So the vertical paper holder must be up in order to use this printer, right? In other words, it has a small footprint but requires vertical space. null

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Marcoag92 · Accepted Answer

Since this is a small printer it has no drawer to store the paper so it does go vertical in the feed. Just like any other small printer. I just feed the paper as needed for the job and keep it closed after.

Answered by Marcoag92 9 years ago

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Cardmaker · Answer

Having a rear-feed for your paper also allows you to use heavier cardstock or papers than you can use in a printer that feeds from a tray in the front. If your paper is feeding from the rear of the printer, it is going through the printer in a straight even line. If your paper is coming from a tray in the front of the printer, it ends up feeding through the printer in somewhat of a "U" shaped path. For thicker papers, obviously it works better if they go straight through, rather than needing to "bend" around in a heavy curved path to come back out

I do a lot of papercraft & card-making, and I can feed 350gsm cardstock & more through my HP printer that has a rear feed like this & have never had any problems at all - it handles it just as easily & smoothly as regular printer paper. (350gsm is a good bit heavier than the everyday cardstock you'll find in a typical big-box office-supply store) Try putting very heavy paper like that through a printer with the paper tray on the front & you'll have paper jams constantly. Of course, this "feature" isn't applicable for everyone - but IF you want to use heavier papers, a rear-feed printer is definitely the way to go! I LOVE my current HP (a Deskjet 3637) and am looking at this model & others, to get an additional printer as a "back-up" just in case anything ever happens to my current printer - it seems most printers have the front-feed tray & it's harder to find the rear-feed models these days!

Bonjoev · Answer

I believe you can feed the paper directly one page at a time without using the feeder.

“So the vertical paper holder must be up in order to use this printer, right? In other words, it has a small footprint but requires vertical space.”

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