HP OfficeJet Pro 9730e: Specs, Features, Pros & Cons
This review measures the HP OfficeJet Pro 9730e against the full 24-spec sheet we track for printers, comparing it like for like with the 50 other models in our database. It earns a VS Score of 63 out of 100 — the weighted result of every verified specification measured against the class average.
On the spec sheet it is strongest in design and weakest in connectivity. Its clearest single advantage over the class average: a higher print speed (black) — 22 ppm vs 17.21 ppm (avg). None of our retail partners currently lists the HP OfficeJet Pro 9730e, so availability may be limited; a missing price never affects the VS Score.
Category strengths
Where the HP OfficeJet Pro 9730e beats the average
- A higher print speed (black) ?22 ppm vs 17.21 ppm (avg)
- Has automatic document feeder ?
- A higher print speed (color) ?18 ppm vs 12.51 ppm (avg)
- Has duplex scanning ?
- A higher input tray capacity ?250 sheets vs 182.02 sheets (avg)
- Has automatic duplex printing ?
- Has touchscreen display ?
- Has ethernet ?
- A much higher monthly duty cycle ?30,000 pages vs 19,346.15 pages (avg)
- Has color printing ?
Where the HP OfficeJet Pro 9730e trails the average
- A much heavier build ?19.5 kg vs 9.07 kg (avg)
- No supertank / refillable ink ?
- No fax ?
Editor’s note
The 9730e exists for one reason: it prints, copies and scans up to 11 x 17 inches. Put it beside HP's own OfficeJet Pro 9125e and the print engine is the same — 22 ppm black and 18 ppm colour by ISO measurement, the same 35-sheet automatic document feeder, the same 4.3-inch touchscreen — but the 9125e stops at Legal. If your work occasionally needs a tabloid sheet, a spreadsheet printed wide, a drawing, a menu, this is the inexpensive way to get it without moving up to a true wide-format machine.
HP rates it for up to 30,000 pages a month, which is a robustness figure rather than a target; the 250-sheet input tray and 75-sheet output bin are the real limits on how long you can leave it alone. The document feeder scans both sides, quoted at 14 images per minute in black and 11 in colour at 200 dpi.
One omission deserves a plain warning: there is no analogue fax. HP's specification sheet states it outright. That is unusual for a machine wearing the OfficeJet Pro badge, and it is the likeliest reason a small office would send one back. HP has also quietly renamed the line — the 9730e is now sold simply as the OfficeJet Pro 9730, the 'e' suffix retired along with the HP+ branding push. The hardware is unchanged.
The rest is conventional: Ethernet, Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct, AirPrint and HP's mobile app, automatic two-sided printing, a 4.3-inch colour touchscreen. At 19.5 kg with a tabloid-width chassis it is a big machine by desktop standards — measure the shelf before ordering, because the wide flatbed is exactly what makes it so.
Specifications
Quality bars are generated automatically against 50 other printers.
Printing
Laser prints crisp text fast; inkjet handles photos and colour better.
Prints in colour, not just black and white.
Black-and-white pages per minute; higher is faster.
Colour pages per minute; higher is faster.
A higher dot density produces sharper prints.
Prints both sides of the page without manual flipping.
Refillable ink tanks cut the cost per page dramatically.
The maximum recommended pages per month.
Scanning & copying
Scans and copies as well as prints.
Feeds multi-page documents through the scanner unattended.
How many pages the document feeder holds at once.
Scans both sides of a page automatically.
Sends and receives faxes.
Paper handling
A larger tray needs refilling less often.
How many printed pages the output tray holds.
The largest paper format supported (e.g. Letter, Legal, A3).
Connectivity
Print wirelessly over the home network.
Connect devices directly without a router.
A wired network port for reliable office use.
A direct USB connection to a computer.
Print from iPhone, iPad and Mac without extra drivers.
Print and manage the printer from a phone app.
Design
An onboard touchscreen makes standalone tasks easier.
A lighter printer is easier to place and move.
How the VS Score works — and what it can’t tell you
Every measurable spec is scored against the average of all the printers we track: matching the class average scores 50, clearly beating it climbs towards 100, and each spec counts according to an editorial weight that reflects real-world impact — a battery-capacity gap moves the score far more than a colour-options list. The quality bars on the spec cards above show where this model sits inside the full range for its class, and the overall VS Score rolls every weighted result into one number.
Unknown values are never estimated. A spec this product doesn’t report simply drops out of its scoring — it isn’t penalised with a guess — but a thinner spec sheet does mean a score built on fewer data points, which is why completeness is disclosed under About this data.
Most importantly: a spec-sheet lead is not the same as a better product. Megapixels, gigahertz and benchmark points describe capacity, not experience — image processing, software optimisation, thermals, haptics and ergonomics decide how a device actually feels, and no table captures reliability or long-term support quality. Treat the VS Score as a structured summary of what can be measured, not a substitute for your own priorities.
About this data
- Specifications are compiled from each manufacturer’s official spec sheet, cross-checked against trusted specification databases, and normalised into one schema so identical things are compared identically.
- Specifications last verified August 21, 2026.
- Data completeness: 24 of the 24 specs in this category are verified (100%). Anything we could not verify is shown as Unknown — never estimated — and is excluded from the score.
- Prices and availability come from live retailer feeds via our shopping partners and refresh throughout the day; a missing price means no partner currently lists the product, not that it is discontinued.
- Want the full picture? Our editorial guidelines explain how we research products, weight the scores and stay independent.
- Spotted an error in a spec? Tell us and we will correct the sheet.
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The bottom line
The HP OfficeJet Pro 9730e earns a VS Score of 63, comfortably above average among the 51 printers we compare here.
- Who it’s for
- Small offices that occasionally need 11 x 17 output — wide spreadsheets, drawings, menus — and would rather buy one A3-capable all-in-one than add a second machine.
- Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone who still needs fax: HP omits analogue fax on this model entirely. Also a poor fit for heavy colour volume (18 ppm ISO from one 250-sheet tray) or a tight desk, at 19.5 kg and tabloid width.
- The trade-off that matters
- You gain the tabloid flatbed and paper path over the near-identical OfficeJet Pro 9125e, and you give up fax — same speeds, bigger footprint, more money.
- The main alternative
- HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e — the same 22/18 ppm engine and 35-sheet ADF with fax included, if Legal is as wide as your work gets.
The VS Score is generated automatically from the weighted specifications above, measured against all other printers in our database. Treat it as a shortlisting guide — not a substitute for your own priorities.
