Printer Reviews

Considering that this is an older model from HP (HP discontinued this model and suggest to buy Photosmart 145 as an alternative), this is a good printer. It does pretty well what it promises to do - print quality 4x6 photos. The printer is easy to set up and easy to use. It accepts different types of digital memory cards and is pretty fast in printing - less than 30 seconds to print one photo. The quality of the prints is as good as regular camera prints - your friends wouldn't tell the difference unless you tell them. The one inconvenience with this printer is the non-availability of print preview facility on the printer - you have to note down the serial number of the image (by viewing on the camera) before inserting the digital memory card into the printer. Overall, this is a good printer for the price you get it.

The hp photosmart 130 has the quality of a photoshop. I got it for 150 dollars thinking what the heck. But when I tried it out it was more like wow, this thing is tight. It prints fast, crisp, clean pictures off your memory card. It's very simple. You stick your card in the correct slot, and the printer will read the images. The only bad thing is that the pictures are numbered by the order that they are on the memory card. So you have to know that. BUT, there is an alteritive. You can select a range of pictures that you think the picture might be in, ex:(1-27) and then it will print out little thumbnails of those pictures with a number under it. Then from that you can decide the picture number you want to print. BUT, it is sometimes hard to determin what picture it is that you want because it is so small.

PROS-
-Inexpensive Ink
-Great Price
-Easy to use
-Quality
-Quikness
-Sturdyness
-size

Cons-
-thumbnails are often too small

i got this printer to start a photo studio in my house, and i live out of te city and all the people i took a picture, are happy whit it. i am workin whit this printer so, i tink is one of the best i have. also have lexmark 6170 all in one and works great too. the ink last me a lot. have more than 100 shots and still almost at half. i sold all the pict. and share whit some family , all are in love whit this printer. another thing. i dont use glossy paper. starting using ferrania profesional satin is the best paper for photos. try ferrania and youll remember me.

This was a great printer...Crisp clear graphics and text. But it just recently started printing "foggy" lots of fuzzy text. Then the black stopped printing altogether. The color printed fine but NO BLACK. Not exactly helpful for printing papers. Canon help desk was very quick getting back to me about the problem. Probably a bad print head, but it should be taken to a fixit shop to get checked out. Fixit shop wants $75 just to look at it, which is applied to the first hour of labor if we have it fixed. Print head runs about $45. I can buy a whole new one for that! I would by a Canon again but definately get the extended warranty.

Buy the comparable ink from Carrot Ink.com. Cost alot less. Refilling doesn't not work with Canon. This was my 2nd Canon and refilling the cartridges didn't work with either.

I'm happy with the print quality from this printer for pictures (and the borderless option is great), but I've found that the printer utility software has too many limitations. You can not fine tune the settings to get the machine to print the way you want it too. Even when you select the manual adjustment setting, it often will not allow you to switch to the highest quality settings, etc. Another limitation is that the ink levels have to be reset manually every time you install a new cartridge. With my old Epson printer the controls could easily be adjusted in the software, and the ink levels were automatically read and adjusted by the software...no manual resets required.

My other complaint with this printer is that it seems to make a lot of extra "noises". The actual printing is relatively quiet, but when it's not printing it will sit there and make all kinds of noises like it's processing information or something. My old (4 yr.+) Epson printer was much "louder" as far as the physical printing, but at least when it wasn't printing it didn't make extra noises.

Luckily I got this printer for free thanks to a rebate offer, but had I actually paid for this printer, I would have returned it. I would recommend going with an Epson printer over this one based on the utility software performance alone. However, for novice users who just want to print pretty pictures and word processing files, they'd probably be pretty happy with this printer.

after reading about several different printers, i settled for this one and am absolutely amazed at the awesome print quality!!! I've never had a photo image look better than a film processed picture EVER!!!! Every pic turns out great and you can't beat the price of the ink cartridge.. approximately $7 for black and $18 for color.. THE TANKS LAST FOREVER AND I'M used to paying double for my old Lexmark cartridges... THROW YOUR OLD PRINTER IN THE GARBAGE AND RUN TO BUY THIS PRINTER!! AWESOME!!!!!

let me address this "noise" issue i've read in other reviews.. this printer is extremely quiet compared to my Lexmark z-22... i wouldn't consider it a loud printer at all... it does shuffle when it's done printing a page, but it's hardly noticeable.. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PRINTER!!!!!

