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HP PSC 1610 ALL-IN-ONE

75

Good
  • Pros
  • High quality photo output
  • Extensive software bundle
  • Cons
  • Bold text output sometimes bled together
  • Slower than average print speeds
  • Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $130 (8/21/2007)
  • Performance: Good: 70
  • Features: Fair: 67
  • Design: Good: 77
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $130

Performance

Good: 70
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 4.9 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 73.15 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 123.4 
Text Output Quality Very Good 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 1.4 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 74.62 
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) 140.23 
Color Photo (secs) 35.08 
Color Output Quality Good 
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 0.9 
5 x 7 Photo (secs) 69.32 
Color Photo Quality Very Good 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) 37.12 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Line Art Output Quality Fair 
Scan Tests (in seconds)
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 13.75 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 13.57 
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 15.95 
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 13.43 
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 11.64 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 13.57 
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 14.48 
Copy Tests
One-Page Copy (secs) 42.27 
Copy Output Quality Very good 

Features

Fair: 67
Dimensions
Dimensions 17.3 by 14.3 by 8.1 
Weight (pounds) 12.2 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. B&W PPM:7.4 
Color Pages per Min. Color PPM:5 
Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi 1200 by 1200 
Max. Color dpi 4800 by 1200 
Language & Emulation
Printer Emulation Type PCL 
PCL Emulation PCL 3 
Interfaces
Parallel Port No 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 No 
Ethernet No 
Media Card Readers CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SD Card, SmartMedia, xD-Picture Card 
PictBridge Yes 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 Yes 
Windows NT No 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux No 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 70 
Standby Power Draw (watts) 7.9 
Multifunction Printer Specs
Scan Area (inches) 8.5-by-11.7 
Max. Scanning dpi 1200 
Maximum Enhanced Scan Resolution (dpi) 19200 
Scanning Image Sensor Type CCD 
Scanner Type Flatbed 
Maximum Scan Color Depth 48-bit 
Maximum Scan Grayscale Depth 16-bit 
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard 1 
Number of Input Trays, Maximum 1 
Tray Capacity, pages 100 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 100 
Manual Feed Slot No 
Maximum Paper Size Banner 
Output Tray Capacity 50 
Auto Duplexer No 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle 3000 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category More bad news for HP: below-average grades for out-of-box problems and significant problems with its printers. Readers aren’t thrilled with HP’s phone support either. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems Worse than Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Worse than Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Average 
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Worse than Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Average 
Overall quality of service Average 

Design

Good: 77
About the Test Center

HP PSC 1610 All-In-One Review

by Paul Jasper

- Priced at just $130 the compact HP PSC 1610 All-In-One fits easily into cramped workspaces, yet still offers a number of useful features. It has the smallest footprint of the nine MFPs we tested for the June 2005 chart, measuring just 17.3 by 11.2 inches with the front paper tray closed. When flipped down, the tray can hold 100 sheets, and it does double-duty as the output tray.

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User Reviews for HP PSC 1610 ALL-IN-ONE

  • Reviewed by: Barbarjo

    Duration of ownership: 9 Months

    Strengths: It's easy to set up. Gives sharp text and good picture quality.

    Weaknesses: It is squeaking now. Every time I try to print something on it, it squeaks in agony. I can't keep the scanner working. Also, it is constantly looking for more paper when there is plenty of paper loaded.

    Overall Evaluation: I would definitely pass this one up for the Canon

  • Reviewed by:

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Cheap purchase.Decent quality print for home use

    Weaknesses: Printer ink expensive.Long process for scanning items.Set-up process takes a long time.

    Overall Evaluation: I purchased my unit less than 2 years ago. The warranty is only good on these items for one year, and wouldn't you know it, I had problems.Continued to all of a sudden get a message that told me "Scanner Failure...Turn Power off and on again". Didn't work. Can't rid machine of problem. Hardware bad and told it cannot be repaired. Have printed, scanned and copied less than 7000 pages in 2 years, and it's now junk. Time to throw it away. Really need to think about purchasing another HP product after this experience

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