Printer Reviews

The print itself looks great, but when you cut it out and iron it on your white t-shirt, you can see the white background and it looks pretty amateurish. It also has a rather slick feel to it, but I guess most transfers do. It probably wouldnt look very good at all on a t-shirt other than white. But for a quick way to make one or a few custom t-shirts, its very easy, and will get ok results. Try it out, but use a new, white t-shirt.

i just wanted to add that in addition to what everyone has said already, beware that this product rips easily. if you stretch the shirt a little, then your design will become ripped. you also want to do a practice iron on an old shirt just to get acquainted with what part you peal off. hope this helps.

I need to put images and text on three t-shirts, and having an Epson Photo 890 printer, I naturally ordered the Epson iron-on transfer paper. I was surprised at the color quality of the image transfer - it's really good. For the text, I had to be sure to flip it horizntally before I printed it, so that it wouldn't be backwards on the shirt. I forgot once, but luckily it was on a practice shirt. Overall, I'm happy with the results, and I'll bet when we wear the shirts for an upcoming event, people will be surprised I did it myself.

I opribnt maybe 40 pictures and it runs out. At twenty six bucaroonies. That's a lot of money/ picture. I found out Costco will print pictures while you wait for Nineteen pennies a fraction of the copst.

I just purchased the HP photosmart 100 printer which prints out 4" by 6" size prints. The printer takes the HP #57 cartridge and the photo quality results are great. You would even say that they match the quality of a professional lab. I have already printed well over 50 prints and have not needed to change the cartridge. The colors and skin tones are right on and the glossy HP PHOTO PAPER makes all the differance. Also two of my friends, after seeing my photos, have also bought the HP photosamart printer. Another great feature feature of the printer is you do not need a pc to support it, it directlly accepts smart media, compact flash and sony memory stick. I know this sounds like a review for the printer but lets not forget without the HP #57 color cartrige you have no photos.

Driving home to the farm last Thursday I wrecked my buggy in the ditch. Being stranded in the woods I started getting hungry.

I use Cannon BJC 4000 for 7 years now. Mostly for printing of text so I purchase BC20 cartridge average once a year (two University students + as needed for home). I noticed that sometimes they last half of the time they usually do at my pace of printer use.
The problem is that the solvent in the cartridge evaporates over the time even that the cartridge is originally closed. Unfortunatelly (for us - the customer) Cannon does not print the date of manufacture on the package so the only defense is to purchase cartridge in the stores with short shelf life of the product (high turn over of the stock). I found that large office supplies stores (i.e Office Max, Miles Fox) don't sell many cartridges for bubble jet printers because their customer base originates among bussinesses that use mostly laser printers with toner. Therefore cartridges with ink are resting on the shelves long time and they loose ink. It is impossible to determine how much because the manufacturing date is omitted and store personnel is not familar with the evaporation of ink problem. I like the convenience of shopping on line. This is my first purchase of printing cartridge at Amazon but based on my friend's experience and comments of other customers, here, on this page.

I use a Canon MultiPass C-5500. I print a lot of text, and replace or refill my cartridge once ever 2 -3 months. Through trial and error, I find that I save the most money by using the Canon cartridges and replacing the ink with an off-brand ink jet refill system. I have replace a full tank about 2, maybe 3, times, before I feel that the cartridge itself needs to be replaced.

I experimented with different brands of "refurbished" cartridges, which are ink jet cartridges that have been refilled for you. Although the price is tempting, I don't think it is a bargain in the end. They are difficult to refill and they have already been used once or twice, who knows how many times.

I find that most universal refill kits works, and that you don't have to buy a refill kit specially designated for the BC-20. I like Comp USA's, but I've used other ones to much satisfaction.

I have used many printers over the years, form the wreaching sound of the dot-matric's to the silent but deadly effective laser's of today. I own a cannon bjc2000 for my home and it was a great price for the amount of quality features it has. The way to keep this product lasting is to use original cannon ink. Do not fall into the trap of those refill kits. Sure you'll save money, but at what cost? The cost is damage to your printer possibly from excessive thinning agent amounts. Well this is an awesome price for the amount of prints youll get out of the box!