I've started up a small newsletter recently that has some complex layouts and lots of hi-res graphics, but also a lot of small text. The history of consumer-grade printers has been that to get the clean text, you have to give up the good photo output, and vice/versa. This printer throws all that away. It does it all. In fact, the text is so sharp my printouts were better than the commercial printer I had run it off.

Its also a very attractive unit. People always say "is that a printer?" Not that it matters that much, but it does look cool.

Bottom line: if you need top-notch quality in both photos and text, and have the [money], do it. If you're just printing your everyday text docs and/or photos, you can get everything you need in a cheaper model.

I'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS SO FAR. I RUN LARGE PRINT JOBS ON IT MAKING BROCHURES FOR MY COMPANY. MY TYPICAL RUN IS ABOUT 250 SHEETS DUPLEXED (BOTH SIDES PRINTING) COLOR AND GRAPHICS AND SOME PHOTOS....ONLY 2 SHEETS CAME OUT WRONG. ONE OF THEM HAD SOME LETTERS WACKO AND EXPANDED, THE OTHER PRINT TOOK TWO PAGES IN AT ONCE.

PROS:
1. IT PRINTS REALLY FAST.
2. IT HAS GREAT GRAPHICS.
3. TEXT LOOKS GREAT, DON'T LISTEN TO THOSE [people] SAYING IT'S FUZZY.
4. IT DUPLEXES AWESOME...YOU CAN CONFIGURE HOLD TIME BETWEEN
DUPLEXING SO THAT ONE SIDE CAN DRY BEFORE IT TAKES IT BACK IN
TO PRINT THE OTHER SIDE.
5. YOU CAN CHANGE LOTS OF THE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ON IT
LIKE INK AMOUNT, QUALITIES, SPEEDS, IMAGE ENHANCEMENTS...

CONS:
1. IT SHAKES LIKE A WASHING MACHINE. LOL. I SWEAR TO GOD IT DOES. IF YOU HAVE A GOOD TABLE, IT SHOULD BE FINE.
2. IT GUZZLES INK, BUT DON'T WORRY, IF YOU HAVE HALF A BRAIN, YOU CAN CHANGE THE INK RICHNESS SETTING AND IT'S JUST FINE. PLUS INK IS [less costly] NOW ...EVERYWHERE FOR THIS PUPPY.

CONCLUSION:
BUY THIS PRINTER. IT LOOKS COOL, IT DOES THE JOB RIGHT THE FIRST TIME, AND IT HAS TONS OF OPTIONS TO GET YOUR JOB RIGHT.

I'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS SO FAR. I RUN LARGE PRINT JOBS ON IT MAKING BROCHURES FOR MY COMPANY. MY TYPICAL RUN IS ABOUT 250 SHEETS DUPLEXED (BOTH SIDES PRINTING) COLOR AND GRAPHICS AND SOME PHOTOS....ONLY 2 SHEETS CAME OUT WRONG. ONE OF THEM HAD SOME LETTERS WACKO AND EXPANDED, THE OTHER PRINT TOOK TWO PAGES IN AT ONCE.

PROS:
1. IT PRINTS REALLY FAST.
2. IT HAS GREAT GRAPHICS.
3. TEXT LOOKS GREAT,...
4. IT DUPLEXES AWESOME...YOU CAN CONFIGURE HOLD TIME BETWEEN
DUPLEXING SO THAT ONE SIDE CAN DRY BEFORE IT TAKES IT BACK IN
TO PRINT THE OTHER SIDE.
5. YOU CAN CHANGE LOTS OF THE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ON IT
LIKE INK AMOUNT, QUALITIES, SPEEDS, IMAGE ENHANCEMENTS...

CONS:
1. IT SHAKES LIKE A WASHING MACHINE. LOL. I SWEAR TO GOD IT DOES. IF YOU HAVE A GOOD TABLE, IT SHOULD BE FINE.
2. IT GUZZLES INK, BUT DON'T WORRY, IF YOU HAVE HALF A BRAIN, YOU CAN CHANGE THE INK RICHNESS SETTING AND IT'S JUST FINE. PLUS INK IS CHEAP NOW ... EVERYWHERE FOR THIS PUPPY.

CONCLUSION:
BUY THIS PRINTER. IT LOOKS COOL, IT DOES THE JOB RIGHT THE FIRST TIME, AND IT HAS TONS OF OPTIONS TO GET YOUR JOB RIGHT.

This is a cute little printer. It has what all of the other mini-photo printers lacked. The LCD monitor. I picked one of these up for a client who traveled all over the world and didn't want to buy 20 memory sticks for her digital camera. This little machine does the job. With 4800x1200 line resolution and the fact that you do not need a computer to run it, it is a great pick for anyone who wants quality while he or she is on the move. The one disadvantage (I can't call its inability to print text a disadvantage, it was designed as a photo printer), is the fact that it uses the number 57 color ink cartridge instead of the 58 photo tank. . . The 57 is like 10 bucks more, and the photo tank has longer lasting ink. But overall, for the purpose of mobility, this printer does what it is supposed to do. It is a good piece of equipment and I think that it is pretty sturdy. The face folds into the printer for easy transport and so the print tray doesn't sustain damage in transit. It takes all of the major digital media: Compact Flash, Smart Media, Sony Memory Stick, and Secure Digital. Thus far they do not use the new format used in Fuji Film cameras.

If you have the money, and space is not a concern, consider the HP 7550. It is a fully functional printer and uses the number 58 photo tank in conjunction with the 56 black and the 57 color. If cost, space and transportability are a concern, then this is your printer. My complaints are actually pretty minor in comparison to the quality of the product, they just happen to stand out a bit, I still give it four out of five stars. . . It does exactly what it is supposed to and the quality of the pictures is top shelf!

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I purchased an earlier version of this printer last year along with my first digital camera. It is identical to this with one less port for memory cards. My camera was a 2 megapixel Olympus D510 so I did not intend to enlarge my photos beyond 4x6. This printer offered small size and ease of use, which appealed to me at the time. The printer does not need to be connected to a computer to produce high quality 4x6 images - as close to photos from film as you can get with 2 megapixels. I now have a three megapixel camera and the prints are even better.

This printer is so easy to use. Just plug it in, add paper, insert the smartmedia, compact flash, or memory stick into the appropriate slot, select the number of the photo you want to print, press the print button and watch a beautiful photo emerge from the printer. It weighs only 3 pounds and can be easily transported anywhere. I take it on vacation with me (in a soft sided, padded lunch box) and surprise my friends with instant copies of photos.

The are only a few drawbacks for this printer. First, photo paper and ink cartridges cost a lot so your photos will not be cheaper than outside processing. I try to purchase in larger quantities to reduce the cost and I use cheaper paper for less important prints. The second drawback is the inability to view the photo on the printer prior to printing. You'll have to jot down the photo's number from your camera screen. And, of course you can't crop or modify your prints on this printer, but that's not really different from developing photos at the store.

As for durability, as I said, I've had this printer for almost a year, have taken it everywhere, printed hundreds of photos and never had the slightest problem. It's a great little printer!

If you want to print a few high quality 4x6 photos on the spot without a PC, this is the printer for you. I recently attended a family reunion and before the punch bowl was empty everyone had a photo in their hand and a smile on their face. It is very easy to use. Just load any type memory chip and press print, or you can select the photo, adjust the contrast and crop the photo using the color screen. Get near photo lab results in a little over 2 minutes per photos.

It is bad enough that this printer is extremely tempermental, finding a toner cartridge is next to impossible. Keep plenty on hand since the chances of finding one at your local office store is slim.

If you know what does it mean CHEAP - this is a word for this printer. I have couple of QMS printers in the office and used to respect this brand.
I bought that one for $100 (after rebate) and not satisfied at all. First of all - bad drivers. USB driver not reliable - it often reports the printer is missing. I switched to LPT1 and it takes approx 50 seconds before printer starts printing one-page document.
New driver version downloadable from vendor site does not setup usb interface - one still have to use CD, directory structure on which is out of sinc with the manual.

If printer stays in energy-saving mode one have to manualy wake it up throgh printer properties.
Printer comes with DEMO cartridge - filled just for 1500 pages and cartridge for 6000 pages will set you back for another $120. The plastic cover is kind of weak - you just feel the whole thing made for low-end consumers.
On the other side print quality is good, text looks crisp. I hate the idea I will have to use this printer for a couple of years to come.
If you still want to buy it - test it thoroghly before cutting out UPC to claim you rebate.

This printer's 17 ppm and 1200 dpi domnimates my previously owned HP LaserJet 6L and 3100 in many ways. Without saying, the printing quality is crispy. And to be environmentally friendly, I frequently manually duplex print my documents (auto duplex printers are so expensive.) HP Laserjet 6L and 3100 sometimes fed in two or three pages together when I printed the second side. This one has no such a feeding problem. Always one page at a time. The only drawbacks are its noise in printing and higher price of new toner cartridge (...) With a (...)rebate and (...)coupon, this is one of the best deals on internet.

At first, I was hesitant as to whether or not to buy it. But looking at all the reviews of other similar $1M dollar inks, I found out that, surprisingly, it had no competitors! No other company would sell ink of this high a quality! This ink was DEFINATELY worth my money...now the words I print look better than ever! I am definately coming back for more once I run out...

(...) (...)

Okay, I don't get it. ALL of these FIFTEEN reviews were written on either October 29 or 30th. What are these people talking about it having a $1,000,000 price tag?? It costs $13.49!!! The only reason it's sold at this price is because it's the same size as the other color ones at the same price. The larger black ink cartridge for the CX6400 is almost twice as big, that's why it costs more. Gosh, people these days.

But apart from that, I guess the cartridge is okay, I mean, what can you say about an ink cartridge. I had the printer to this cartridge -- BAD printer, the R300. Never worked. But I guess the ink was aight.

I could probably start my own profitable business, if I start doing refills of these at half the prices....
Where are my angel investors....
---- ok, this review was written when the price of this was a million dollar, price msitake on behalf of amazon.

This is a great product though, I've used it for couple of time include one time as a gift. The quality of print out seems much better now. I think it's because of better quality of ink and it seems like it doesn't dry that often.

Also, graphics which black heavy usage appears more uniform without shades of gray. So I guess, even if its using more ink, the quality is more uniform and better

This is my second HP deskjet and I'm pleased with the printing quality of both (the other is an 895Cse). I bought the second printer because I have two computers in separate locations.

After using the 990Cxi for a few weeks, if I had to do it over, I think I'd buy the 970. I don't use the automatic paper sensor option very often (how often do you switch papers? and oh by the way, manual switching involves 3 mouse clicks), I use the wireless printing option even less so the only thing left is speed. for $100 more, Hmmmmm.

The last little Gem that you'll discover is the cost of the replacement (color) cartridge for the 990 (or 970 - same one). At Costco or Sam's Club they are $50 for the large (c6578a) ones.

Still, the printing quality is excellent even on plain paper. With photopaper you can't tell the difference between real photos and the printed copy. Photo Ret II (or the newer III) is the way to go.

Having said all of that, I still like these HP printers.

I just hooked this printer up last week after receiving it as a gift, purchased right here at Amazon. The free shipping made it the best price on the net at the time of purchase a couple of weeks ago. Win XP found a driver right off the bat, but you should install the latest driver from the HP web site as I did for the best performance. Smooth Installation!! I have an HP952C that I have been using for a couple of years now. The output of this HP990CXI is basically the same as the much older 952C for photos printed in 1200x2400/best mode on photo paper. (952C now only costs around $125.00 if you look around) It uses the same model ink tanks as the 952C.

This printer really stands out on the output speed. Don't believe the speeds you read in ads or even on the box. Those speeds are in draft mode output. I print most of my text in draft mode now with this 990CXI on (standard copy machine paper)and you would have thought it came right out of a laser printer. I could not believe that! Very nice job HP. Speed and quality even in draft mode, but that is for black and white text only! Any other printing you do should be set to normal for great output but there goes the ppm output speed. It falls to a much slower rate. I have been a digital photo freak for a few years now. The only way to print great looking photos on either of these printers is to use photo-matte or photo-glossy paper. The speed is noticeably faster than the 952C when set on 1200x2400 / best output. But not an extra $160+ worth of speed over the 952C cost. I prefer the matte paper as it dries quickly, never leaves any finger prints from handling the pictures and just looks better in my opinion.

CON: The 990CXI is suppose to automatically select the printer paper for you. Paper, best settings etc. for the print job at hand. This printer FAILS HORRIBLY in doing so. Horrible, Horrible, Horrible.. This printer driver and or printer gets an "F" in that department from me. May be a new driver when released will cure this set back, but I would not bet on it.

Besides the above mentioned complaint, this printer is an excellent choice for the home or small business user that demands superior quality in their printing needs. I gave this 990CXI a 4 out of 5 star rating due to the fact that the paper selector does not work and I did not have to pay for it. If I had to pay my own money for it I would have gave it a 3 out of 5 stars. Why pay hard earned money for something that does not work as advertised?? I would wait a year or so for the price to fall $100.00 less than it is now before I spent my hard earned money on this printer. The price will fall quickly, as they always do in the computer industry. If you want to be able to say that you have the latest and greatest speed wise (sold as not networkable, but it can be done with extra hardware) printer HP has to offer, this is for you. Hope this review helped.. From a fellow techie to you. Happy Holidays!!

Well I've had this printer for over a year, along with another I purchased for a gift and they have yet to let us down. I don't print very often but when I do I am still amazed at the quality and speed (considering the price point). The ink cartridges also seem to last a good while. My only complaint is uncertainty about the amount of ink remaining; Sometimes the HP Toolbox is just wrong. I'd like a definite way of knowing how much ink is remaining, but other than that I am still happy with this puppy.

I bought two of these printers at the same time. They have both lasted less than year.
Pros: The ink is cheap to purchase for this computer. It prints great pictures. Its pretty fast.
Cons: In about the time of a year, both printers (around the same time) just stopped printing black ink. There is no printer cleaning or deep cleaning that will help the problem. There is no way to fix the problem, unless you buy a print head perhaps, which will cost the same amount as a new printer. I have done my research, and apparantley, this problem has happened to other canon s330 printer users as well. That makes this printer model not worth buying in my opinion. I always do prefer canon to other products however.

I purchased my Canon S330 printer in late January of 2003. I used it to print the occasional shipping lable or report, no photos. The print head has failed three times in the past six months. First it stopped printing black right in the middle of a job(it suddenly started printing black again after about 3 weeks.) Then it stopped printing magenta, again, right in the middle of a job. As of January 2004 it stopped printing both black and magenta. After getting a run-around from customer service(telling me the standard "do a cleaning, etc.")I was told I need a new print head, which will cost about $60 plus $40 "labor" to install at a "certified Canon repair center". Of course there isn't one near me and my printer would have to be shipped to one at my cost. It's cheaper for me to just buy a new printer. The only good things I can say about this printer is that it was fast and the ink is cheap.

Pros: Quiet mode is just that - quiet. You can specify a time frame for Quiet mode: for instance, all printing done between 10:00pm until 9:00am will be printed in quiet mode. The printer can automatically turn itself on to print, and turn itself off when the print job is done. Print quality is great, and it's fast. The ink cartridges are quite inexpensive (less than [price] each for B&W or color cartridge). Free sample back of 4"x6" Pro photo paper inlcuded for true bordless printing. A printed a photo from a 1.3Megapixel camera and it was as if Kodak processed it!

Cons: It's a little loud in normal mode. This is due to the automatic head-cleaning that occurs before a print job. Paper loader tray handles 100 sheets of paper, but the output tray handles only 50 sheets. Printer applications (there are several) that come with the printer weigh in at over 130MB (but you don't have to install them).

I can't resist writing a review, because I rely heavily on what others have to say too.

I just bought the 1115 and it's being returned today. I've had an Epson Photostylus 870 for the past couple of years and had a little ink mis-hap (my fault) and thought, what the heck I'll get a new printer figuring the technology has improved, etc. This time I decided to go with an HP because I generally like their products, but I'm going back to an Epson.

The quality of photo prints are not even comparable. The Epson prints are clear, crisp and realistic. The HP prints (even at 2400dpi) are grainy and fuzzy.

Not to mention that ever since I installed the printer (using USB) my floppy disk drive has been grinding every few minutes. Not sure what's up with that.

I will say that the HP is fast and fairly quiet. Printing regular documents on paper of course looks nice, but for "real" photo images try Epson.

Good luck!

I love this printer. The quality of the photos print are exceptional.
The set up/installation was a breeze except for a mistake (on my part) I had attached the USB and Parallel port at the same time to facilitate a scanner/printer function and this caused no ends of problems.
However apart from this the printer is very good, the card reader facility is excellent, I no longer have to hook up the camera and download my photos to my computor, just stick the card in the slot the computor reads this slot as another drive and then drag and drop files from the card reader driver to your drive on the computor.
The 4x6 photo paper slot is very convenient.
I have two concerns
1. This printer seems to use ink especially color very quickly, however this may be because the starter ink cartridge is smaller than the regular sized cartridge - 21ml vs 42ml. I will have to test with a larger size cartridge.
2. The printer is a bit noisier than I think it should be.
All in all a satisfactory product.

