HP OfficeJet 3830 All-in-One Wireless Color Thermal Inkjet Printer

2023-07-19T20:00:00

Just randomly stopped working. Printer is barely used, I printed a couple copies on month and the next month I went to print and its not working. It keeps telling me to load papers when they're already loaded and when it does register that paper is there is won't feed the paper through, just says printer jammed. It makes no sense how it would just stop working. Very frustrating.

Annoyedstudent

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2023-03-26T20:00:00

This might be discontinue but one of hp best. It is amazing how these printers become outdated.

Pleaseant

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2022-11-13T19:00:00

Doesn't communicate with my computer, no matter how many times I reinstall the driver. Doesn't know there's paper when there is paper. I had no such problems with my old printer until it died. It's an idiot.

Raisin B.

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2022-08-22T20:00:00

I opted into the HP Instant Ink service and the way they make sure you don't actually use the cartridges is by selling printers that refuse to print in color. I have uninstalled and re-installed the printer drivers countless times and sometimes that works and you can print in color (after the 20 minute uninstall and reinstall process), and other times, it just doesn't. I hate this unreliable printer.

MC22

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2022-07-29T20:00:00

I use this printer for occasional printing and scanning. If I don't use this printer / scanner for more than a month, it will just not work right. I have to go through the whole rigamorole or uninstalling my drivers and reinstalling them back a million times before it prints/ scans the one freaking document it needs me to scan. If I measure my time waster in dollars it'd be easier to go to a store and get my stuff printed/ scanned. Very frustrating!

AMistry

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2022-02-16T19:00:00

Worst printer I have ever owned, seen or been associated with in any way. How so? Let me count the ways - 1. HP app can?t find it. That?s right. Printer is turned on - my iPad is connected to the same wi-fi, but the printer is ?unavailable?. Well no, it isn?t. It?s sitting right there like a big ole dumb rock (actually I would rather have a rock). 2. Troubleshooting says ?power it down?. The only problem - then it doesn?t want to power up. Just sits there - like a big ole dumb rock (did I mention I would rather have a rock?) 3. Next problem is it doesn?t do anything for my yard as an ornament after I threw it out the window (you guessed it - it just sits there like a big ole dumb rock)

Meryyl

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2021-12-22T19:00:00

Complete garbage with known bugs that HP refuses to support. you can print in color approximately once per driver install before the printer won't print color.

PTIZZLE

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2021-11-16T19:00:00

If I could give it less than a 1 star, I would. Have had it for about 2-3 years now and constantly have issues with it. First I could never wirelessly scan something. Would NEVER work no matter what I did, I had to buy a cable to plug it in to actually scan. Now I can't print because everything is just blank. Have replaced both cartridge and still nothing. One of the worst I have ever used!!! Just want a printer that would actually function properly. Never buying an HP printer again!!!!!!

regretfulbuyer

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2021-10-01T20:00:00

Cannot print more the 2 pages at a time always takes 20 min tu set up.

Dontbuytgisprinter

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2021-05-06T20:00:00

Cannot believe I wasted my money on this printer. Constantly needs updates and randomly disconnects from the network. Requires an HP account to scan. I'm not sure if that is all HP products, but there is no way in hell HP needs my personal information to be able to use all of the features of this printer. I will NOT be purchasing another HP product if that's the case. DO NOT buy this hunk of garbage. I will be taking this printer into a field and giving it the loving Office Space treatment it deserves.

MadAsHell

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2021-05-01T20:00:00

I bought this 4 months ago and will not print. Tried everything possible it will not print.

Gatt

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2021-03-22T20:00:00

This printer when i first got it worked great! now every time i used it i have to sign in!! which makes using it difficult. Not happy with the new update. U shouldn't have to sign in! please fix!

Dede224

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2021-02-11T19:00:00

HP Ink cartridges are the worst on the market. After 20% of the ink is used they begin to malfunction making the printer useless. Even if you don't use the printer for awhile they malfunction (even when almost full), and must be replaced with a new cartridge. Absolute garbage!

rcnj

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2021-02-11T19:00:00

Ink cartridges are terrible. Make the printer useless. They fail after a short time.

rc66

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2021-02-10T19:00:00

Do not buy this product. I had issues right out of the box. At one time or another this printer would not turn on, turn off, print, scan, connect to blue tooth or connect to the computer. Does make a descent boat anchor.

