Printer Reviews

My last HP Printer was the OfficeJet 1150c that never gave me any problems. I finally donated it after 6 loyal years to purchase the HP 7130xi because I expect the same great performance.

The HP OfficeJet 7130 printer has way more options than one would need! I love the improved photo quality and quietness of the printer, but I did run into the issues below...

As for things folks should watch out for:

1 - The Automatic Paper Feeder (APF) wasn't assembled correctly on my unit and I've been waiting 3 months for HP to send replacement parts (4 calls to TS so far). So for now I can only manually scan ;(

2 - The memory slot reader is nice, but it seems to have problems with large SD/MMC cards (64mb & 128mb). The transfer speed slows to a crawl so I end up using a USB card reader instead.

3 - Printer cartridges ink level can be checked online, but it will keep printing a large spool file even if it should stop. I ran out of color ink and wanted to switch to printing in greyscale mode (black ink only) and it wouldn't let me. You have to have enough of both inks to start new jobs.

4 - Don't stockpile ink cartridges. HP has some kind of expiration date that the printer won't honor after their expiration date. The cartridges that came with the printer are good for slighlty more than 1 year. You can check your expiration dates on the status page. I think they do this to prevent folks from refilling or buying re-manufactured cartridges.

5 - Adobe Acrobat 6's "Scan to PDF" feature doesn't seem to work with this printer. My guess is that since both products are new they weren't tested together. I hope Adobe & HP can work together to get full Acrobat support for the 7130 in a future update from either company.

Haven't used the fax feature so I can't comment.

Had this printer for about a month now - all the features work well, high quality printing, clear and fast copying, good fax. However there are a few problems:

* You can duplex copy a document using the front panel buttons (i.e copy a double sided page without feeding it through twice) but you cannot duplex scan into the computer - so if you have a double sided document you want to scan, you have to scan each side manually. This is a restriction in the driver the scanner could do this but HP chose to artificially restrict it.

* Printing is very expensive using HP cartridges and they run out very fast. Thankfully there are alternatives:

- Refill kits, the one made by www.inktec.com is the best - but still pretty complex to use.

- 3rd party cartridges - AFAIK inktecshop are the only people to sell them at present, see -

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* This unit is HUGE. Don't count on being able to put it on your desk, we keep it on it's own table.

Pros - Great features - very good scanning; Has both flatbed as well as automatic document feeder; good faxing; good printing both in color and b&w; Two sided printing works well; controls are well laid out; Accepts photo memory cards directly and prints a sheet for you to select which photos you wish to print - quite easy to use.

Cons - Quite large; though on a separate printer stand, this is not a consideration; photo quality while quite good, is not up to the 6 ink photo printers;

If your primary focus is photos - this is a tri color ink cartridge, not the 6 color - not quite as vivid colors that you would get with some of the photosmart. You might also look at the HP 6110 if photos are you main focus.

This printer more than lived up to its expectations. Install on an XP mahcine did take about 3/4 hour which is more than your standard printers. After one days use this has proven to be a good investment. Quite pleased overall

The quality of the print is not a problem; it's good. But it's not good enough to neutralize the expense and frustration caused by the requirement to replace ALL of the ink cartridges every time one runs out.

When the cyan ink ran out, I tried to print in black only. It would not.

I replaced the cyan ink, and it still would not print. It indicated it needed black. Back to the store, and I bought a whole set this time. After replacing black, it called for the other two. Finally, after replacing all, it printed again--in black only or in color. The ink was Epson ink. Epson Help just figured they all ran out together. Even the first time, I knew they wouldn't all run out, by coincidence, at exactly the same time.

This has happened twice more now, and I am replacing the printer. It will be cheaper. I will not want to risk another Epson product, although I liked them a lot years ago.

