HP Deskjet 6940 Color Printer (C8970A#B1H)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • great inexpensive printer for printing multi-page reports
  • HP6940 Deskjet
  • Fast and Ink-Efficient
  • HP DeskJet 6940 Color Printer
  • Great photos and graphics but gulps ink
HP Deskjet 6940 Color Printer (C8970A#B1H)

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
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Product Features:
  • Up to 4800 Optimized dpi and PC-Free Photo Printing Capabilities
  • Up to 36 ppm black, Up to 27 ppm color with front USB Port
  • Wired Ethernet Printing and Print Sharing with up to Five Computers
  • Automatic Paper Type Sensor and Built-in Ethernet Networking
  • 13.20" lbs. (WxLxH) 17.70" x 14.50" x 5.70"

ASIN: B000CO9ZMI
Release Date: 2006-01-05

Product Description

If you want fast, affordable, wired Ethernet printing, plus direct photo printing, check out the HP Deskjet 6940 Color Inkjet Printer. You'll find it easily handles high-volume home office projects ranging from everyday black-and-white documents to large (up to 8.5 x 24"), borderless photos, brochures, presentations, and more. Print laser-quality black and true-to-life color photos with HP's Vivera Inks and optional six-ink color Do things fast with the handy print cancel, network configuration and quiet mode controls Work at peak efficiency with the two-sided printing accessory and extra 250-sheet paper tray (sold separately) Easy print sharing - Make you printer available on a small home or office wired Ethernet network that mixes PCs and notebooks Set up fast - there's no need for additional hardware or software with the built-in Ethernet Enjoy the convenience of wireless printing when you plug the printer networking cable into a wireless router (sold separately) Print from your camera phone or PDA with a Bluetooth wireless print adapter (sold separately) Water and smudge-resistant prints with HP Vivera Inks and HP advanced paper Maximize your ink efficiency - get fast results and superior fade resistance while using less ink with HP's Vivera inks Supported Operating Systems - Windows 98 SE, 2000 Professional, Me, XP Home, XP Professional; Mac OS X v 10.2.3, 10.3, 10.4 Package Contents - HP Deskjet 6940 Printer / HP 96 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (21 ml) / HP 97 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge (14 ml) / HP Photosmart Premier software / Printer drivers / User's guide on CD-ROM / Setup poster / Reference guide / Ethernet cable / Power supply / Power cord Unit Dimensions - (W x D x H) 17.7 x 14.5 x 5.7 inches / Weight 13.2 lb Manufacturer's One-year limited warranty

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars great inexpensive printer for printing multi-page reports.......2007-09-02

For an ink jet printer this is a fast machine. It is inexpensive, compact, and it collates and it interfaces easily with Mac. The only negative: no basket to catch the printed pages... I use a cardboard box.

5 out of 5 stars HP6940 Deskjet.......2007-08-31

This is an excellent printer for office workstation use. I just hope this model is available in the future when we need to replace other obsolete printers. The HP5600 is a wonderful printer too, it's just that you cannot get them anymore.

5 out of 5 stars Fast and Ink-Efficient.......2007-08-23

As far as printers go, this one is top of the line. It prints quickly--and even has a quiet setting. It's very ink efficient and uses the high volume ink cartridges (21ml black vs 7ml black). The savings on ink alone will more than pay for the printer--which is very reasonably priced. And it prints documents and photos well.

5 out of 5 stars HP DeskJet 6940 Color Printer.......2007-08-23

I'm very satisfied with the printer. Excellent print quality in both black and color. Easy to set up and use. Excellent overall quality.

4 out of 5 stars Great photos and graphics but gulps ink.......2007-08-07

Pros: Excellent graphics and photo quality, super-fast, good-quality draft printing, rarely jams (I re-use paper all the time), black (not dark gray) text
Cons: Small paper tray, drinks up ink like water, ink cartridges way too small and expensive


After my beloved HP 990c died, which printed absolutely beautiful graphics and photographs, I searched long and hard for a replacement printer. I do a lot of desktop publishing, and the graphics quality is just, if not more, important to me than photo quality. On the recommendation of a salesman (stupid!), I purchased an Epson. Never again! What a piece of junk! I also tried an HP PhotoSmart printer, which printed great photos but just so-so graphics. Then I purchased the HP 6940 and have been very happy with it. It gave me the excellent graphics quality of my old 990c. For you photo buffs, sometimes I print 8x10 black and white portrait photos, and for years I have been frustrated trying to get "darkroom quality" on my inkjets. I tried using PhotoShop and PhotoShop Elements to tweak it here and there, with unsatisfactory results. It was the same with the 6940 until I printed them using the HP PhotoSmart Premier software that came with the printer. What a difference! I didn't have to change any settings or anything -- it just printed the B&W's much better!

