Printer Reviews

I had trouble getting this to work with my Apple G4. I called for tech support and he had nothing to say to me as a Mac user and displayed no interest in helping me. Basically, although it says that it is compatible with MAC OS, if you are not familiar with print servers and need help, you are out of luck.

Relatively easy setup...BUT, very limited bidirectional compatability. Does not work well with multifunction printers. Either have to do a "cancel" to print or with a mutifunction printer with a fax, always shows the device as busy and cannot print at all.

It was easy to setup this print server on a Windows 95 desktop and a Windows XP laptop. I have two printers attached; one laser printer connected via a parallel cable and a color inkjet (multi-function) printer connected via an USB cable. They work great except bi-directional functions (no ink status info).

Need to connect directly to the multi-function printer to use the scanner function. Functions that need true bi-directional will not work through this print server.

please contact me about some problem with my credit card info you have on file thanks PJ Rooney

Thought I was buying an HP cartridge. Got refills - sent it back.

I have used this cartridge for two two days, the printing results are good. The shipping results were great had it in three days.

My college dorm owns this printer, as does a friend of mine. This model is an absolute abomination; it eats ink, and even when the cartridges are fresh, the quality is poor. I wouldn't pay $5 for one of these things. Most of the time, there are white lines running through the text where the printer has simply failed to print. Cartridges have to be replaced with alarming frequency, and they are, like most inkjet cartridges, expensive. This printer is so unreliable you're better off without a printer than with this one.

i got this printer as a gift, and i'm sure it didn't cost very much. first off, although the printer's cheap, the replacement ink cartridges each cost about $30. i've had it for about six months w/ only occasional use and i already need a new ink cartridge. it also messes up the colors, sometimes printing only in yellow, sometimes only red, and sometimes only blue or green. i read something about having to clean the cartridge, which i guess i'll look into, but the fact is the printer itself really doesn't work very well. the "auto sheet feeder" is supposed to load multiple sheets for you, but on my printer it just didn't work and would cause it to jam, so i had to load each individual page which was definitely annoying. also, it had this weird bug where sometimes it would print the first few lines of the text and then skip to the middle of the page and resume printing for no apparent reason. i'm a computer programmer so i know shoddy workmanship when i see it. avoid this one.

... It works great! If you just need a basic color printer for your home office, this is perfect. The quality is sufficent for cover letters and resumes. Be aware that it requires a USB connection.

I am very disappointed in this product. It has all the features that I was looking for - computer printing, copying from glass screen and from document feeder. I experienced paper jaming and grinding noises. I was unable to clear the jam or the grinding noise, and face the probability of having to send the product back for service. A relatively expensive home printer/copier should perform better, and be more reliable than this one.

I bought the Xerox XD105f Digital Copier and Laser Printer two years ago. When it works, it produces clear, clean copies and it does so quickly. The auto-copy feature is helpful for big jobs and the reduction/enlarge feature is also useful. With that stated, here is the bad news. Soon after I purchased the system, the bottom paper tray stopped feeding paper. I had to use the side tray to make copies. Then the drum started to print smeary black streaks along the edge of the paper. I changed out the print cartridge, but this didn't fix the problem. And the cost of the cartridge? Oh, about $189.00. I then accessed the Xerox support web site and downloaded the instructions for cleaning the drum and inkwell. I followed the instructions - which were pretty simple - but it didn't fix the problem - it made it worse. Not only were there more streaks on the paper, the streaks contained powdery black ink that just rubbed off. Finally, the printer stopped working altogether.

I spent several hours online trying to find an authorized Xerox Repair Center in my area, but none exist. I checked the Xerox web site and sent an email to the Team Xerox folks. The answer I got back, "if my product is still under warranty, they can send a repair person out for a $250.00 service call, not including parts and tax. Or, I could get a reconditioned unit, but keep my drum, print cartridge, and power cord to use."

Does this sound like a good plan to you?

No, I didn't think so either.

I retired the Xerox 105f to the garage and immediately purchased the Hewlett-Packard Officejet 7110. Not only does it cost 30% less than the Xerox product, it does a lot more - it copies and scans in color, prints (with reduction/enlargment), and faxes. And the ink cartridges cost around $30.00. If I have a problem with the H-P, I know where I can get it fixed.

Granted, the technology has moved on since I bought the XD105f, and perhaps I cannot make a fair comparison with a new product, but if the Xd105 had performed as expected, there would besome customer loyalty here. Sorry, I decided on an H-P.

Thanks for listening.

Constant paper jams unless you use the more expensive xerox multipurpose primary image paper. Envelopes get pretty squashed also. Initial toner cartridge only good for limited number of copies.

I bought the last one Casio KL-750B, and a tape cartridge, (the tape was more than the label printer). I tried using it and discovered there was no cutting blade. Went back to the store, they said contact Casio. Did that, found no way to get a blade cartridge. So, this "deal" wasn't. Casio let me down.