I purchased this to replace my HP DeskJet 932C printer, and have been very happy with it. I am only using it to print photos and graphics, I have a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer to cover the text (happy with it too). I have found it best to have 2 different printers, one that does great with text, etc. (the laser) and one that does great with pictures and such (the C84). I have printed several pictures taken with my digital camera (Canon A70) and they have all turned out very well. I have showed them to several people and all have been impressed. It just does great with photos of all types. To get the best results you have to play with the settings a bit at first, but then it is nothing but quality prints! It is also best to use Epson's DuraBrite paper when printing photos for the best results. You also need to use the Epson paper to get the benifits of the DuraBrite ink, like the water and fade resistance. It also does very well with Excel charts and PowerPoint presentations. Unlike older Epsons (the Stylus Color 440 and 640 for exaple) this printer is very quiet too.

Now while I have not done a lot of text on this I did try printing out some text pages on it, and the quality is good, not "laser sharp", but then no ink jet is "laser sharp." It looks about as good (or bad, depending on how you look at things) as what other ink jets produce, so it will not replace my laser printer.

Pros:
Great photo printing
Quiet
Fairly fast

Cons:
None for for what I am using it for.

Over all I think it is a great printer and I highly recommend it! Especially when paired with a laser printer, like the Samsung ML-1710 (which can be had for a similar price as the C84).

I was hesitant to buy this printer because of some comments I'd read at various web sites. For example, I'd read that the "DuraBrite" inks "can't do glossy". The CNET review, although praising this printer for all-around performance, doesn't give the C84 highest marks for photo quality and mentions visible dithering in pictures. After considering the printer's low cost, the low cost of ink for it, and the advantages of its pigment-based DuraBrite inks (water proof and long-lasting), I decided to buy one for photo printing. I also considered the higher resolution of the C84 compared to Epson photo printers selling for about the same price, and I took a chance that the higher resolution would compensate for the lack of the extra color cartridges "photo printers" use.

I think I made a great decision. The photos from this printer look fantastic. While it's true that you can't get >>super<< glossy prints from it, the prints on glossy photo paper aren't matte. I'd call them "semigloss", and I like them. I don't see any dithering problem, either. So far, I've used the C84 to print on Ritz Camera brand "Professional Photo Glossy Ink Jet Paper" (similar to Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper), "Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper", plain paper, and the 2 sheets of "Epson DuraBrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper" included with the printer. Results are excellent on all these media - even plain paper. I haven't seen better results on plain paper. I even printed on the back side of the Epson Ink Jet Paper, and - I kid you not - it looks better there than on the front where you're supposed to print. The very slightly yellow back side adds warmth to the photo. There's no bleed through, so you can print on both sides of the Epson paper. I didn't try this on the plain copier paper because it was thinner, and you could see through the back too easily. I stuck a plain paper print under the water faucet and soaked it. As advertised, that had no effect on the ink. After drying, the paper was wrinkled, but the image looked fine.

I always put my best pictures in clear archival sheet protectors, and, behind such glossy plastic or glass, you'd never know the DuraBrite prints were not super glossy. Advertisements say the C84 can do border-free printing on "8x10" paper. I was pleased to discover that it can do so on 8-1/2"x11" photo paper as well. It can NOT print border-free on plain paper or ink jet paper - apparently, border-free printing requires thick paper - but it does get much closer to the edges than my old printer, leaving about 3/16" borders on the short edges and 1/8" borders on the long edges.

I'm a happy camper. Don't be afraid to buy this printer for photo-printing.

terrible, terrible, terrible. I installed the software and all components perfectly. I still kept getting error messages saying the ink cartridges were not installed correctly- which they were. Stay away from this printer. It's not worth the cheap price.

At its value price point, perhaps you can't expect perfection from the Canon i250,(...) I find very few reasons to complain.

First off, the quality of printing was surprising for a standard, 4 ink printer, even on digital photos. For photo prints, does it perform as well as, say, an HP Photosmart 7960 with its 8 inks (which is over 4x the cost)? Of course it doesn't. But for routine use, even on the occasional photo, it's really not bad.

