HP Deskjet 5740

1184 reviews

May, 2024

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reliability (30)
connectivity (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1184 reviews of HP Deskjet 5740. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the print quality and noise. The performance and price also get good feedback, but the paper handling and size get mixed comments. There are some negative reviews about the connectivity and reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the HP Deskjet 5740 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for HP Deskjet 5740

alaTest has collected and analyzed 42 user reviews of HP Deskjet 5740 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the design and noise. The performance and price also get good opinions. The paper handling and durability get negative opinions. The reliability and size get mixed opinions.

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90% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for HP Deskjet 5740

alaTest has collected and analyzed 382 user reviews of HP Deskjet 5740 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People really like the print quality and noise. The performance and price are also mentioned favorably. The connectivity and reliability get negative reviews.

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77% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.ca)

Amazon.ca review summary for HP Deskjet 5740

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of HP Deskjet 5740 from Amazon.ca. The average user rating for this product is 2.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.ca. People are impressed by the usability and noise, but some have doubts about the price.

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33% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Simon Williams (trustedreviews.com)

HP Officejet 5740

A good-looking, well-specced all-in-one for the home office

Quiet when printing ; IRIS OCR included ; Novel USB and SD socket cover

Slow duplex print ; Paper tray awkward for big fingers ; Lack of touchscreen sensitivity

The HP OfficeJet 5740 is a fine all-in-one for the home office, with excellent support for mobile devices and good, if sometimes sluggish, printing. It could do with a bigger paper tray, but if you buy into Instant Ink, it can be very economical.

Nov, 2014

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HP Officejet 5740 review

The Officejet 5740 shows that looks alone don't make a good small office MFP

May, 2015

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Expert review by (which.co.uk)

HP Officejet 5740 review

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The HP Officejet 5740 is an all-in-one wireless printer with office as well as home printing features. It scans, copies and faxes, as well as turns out good-looking black text prints. But is it as capable when it comes to printing colour documents?...

Dec, 2014

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Expert review by : Good Gear Guide.au (goodgearguide.com.au)

Expert Review

The HP Deskjet 5740 won't win any awards for speed or economy, but for all-around print quality, it's a good little performer.

Decent print quality

Lack of media card slots

Oct, 2004

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Expert review by : M. David Stone (pcmag.com)

HP Officejet 5740 e-All-in-One

The HP Officejet 5740 e-All-in-One inkjet multifunction printer can print, scan, copy, fax, print through the cloud, and print directly from phones and tablets.

Automatic duplexer for two-sided printing. Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct. Prints through the cloud. Prints, scans, copies, and faxes.

NFC support is highly limited.

The Brother MFC-J870DW's fast speed keeps it firmly in place as our preferred pick in this category. That said, however, the HP Officejet 5740 e-All-in-One is a strong contender. It delivers a similar level of output quality and a slightly higher paper...

Feb, 2015

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Expert review by : Paul Jasper (pcworld.com)

HP Deskjet 5740 Printer

The $100 HP Deskjet 5740 is a simple, reliable inkjet printer. Though not particularly eye-catching, it produces nice-looking prints.

Good quality prints

Lacks media card slots

The 5740 comes with a USB 2.0 port for connecting it to your PC, but no parallel port. If you have a digital camera, you may be disappointed that the printer has neither a PictBridge port nor a media card slot. HP software guides you through printing...

Nov, 2004

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Expert review by : Paul Jasper (pcworld.com)

HP Deskjet 5740

Documents and photos both look good when printed on this compact, easy-to-use printer.

The HP Deskjet 5740 won't win any awards for speed or economy; but for all-around print quality, it's a good little performer.

Nov, 2004

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Expert review by : M. David Stone (pcmag.com)

HP Deskjet 5740 Color Inkjet Printer

The HP Deskjet 5740 concentrates on good-looking output, but it's not too much of a slouch on speed either.

Overall output quality is at the high end of the ink jet range. Printing photos with six colors is almost as fast as with four.

Print speed is in the respectable range, but it's slower than some similarly priced printers.

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Oct, 2004

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Consumer review (which.co.uk)

Replacement cartridge restriction

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My only regret about this printer is that it seems impossible to obtain compatible cartridges thus restricting replacements to those manufactured by HP. I have never encountered problems with using compatible cartridges in other printers and have...

Oct, 2015

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M.Bull

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This printer is capable of good printing BUT the printer changes its identity number every time I switch it off. I then have to re-indentity the the printer each time I switch it on by going into the identity details and changing the identity number of...

Aug, 2015

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