let me say that I have always been a HP Printer fan. I work as a Computer Tech for a school district and recently we were in need of new printers to put in classrooms for teachers to use. I was the one who pushed for an HP product and even the HP...

Pros: HP name, very nice print quality, both black and white and color, reasonably priced
Cons: Occasionally won't print or skips pages

My dinosaur Hewlett Packard printer finally coughed out its last sheet of paper, and I tried to do without a printer for a little while, but felt truly impaired without it. While I only need a printer on occasion, and nothing heavy duty, when I need it, ...

Pros: Wonderful quality, Inexpensive, Compact * Printer Software CD
Cons: Paper load is a bit touchy * Printer Software CD

When we got a new computer, the kids inherited the old one. This has happened twice now and while the computers are both still running (despite the kids using them A LOT) the printers have both had to be replaced. The latest one, just a month ago....

Pros: Nice performance, relatively compact, reasonably priced.
Cons: Nothing so far.

INTRO

Long overdue for a new printer, I stood in Best Buy with a myriad of choices in front of me. I knew I wanted something reasonably priced, as I’m primarily going to be printing text pages. I also put my desk space at a premium,...

Pros: Great text, good photos, accurate color, ink goes a long way, and prints pretty quietly
Cons: Not truly 'photo-quality'

Hewlett-Packard used to be the hands-down leader in the inkjet printer field. More recently, though, they lost some of their sales lead to Epson, Canon, and Lexmark. But now HP is trying to position itself as the inkjet king again, and reportedly spent...

Pros: Nice Price, Quick Non Color Printing, 4800x1200 Optimized dpi, Space Conservation, Windows XP Compatible.
Cons: Loud, Not a Photo Quality Printer, No Printer Cable.

I purchased my HP deskjet with a broken heart. My new Windows XP system was not compatible with my old 840C deskjet; that's a huge blow to a penny pincher like me. I almost decided to replace XP with an older system, when I found the HP Deskjet 3820. The...

Pros: Fast printing, dual platform, inexpensive.
Cons: Cheaply built, limited support, more expensive to operate.

To read the reviews at some sites about the HP Deskjet 3820 printer, one might think this printer is amazing. Well, it is. Or at least when you first buy it. The print quality is very nice given the low price tag. However, HP does not stand behind ...

Pros: Compact, cost-effective, EXCELLENT quality and resolution
Cons: INK IS TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE!!!

I think that people expect too much out of a piece of home-office equipment that costs less than $200. (Mine was $179 Canadian...about $90 US.) I'm a Graphic Designer, so I need something that will offer quality proofs, will NOT suck the ink dry in the...

Pros: Excellent image quality, easy to set up with Windows 2000
Cons: Rapid fading on certain papers if left unprotected. Difficulties with paper loading.

I decided to revise and update my review of July 18, '03 somewhat as I have been on a printer merry- ...

Pros: Very easy to use, great resolution, pretty quick.
Cons: Haven't found any yet...

I picked the HP DJ 3820 up at Wal-Mart for $96.47 about two weeks ago. I brought it home and tried to install the software, but kept running into problems with my computer, so it took a good 30 minutes to get everythign squared away. But after my last...

Pros: Clear printing quality, smooth paper loading, great price
Cons: does not come with the USB cable for installation, must be bought separately

Not long ago, I had to make the decision to get rid of a very old printer and try to find one that met my price range and had decent printing quality. When I did a bit of bargain shopping, I was able to compare prices and manufacturers at a local Office...

Pros: cheap, good quality, fast.
Cons: expensive ink.

update
As in Suzer's review, I noticed that sometimes mine will print hieroglyphics, too. I figured out why. When you hit the cancel button on the printer and resume printing, it just ends up printing the symbols. To fix it: you have...

Pros: Fast enough, acceptable photo quality.
Cons: Clunky feed

If you are a high-tech, graphics guru interested in more pixels for the punch, the HP 3820 is not for you.

If you are a family on a budget, who occasionally wants to print documents and frame a few digital photos, you will enjoy the friendly...

Pros: Great Quality, wonderful appearance, compact.
Cons: HEAVY!

This is the little printer that could. It can print, and it does a darn good job at that. It is certainly quiet, and has great quality.

As for the printer itself, it feels like it's solidly constructed. The plastics on the exterior are good to...

Pros: Wow! Awesome quality, HP name, fast, USB and Parallel capable.
Cons: Can't think of any.

Maybe it's just because I just upgraded to this printer from a 4-year-old model, but I'm stunned with the quality of print-outs from this HP printer.

When I first plugged the printer in using the parallel interface (I had a choice between...