When in its normal printing mode, it's not a speed demon, but it does perform reasonably well, and is typical of printers in its class.

On the up side, consumables for this printer are remarkably affordable, providing somewhat of a disincentive to pursue refill kits. They also seem to have a fair and reasonable number of prints per cartridge change. But if you do choose to refill, I've found the print cartridges in the i250 refill easily and effectively, free of print-counter chips (so popular in Epson's printers these days) that are such a pain.

And speaking of Epson, recent Epson inkjets I've used will end-up with clogged print nozzles if the printer sits unused even for only a couple of days. Not so here; I've gone weeks between prints, and it fires-up and works perfectly each time.

Also a plus is the printer's compact size. While you still need to allow space for paper movement, when not in use, the top folds down and it's small, shoebox size let's you put it most anywhere.

Truly, at this price, almost anyone can afford one, and it'd be money well spent in my book.

The Canon i250 is marvelous. My old HP died, and I wanted an inexpensive printer now because I expected at a later date to buy a new computer and a higher tech printer. Now I need neither. In other words, the Canon i250 allows me to print wonderfully what I thought only higher tech/higher priced printers would! I've been able to print greeting cards, as well as photos and crisply clear documents. The i250 only takes seconds to warm up, and each print job is done quickly and beautifully. This printer allows one to choose a variety of print qualities and paper types to ensure the best print for each job. Set up was super easy, as is the printer's use. And noise? It's not excessive; I never even give it a second thought. Along with superb performance and inexpensive price, another great thing about the i250 is that I can buy both a black and a color refill cartridge for it for less than I'd pay for one HP cartridge. What a super printer bargain!

I've only run about a half dozen pages through my brand new Superscript 1400 so far, but it's great. I'm hooked up to a Mac iBook, using USB, with absolutely no problems. My only complaint is that the printer has an audible hum when it is turned on, so I will keep it turned off except when I need it; that is the only reason why I did not give it 5 stars. I can't figure out how the paper level indicator works, so I'll call tech support (free) once they open for business hours. It'll be great to get the second year of tech support for free by registering within 30 days.

The very best feature is that it will print the same pages that I used on my old Epson inkjet. I had tried an Epson laser printer as well as a Xerox laser printer (at Kinkos), and they both scrambled my spacing and line blanks very badly when the document was done in the New York font. (Xerox was much better than Epson.) My NEC 1400 has no problem with New York font, so I'm thrilled to not have to re-do dozens of forms in a different kind of font to please a printer.

I had foolishly believed a local chain office supply store who told me I'd have the printer delivered the next day, so I didn't buy it from Amazon. I did order a scanner from Amazon, almost a week later, and it arrived the same day as that so-called next day delivery. That has convinced me that from now on I order only from Amazon. And I love this review forum!!

This printer works well for regular printing jobs. I was a bit concerned first because various plastic parts are very flimsy (compared to other printers, such as HP) and looked easily breakable. However, so far it is working fine for about two years. A couple of problems: I like to use back of used papers for printing drafts and less important documents. This printer has hard time picking up used sheets separately from the regular tray. I could never figure out how to use the manual feed tray. The printer did not come with a decent manual.

Printer is fast and very quiet, with excellent resolution. Have been using it extensively and have had no problems. Others had made remarks about: 1) too long to print first page; mine prints in a matter of a few seconds. 2) paper jams; I've had no problems at all, so it must be the paper they were using. 3) no cable is included; many printers do not include the cable, this is no surprise. For the price, this is one of the best printers you can buy. My old NEC Supercript 860 is still going strong. These are solid, dependable printers. Sure, toner cartrigdes are impossible to find in stores, but simply order them on-line. Plus, the NEC toner cartridges tend to last longer. Has a nice look, and a small footprint for a fast printer. Excellent buy.

