HP Deskjet F380 printer is an efficient inkjet printer.  It is a printer copier cum scanner. It utilizes thermal inkjet technology. It is styled well and requires less desk space. It helps to complete the office tasks of stationeries with ease. It is light in weight and can be easily carried by hand. It makes lab quality borderless photographic prints.

Black cartridge deliver sharp and dark easily readable text prints of document. Cyan magenta and blue color HP 351XL cartridges deliver superior quality prints. Prints dry quickly on every surface of stock without smudging. Prints last several years and do not fade. It is economical to use XL cartridges as more ink is provided with the cartridges. It uses dye based ink to make natural color photos and graphic prints paper.

The printer is provided with HP Photosmart Essentials and HP Photosmart Express software. Photosmart Essentials software is useful to organize, edit, share and make lab quality photographs.

Auto feeder facility is not available with the printer. Prints are provided at speeds which cannot be said to be very fast. It makes prints only on one side of the paper. Duplex printing is not possible with the printer. Not even driver support is provided for duplex printing. The printer takes different stock materials such as transparencies, envelopes, cards, HP premium media, iron-on transfers, paper, and photo papers.

Copier makes copies at 14 cpm speed for color in draft mode and 20 cpm speed for black in draft mode. Maximum of 9 copies can be obtained with the copier. It makes sharp copies with resolution of 600 dpi for black and 1200 dpi for color.

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