HP OfficeJet 3830 All-in-One Printer

  • This printer has been discontinued. Please shop for associated supplies.
  • Print, copy, scan, fax, wireless
  • Print speed ISO: Up to 8.5 ppm (black), up to 6 ppm (color)
  • 35-sheet ADF; Borderless printing
  • Instant Ink ready; High yield ink available
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HP OfficeJet 3830 All-in-One Printer is rated 4.0 out of 5 by 1250.
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Rated 1 out of 5 by Annoyedstudent from Spend more and get Brotherly printer 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.
Date published: 2023-07-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by Pleaseant from Hp 3830 This might be discontinue but one of hp best. It is amazing how these printers become outdated.
Date published: 2023-03-27
Rated 1 out of 5 by Raisin Bread from bad technology 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.
Date published: 2022-11-14
Rated 1 out of 5 by MC22 from Refuses to print in color 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.
Date published: 2022-08-23
Rated 2 out of 5 by AMistry from Decent printer, garbage software 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!
Date published: 2022-07-30
Rated 1 out of 5 by Meryyl from Doesn’t Deserve One Star 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)
Date published: 2022-02-17
Rated 1 out of 5 by PTIZZLE from Prints in color once, then you have to reinstall 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.
Date published: 2021-12-23
Rated 1 out of 5 by regretfulbuyer from Worst printer I have ever used!!! 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!!!!!!
Date published: 2021-11-17
Rated 1 out of 5 by Anonymous from Horrible printer Cannot print more the 2 pages at a time always takes 20 min tu set up.
Date published: 2021-10-02
Rated 1 out of 5 by Anonymous from Absolute garbage. 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.
Date published: 2021-05-07
Rated 1 out of 5 by Gatt from Printer Will Not Print I bought this 4 months ago and will not print. Tried everything possible it will not print.
Date published: 2021-05-02
Rated 1 out of 5 by Dede224 from Not happy at all 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!
Date published: 2021-03-23
Rated 1 out of 5 by rc66 from ink cartridges Ink cartridges are terrible. Make the printer useless. They fail after a short time.
Date published: 2021-02-12
Rated 1 out of 5 by rcnj from Ink cartridges/printer 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!
Date published: 2021-02-12
Rated 1 out of 5 by Kevin1169 from Worst printer ever! 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.
Date published: 2021-02-11
Rated 5 out of 5 by Billy the kid from I have nothing to say but excellent service Best product ever no complaints ink shipped on time . Thank you
Date published: 2021-01-28
Rated 4 out of 5 by Scorp from Mr 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
Date published: 2021-01-28
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ken 60 from Great printer I have had mine for at least 5 years and it works like a charm.
Date published: 2021-01-25
Rated 2 out of 5 by Dinew30 from Small and slim line but has no place to set paper Small and slim line but has no place to set paper size in its onboard menu
Date published: 2021-01-10
Rated 1 out of 5 by Markqlew from Junk 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
Date published: 2020-12-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by StephenT from Great little printer 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.
Date published: 2020-12-17
Rated 5 out of 5 by Triplemom from Everything I need. 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.
Date published: 2020-12-17
Rated 4 out of 5 by My Name from The printer works great and have had it for more than 4 years
Date published: 2020-12-17
Rated 1 out of 5 by HannaRN206 from Display went black after 2 months! 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.
Date published: 2020-12-14
Rated 2 out of 5 by Ram330 from Waste of money 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
Date published: 2020-12-07
Rated 1 out of 5 by pschober from Do not buy! 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!!!!!!
Date published: 2020-12-04
Rated 2 out of 5 by Horseliomama from Basic ok printer, but not all features work. 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.
Date published: 2020-11-17
Rated 1 out of 5 by I hate HP1 from Horrible Piece of Garbage 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.
Date published: 2020-11-15
Rated 1 out of 5 by Anonymous from WORST PRINTER EVER BOUGHT THIS A MONTH AGO AND HAVE BEEN IN HELL EVER SINCE WORST PRINTER EVER
Date published: 2020-11-05
Rated 1 out of 5 by SuckyKentucky from SUCKS 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.
Date published: 2020-11-02
Rated 1 out of 5 by Anonymous from Worthless piece of junk Cons: - The ink is ridiculously expensive, but don't worry - you won't print much. - It gets disconfigured about twice a day. Always in novel ways, to ensure that reinstalling it will take at least an hour. - Every time it fails, it automatically prints a calibration pages, page this page that. Remember that expensive ink? Your loss is a win to the fine folks at HP! - Impossible to scan regularly. Pros: - At $60, it is cheap - but also about $100 more than it's worth. - Big and bulky - perfect for target practice.
Date published: 2020-10-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by Raes from Good features, good price. I bought my printer in July and I am pleased with it.
Date published: 2020-10-19
