Customer Reviews

HP DeskJet 3845 Color Inkjet Printer

5 star:		(16)
4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I've had this printer for several months now, and thus far, have been very happy with it. I don't print out a high volume of documents, so both the price and printer fit my needs perfectly.

I tend to only print out various Word documents and/or website pages, and the speed is not bad. I have also printed out some digital pictures, and they turned our surprisingly sharp. While you could tell they were printed pictures (compared to something like Ofoto), they are nice enough that you could hang around the house. I wouldn't use this printer primarily for digital pictures, however. While the quality is okay, it's not great enough that I'd want *all* of my photos to be from this printer.

My only minor complaint is that the cartridges haven't lasted me as long as the previous HP printer I had. After three months, I had to replace the cartridges which seems fast. It's one of the main reasons why I recommend not using this for digital pictures (not to mention I'm sure there are better quality printers out there that are geared towards digital photographs). So, yes, this would be fine for printing out pictures - occasionally, yes, but not frequently.

One small thing that I like is it prints pages in reverse chron order, page 3, page 2, then page 1. My previous printer printed them page 1 first, page 2, etc., so I had to shuffle through the papers and reorder them. Yes, a minor issue, but it was annoying if you printed more than 10 pages or so.

Overall, I would recommend this printer for the person who doesn't need to print a high volume of documents (or digital photos). For the home computer user like me, it's perfect.

After owning another brand for the past few years, and experiencing a lot of technical difficulties and ink problems (the printer heads would get clogged with ink), I went ahead and bought an HP Deskjet 3845. I waited a few months until writing a review to see whether there would be problems that would emerge after regular usage. I am happy to report that this printer is fantastic. The printing quality is great, and the printer is low maintenance. I do not print a high volume of materials, so this printer is great for my home printing needs. Great job, HP.

I am a student and prefer to print out reasearch for future reference, the main problem with this printer is that it goes through cartridges like nobody's business. I guess selling cartridges is where HP makes up for the moderate price of the actual printer. I would rather pay a little more for cartridges that last more than two weeks, other than that it is a fine printer.

So far no problems, had the printer for about 3 months now, printed about 500 pages and just ran out of ink. A good number of those pages where high quality prints. My last printer was an HP multifunction and it gave me hell, but HP took it back after 6 months and gave me 90% of my money back. So I went simple.

Now, I admit there are definitely printers with more bells and whistles. Sure I would have liked to get one with the scanner/copier/fax, but I was NOT in a position to spend $100.

For less than $40, this printer has not given me ANY trouble. I have had NO paper jams. I have had NO "freezing up" or non-responsiveness. I have had NO smears. I use it for both normal printing, and for photo printing.

If you want to print 100 photos, I would recommend going to your local drug store. But to do a few, this printer does the job. For example on Mother's Day, I gave my mother and my sister photo montage picture frames (you know, they have all the different shaped holes in them), I printed my own photos and put them together. The printer worked just as fast as I did, I could pick up one photo from the printer, get it taped into the frame, and go pick up another one. I can print 4 X 6 photos, I can print 8 X 10 photos, I can print all sizes in-between.

Listen to this! I am STILL ON THE PARTIALLY FILLED INK CARTRIDGES THAT CAME WITH MY PRINTER OVER 6 MONTHS AGO! Even though I use this printer every day! I print photos, emails, recipes, payment receipts for bills, word searches for my niece, coloring pages for my nephew, postage and packing slips and address labels for my eBay business, everything you can think of - I print it.

I usually use the default "Quick-Set" for printing, but you can design your own if you need to. When I am printing things for myself I use the "fast/economical" setting. It sure is economical - as I said, I have yet to go through the first ink freebies I received. I use the "general/everyday" setting for things I need to look nice. I use the "borderless photo" or "photo with border" settings depending on what I am doing. Or of course, I can manually design my own Quick-Set to use over and over, or I can just change settings on a print by print basis.
I don't know what more I could ask of a printer for this price. If you don't need to scan/copy/fax, I would recommend this compact and eye-pleasing workhorse for anyone who doesn't want to, or cannot afford to, pay more than $40

This printer is great for every day use. I have had it for a month now and I have never had any problems. Having three college students in the same house requires a good economical printer and this printer has not failed any of us.

I couldn't ask for a cheaper printer and it works just fine. HP is a reliable brand and it's easy to find their cartridges. For light volume print jobs, this is what you want.

I got one of this printers for my home office and LOVED IT! The next day I got another one for downstairs. It is very fast in printing and very compact. The ink lasts very well. Also the software that comes with the printer is easy to use. It was very easy to set up and I just love printing to it!

I teach overseas, so I end up making most of my classroom materials. That translates into a lot of printing, and this printer is more than equal to the challenge. Yes, the print cartridges are small, but they're exceptionally easy to refill. Just peel back the label on the top, inject them with fresh ink (making sure to put the right colors in the right holes on the color cartridge), and you're done. When my old HP 3420 died after two and a half years of heavy use, I replaced it with this model solely because the 3845 uses the same easy-to-refill cartridges.

PROS:

small
reliable
very good quality with pictures
ease of use
good software
easy install
affordable

CONS:

ink tends to run out quickly with pictures
slow rate of printing
usb cable not included

overall: 5 amazonian stars for the average user!