Now for the bad news: when I have a particular job to do, the end result is usually printed elsewhere on a professional machine. However, I do lots of draft printing to check different page designs, etc. before I consider the job final. On a 5-page, double-side printed playbill, I went through at least SIX cartridges of ink!! I'd be part way through a job, and the printer tells me I'm low on ink already! Purchasing the 3-combo pack at Costco cost me about $72 x 2 = $144!! That's ridiculous! That's why printers, even good ones, are so incredibly cheap nowadays -- I've almost paid twice the price of the printer in ink cartridges in less than a six-month period!

Because of limited office space, I just purchased a Canon Pixma MP 830, which is an all-in-one. It has gotten very good reviews, and the ink cartridges are bigger and cheaper. Wish me luck!
HP Deskjet 6940 Printer. 36 Ppm Black and 27 Ppm, Up To 4800 Optimized Dpi Color
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    HP Deskjet 6940 Printer. 36 Ppm Black and 27 Ppm, Up To 4800 Optimized Dpi Color

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    Product Features:
    • DJ 6940 INKJETPR W/ BUILT-IN- NTWK EN/SP GOVT

    ASIN: B000DZFTWQ

    Product Description

    If you want fast, affordable, wired Ethernet printing, plus direct photo printing, check out the HP Deskjet 6940 Color Inkjet Printer. You'll find it easily handles high-volume home office projects ranging from everyday black-and-white documents to large (up to 8.5 x 24"), borderless photos, brochures, presentations, and more.
    Print Cartridge HP Deskjet 460, 6940 & 6980 series, No. 97 Tri-Color (HEWC9363WN)
    Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    • Nice Ink at a Grossly Inflated Price
    Print Cartridge HP Deskjet 460, 6940 & 6980 series, No. 97 Tri-Color (HEWC9363WN)

    Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard Pcdo
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    • Print Cartridge
    • No. 97, 14 ml
    • Tri-Color
    • Sold As: Each

    ASIN: B000KIE4LS

    Product Description

    Item #: HEWC9363WN. HP Vivera Inks
    Brilliant. Long-Lasting. Original HP.
    Brilliant photos. Laser-sharp text. Colorful reports. With HP, these's a world of unseen technology behind all your great impressions. HP Vivera Inks are specially designed to work together with HP 6- and 8-ink printers and HP Premium Plus Photo paper to deliver exceptional image quality and fade resistance. HP printers and supplies. The science behind brilliant printing.
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    1 out of 5 stars Nice Ink at a Grossly Inflated Price.......2007-01-07

    Nice Ink at a Grossly Inflated Price


    Despite being very happy with my HP Officejet 7310, the ink has turned out to be a painful expense. In the past six months, I have gone through three of these cartridges. I hate to single HP out, but the entire inkjet industry is guilty of fighting price transparency with inexpensive printers and inflated ink. This is not to mention the constant changing of ink cartridges models. Does HP really need 200 different models of ink cartridges? No. It would, in fact, be much cheaper to consolidate the cartridge offerings. However, this would lead to easy duplication and remanufacturing by third parties.

    What is particularly amusing, and perhaps offensive to some, is the enclosed "recycling" envelope that comes with new HP ink cartridges. This prepaid envelope, with the empty cartridge, goes back to HP so that it can demonstrate its environmental leadership. Of course, HP doesn't want the empty cartridges to go back into the hands of companies that refill and remanufacture them. Although I haven't done the calculations, I would assume the transportation and handling costs would actually do more harm than good to the environment. My suggestion is to fill the prepaid envelope with torn up remains of the consumer packaging that comes with the cartridges.
    HP Deskjet 6940 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 36 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 150 sheets - USB, Ethernet
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      HP Deskjet 6940 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 36 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 150 sheets - USB, Ethernet

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      Product Features:
      • Print Speed: 36 ppm Black, 27 ppm Color; Resolution: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi, 4800 optimized dpi
      • Paper Handling: 150 Sheet Input Capacity Consists of: 1 x 150 Sheet Multipurpose Tray
      • Memory: 32 MB
      • Connectivity: USB 2.0 and 10/100Base-TX Ethernet; Environments: PC and Mac
      • Warranty: 1 Year Limited Hardware

      ASIN: B000HHOPWA

      Product Description

      If you want fast, affordable, wired Ethernet printing, plus direct photo printing, check out the HP Deskjet 6940 Color Inkjet Printer. You'll find it easily handles high-volume home office projects ranging from everyday black-and-white documents to large (up to 8.5 x 24"), borderless photos, brochures, presentations, and more.
      HP Deskjet 6940 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 36 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 150 sheets - USB, Ethernet
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        HP Deskjet 6940 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 36 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 150 sheets - USB, Ethernet

