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Matti Partonen
My old Deskjet 1220 finally stopped printing photos, thanks to HP's product
development.
For a couple of years, the only photo paper it has been able to feed has
been HP Everyday Photo Paper, because the backside of that paper was rather
coarsely textured. Today I had to buy a new pack, and found that it is
different than before(*). The backside is very smooth, and my printer cannot
do anything at all with it. HP does not service this printer in my country,
and sending it to Germany and fixing it there would probably cost more than
a new printer.
It appears that HP's follow-on for the Deskjet 1220 is today Officejet Pro
K8600. The reviews that I have seen of this printer have been somewhat
mixed, so if there are in this NG people who have actual experience of
K8600, I would like to hear those experiences. One particular point of
interest is the "rear feed" feature, which was easy and foolproof to operate
in Deskjet 1120 and completely broken in the 1220. Does it work in the
K8600?
For those that may wish to recommend printers of other manufacturers, my
requirements are:
(1) A3 size printing (but not much larger);
(2) excellent black text quality;
(3) good or excellent photo quality;
(4) booklet printing an absolute must;
(5) non-clogging printheads;
(6) operating costs not higher than those of the HP printers;
(7) oh yes, must be compatible with Windows XP.
Thanks,
Matti P.
(*) It was advertised as "fast drying". Some 3-5 years ago fast drying
papers were also fast fading. Is this still true?
development.
For a couple of years, the only photo paper it has been able to feed has
been HP Everyday Photo Paper, because the backside of that paper was rather
coarsely textured. Today I had to buy a new pack, and found that it is
different than before(*). The backside is very smooth, and my printer cannot
do anything at all with it. HP does not service this printer in my country,
and sending it to Germany and fixing it there would probably cost more than
a new printer.
It appears that HP's follow-on for the Deskjet 1220 is today Officejet Pro
K8600. The reviews that I have seen of this printer have been somewhat
mixed, so if there are in this NG people who have actual experience of
K8600, I would like to hear those experiences. One particular point of
interest is the "rear feed" feature, which was easy and foolproof to operate
in Deskjet 1120 and completely broken in the 1220. Does it work in the
K8600?
For those that may wish to recommend printers of other manufacturers, my
requirements are:
(1) A3 size printing (but not much larger);
(2) excellent black text quality;
(3) good or excellent photo quality;
(4) booklet printing an absolute must;
(5) non-clogging printheads;
(6) operating costs not higher than those of the HP printers;
(7) oh yes, must be compatible with Windows XP.
Thanks,
Matti P.
(*) It was advertised as "fast drying". Some 3-5 years ago fast drying
papers were also fast fading. Is this still true?