I use Cannon BJC 4000 for 7 years now. Mostly for printing of text so I purchase BC20 cartridge average once a year (two University students + as needed for home). I noticed that sometimes they last half of the time they usually do at my pace of printer use.
The problem is that the solvent in the cartridge evaporates over the time even that the cartridge is originally closed. Unfortunatelly (for us - the customer) Cannon does not print the date of manufacture on the package so the only defense is to purchase cartridge in the stores with short shelf life of the product (high turn over of the stock). I found that large office supplies stores (i.e Office Max, Miles Fox) don't sell many cartridges for bubble jet printers because their customer base originates among bussinesses that use mostly laser printers with toner. Therefore cartridges with ink are resting on the shelves long time and they loose ink. It is impossible to determine how much because the manufacturing date is omitted and store personnel is not familar with the evaporation of ink problem. I like the convenience of shopping on line. This is my first purchase of printing cartridge at Amazon but based on my friend's experience and comments of other customers, here, on this page.

I use a Canon MultiPass C-5500. I print a lot of text, and replace or refill my cartridge once ever 2 -3 months. Through trial and error, I find that I save the most money by using the Canon cartridges and replacing the ink with an off-brand ink jet refill system. I have replace a full tank about 2, maybe 3, times, before I feel that the cartridge itself needs to be replaced.

I experimented with different brands of "refurbished" cartridges, which are ink jet cartridges that have been refilled for you. Although the price is tempting, I don't think it is a bargain in the end. They are difficult to refill and they have already been used once or twice, who knows how many times.

I find that most universal refill kits works, and that you don't have to buy a refill kit specially designated for the BC-20. I like Comp USA's, but I've used other ones to much satisfaction.

I have used many printers over the years, form the wreaching sound of the dot-matric's to the silent but deadly effective laser's of today. I own a cannon bjc2000 for my home and it was a great price for the amount of quality features it has. The way to keep this product lasting is to use original cannon ink. Do not fall into the trap of those refill kits. Sure you'll save money, but at what cost? The cost is damage to your printer possibly from excessive thinning agent amounts. Well this is an awesome price for the amount of prints youll get out of the box!

You've got to yank out the paper to print an envelope! What were they thinking (apparently, they weren't).

After multiple trips to Kinko's paying a fortune for color printing, I decided the new generation of personal color lasers made it time to buy.

With an important print job coming up, my research period was short. After leaning towards the HP personal color laser (based simply on HP reputation), I discovered this beauty. My decision was certainly swayed by its much higher print resolution -- after all, anyone willing to pay the price of a personal color laser is someone who's interested in print quality. However, I was also impressed by advertised print speed and cost.

Well, I was not disappointed on any front. The color graphics are incredible. While this is not a 'photo quality' printer (and, in fact, cannot even use special glossy papers), it produces superior printed material that's well suited for any professional business presentation. Even photos print with what I would call very high quality.

As mentioned in previous reviews, start time can be slow if it starts from 'sleep' mode and has to spool a big job. But once it's gets cranking, watch out! It speeds through jobs quickly. (One interesting concept I got from my resesarch was the difference in print speed for black vs. color pages in a color laser printer. For a color page, it actually makes 4 passes over the page, once for each toner color. For black printing, it's simply one pass, hence the drastic difference in speed.)

With a PC World article estimating costs per sheet for color printing at around $0.18 for an ink jet printer and under $0.03 for color laser, you have a great feeling each time a color sheet lands on the output tray!

So far, my only complaint is the inability to handle non-standard sized print media. Its 'universal' input tray gives you the impression you should be able to use any size media that fits in the tray. However, the manual makes it clear that it's only designed for approved sizes and types of print media. I found this to be true when I attempted to print invitation size envelopes, which is impossible to do (they immediately jam). Also, lack of a 'single feed' slot for envelopes is missed.

However, all-in-all, this is a great printer which produces superior output. I've gotten many compliments on the printed material I've produced. Any soho person with print needs cannot help but be impressed by this unit. And believe me, the 'sticker shock' I had after leaving Kinko's each time is NOT missed!

Unlike what somebody said previously in these reviews, you can upgrade the memory for this printer. I purchased a 256MB DIMM and upgraded the stock/onboard 32MB to 288MB. As I print over the network to this printer from multiple PC's, the extra memory should help spooling big documents.

Overall, I love the price for the features. My only gripe is that I do tend to see long pauses between jobs, and warm-up time to start a job after power-saving mode is often a full minute or so.

So, if you're not in a hurry, this is a great printer!

For the price, I can deal with the wait. :)

This is an excellent printer, but it may not server you well in the long run. There are numerous people, myself included, who have had the printer die mysteriously. One day, it will just not power up. Why? Apparently the power supply board is poorly assembled and excess glue material causes the components to burn out. The suggested repair cost - almost $300.
I enjoyed owning my 1220 for almost 3 years. But my prevous HP printer lasted for almost 10 years, and I'll be in the market for a new printer and it sure won't be from HP.

