The HP DeskJet 2131 is an elegant 3-in-1 printer. The most appealing aspect of a multifunction printer such as this one is that it combines several core functions into a single easy-to-use cheaper machine.

The cheaper price isn’t the only benefit. Maintaining a single machine is easier than three separate machines. Keeping one machine on standby so that it can be used quickly anytime also consumes less electricity power.

Features and Highlights

The importance of paper capacity depends on how often you print. If you don’t print every day, or rarely print more than fifty pages a month, then perhaps the HP DeskJet 2131 is a good fit for your need because it has no more than a single paper input tray whose capacity is only enough for about sixty sheets. It slides up to stand at the back of the printer to feed paper during printing. On the other hand, its 25-sheet output tray lies down horizontally at the front, with a paper extension that folds out to help the tray catches the printed pages.

The next feature that consumers should pay attention to is the printer’s recommended monthly page volume, which is fifty to one hundred pages a month. Printing more may not pose any problem if it is only done once in a while.

The HP DeskJet 2131 is compatible with two HP 803 ink cartridges. When it prints, sometimes it draws ink only from the cartridge that contains black ink and sometimes from both cartridges, which depends on whether you need to print pages in black only or in color.

Unlike the black ink which is stored in a separate individual cartridge, the other three colors are stored together side by side in one cartridge. It sounds good, but some consumers believe that the latter is potentially more costly than the former in the long run due to its disadvantage.

The disadvantage refers to the cartridge that can no longer supply ink to the printer as soon as one of its containers is empty. Whether it is the cyan, magenta, or yellow ink, if any of these colors runs out, the printer won’t be able to print in color until the cartridge is replaced with a new one.

However, because the price of one tri-color cartridge is cheaper than the prices of three individual cartridges, and because the HP DeskJet 2131 is a low-volume printer, using a tri-color cartridge may be more of a reasonable choice than its counterpart. On a side note, replacing a tri-color cartridge is as easy as replacing an individual cartridge.

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In addition to average print and scan speed, as well as low paper capacity, its low tag price also comes at the expense of convenient features such as wireless printing support, automatic document feeder, and LCD display, among others.

Everything about this all-white printer shows that it isn’t a good fit for most offices, but anyone who print, scan, and copy occasionally should find it good enough to use. You can click the link below to download HP DeskJet 2131 Driver for Windows: