Okay, so I bought this printer today, August 3 rd., 2009, from STAPLES @ $ 175.00, after researching absolutely every single available BnW printer available, from the cheapest to those @ $ 300.00. There isn't a single one that doesn't come with its list of complaints and I WISH that HP, CANON, EPSON, BROTHER and XEROX would be honourable and make a printer that will last and just DO what it's supposed to.
BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING other than remove your printer from the box, look at the CD because it will tell you exactly what has to be removed first,{ you'll have to remove the cover and the cartridge, which I found to be frightful at first, but fear not as it seems to be well designed for those of us who can be clumsey or nervous about some such mechanical things. DO grab the cartridge gently on each side using two hands and NOT in the center as you may damage it !}
...and DO NOT PLUG YOUR USB CABLE IN UNTIL THE CD TELLS YOU TO !!!
I did study WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL ADVANCED and scored 98%. Still, it did take me TWO hours to set up this printer because I learned it is CRUCIAL to download the latest driver/software from HP. This took awhile and I suggest one READS the directions PRIOR to simply clicking "DOWNLOAD ONLY" on their website. I'm still unclear as to deleting the "EXE" file...and have been looking for it, as per directions. AAARGH. At this point I'm guessing..and I don't like that.
Anyhow, this printer has now printed it's first page "WINDOWS XP PRINTER TEST PAGE". It was incredibly SPEEDY. I must say, that impressed me. The colour is very very black and I also love that. The print is ALMOST perfectly aligned, but the slant very well may be my OWN paper loading ineptitude at this point.
The tray that fits over the paper is ridiculous as it sits flimsy and doesn't snap in anywhere, nor does it have a solid footing. I don't get it ? If I accidentally knock it off, it'll definitely snap somewhere if it hits the floor. I'll be careful about the stupid thing.
In this day and age, I would also expect the machine to NOT sound so stunningly loud. But, okay...it isn't like a jet plane or anything. It's within standards I can live with. I just think HP could probably easily create a quiet machine, for crying out loud !
Finally, if this thing is SO GREAT, then WHY is it listed at $ 320.00 and purchasable at STAPLES for almost HALF that ? It's all some silly financial game. The thing is probably worth even less than what I paid, but I am content so far.
I promise to update my review after I've used this sucker for awhile. I think it's important to be honest about these products so that consumers can STOP getting screwed. THANK GOD for AMAZON for allowing us to do this !
I had an EPSON RX600 ALL IN ONE and the ON button simply wouldn't work anymore, when everything else was FINE with the darnedable thing. I swore I would NEVER get an ALL IN ONE again and lose everything in one fell swoop again. I also rarely used the colours and, like others felt SCREWED by EPSON ink prices. It used ALL the inks even when I only printed BnW. I'm hoping this proves to be more reasonable and I'll do my colour printing through [...]. They do a beautiful job, quickly and cheaply. I will buy an EPSON scanner separately as they are quite good.
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