I have been doing public relations work (my paying jobs) for the past fifteen years. For many of those years, I had to make tough choices -- I could have a printer that would permit me to print 11x17 (poster-size) paper, or I could have a colour printer, but never the two would mix (at least, not in a way that I, poor struggling self-employed student, could afford). When I discovered the HP 1120C, an affordable, good quality wide-format colour printer, I rejoiced, and bought two of them (one for home, one for office; the one at home on a Mac, the one at home on a PC).

So, when looking to upgrade after these printers had given good service, naturally I looked to HP again, and they (bless them) had an upgraded model, still within the realm of affordability. This is the 1220Cxi.

I produce a lot of posters. I did a series of 13 career posters for our local schools, and suddenly had 500 orders for sets (yes, that is 6500 posters to run). Nor are these simple posters, but rather colourful, graphic-full posters (which is required if one is to have the chance at catching the average school child's attention). I managed it on this printer. That is remarkable in anyone's book. Yes, I was running them night and day, but still, this is probably one of the harshest tests to give any printer. And it came through with flying colours.

This printer prints well on PC and the Mac (although I have had the experience that it always runs more slowly on the Mac, and the interface I've had to use for my Mac (a G3 233mhz) is somewhat clumsy in that it doesn't allow me to toggle easily between the HP, my laser printer, and the modem).

The HP DeskJet 1220C is one of the faster printers in the wide-format inkjet category. It prints at up to 11 pages per minute in black and 6 or so in color. It uses PhotoREt III Enhanced Color Layering Technology, an HP benchmark in print quality. The printer also has an alternative mode of 2400 x 1200 dpi printing on photo stock media.

I regularly use photo paper, transparencies, cardstock thickness as well as regular paper formats, and it always performs beautifully. In addition, it has features such as reverse printing/mirror image (I make decals to go on windows, which must be printed in reverse), and tiling, so that you can print things out much larger (up to five times larger); by the time you tile five 11x17 sheets together, you're getting pretty big printing there!

The documentation says also that it will handle a 5000 page per month workload, but there are some months we churn out more, and it keeps on going!

Print cartridges can be expensive (we use discounters and buy in bulk to reduce our costs) but, comparing that cost to the cost of professional printing (which isn't needed for the school audiences we're reaching) and adding in the flexibility of being able to change and print on demand, there is no contest--this printer is the tops!

I also greatly appreciate the HP website, which has downloadable templates, solutions, drivers, etc. It is well designed, and it is easy to find what you need on the site. Consider spending a little extra when getting a printer, even for home use, and get the wide-format--you'll be pleased with the flexibility of printing that it affords.

It did give up after about three years, but given the heavy level of printing I subject printers to, this is fairly typical (I've never had one last five years from any source).

I have a small graphics business and I bought the 1220c on speculation that it would do what I hoped it would do. It printed 11 x 17 menus like a charm. Tabloid sized photographs turn out better than I had hoped.

Just one small glitch. I work on pc and mac. On pc the printer does everything like a charm. On mac it prints in every area except quark express. When I try to print in Quark it gives me a fatal error sign and I have to reboot without extensions until I remove the offending file which is always a picture of my printer with a big x through it. Can anybody help me? I would be very grateful. Thanks a million Hewlett Packard for just one more excellent printer.

David

The quality of the photographs generated by the Printer Dock 4000 are superb. The pictures are super. Figuring the costs associated with the Printer Dock, the user will find out each photo costs about $.63 using the dock. Several photo shops and even the common drug stores will produce outstanding photographs from your digital camera for just $.29 per photo. Some online photo services will also provide this service. My opinion is that the Printer Dock 4000 should not be purchased. It is not an economically sound decision, but the convenience is great.

It is 03/10/2004 A.D. now and this magnificent machine is working well still and not a flaw. Ease, usages, portability, working with Windows 98 First Editon on a 266 MHZ work horse were contibuting factors. Buying this and DX 4530 Made in China designed in Japan cameras was important in choosing this One-Touch photo printer.

Cost is always a factoring in any purchase. Buying here helped by the reviews, knowledge and cost comparisons worked.

The packets of photo paper and rolls for the media of inks (included in each package) was a major factor why I used this here to buy it. The cost was lower than anywhere else I found.

So far after many hours of usages this is still working and no glitches.

The Windows 98 First Edition works with this well so other people in the world which are not swayed by getting a new non working errror prone and unstable operating system. Some people may not be able to get those either ( they are very lucky in my opinion too )

Kodak (EK+NYSE) has a winner here in the long term and probably may have interchangeable brackets for different camera models also .

A marvelous piece of equipment. Affording it is vital for a purchase too. So use price comparisons here then compare them.

