Unfortunately we can’t say the same for its scans, which are fine at low resolutions, but seemed processed and artificial at 600dpi. It’s hard to fault the quality of prints and photocopies on plain paper, and its photos aren’t bad either. ^ You need the advanced settings to print photos at the maximum dots per inch setting ^ HP’s print driver is a bit too simple for our tastes, but it’s fine for everyday jobs The glacial ADF slowed things down further a 10-page photocopy took two minutes and 22 seconds in black, and in colour the job needed a further two minutes. The scanner wasn’t particularly fast, needing 23 seconds to capture an A4 page at 300 dots-per-inch (dpi). Colour prints were more competitive, with our complex graphics document arriving at a healthy 7.7ppm. It’s not an especially fast text printer, delivering our letter test at 11 pages per minute (ppm). The Officejet 5740 looks and sounds promising, but unfortunately it’s disappointing to use. ^ Use the printer’s web admin interface to monitor supplies or configure web features The feature set isn’t exhaustive, however, as you can’t scan to or print from cloud storage services. The sharp colour display is perfectly responsive, controlling an intuitive menu system that uses a mix of tap, drag and swipe gestures to control web features as well as core functions. Touchscreens on printers have come a long way, and the system used here is superb. ![]() ^ HP’s iOS and Android apps offer a better experience than its PC driver software Automatic double-sided (duplex) printing is standard. Printed pages collect in an output tray which extends automatically, although you need to push it in yourself to close it again. It also includes a second tray for 6×4″ photo paper that automatically engages when needed. ![]() We’re not a fan of captive paper input trays positioned in the printer base, but it’s not too hard to load the 125-sheet one found here.
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