I installed my new HP 5650 on my WinXP Pro machine today without a hitch. I connected it to the paralell cable that I had been using for my old HP660c, and turned it on. It made some clicks and such for about a minute. Once it stopped, I loaded it with paper and put in the cartridges. Then it calibrated the cartridges automaticllay. That was such an excellent surprise.

Then I just put in the driver CD and followed the prompts. I shared it with my wifes WinXP Home Dell and we were printing just like that.

It's quiet and fast and best of all prints outstanding color photos from our digital camera.

We purchased a second one for my wifes office without hesitation!

In December 2001 I bought a Lexmark P51, because of the price. The ink took hours to dry, and smeared on several different brands of paper. It broke after a year.

In March 2004 I bought the HP 5650, and it is a much better performer than the Lexmark it replaced. Installation was easy, though the setup program took a while to install the drivers (strange, as it was running on a brand new HP Pavilion).

I have printed several different things, including a flight ticket and two photos, on standard printing paper. The 5650 prints quietly, the ink dries quickly and most importantly the quality of the prints is superb. My parents were shocked that I printed a photo with such great quality, on an inkjet printer. They thought I bought a color laser!

Although the installation was a bit tedious, the print quality is great. Taking into account the low price makes my purchase all the better. I highly recommend the HP 5650.

Simply put, this is one excellent printer and I'm glad I bought one. I don't understand some of the complaints I've read in this review section--one in particular saying something about a quality issue. I couldn't disagree more--It looks and performs like a "well-oiled machine." I finally gave away my old HP (which also served me very well) and have been using this 5650 for about six months now. No problems whatsoever. I have it hooked up to a six-year-old laptop and do mostly black and white printing in "best" mode. I am continually impressed with the quality. The color printing is equally impressive to me even without the photo cartridge. Also, the black ink cartridges are comparatively inexpensive--I believe at about (...), and last a good long time. No complaints at all here.

The Minolta PagePro 1100L is my second laser printer...

However H-P changed its model names and I couldn't find another 4L or anything that seemed equivalent. Also the Minolta was 3 times cheaper than any H-P model so for this second printer I took a gamble as both Minolta and its QMS subsidiary have been around for years and enjoy a good reputation.

It's a bit unfair to compare a 2001 Minolta with a 1995 H-P, but Hewlett-Packard has become *the* standard for reliability and quality. The Minolta turns out to be even better than my H-P in performance and output, although some of the plastic parts seem a bit flimsy and may not last 5-6 years. The printout is as good as H-P's for text and better for pictures. The Minolta also prints out faster and has some unique, interesting and useful features such as the ability to print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper.

Also, for those who are short on desk space, the Minolta's footprint is about half my H-P's.

The physical installation was a breeze, but the software installation was a nightmare. There is supposed to be a CD to perform the installation, but it was missing. I was able to download the drivers but the process, and the selection of the proper driver is not obvious. Also I'm stuck with about 8 megs of downloaded and unzipped files cluttering my hard drive and I'm not sure which are necessary and which I could delete.

After installation, I experienced two major bugs (the readme.txt file covered them both but I suffered 3 hours of frustration before I got to that file as a last resort). The manual is very sketchy and does not cover the printer's special features.

The setup installs a nice little program called Printer Console, but it is totally undocumented and you're totally on your own to discover even its existence. And its help file is at times ludicrous...

All in all I would rate the Minolta 1100L as a 5-star if you are a very experienced computer user (or have access to one) and 3-star if you're not. And if you buy it, be aware that the needed supplies don't seem to be available from anyretailer at this point; you have to order them on-line from qms. (It's not clear in the product description, but you DO get enough to get going already installed in the printer)...

I had this printer for about 2 years and had absolutely no problems with it. I used it with an AMD Athlon cpu and Windows 2000 OS.

