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Meet the Deskjet 3050, an entry-level multifunction printer from HP. While it doesn't give pro-photo printers a run for their money, it certainly performs well for its price point. This is a printer that would do well in a dorm or next to a family compute...

If you're looking for an affordable pickup of a printer that can perform the basic office functions and isn't terrible at printing photos, the Deskjet 3050 is certainly worth a look. With good color accuracy, and the ability to fulfill several office func...
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It's unusual to see a price of £30 attached to an all-in-one printer, but HP's Deskjet 3050A attracts that low figure from at least one online source. Once the price has sunk in, the next question is ‘what do you get for that kind of money'? In this case...

Fast copies, Easy wireless setup, High quality draft print saves ink...

Awkward cartridge loading, High consumable costs, External power supply...

HP doesn't make outrageous claims for the speed of the Deskjet 3050A. The spec sheet states 5.5ppm for black print and 4.0ppm for colour. Our 5-page black text print gave 5.4ppm, which is very close to spec, but the longer, 20-page test gave 6.4ppm, which...
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At this price, HP's Deskjet 3050A is one of the cheapest MFPs we've ever seen. Despite its budget leanings, it has integrated Wi-Fi, a square 5cm mono LCD screen, automatic print head alignment and support for HP's ePrint, which means you can send docu...

HP's little Deskjet is cheap and cheerful - great for occasional home document printing, but not up to regular and intensive scanning or printing...
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itreviews.com Updated: 2015-06-25 06:46:49
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The Deskjet 3050 is a small-format, entry-level all-in-one intended for the home market. One step up from the cheaper DeskJet 1050, it includes a mono LCD display with three soft buttons beside it that are used to select the printer's menu options.Pap...

This is a useful little all-in-one with a good feature set. It ticks most of the boxes, except arguably the most important one. Print quality, particularly of black text on plain paper, is below what HP printers normally produce - and even below that o...
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computeractive.co.uk Updated: 2015-06-25 06:46:49
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The HP Deskjet 3050 is one of HP's cheapest inkjet multi-function devices, which can print, copy and scan.Both it and the even cheaper Deskjet 1050 are intended primarily for home use, and the DeskJet 3050 has a 38mm black and white display.All cased i...

Single button wireless setup; intelligent use of screen; good colour fidelity in copies...

Print quality is below HP's normal standard; slow colour prints; black and white screen...

A cheap and cheerful printer-scanner, but quality is below HP's usual standards...
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The Deskjet 1050 is the entry-level general-purpose all-in-one in HP's range, while the Deskjet 3050, reviewed here, is the next model up. It looks superficially like the cheaper machine, but is claimed to be faster and has a 38mm LCD like its single-func...

Straightforward WPS wireless setup support, Easy, two-cartridge maintenance, Fast colour copies...

Below average plain paper print quality, Tri-colour cartridge can be wasteful, External power supply...

Strangely, HP rates this all-in-one at 20ppm and 16ppm in draft mode, noticeably faster than the DeskJet 1050, while the normal mode speeds are identical between the two. Under test, draft mode on the DeskJet 1050 was quicker, returning a speed of 7.9ppm...
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