Great Printer, but does get a bit cranky at times. The 2 side print capability is a plus, saving paper & making printouts more compact. Does a 4 + job on photos, but hard to use the small photo tray. I've used this printer for approx 2 years and just now feel it may be time to upgrade. I feel I made a good choice for my photos.

I purchased my HP LaserJet 1200 printer because I was frustrated with the Epson 870 InkJet printer that I also own (the Epson is nothing short of a *RIPOFF*).

My HP 1200 is working it's way through it's third ream of paper since I purchased it. It is still using the original cartridge the printer came with.

*Print Quality Has Been Flawless*...even the ones I print in Econo Mode!

First print out in 10 seconds is *Great* and there have been No Paper Jams!

The only reason I didn't give this printer 5 stars is because it was slow printing big documents or complex graphics BUT that was easily fixed...$$$!!! bought me 32 megs of additional RAM. Now my printer shoots out my documents.

I have small 3-PC network at home. I originally bought a Brother laser printer. It had a problem with paper tray sensor. Although it was cheaper, I'm glad I put the extra money for the HP 1200. My old printer was a Canon BJ-4300. Inkjet text quality doesn't even come close to laser technology. Of course, I'm keeping the old printer if I need to print in color.

Setup was very easy. Pop in the CD-ROM, run the program and it configures everything automatically. It was a bit unusual where they placed the parallel port. There's no power button but printing the demo page was a snap.

I bought this printer very recently. So far, so good. Standard cartridge prints average 2,500 pages with 5% coverage. They also have the high yield ones online which average 3,500 pages. It costs about $60-$65 per cartridge but this averages out to about 2 cents per page. Getting the high yield cartridge would be a better option. It's slightly less than 2 cents per page if you can buy the toner cheap.

Laser print quality is 1200 x 1200. I'm very impressed with laser quality. For black text printing, this is an excellent printer, and it does a good job when printing black and white graphics. If you don't print color or only print occasionally, I highly recommend buying a laser printer. It'll save money on the cartridges you keep having to buy with inkjets. Manufacturers and web sites will not tell you the average pages you can print from one cartridge. You end up paying more in the long run with the inkjet and get above average quality text.

I noticed this machine in Circuit City when I was there to pick up a laptop. I knew they didn't sell this machine there. They had it set up to print information off their web page from a computer they have in the store. I was very impressed with the speed and quality of the printout and wondered why they don't sell them. It also impressed me that they chose this particular machine to get such heavy use. I printed out over 20 pages with it myself and there was already a stack sitting in the out feed slot. A few weeks later my Canon BJC-3000 [pooped] out on me. I turned it on to print a letter and my computer wouldn't even recognize it. I changed USB cables and still got nothing. I fiddled with it for another hour before I determined it was dead and gone. So I scrapped it, picked up the HP 1200 and I'll never look back!

It was simple to setup. It took maybe 5 or 10 minutes total with zero hitches. I'm running Windows XP by the way. The toner cartridge just slips right in the front. It takes plenty of paper and I like the way it has a decent enclosure to keep the dust off. Right away I printed a letter on it and was thrilled with the output speed and quality. People at other review sites have complained about paper curl. It does curl ever so slightly but it also flattens right out. The curl is insignificant. This is a great printer at a good price. You have to be pretty darned whiney to find something to complain about with this printer.

I also printed out an envelope, which is usually a major stumbling block for printers. The HP 1200 has what's called a "priority slot" so that you can run oddball-sized objects through the printer without having to empty your paper tray or go through other aggravation. Word 2000 seemed to automatically detect the configuration and the envelope went right through and printed beautifully.

This is my first laser printer. I had an HP DeskJet 520 printer that lasted over 14 years before I sold it and I have no doubt this one will perform similarly. I can tell you I'll never buy a Canon again. It started giving me trouble right after Circuit City's 14 day return period ended and got worse and worse from there. I was able to hobble it along for just about exactly a year. It worked so badly I only used it when absolutely necessary. I don't think I even printed more than 500 to 750 pages with it. One year of lousy service is despicable. I won't use some of the expletives I have on the tip of my fingers about Canon products. I'll just say avoid Canons. This HP 1200 is like a breath of fresh air in comparison. I also know I can print to my heart's content without worrying about it giving me headaches.