- In a few months, the labels I put on Cat-5 cable came off; and also the labels on put on plastic tape also came off. I used the genuin CASIO tape (I do not think I have a choice).

- It jams when there is no enough power. In this case, it should stop printing. It seems that it has enough power to print, but not enough power to eject the tape.

- I could not found the spec for the AC/DC adapter (output voltage). I have many AC/DC adapters, and I hate to buy another one. I do not think the one from casio is any better than a generic one.

Based on the fact, that it uses 8 batteries, I think the AC/DC adapter's output voltage should be 12V, but not sure. The voltage should be indicated on the socket, but it is not.

- I kinda surprised me knowing each label I make costs 10-20 cents.

I mentioned negative things, as they bother me. Whatever I did not mentioned, I have no problem with. As a standard service, Casio sends me the manual free of charge, when I lost the original manual.

The product shipped to me was the 08A0475 cartridge, which is the regular cartridge. You can buy this on the Lexmark website for $109. I was under the impression it was the high Yield cartridge which has a price of $154 on the Lexmark website.

you should have read the ad.

For quarter-fold cards, these are completely adequate. In fact, Amazon's price and low shipping cost means that you'll come out ahead over buying at most retail outlets.

The product's major flaw is precisely that they _are_ quarter-fold cards. You'll rarely find a quarter-fold at a card shop--especially not made out of heavy card stock--because they're bulky and impermanent. They're twice as thick as the more standard two-fold cards. And if you can fold them, your recipient can unfold them. This destructability fairly screams "I was made on a computer in someone's home office."

So why do so many people buy this product? I guess because the sheets are the same size as North American letter paper, they "feel" familiar. Maybe, as well, the format is a hold-over from the 1980s, when dot matrix printers reigned, and there was no other convenient way to make cards but by quad-folding. Or perhaps it's because a two-fold card in the small invitation size is rarely (if ever) available at most retail locations.

Whatever the reasons, your end results with this product will look as cheap as the card stock costs.

This is the size that I choose for my quick family-type cards. I like the easy way this card folds up. It's a perfect media for sending a cousin a "pick-her-upper" fun-card. It's also a great media for grandkids because you can do them quick and colorful. No, you won't be competing with Hallmark with this card but because of the ease of putting it together you can have a lot of fun with these.

Buyer beware:
Keyboard, Mouse and Video quality - 5 stars
Audio quality - 1 star

If audio quality is important, do not buy this model. The sound level is scratchy and tin-like. I tried from 2 different computers (both Red Hat 9 and Windows XP) and the result was still the same, very *poor* audio quality.

I do not know why a company which manufactures and sells computer hardware would include a feature that does not work. I have come to expect this practice from software companies where it is common practice to sell a product that is broken out of the box. For some reason this is not acceptable on hardware products.

In sum, I returned my unit and bought the equivalent belkin model instead. It was worth it despite being $10 more cause the audio works great on it.

Iogear tech Support delayed responding to a known defective audio chip in the unit with two weeks of emails and then insisted that I FAX my serial number to get permission to pay for returning it to them. Instead, I returned it for the $20 cheaper Cables to Go 2PT Authority2-Micro KVM with Audio that has worked flawlessly.

I bought this product two months ago. It works, but it's wetter than the original Canon BCI-24B. Some characters don't look so solid as printed by the original one (actually, the original one is so perfect that the effect is even close to a laser printer if you only print some text in grayscale). Considering the price does not make much difference, I'd buy the original one next time.

I gave it 4 stars at first but have since carefully watched my printouts and every single one has smeared..and that's just with the black ink. I refuse to try the colored after this. I guess you get what you pay for.

I've bought all of the Rhinotek BCI-6 replacement inks since I print a lot of photos, and wanted to save a few bucks.
There is a Russian proverb loosely translated as "Stingy pays twice". Damn, it can't be truer.
Photos looked washed out, not saturated enough. At first I though that since instead of CRT I use LCD, which changes colors when looking under the angle, so maybe it was my PhotoShop processing - not dark and saturated enough. I made a few photos darker, saved them as copies, and reprinted. They came up better, but some details were lost.

Then I submitted both versions of these photos to the local lab, and they proved my point. Original photos were great looking with all the details and colors, the darker copies however were really dark with dark details in the background completely lost.

So I let all Rhinotek inks run out and replaced them with the Canon's. Then I reprinted the same photos. My original versions were rivaling the lab's ones. So problem was definitely in these Rhinotek inks.
So if you print photos (and what else would you on your 900 or 9000) stay away from them, and buy Canon's - you will not pay twice to get the results you'd like.

Just a warning to make sure you know this is a replacement tank not by Canon. I mistakenly thought it was when I ordered it but I guess I should have looked more closely.