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Most anybody who gives a Hewlett-Packard office machine a chance, particularly when looking at the HP LaserJet 3380 printer using LaserJet 3380 printer toner cartridge in its entirety, invariably walks away pleased with the results. This particular office machine is classified as an all-in-one, meaning that it not only prints, but also faxes, copies and scans documents. This ultimately will really save the home office or small business a lot of money over the long run.

The 3380 is known for how easy it is to make use of, by the way, and it comes with a number of characteristics and features that are complemented by its low purchase, operating and maintenance costs. Print quality also is acceptable, and a business not having need of a color printer will most likely look at purchasing this model. A comparison will reveal it is generally better than most any other printer manufacturer's machines.

As was said, this is a monochrome laser jet printer and it's formally known as a digital copier when used in that configuration. In other words, it prints out using HP ink and toner, but copies using digital formats. It has a more than acceptable printing speed of 20 pages per minute, which is excellent for an all-in-one office machine, no matter the manufacturer or brand.

Print resolution from the 3380 is also excellent and comes in at 1,200 x 1,200 dots per inch (dpi). It can connect to a desktop PC by means of parallel or high-speed USB ports and is also compatible with an extremely wide range of operating systems, including several different Windows (including MS Windows NT) as well as a number of Mac, UNIX and Linux operating systems.

When acting as a copier, the 3380 has a nice monthly maximum duty cycle of about 10,000 impressions. In truth, that should be more than enough for most any home office or small office-based business. As a scanner, the 3380 scans all documents in at 600 dpi and has color depths of 24-bit and black-and-white of 8-bit, which are fairly standard for most any all-in-one scanner.

There will be little to complain about, fax machine-wise, because Hewlett-Packard has supplied the 3380 with a standard 33.6 kb per second modem, meaning documents should move fairly quickly. It can also store up to 250 pages within its memory and it can produce received documents at the same 20 ppm at the printer prints out at. It can also fax from a PC, making the 3380 nicely versatile and flexible.

This HP printer can hold up to 250 sheets of paper in its tray, and it is able to print on a number of different media types. It also has a nice 10-sheet bypass feeder and the output tray is able to accommodate up to 125 sheets. Taken altogether, these features combine to make up a very nice all-in-one machine sure to please most any home office or small office business.

Getting a look at the HP LaserJet 3380 printer reveals a machine fully capable of performing at a high-level no matter the job it's given. It faxes, scans and copies just as well as it prints. New 3380 printers are currently going for about $500, though there are plenty of used and refurbished machines for much less than that. Discount online stores have been known to sell the machine for around $280. There seems to be much to like when it comes to the 3380.