Hp Office Jet Pro K5400 Inkjet Printer By Jennifer Claerr on Mar 01, 2009 - Updated Oct 15, 2011

My old computer inkjet printer, an HP OfficeJet All-in-One model 710, was on its last legs. Worse, it was an ink hog. It nearly cost as much to replace its two ink cartridges as it would cost to buy a new printer.

I went to Best Buy to see if I could buy a new HP laser printer. The salesman suggested I buy an HP OfficeJet Pro model K5400 inkjet printer instead. He said it was actually more efficient with the printer cartridges than laser printers. I was skeptical. Anyway, they didn't have that printer in stock. The salesman recommended that I buy it on Best Buy's website. I went home and researched this printer carefully. Based on the product page on HP, the K5400 was everything the Best Buy salesman had claimed. I bought the printer directly from HP, since they had a significant discount.

The HP OfficeJet Pro K5400 inkjet printer is everything they claim. It prints beautifully and in high-resolution. It is so efficient on ink I imagine I could go a year without replacing the cartidges. The only problem I've had with it is with printing photographs. For some reason, they discolor after a few weeks. If you want to save money on printing letters, maps and other documents and you don't need to print photographs, I highly recommend this HP inkjet printer.