HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 Printer Review

The HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 has an excellent build quality. Its body feels solid and sturdy and you can remove its power cord if necessary. You can easily remove paper jams from the rear compartment or the automatic document feeder. There's even a light in the cartridge panel for better visibility if you're working in a dark room. However, if you're printing off a lot of pages, the printer tends to shake a lot. It also needs to be on if you want to access the ink cartridges, and its scanner lid isn't able to extend to support larger items like books or magazines.

The HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 is a pretty big and bulky printer. It takes up a lot of room no matter where you put it, and it's also very heavy.

The HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 has a good display screen. Similar to the HP OfficeJet Pro 9025, it has a responsive touchscreen that provides audible touch feedback. Four touch buttons surround the screen, and you can vertically tilt the display panel for better visibility. It's a little small though, which can be a bit more challenging to use for those with big fingers.

• Power cord
• 1 x HP 952 Black ink cartridge
• 1 x HP 952 Magenta ink cartridge
• 1 x HP 952 Cyan ink cartridge
• 1 x HP 952 Yellow ink cartridge
• User guide

The HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 has an outstanding cartridge system. It can yield a lot of pages before you need to replace the cartridges and if you tend to print off a lot of pages, there's a higher yield cartridge available.

This printer accepts third-party cartridges, but this could void its warranty, and special attention must be paid as this printer uses pigment-based inks.

This printer has amazing scanning features. You can easily save old family photos with the flatbed scanner and you can scan several documents at a time using the automatic document feeder (ADF). However, the ADF has a max resolution of 300 DPI.

The HP OfficeJet Pro 7740's cost-per-print is outstanding. Printing black-only, as well as color documents, is very affordable. Photos also have an exceptionally low cost-per-print.

Keep in mind that even if you only print in black, most inkjet printers continue using the colors cartridges for servicing tasks, so you'll likely still need to replace them eventually.

The HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 has a very good print speed. Black-text documents print out fairly quickly, but color documents are slightly slower. Photos take just under 50 seconds to fully print.

The color printing accuracy of this printer is alright. While it should be okay if you're just casually printing things, it's not suitable for those who need more accurate color reproduction.

The HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 has good photo printing quality. Images look detailed, although there's a bit of color present in the grayscale.

These results are based on the actual physical photo, not the scanned image provided for reference above, which may not be representative of the printer's photo print quality.

The HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 has two adjustable front input trays that support most common paper formats.

The HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 has excellent connectivity options. While there's no Bluetooth connectivity, there's still plenty of wireless options available including dedicated mobile services such as Apple AirPrint and Mopria Print Services. There's also a USB input at the front right of the printer so you can print directly from your USB thumb drive.

The HP Smart mobile app is alright. You can use it to print, scan, and copy directly from your mobile device. You can even order ink and paper, as well as run maintenance tasks, which is nice.