Read all you are able to help you decide . This has many a=advantages as one is ease of usage. A touch of a button gives you linkage, printage or more.

The cost basis for paper as in any printer can be lowered if you compare it.

We did here and saved immensely. Being an American Kodak named product does have many advantages.

The desk top size is great. Fit and finish is well.

We purchased this with a DX4539 and are estataic about these.

Afford it then try it. We like it.

In interests of full disclosure, I chose not to buy this printer due to toner costs. Just check those costs before you buy. A 3000 page toner costs $79, versus $54 for the toner of an equivalent Brother (say the HL1440 which I have owned) or $70 for a 6000 page Brother toner. I think Samsung is known to do this "make the profit in the refills" for this printer.

An earlier reviewer complaining about toner costs missed a point about the Samsung. The Samsung toner cart is a combined toner/drum cartridge. The Brother printers have seperate toners and drums. From experience, you need to replace the Brother drum after about 15k pages, not the 20k they rate the drums at. So every 4-5 cartridges, you need a new drum too. The combined Samsung cart is about 50% more than the equiv Brother, but if you get the Brother, you will spend the "savings" on a drum later. That said, both the Samsung and equiv Brother are great printers, just make sure your Brother drum doesn't run out during a project, or your local office supply chain store will charge about 50% more for the drum than Amazon (about as much as 2 Samsung carts).

This is my first laser printer, and I'm amazed at how quickly it prints compared to my old inkjet. Text quality is great and the printer is very easy to set up. Mac users be warned, even though the specs say Macs are supported, Samsung ships this printer with a small card inside saying that any reference to Mac support should be disregarded and offers to buy back the printer because of this afterthought. Overall, an excellent value.

I have small law office network (NT server, W9x clients) running fairly standard law firm software: Wordperfect 8.0, Timeslips 8.0, Quickbooks Pro and the Wingate internet proxy server (allowing all computers to have internet access across the network through a separate firewall and server).

As a printer and copier and as a scanner and hand-fed fax machine the G95 gets typical high marks for a Hewlett-Packard product -- 5 stars.

However, I encountered *severe* install problems and operational software conflicts when trying to use the unit as a network fax machine --which is, I think, its primary attraction. HP very much needs to get the machine's tendency to conflict with standard network-compliant software fixed and documented.

So -- only 3 stars from this reviewer because of the tremendous problems we've had getting this otherwise fine machine to work with our existing network and software. Although, we're back up and running this week...so far.

I absolutely love it! I read all of the reveiws before buying this item, and was a little bummed. However my experience has been great! I hooked everything up and it worked right away. A week later, the JetDirect went out, and HP shipped me another one overnight! It prints great, it copies great, faxes great and scans great! I did made a copy of a photo that was just as good as the original photo. I also made a poster of the photo, and it was excellent. This is the best printer I have ever had. This is the best copier I have ever had, and the easiest FAX and scanner I have ever had! I very highly recommend this all-in-one device!!!!!

I have a home office with 3 Computers connected to a network via a Linksys router. The HP G95 was the easiest piece of equiptment I have hooked to my network yet. I simply plugged the JetDirect 170x Network box (included) into a free jack on my router, went to each PC and ran the included installation software. Everything worked PERFECTLY first time on all computers. Even all the scanning and Fax software. I absolutely love this machine! It does all it says it does, and exceptional quality at that!!! Besides the fact that it also freed up a great deal of desktop space by getting rid of my scanner, copier, printer's and fax machine.

If you are using this on a small network (i.e. home/office), I HIGHLY recommend this equipment.

By the way, nearly all the 'shortfalls' that have been mentioned in the 'older' reviews have been fixed in the latest version of the software that comes with the G95 (and/or you can easily download it from HP's website free of charge).

Printing quality on my Cannon S520 is horrible, the ink doesn't seem to dry on this paper fast enough, resulting in ugly blotchy prints. All other photo paper I've used printed perfectly but this paper just plain sucked.

Sturdy and shiny on both sides. Prints beautifully. And a great value compared to single-side photo paper. I printed a calendar on this paper with a photo in the middle of the other graphics. The photo just popped off the page. It looked like a photograph was glued to the surface!

A very high quality paper, for a [low] price and it comes in a package of 100 sheets! Both sides have a very nice gloss to them for making anything from brochures to CD covers. There is not too much to say about this product, because it is paper, however one standout thing is that you can print on one side of the paper, turn it over and the other side is white, none of the ink runs through, nor does the paper become transparent with usage. Its also very durable, and heavier than normal printing paper. Its excellent for...photo printing, but not for printing white text with a black background, then the white text becomes somewhat invisible.