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        ASIN: B000EHSN80

        Product Description

        If you want fast, affordable, wired Ethernet printing, plus direct photo printing, check out the HP Deskjet 6940 Color Inkjet Printer. You'll find it easily handles high-volume home office projects ranging from everyday black-and-white documents to large (up to 8.5 x 24"), borderless photos, brochures, presentations, and more.
        HP Deskjet 6940 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 36 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 150 sheets - USB, Ethernet
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          HP Deskjet 6940 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 36 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 150 sheets - USB, Ethernet

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          ASIN: B000HYJ33O

          Product Description

          If you want fast, affordable, wired Ethernet printing, plus direct photo printing, check out the HP Deskjet 6940 Color Inkjet Printer. You'll find it easily handles high-volume home office projects ranging from everyday black-and-white documents to large (up to 8.5 x 24"), borderless photos, brochures, presentations, and more.
          HP Deskjet 6940 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 36 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 150 sheets - USB, Ethernet
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            HP Deskjet 6940 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 36 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 150 sheets - USB, Ethernet

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            ASIN: B000H8B8GU

            Product Description

            If you want fast, affordable, wired Ethernet printing, plus direct photo printing, check out the HP Deskjet 6940 Color Inkjet Printer. You'll find it easily handles high-volume home office projects ranging from everyday black-and-white documents to large (up to 8.5 x 24"), borderless photos, brochures, presentations, and more.
            HP Deskjet 6940 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 36 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 150 sheets - USB, Ethernet
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              HP Deskjet 6940 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 36 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 150 sheets - USB, Ethernet

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              ASIN: B000H4WKKM

              Product Description

              If you want fast, affordable, wired Ethernet printing, plus direct photo printing, check out the HP Deskjet 6940 Color Inkjet Printer. You'll find it easily handles high-volume home office projects ranging from everyday black-and-white documents to large (up to 8.5 x 24"), borderless photos, brochures, presentations, and more.
              HP Deskjet 6940 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 36 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 150 sheets - USB, Ethernet
              Average customer rating: Not rated
                HP Deskjet 6940 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 36 ppm (mono) / up to 27 ppm (color) - capacity: 150 sheets - USB, Ethernet

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                ASIN: B000F3AKQQ

                Product Description

                If you want fast, affordable, wired Ethernet printing, plus direct photo printing, check out the HP Deskjet 6940 Color Inkjet Printer. You'll find it easily handles high-volume home office projects ranging from everyday black-and-white documents to large (up to 8.5 x 24"), borderless photos, brochures, presentations, and more.

                Pioneer VSX-D409  Audio/Video Receiver
                Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                • Superb sound and abundant features for a great price
                • I can't believe the difference!
                • Best performance vs price deal that I found
                • Awesome quality
                • A great receiever at a great price.
                Pioneer VSX-D409 Audio/Video Receiver

                Manufacturer: Pioneer
                ProductGroup: CE
                Binding: Electronics

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                Product Features:
                • Dolby Digital and DTS surround decoding
                • 100 watts x 5 channels
                • 5.1-channel inputs
                • 4 Advanced Theater modes
                • Preprogrammed remote

                ASIN: B00004SD9F

                Amazon.com Review

                The VSX-409 surround receiver holds a place in a stellar receiver lineup from Pioneer. Its features include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, and DTS surround decoding, future-ready 5.1-channel analog inputs, three digital audio inputs (including one coaxial), and delivery of 100 watts across all five amplified channels.

                Like other Pioneer receivers we've auditioned, the VSX-409's sound is very fine--rich, airy, and involving. What's more, the VSX-409 is a snap to operate.

                Even first-time users should have no trouble, thanks to the first-rate owner's manual.

                Pioneer's four Advanced Theater modes (Musical, Drama, Action, Expanded) enhance both Dolby Digital and DTS playback, while six music-oriented stereo DSP (digital signal processing) modes simulate the sonic environment of a large wooden concert hall, a modern hall with stone walls, a jazz club, a dance club, and two different movie theaters.

                The VSX-409 produced good detail and texture with our favorite CDs and DVDs, and its 100-watt amplifier showed no signs of stress or strain, consistently delivering tight, powerful bass. Vocals sounded natural and articulate--a must for quality home theater.

                Pioneer's Dolby Digital and DTS surround processing are both excellent, and the DSP modes, essentially alternate surround-sound algorithms, actually work without sounding gimmicky.

