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all in one printer advice
Will the device work without an attached computer? Does the fax facility
simply tap into your computer modem or does it have a proper hardware fax built in? I've read several all in one reviews and although none are brilliant hp seem to do best. -- Ian Lincoln Independent I.T Consultant "Mat" wrote in message ... Greetings I want to buy a multifunction / all-in-one printer. I appreciate that bundling 3 or 4 functions into 1 machine will give lesser performance than individual stand alone units. This aside, and having read many varied reviews I think I have the choice narrowed down to an HP. Can anyone offer any advice on the HP range. I am looking at the PSC2210 and the OfficeJet D145. If anyone has any other strong suggestions (apart from don't buy an all-in-one) I would be really grateful. Many thanks Mat |
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"Mat" wrote in message ... I want to buy a multifunction / all-in-one printer. I appreciate that bundling 3 or 4 functions into 1 machine will give lesser performance than individual stand alone units. This aside, and having read many varied reviews I think I have the choice narrowed down to an HP. Can anyone offer any advice on the HP range. I am looking at the PSC2210 and the OfficeJet D145. If anyone has any other strong suggestions (apart from don't buy an all-in-one) I would be really grateful. The PSC 2210 is geared more for home use. With an optional #58 photo cartridge it will print with 6 inks, giving excellent photo's. The D series is aimed at small office environments. The D145 is faster, particularly for color printing or copying. The D145 is somewhat larger in size than the compact 2210. The D145 has an automatic duplexer for double sided printing; this is not supported on the PSC 2210. The PSC 2210 has better color print quality, particularly when the photo cartridge is used. The printheads in the D145 are semi-permanent; the ink supply is separate from the printhiad, unlike the integrated cartridge design used in the PSC 2210. If you will print a lot the D145 will provide better operating costs. I have a PSC 2210 here and I like it a lot. Regards, Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP |
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Mat wrote:
I want to buy a multifunction / all-in-one printer. I appreciate that bundling 3 or 4 functions into 1 machine will give lesser performance than individual stand alone units. This aside, and having read many varied reviews I think I have the choice narrowed down to an HP. Can anyone offer any advice on the HP range. I am looking at the PSC2210 and the OfficeJet D145. If anyone has any other strong suggestions (apart from don't buy an all-in-one) I would be really grateful. (1) Consider carefully what you will actually be using it for. (2) Read the fine print in the product description AND user manual. Perhaps my story will give you something to think about. (I actually reached the point of ordering a 2210 a couple of months ago but before it was delivered the retailer started jacking me around so I cancelled the buy and have been stalling ever since.) A few years ago we needed a printer. I thought a high-quality colour inkjet would be dandy, but my wife insisted on a laser for text so we got a nice HP 2100. Happy ever since. From time to time, the wife talks about how nice it would be to have a scanner. I'm skeptical because (a) I wonder how much we would actually use it and (b) our computer room is more than a bit crowded already. Then, last winter, our old fax-modem craps out. On broadband now, and with ISDN for back-up, we don't need a new modem. I can't especially see buying a stand-alone fax machine, as we don't send or receive very many faxes--but the capability is nice to have, thus the fax-modem. So, thinks I, is this the time for an all-in-one? I'll get my colour printing, she'll have her scanner, we'll be fax-ready again and we'll have a photocopier, to boot. I did my research and, as I said above, narrowed it down to the 2210--despite a couple of semi-serious reservations. Well, the reason I have been stalling since my attempted purchase fell through is that the reservations are now looming larger and larger, and I'm hoping that something new will come along without these drawbacks. I want a flatbed machine, but in fact I expect most of my faxing (up to now, all) to be generated on the computer. Thus, the 2210's inabilty to send faxes directly from, and receive them to, the computer is a major nuisance. Surely this is just a software issue; why is this feature lacking? Also, while colour (even photo) printing might be nice, it seems that these machines _really_ suck the ink, making them very expensive to use. And if you don't keep using them regularly, you have problems with the ink drying up and the printheads clogging. No thanks. So, I'm back...if not to square one, then at least to a place where I'm watching and waiting again. Maybe a laser all-in-one would be better for me--but my HP2100 is still cranking out the pages like a champ. And there's still the computer-fax issue. So, I don't know. And when you consider that here in Europe everything costs so much more anyway, I feel...stuck. ***For example, the PSC2210, list price in the US of $299, available with discounts, rebates, coupons, etc. for $200, over here on average goes for more like $400. Good luck in making your decision. cheers, Henry |
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