HP Laserjet 3380*

One thing that Hewlett-Packard almost always gets right is its monochrome laser printers. Another is its MFPs. So it's not surprising that the HP LaserJet 3380 All-in-One monochrome laser printer is a capable package. Similar in many ways to the

HP LaserJet 3015

and the

HP LaserJet 3030

, the 3380 is the big brother in the group, with a 20-ppm engine. The 50-page automatic document feeder and 20-ppm scanner combine for just the right mix for the power user, whether in a home or small office.

The 3380 is a small monochrome laser printer with a flatbed scanner mounted on top, an ADF mounted in the scanner's lid, and a front panel that's filled with an LCD-based menu, a numeric keypad, and lots of additional buttons to control various functions. The sheer number of buttons can be overwhelming at first, but since they are conveniently divided into separate groups for scanning, faxing, and copying, we were quickly comfortable using them.

* This is a second hand printer that needs to be repaired, the scanning laser is damaged. The reason I am selling it is that my company can't afford the down time while it is repaired and we've already bought a replacement.