Unfortunately its Win2K driver is NOT compatible with Service Pack 4. As soon as you send anything to it Windows 2000 gets a BSD (blue screen of death) and reboots. Your only option is to uninstall SP4 (or don't install it if you haven't yet). Being that its a discontinued model I doubt Minolta will bother to release a new driver. I believe it still works with XP though.

Other than that its a very good printer.

This impressive printer seems to work as well as the ... HP we have at the office, but at less than ... (after rebate) it's pretty amazing. Quality is great for the basic printed documents we need--Quicken reports, internet articles, Word/Excel documents, etc. With its very reasonable price and excellent document output, it's not out of the question to have this printer and a high quality bubble jet for digital photography. I would recomment uninstalling your antivirus program before installing the printer, however. Bizarrely enough, after installing the printer, my Outlook Express email wouldn't work. I called Minolta and they were very easy to get to, but even after emailing me "patches" they couldn't help me. The so called "fixes" didn't work, and someone there ultimately told me it was a Windows problem. In fact, I noticed that my Norton antivirus 2001 wasn't working properly, so I just re-installed it and now everything works fine.

I really hesitated before purchasing this Multifunction, as I had a low-end Brother fax years ago and wasn't thrilled with it. Alas I wanted a laser based multi-function, and at anywhere near the ($$$) price point, Brother's currently the only game in town.

While the mechanics and electronics of the unit seem reasonable, the print speed fast, and the unit very quiet when not in use, the software and documentation just flat-out stinks... The installation process was buggy, and even when finally installed, the "tools" they give you to scan, print, fax, copy and manage the printer from your PC (as opposed the printers front panel) are primitive, lacking any help screens, buggy, slow, and do not play well with other PC applications. Brother, develop some real specifications for what this software needs to do as well as looking at how other vendors create a polished user interface, then hire (or outsource) a good development team to complete these tasks!

Till then... the 8500 get's returned and I'll buy another HP and live with the slightly higher cost, slightly slower ink-jet engine.

I bought this less than 2 years ago. All of a sudden it has started printing a light gray background on all printed pages. I am using high yield toner cartridge and it is not showing toner as being low. I tried cleaning the toner/drum components with compressed air - it doesn't help. Has anyone experienced this?

I have owned this printer about 2 months now, and could not be happier. It is silent when not in operation, warm-up is only 2-3 seconds, and a single sheet pops out in seconds. Have done print jobs as large as 300 pages or so, and the printer really does crank them at 10-12 pages/minute. Print quality is excellent. Mac OS 10.1 works great with the printer; kudos to Brother for staying up-to-date. Don't know about long-term durability, but seems solid enough. The Fax works fine. Can't go wrong at this price.

We bought this all-in-one to replace three large items in my small office. I got it at a really good price.... we brought it home, installed it, only to find it making the loudest noises I have heard since dot matrix days! We compared it to our HP DeskJet (which we haven't yet removed) and there was no competition as to speed and sound. The deskjet smoothly slides the paper out, and is almost as quiet as a laser printer. This thing has the print cartridge roam back and forth across the page, and you can see (and hear) it. Watch out when copying... the feeder works well, but it makes this really loud whirring noise. We're trying to figure out if we should spend the extra ching for the next model up. I'm serious when I say it reminds me of the level of printers we saw 10 years ago. However, printing quality is fantastic and sound aside, this is definitely the best 'bang for your buck.' (but wow, what a bang!)

I have been using a Brother MFC6800 laser AIO and cannot be happier. Recently I need another AIO in a different location and this time I want to try something different - a inkjet one.

Generally I like Canon inkjet printers. HP has the head on the cart (expensive) and Epson has it on the printer (once clogged, must go back to Epson for service). Even worse with Epson: it uses expensive ink to clean head all the time, even if you don't print anything. I have thrown out 3 or 4 Epson inkjet printers in last couple years and that's why I bought the Brother laser and never wanted to try inkjet again.