                Now for a couple gripes: though we loved the VSX-409's coaxial digital-audio capability, multiple digital-audio inputs, and 5.1-channel analog inputs, we wish the VSX-409 accommodated S-video, which is clearly superior to composite video. (Of course, while S-video is found on all DVD players and some VCRs, not everyone has an S-video-compatible television.)

                Another drawback is the push (clip-type) speaker terminals, which demand bare-wire connections. Bare wire offers certain advantages over banana-plug terminations, namely a more direct connection, but banana-friendly five-way binding posts are both higher quality and more convenient for hookup than push terminals.

                If you can live without S-video and aren't already invested in binding-post speaker terminals, Pioneer's VSX-409 packs a lot of performance into a moderately priced, high-value design. --Wayne Garcia

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                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars Superb sound and abundant features for a great price.......2000-12-31

                A few months ago, I was in the market for a surround reciever and had no idea what the terms were (s-video, component, optical, etc.) and was basically a newcomer to this type of field. However, after much research and shopping, I came across this Pioneer model (I picked it up at Price Costco for an unbelievable price ...!). I like practically everything on this reciever. It offers both Dolby Digital and DTS decoding which sounds so rich and full, and the 10 different adjustable DSP modes really can add to the experience w/o sounding too synthesized. The 100 watts x 5 amplifier drives plenty of power, and the bass is thunderous even w/o a subwoofer with ample size front speakers and the Loudness control switched on. What I liked most is all of the different customizable settings such as speaker sizes, crossover frequency, distance, and individual volume levels, plus features like Dynamic Range Control and Midnight listening mode. It does take a while to decipher all of the features and play with it, but once you do that the Pioneer offers such room to personally configure it to your own tastes. The only things I didn't like was the small remote with many confusing buttons that can be hard to operate in the dark (esp. w/ no backlight) and the sluggish FM tuner that scans much slower than most recievers. But these are very minor gripes and I'm much impressed with the excellent sound, number of features, and value this Pioneer receiver offers. A must buy for any home theater lover!

                5 out of 5 stars I can't believe the difference!.......2000-12-27

                Just opened our Christmas gadgets and hooked the receiver up to a new DVD player and just 2 little speakers . . . WOW! The sound is incredible and the picture is great! It will take awhile to learn the range of features in order to fine tune the system, but the first 20 minutes of "Blade Runner" was absolutely fantastic. We also purchased a Monster digital-optical cable for $40 and the movie watching experience is so-o-o-o much better than before. I can't wait until our surround speaker system is delivered . . . I can't imagine how much better it could be! Since I don't even know what S-video is, I guess I don't know about what the other reviewers are complaining about. As far as I am concerned this receiver is everything I had hoped it would be. Happy New Year!

                4 out of 5 stars Best performance vs price deal that I found.......2000-12-09

                I recently purchase this receiver to replace my Dolby 2.0 capable receiver. I bought the D409 because it offered good solid power (100W x 5 channels) and great features (DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital) at a much lower price than the other units that I researched.

                I had no trouble getting my TV, VCR, two video games systems, CD player and DVD player hooked up and working. Note that I do not connect my video playback through my receiver - this unit does not have S-Video input/outputs, you need to buy the D509 for that.

                After the initial set up, the sound quality was good. With a lot of tuning and playing, the sound in excellent. When you first hook up your system and begin trying the various sound processing modes, do not get discouraged if they produce too much echo effect, you can reduce the effect directly. You should also correct the delay between your speakers and adjust the channel outputs. Many DVDs such as Fantasia and Xmen have THX sound balancing tests that help you tune your system.

                The only negatives are the clip type connections for the speakers rather than binding posts and a poorly remote layout. Each remote button has multiple functions and behaves very differently depending on which mode or source you are trying to operate.

                Overall, a good receiver than needs a little playing to make it a great receiver.

                5 out of 5 stars Awesome quality.......2000-08-16

                I got this receiver in a kit with 5 speakers and a subwoofer, and they all work together very well (logic, it was a kit)

                The sound is very good and with DTS/DD sound what else can you want from a receiver?

                The only drawback if one, is the absence of S-video inputs/outputs. Other than that it's perfect.

                5 out of 5 stars A great receiever at a great price........2000-06-21

                I purchased this receiver just last week and I have been amazed since. For under 300 dollars you get not only Dolby Digital but also DTS surround. Most receivers cost 500 dollars or more if you want both components. Also the 5x100 watt power is more then enough to feel the wind of the helicopter or hear the ping of bullet shells as they hit the ground. If you are shopping for a great receiver for college definately consider this one.

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