Kevin1169

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2021-01-27T19:00:00

Had Product for quite awhile I would give it 5 stars except for double sided printing. It screws up quite often and if you are on the instant ink program it costs because you still get charged per screwed up sheets

Scorp

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2021-01-27T19:00:00

Best product ever no complaints ink shipped on time . Thank you

Billy k.

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2021-01-24T19:00:00

I have had mine for at least 5 years and it works like a charm.

Ken 6.

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2021-01-09T19:00:00

Small and slim line but has no place to set paper size in its onboard menu

Dinew30

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2020-12-19T19:00:00

From day one it was only a printer, nothing else worked, but then that’s all my mom needed, she used it 10 times, at one sheet of paper each time, now screen is purple with lines threw it, and it will not print junk

Markqlew

Originally posted at

2020-12-16T19:00:00

The printer works great and have had it for more than 4 years

My N.

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2020-12-16T19:00:00

I bought this printer many years ago, and it is still working well.... I have never had a problem with it, and because I subscribe to "instant ink" I never run out of ink.

StephenT

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2020-12-16T19:00:00

We have had this printer for a few years now and it's still great. Printing from my phone or laptop is easy and even the kids can do it without issue.

Triplemom

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2020-12-13T19:00:00

I bought this in September 2020, the display went black about 2 months later. Tried to get some virtual tech assistance, was in queue for over 2 hours, finally gave up.

HannaRN206

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2020-12-06T19:00:00

Very disappointed, this printer didn’t last a year! For the money I paid I’m very disappointed. It was working great in the begging and after a few months it stop working. Not worth the money

Ram330

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2020-12-03T19:00:00

This is the absolute WORST printer we have ever had. We just got this one for the wireless features and our previous printer was getting very old (hp photosmart plus). We loved our photosmart plus, the wifi never worked but that was okay. This printer has issues at every turn. It takes a painful amount of time to print each page, the printer doesn't even stay awake properly to print using the wifi feature or just print at any moment, we first have to unplug and plug the printer back in to wake it back up, and the simplicity of loading paper in the back of the printer is even a frustrating task. I truly beg anyone looking at this for at home or small business use to NOT PURCHASE. My husband and I get in a bad mood each time we have to use the printer. We avoid printing because it is that frustrating. DO NOT BUY!!!!!!

pschober

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2020-11-16T19:00:00

This printer prints ok, scans on flatbed ok, but serious problems with feeder tray scanning: random pages turn out blank (black in scan file) and often pages blurred, or ghosting. My old HP all in one was great for years until feeder tray scanning started to go wrong, that's why i bought this one, but it does the same thing new. HP quality seems to be getting lower. Was my fav printer company but each one gets worse than the one before. Can't return it or I would. Trying to get help from HP was not helpful, took forever and they didn't offer any actual help, in fact seemed not to understand the problem, despite describing it several times in great detail.

Horseliomama

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2020-11-14T19:00:00

This printer has been nothing but a struggle to use from day one. Why can't one of the top rated technology companies in the world make a product that does what it's supposed to? Customers expect a streamlined user experience and they expect their purchases to work without the help of a PhD in Computer Science.

I H.

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2020-11-04T19:00:00

BOUGHT THIS A MONTH AGO AND HAVE BEEN IN HELL EVER SINCE WORST PRINTER EVER

DO H.

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2020-11-01T19:00:00

I got this printer for college in 2018 and it worked very well up until October 30th, 2020. I went to print something out and it was giving me errors such as "Inkjet9.driver" will damage your computer and much more. I called c*st*m*r s*rv*ce and they wanted to charge me for help over the phone since my warranty is out of date. Once I finally got help after 20+ calls later my computer still doesn't connect to my Macbook pro. All in all, not a great printer maybe wait till app*e makes one.

SuckyKentucky

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