Hewlett Packard Deskjet Printer
Hewlett Packard Deskjet Printer 6988
Hewlett Packard Deskjet Printer
Hewlett Packard Deskjet Printer
Technical Details
- Sleek and Compact Deskjet Printer
- 36 ppm Black and White and Up to 27 ppm Color
- 50 Sheet Output Tray w/Extender/150 Sheet MultipurposeInput Tray
- Built In Wi Fi 802.11g/b, Wireless and Wired (Ethernet) Networking
- 16.5 Lbs (WxLxH) 5.7″ x 17.7″ x 14.5″
What’s in the Box
Hewlett Packard Deskjet Printer 6988, Ethernet cable, Power supply and cord, HP 96/97 Inkjet Print Cartridge Combo Pack, HP Photosmart Premier software, Printer drivers, User guide on CD, Set-up poster, Reference guide, and Network guide.
Description
The Hewlett Packard Deskjet Printer 6988 lets you print high-quality text and color documents, borderless 4 x 6-inch color and black-and-white photos, and even panoramas (up to 8.5 x 24 inches). Create your own beautiful brochures and spreadsheets, plus print Web pages, labels, and envelopes. The Hewlett Packard Deskjet Printer 6988 is ready for all your high-volume home office projects. Fast, high-quality printing:
Print fast, at speeds of up to 36 pages per minute in black and 27 pages per minute in color. Get laser-quality black and professional-quality photos when using HP Vivera inks and optional six-ink color. Print photos directly from a PictBridge-enabled camera via the front USB port. Automatically print on both sides and stack up extra paper with the optional Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory (ph5712A) and 250-sheet Plain Paper Tray (pt3447A).
Reviews
By: S. Kirk (Massachusetts, United States)
I waited a long time for a wireless printer, and the Hewlett Packard Deskjet Printer 6988 does not disappoint. I followed the setup instructions without difficulty, and had the printer running in less than 10 minutes. Printing is fast, and the quality of text is good enough for routine document printing. Color printing is also good, though not stunning.
There’s little printer “rocking”, and Hewlett Packard Deskjet Printer 6988 is quiet. As for HP’s bundled software, I haven’t had any issues with it, as I simply hit the “print” button and the printer works. Once you have a wireless printer, you’ll never go back to a wired connection. Everyone in range of the printer can print a document. The printer can be placed anywhere within the house, with the only cord being the power supply.
By: Jerone Young (Austin, TX USA)
You see I primarily use Ubuntu Linux and I needed a wireless network printer that I could setup without the need of Windows or Mac. You don’t need any specific OS with this printer!. You can then access the web interface of the printer and setup everything. Works great on my 802.11g network with WPA2 encryption. As for printing. Drivers are already in Linux for it (HP 6980). The printing is better then my previous Deskjet 932c. Clean and beautiful. Overall it’s an awesome buy for the low price. The integrated wireless print server is easy to setup. I give this printer a thumbs up.
By: B. Miller “Brett” (Boston)
The 6988 would presumably be as reliable as the old 722 and solve both problems — network ready and accessible directly over the (wireless) network. Both of our home computers are accessing the printer over the network just fine. The 6988 seems to be built in the usual Deskjet style — noisy, clunky and probably last to eternity. I typically print maps, documents, etc, on “draft” quality. Works fine.
The network setup takes some effort. I hate inserting manufacturer’s CD’s to install a printer, and not to disappoint, the HP setup disks contain the usual bloatware. The best bet for installing this thing is to do the following:
- Plug the printer into the router and let it get an IP
- Log into your router’s web interface and figure out what the printer’s IP is (or print the setup page).
- For each computer, select start->printers and faxes->Add printer. The trick here is to choose “Local printer attached to this computer” even though it’s networked. Click “Next” and then choose “Create new port”. Click “Next” and use the wizard to set up the printer. Enter the IP of the printer from step (2). When prompted for driver, you can use the windows driver, but I had to insert the manufacturer’s CD and get the driver there.
Good luck. Hope this helps someone. Anyone need a 722C? It’s probably got 10 more years of life left…