Rated 3 out of 5 by Craaag from There's a glitch in this printer Worked great for a few months then we got a frozen display screen showing HP logo and a bar across bottom of screen. A search on Google revealed this to be a common problem. After an hour on the phone with customer service HP replaced the printer. Great! Not so much. 1 month after receiving it we got that same frozen display and blinking power button. I unplugged it from the wall for a half hour and it works again! The first printer nothing worked. Hopefully it continues to function properly but I have the feeling it's not going to last very long before this problem returns. I couldn't recommend this printer but I would a different HP printer as customer service was decent. I gave 3 stars as technically it's working and warranty did replace the first.
Date published: 2020-10-19
Rated 4 out of 5 by Jimmy48 from dependability The printer drops connection in it later age. Paper feeder from the rear jams to the point i am replacing. Early years experienced great performance and dependability.
Date published: 2020-10-09
Rated 1 out of 5 by dorothy47 from Crummy Printer. Expensive Ink This is the second 3830 we have bought. First one cancelled cartridges that still had ink. Could not reset. Wireless printer looses connection to network constantly. Only way to reconnect is to unplug printer.
Date published: 2020-09-22
Rated 1 out of 5 by alexdj from Worthless This is the third HP printer I've purchased in 10 years for limited home use. Each product gets worse in performance and more expensive in cost. I won't make this mistake again.
Date published: 2020-09-18
Rated 1 out of 5 by crashjjjjjjjj from Horrible! Does not do anything you want it to do! This printer sucks. It always tells me there is no paper when there is paper in it and I have to re-put in the paper multiple times before it detects it. This printer sucks at printing larger documents. I tried printing out 36 pages of a document I needed and it did NOT PRINT THEM IN PAGE ORDER and it only printed about 10 pages out of the 36. A 5 minute task took me about 30 minutes to get it straightened out.
Date published: 2020-09-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by Running late from Good, clear printing I needed a replacement printer to complete a project. This one was fairly easy to set up. The only glitch was loading the paper. Once the rear loading mechanism was adjusted the rest was routine.
Date published: 2020-09-09
Rated 3 out of 5 by Anne S from I like all the features I bought this printer a few months ago and have been troubleshooting because it won't print color. I've tried to contact HP but there is no one to speak with therefore it's a black and white only
Date published: 2020-08-17
Rated 4 out of 5 by MsM12 from Remote printing is handy! I bought this about 2 years ago or so and at first I was hacked and then got it cleared up and the only things I would say is that it went through a lot of ink at first and sometimes when I send the print job it, if I send more than one it will only print one not two as requested Auto feed scanner is awesome I copied a regular photo and it printed way better than I was expecting
Date published: 2020-07-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by The one from Awesome am so happy with my purchase. I would buy another one if I had to again.
Date published: 2020-07-15
Rated 4 out of 5 by Mcg47 from Good value I bought this several weeks ago but just set it up. I’m on a community website and it took awhile to figure it out but now it’s running great.
Date published: 2020-07-14
Rated 5 out of 5 by Kim97 from Great features I just bought this and I love it. It’s easy to operate and with all its inclusive features it’s a great addition to my home office.
Date published: 2020-07-14
Rated 1 out of 5 by Beast31 from I found the manual lacked information on how to operate the device. I had to download the manual online. Also, I found installing the inkjet cartridges was poorly designed.
Date published: 2020-07-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by ALPet from All around great printer! This printer is super easy to set up, connected to wifi in a snap and wireless printing works without a hitch. I love the Instant Ink feature! Affordable and a no-brainer. Thanks HP!
Date published: 2020-07-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by Yinny from I love the combo features. I wanted a printer compatible with my HP computer and this was very affordable.
Date published: 2020-07-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by rdmc from very good this was a good deal for me at this time. wireless printing is great ...but to use usb is a challenge to get, download & install software. that , said I do like the feature of touch screen printing. this works great for me at home. i passed on the the ink situation based on reading review of how it works...aughhh.
Date published: 2020-07-12
Rated 4 out of 5 by Caligula from Works well Very pleased the printer was easy to set up and use.
Date published: 2020-07-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by ShellyraesBoutique from My 3830 Office Jet , HP Printer It has been just about a month since I started using this printer and I am very pleased.. My last printer was sensitive to different thicknesses of Printer Paper, this seems to handle any I have used thus far.. and it prints quickly. I am very satisfied with it.. Thank You, HP.
Date published: 2020-07-09
Rated 4 out of 5 by tsmilner63 from Simple and easy to use I enjoy this Printer. It gives me everything I need for my home office / personal business
Date published: 2020-07-09
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How do we download software for HP 3830

