The HP LaserJet 3050 is an affordable and compact all-in-one multifunctional printer that makes printing, faxing, colour scanning, and copying easy and dependable.The printer is compact and lightweight making it easier to move around.
The printer has standalone faxing capabilities. Although colour faxing is not supported, fax standard is the latest Super G3 which offers a relatively fast 33.6Kbps transmission speed. Standalone fax and photocopy controls are easy to operate and the useful features include auto redialing, delayed fax sending and broadcast transmission up to 119 stations. There is also a dedicated fax memory for storing up to 110 pages with a 30-sheet automatic document feeder that works precisely.
On the quality front, the scanner is more than capable of document scanning and standalone photocopying but it can't compete dedicated photo scanners for sharpness or colour accuracy. With HP Laserjet 3050 toner cartridges, the quality of printing generated is crisp and sharp as one can expect.The printer is notably fast for its price as the pages come out within a few seconds even from power save mode.
Advantages:- Multifunctional: able to scan, copy, print and fax
- Compact size
- Prints pages quickly and the quality is extremely good, even for laser printers
- The copier performs as one would expect it to, and the fax machine is capable
- Perfectly compatible with Windows XP and Mac OS X systems
- The included scanner is not a flatbed scanner which can result in lower quality scans in some scenarios
- Unable to scan documents under Windows Vista as well as Windows 7
The compatible HP Laserjet 3050 toner cartridges are:
- HP Toner Cartridges Q2612A (12A) XL Version
- HP Toner Cartridge Q2612A (HP 12A)
- HP Toner Cartridge Q2612X (HP 12X)
The HP LaserJet 3050 only has monochrome facilities. The era which is going full colour for almost all of its computing requirements, this will seem to overlook to many buyers. Using the printer with HP Laserjet 3050 toner cartridges can have a monthly volume of up to 7,000 pages which is more than enough for the average small business setting. If one is not concerned with scanning documents on a regular basis, the HP LaserJet 3050 is a very good way to merge all of the office's essential functions into a single machine.