The printer itself is bulky, but not unmanageable, and in addition to this you will find a 250 sheet paper tray, duplex attachment, various shelves (for catching printed pages and the document feeder), USB/phone/power cords, several CDs of drivers and software, and several instruction manuals and quick start booklets. Though the price of the 7410 is high for a printer at around $500, the included contents are beyond compare. This unique niche is part of the lure of HP’s All-In-One (or simply AiO) line of printers, and they have remained largely unchallenged for several years. Also, color laser printers generally fare worse than inkjets when it comes to picture quality. There are a few laser-based options, but prices start at nearly double the price of the 7410. Some would print and copy, but not fax, while others would scan, fax and print, but not copy. What we found surprising during our search was the lack of true multifunction devices on the market. The Officejet 7410 is technically better, while also offering more features, better drivers, and improved software. Overall, this turned out to be very true. With the recommendation of another former 7100 owner, and a lack of multifunction inkjets with sheet feeders and duplex printing, we reluctantly snagged an Officejet 7410, on the promise that the experience was “like night and day” compared to the 7100. So when our ‘trusty’ 7100 went ten toes up to the sky, we were forced to find a replacement quickly. If you were lucky, you could squeeze out a fax before it choked on a cryptic memory error. On three different units, the 7100 would regularly crash, lose settings, jam, and induce sheer dread whenever we were forced to print a document. Initially, we were worried about purchasing an HP Officejet 7410 due to the dismal performance of the Officejet 7100.
The Officejet 7140 has a street price of around $500. If you have time to fiddle with options when you try a new function, the Officejet 7410 will save you money and space in the long run. However, with great functionality comes great driver complexity, and as history has taught us through the Officejet 7100 line, HP has a hard time releasing stable multifunction drivers and software. Not only that, it can do it wirelessly over an 802.11b connection. HP’s current king of the Inkjet Multifunction Printers, the Officejet 7410, does everything a home office user may need.
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