Canon changed my mind. It uses a replaceable head and ink is dead cheap. So I bought a i350 for $49 and I love it - very good photo and text, and it is tiny enough to sit on the top of my tower computer saving my clowded room. But Canon AIO such as MP360 looks so ugly to me (my 12-yr old and some reveiwers said it is the coolest though), and its prints are too wet (i.e. drinks ink).

I considered the Brother MFC3840CN for its built-in network and separated color carts for only $199. But after playing it in a store, I found it was like Epson: once there is a paper jam, ink fluds to everywhere; head is fixed to printer; text prints are no compare to HP.

So, I turned to HP and tried the PSC 1210 for $99. The main problem is speed: way too slow for my old 266MHz laptop. Draft mode is fast enough but quality is not good enough. The $150 1350 has more modes to choose from and the fast normal mode (300x300) is fast and good enough. But, this 5510 is only $30 more than 1350, just slightly wider (1 to 2 inches) but has everything - ADF, Fax, etc.

Seems HP has realised its crappy software, so now there is an option for driver-only installation. I downloaded and installed the 40GB driver-only file from HP website and I can use all the functions without problem (printing, scanning, etc.) and I do can share the printer between my XP/2000 PCs.

Although Canon inks are much cheaper, but I think the HP ink will last much longer, especially I use mostly black ink only and fast normal mode. I also compared 5510 to PSC 2175 and it seems to me 5510 uses much less ink.

As long as the ink will last long enough, I'd say this 5510 is currently the best choice for its compactness (very light too), good price ($175 @ Staples), very quiet printing (very loud at loading though), superb graphics and text prints (better than all others I've tried in stores), speed (especially @ 300x300) and full features (fax, ADF).

I was skeptical when considering an all in one. I'd purchased a nnew Dell Dimention computer, and it came with a Dell a940 all-in-one. I'll be writing about that fiasco in a minute... yikes. Anyhow, after reading reviews here on Amazon and at other sources, I screwed up my courage and purchased an HP 5510. I'll never regret my decision... it's an absolute dream. Setup was NOT difficult as others say, albeit it did take a little while, but good things come to those who wait. I suspect that the reason that people had trouble installing this machine is that they did NOT take the time and effort to read and follow the directions. They are plain, easy, and informative. Also, this machine is for USB 2.0 and not below, as stated on the HP website. It is FULLY compatible with Windows XP, and is NOT loud as others say it is. It's a brilliant machine, and it comes with my highest recommendation.

I got this machine as a replacement for another HP all-in-one machine--OfficeJet 710--and I can see already that this will do what the other one did and has an overall better design, since the document feed and the paper feed are not using the same port.

I know that a lot of people out there (including all of the salesman at computer stores) and magazines like "Consumer Reports" do not recommend getting an all-in-one machine, but I have very limited space and really like having the fax utility without having a separate fax machine. There are times that I like having a fax much more than even having a computer. I'm able to fax prescriptions to my pharmacy for pick-up later, and--now that I have one set rate for all my phone calls (local and long distance)--I can fax government forms at 4 a.m. to Albany, New York at my leisure.

Set-up with Windows ME was simple as could be and also it works quite well with my DSL connection.

The only drawback--for some--is that the scanner is not a flatbed scanner, so if you're looking for a machine that can scan pages from books or magazines without having to tear out the page, this is not the machine for you. But I have found friends' flatbed scanners to be a royal pain in the you-know-what, so I don't think this will be a drawback for me. Machines that have flatbed scanners are just too big for the space I have allotted my machine. I have already tried it with my OCR software--which is my main reason for scanning--and it works just fine.

Lastly, being able to buy this machine at 3 a.m. through Amazon when my old one finally gave up the ghost was the ultimate in convenience. Since Amazon discounts the machine and I didn't have to pay sales tax or pay for a taxi to drag the thing home (I'm a real New Yorker without a car), I didn't mind paying for delivery and I even opted for two-day delivery, which normally I'm too penny-pinching to do, and it came on the day it was promised. Ordered in the wee-hours of Sunday, delivered on Wednesday (Monday was a holiday); can't get better than that.

