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Elle
This printer is at least six years old. I think less than a year after
purchasing it new, its batch paper feed failed. It only works if I feed it
one page at a time. Lately even that is not reliable. Some questions:
1. Anyone ever seen this problem repaired easily?
2. This laser printer's speed is four pages per minute. I am surprised to
see that the latest color injet printers are printing in excess of 15 ppm
now. If I replace this printer, is there really any good reason not to buy a
color inkjet in the $80 to $180 range? I don't have a need to print color. I
just want something I can throw a ream or so of paper into, and it goes...
3. What is the quality of HP printers these days? I am very disappointed
with this one, given that it failed to operate correctly after less than a
year, and I think I paid over $300 for it. Unfortunately, Consumer Reports
doesn't appear to check for reliability of printers (that is, how likely
they are to fail). Does any online consumer site do so?
4. Is a printer priced at $100 necessarily notably inferior to one priced at
$150? Does one get what one pays for in such a small price range?
5. I see the new all-in-one printers (print, copy, scan, and sometimes fax
and other) going for under $200. Junk or, sure, they're good enough for
light home office use?
6. Anyone have any experience with the HP PSC1610, going for around $130 at
places like CompUSA and BestBuy? I hate buying another HP, unless they've
really got their printing act together, but they are apparently now the
biggest manufacturer of printers.
7. Any other all-in-one printer for under $180 that people would care to
recommend?
purchasing it new, its batch paper feed failed. It only works if I feed it
one page at a time. Lately even that is not reliable. Some questions:
1. Anyone ever seen this problem repaired easily?
2. This laser printer's speed is four pages per minute. I am surprised to
see that the latest color injet printers are printing in excess of 15 ppm
now. If I replace this printer, is there really any good reason not to buy a
color inkjet in the $80 to $180 range? I don't have a need to print color. I
just want something I can throw a ream or so of paper into, and it goes...
3. What is the quality of HP printers these days? I am very disappointed
with this one, given that it failed to operate correctly after less than a
year, and I think I paid over $300 for it. Unfortunately, Consumer Reports
doesn't appear to check for reliability of printers (that is, how likely
they are to fail). Does any online consumer site do so?
4. Is a printer priced at $100 necessarily notably inferior to one priced at
$150? Does one get what one pays for in such a small price range?
5. I see the new all-in-one printers (print, copy, scan, and sometimes fax
and other) going for under $200. Junk or, sure, they're good enough for
light home office use?
6. Anyone have any experience with the HP PSC1610, going for around $130 at
places like CompUSA and BestBuy? I hate buying another HP, unless they've
really got their printing act together, but they are apparently now the
biggest manufacturer of printers.
7. Any other all-in-one printer for under $180 that people would care to
recommend?