Asked by: Chris6140
Hello, Chris. Thanks for your question. We would recommend going to https://123.hp.com/setup to get the latest printer drivers. If you need further assistance, we recommend reaching out to HP Support: https://support.hp.com
Answered by: HP Live Expert Cheri
Date published: 2023-05-27

What’s the price???????

Asked by: Chiefs champs1988
Hello. Thanks for your question. The HP OfficeJet 3830 All-in-One Printer has been discontinued. If you need further assistance, we recommend reaching out to the HP customer service team, https://www.hp.com/us-en/contact-hp/contact.html
Answered by: HP Live Expert Cheri
Date published: 2023-03-18

WHERE DO I LOAD INK CATHRIDGES ON THIS PRINTER?

Asked by: BARB80
Hello. Thanks for your question. Here is a video on how to change the ink cartridges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asOXYWx9lBo
Answered by: HP Live Expert Cheri
Date published: 2023-07-04

How do you open to refill the ink

Asked by: Anonymous
Hello. Thanks for your question. Here is a video on how to replace the ink cartridges: https://youtu.be/asOXYWx9lBo If you need further assistance, we recommend reaching out to HP Support: https://support.hp.com
Answered by: HP Live Expert Cheri
Date published: 2023-05-27

The paper tray back on my printer is broken.  Can I purchase a replacement?  HP 3830 printer 

Asked by: Janice62
Hello, Janice. Thanks for your question. The part number for the input tray on the back is F5R95-60003.
Answered by: HP Live Expert Cheri
Date published: 2023-06-24

how I can change cartridge

Asked by: jr diaz
Hello. Thanks for your question. Here are some instructions: https://youtu.be/asOXYWx9lBo
Answered by: HP Live Expert Cheri
Date published: 2023-03-25

Will cartridges be able to use on other printers

Asked by: Anonymous
The HP OfficeJet 5252 uses HP 63 ink! Those cartridges can be found at this link: https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/sitesearch?keyword=HP%2063%20ink Thank you for being an HP customer!
Answered by: HP Team Grant
Date published: 2023-05-27

The wireless connection is spotty at best. I reconnected via wifi repeatedly and still nothing. I've contacted customer support at least 3 times both for connectivity issues and billing for cartridges that I never received. Can I use a USB cable?

Asked by: Epiphany
Hello. Thanks for your question. Yes, you can use the USB A to B 2.0 cable to connect the printer to your computer.
Answered by: HP Live Expert Cheri
Date published: 2023-03-13
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