I have had my HP v40 for about 6 months now, and I have really enjoyed it. Not only does this device print, but it also copies, scans and faxes.

First the printing quality is excellent for black and white, but also quite good with color. I think that the black and white speed is very good. I am a computer programmer, and author so I frequently print code and chapters when working or writing. Printing large chapters in Draft quality is twice as fast as my previous printer, the HP 722C, which I also thought was fast. I have attempted to print photos, with mixed results.

Although I am not 100 percent sold on the scanning feature, I have used it before and it works pretty good. I still rely on my HP ScanJet for professional quality scans.

Copying is pretty good on this device. You can modify the copy quality right on the device's control panel as you are making copies. I think that the Fine quality images/documents turn out looking really good, while the Normal quality leaves a little to be desired.

The fax machine built into this device is really what sold me. I frequently need to fax dozens of pages at a time to various locations, and the feeder tray has never failed me; with this fax machine I have never had to resend a page yet - knock on wood. You are also supposed to be able to store numbers in the fax machine's memory, but I have yet to figure that out.

In all, this is one of the best multipurpose devices I have ever purchased. I am very happy with it, and I highly recommend it.

This All-in-one may be the perfect device for the home, providing excellent print quality, copy speeds that, although aren't blazing, are more than adequate for light-duty copying, an excellent scanner (with HP's own, very good scanner software) and a fax that can send document from the computer, sheet feeder or both.

So far we've been completely impressed by the quality of the machine and the ease-of-use. With its USB interface, hooking it up to our Win XP system was a piece of cake (and, yes, although other reviewers have mentioned problems with XP, it appears HP has resolved those issues and now provides full XP compatibility with the out-of-the-box drivers).

I would highly recommend this machine to anyone who needs all of the all-in-one's capabilities for the home or home office.

This printer is not the top of the line HP printer. But it gets the job done.

The printer cartridges can be used up quickly and they are costly to replace. Look up 15M0120 for color and 12A1970 for black to see their current pricing. They were quite high when this review was written.

Also, the pages can get jammed or come out crooked easily due to the way the printer is designed. The right side of the paper is designed to load faster than the left. The printer uses an auto-fix way of adjusting that. Although, sometimes that does not work and your pages either get jammed or come out crooked, as stated above.

This printer is good at printing fast DRAFT quality prints, but draft quality is, what the name suggests, .... The normal printing quality is far better but it also takes far longer to print.

Overall, I would look around for a better printer, possibly an HP.

I bought this printer about a year ago and it has not failed me. It is durable and reliable for your normal every day printing. Changing the cartridges is a snap and the software makes it very easy for you to maintain your printer and see your print progress.

I gave this 3 stars only because with the high resolution photo quality printers out there now, this Lexmark just doesn't compare if that is the quality that you are looking for. It is also pretty slow to print color documents. For everyday printing, this printer is great! However, now that I need a printer that will print photo quality and faster prints, this printer has become obsolete to me. I will probably keep it around for my normal document prints.

If you are looking for high resolution and photo quality, try an Epson. Otherwise for students and families using a printer for your average document prints, this would do the trick!

I've been using this printer for two years now and it has seen me through the end of my undergraduate degree, printing photos, T-shirts and a host of other uses. I have not experienced even one failure with the hardware or the drivers and I plan on using this same printer for all my graduate projects.
I'm amazed at the people who claim that they go through an ink cartridge in one day! While Lexmark ink is a little pricey,(Hence the 4 star rating) the cartridges will last as long as any other on the market. If you manage to use one in a day you might want to consider a commercial grade printer not one designed for home or home office use.
Text is crisp and clear and images are excellent. I'm sure you can find a printer that will produce better results but probably not in this price range.