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Poorly rated for compatibility

“Good print quality and very quiet, wireless a nice touch”

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Product Features

Print Technology Inkjet
Print Colour Colour
Print Resolution (dpi) 4800x1200
Number of Prints per Minute in Colour 23
Number of Prints per Minute in Black & White 30
Memory Card Slot Yes
Maximum Output Format A4
Dimensions (mm) 434x162x290
Copy Functionality Yes
Scan Functionality Yes
Number of Colours (incl. Black) 4
Photo Printer Dedicated

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Impartial Reviews

190 shoppers have reviewed this product.
86% of people would recommend it.

Reevoo's summary of reviews:

Pros: easy installation, quiet, compact for all-in-one performance
Cons: incompatible with windows vista, wireless is good idea but connection is very poor, ink consumption

out of 10
Speed7.9
Print quality8.6
Compatibility8.1
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.8
Overall rating8.4
Score: 9.0/10

Stuart, Selby

Good print quality and very quiet, wireless a nice touch

Print cartridge life is not extensive, but is ok for home use

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8 people found this review helpful

31 Jan 2008

Score: 9.2/10

Anonymous

i think it's so simple to use and the quality is excellent

NONE

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7 people found this review helpful

02 Jan 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Steve, Spalding,lincolnshire

Product is very easy to use,quick and gives excellent print and copy quality..colour or black. For an all-in-one printer,scanner and photocopier,it is very compact too. And its wireless - very handy,works well with my laptop.

So far,I haven't found any!

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6 people found this review helpful

05 Jan 2008

Score: 9.6/10

Bob, Croydon

compact,quiet,value for money.

have not found any.

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5 people found this review helpful

04 Jan 2008

Score: 9.2/10

Dean, Weymouth

looks good easy to set up

can't think of any

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5 people found this review helpful

21 Jan 2008

Score: 7.0/10

Andy, Ardrossan

Appears to work competently.

First machine was faulty. Replacement was OK but setting up was problematical because first setup failed. I had to get help from Hewlett Packard to resolve.

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5 people found this review helpful

06 Mar 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Chris, Surbiton

Easy to set up and use

Nothing

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5 people found this review helpful

11 Jan 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Anonymous

fantastic quality for the price, it is nice and compact and it can be kept away from the lap-top in a permenant place; no wires to contend with. Great product.

none found

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4 people found this review helpful

02 Jan 2008

Score: 4.8/10

Phil, Melksham, “50+ but computer literate”

Prints very well and the photocopies are the best I have seen

Every time that my wireless router is switched of and then on again I have to reload the software as the the wireless connection setting is lost. I have now given up and only use the product directly wired to my computer which is a shame considering that I chose it for it's wireless capabilities.

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2 people found this review helpful

27 Jun 2008

Score: 9.4/10

Anonymous

Very easy to use all features. Good print quality. Reasonably fast

Doesn't turn on automatically when you press print if the machine is turned off at the time (which my previous printer did.) Uses ink very quickly.

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2 people found this review helpful

27 Jun 2008

Score: 8.4/10

Anonymous

It's quick and easy to you, quality is good and has more features which are needed now, e.g scanner, photo print ( disk drive for the chip)

Hard to set up if you have microsoft vista, compatibility slow when starting up.

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20 Jun 2008

Score: 8.6/10

Anonymous, “Home/office worker.”

Easily portable to use in my home.I have found the printer is okay for all my printing needs, at present I have only used the photo printing for 6x 4 prints, which were fine. I have mainly printed out documents, homework or pictures for children, I work from home and it has been quick to print out all of the above. Easy to load paper - photo or A4. Easy to install print cartridges.

After 3 weeks it did not connect to the computer, I had to remove the programme completely and re-install, thankfully it has worked okay since. I am a member of a computer support group, however they wont help with wireless printers so I did have to do this myself and keep my fingers crossed it re-installed a second time. It has now re-named itself as .....C4380seriesCOPY1. It has worked okay since. If paper has slightest of creases it can jam easily, however it is easy to remove by opening the back panel.

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30 Apr 2008

Score: 9.6/10

Anonymous, “Home based writer /”

Fast and quiet, not too big and bulky, easy to set up and use. Good print quality on paper, and for photos. A good, all round work workhorse for general family use.

None that I can find, although those doing larger print runs than we do might be frustrated at the limited paper tray capacity.

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 8.8/10

Dominic, Haywards Heath

My previous all-in-one was an Epson CX3200 - which served me more than adequately. This device is faster, quieter and has the added bonus of wireless-capability. The print quality is extremely good for the price-bracket we're talking about. Scans/copies are excellent and the software supplied is very easy to navigate. Haven't yet had occasion to try photo prints, but with genuine HP inks installed, I would expect results to be good. Cartridges seem to last well and have so far remained free of the occasional 'gumming up' I had experienced with 'compatible' inks (by at least 3 different makers) in the past. All-in-all, very pleased indeed with this purchase and would thoroughly recommend this device for general day-to-day printing, copying & scanning of documents. (If your main priority is photo-printing, you may well want to look at higher-range alternatives?)

Being a fairly recent model, seem to be restricted to genuine HP ink refills so far. These tend to be much pricier than the "compatible" (..yes ..I can be a bit of a tightwad) cartridges I was using in my previous device. I'm sure this very minor 'issue' will be addressed in the coming months?

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02 Nov 2008

Score: 9.6/10

Mary, Kent

lots of features,cards slots etc.very speedy printing and good colour.Photographs prints very good.excellant all round product.

I dont think this product had any bad points.

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 6.0/10

Anonymous, “self employed”

Good quality print, multio function and wireless

It continually crashes Microsoft Word even after uninstalling and reinstalling software from website. It is a recognised problem as Suport have a script all ready for it!

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 8.8/10

Rosie, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Quick & good quality prints

Had a few problems setting up initially as we had to download a patch for it to work with Vista.

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 8.0/10

Anonymous

Easy to install and use God quality printing

Setting it as my default printer causes an error when I close down Microsoft Word and Powerpoint. I think this is a driver fault with all HP products It is a rather thirsty with the ink

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1 person found this review helpful

05 Nov 2008

Score: 2.6/10

Anonymous

Price was ok

The software took ages to load, and bloated my pc. Could not get it to connect wirelessly to my PC before it stopped working completely. Ended up taking it back and exchanged it for a Lexmark.

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1 person found this review helpful

05 Nov 2008

Score: 6.4/10

Anonymous

The WIFI connection is very poor.

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01 Sep 2008

Score: 6.4/10

Anonymous

compatible with our accounts software programme.

Very slow at printing particular types of documents

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1 person found this review helpful

02 Sep 2008

Score: 9.2/10

Graham, Reading

wireless ease

installation slightly confusing for an apple mac

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25 Jul 2008

Score: 8.6/10

Anonymous

Good print quality, neat unit, good value

Uses dhcp so every now and then it changes IP meaning a reinstall using the usb connection. If left on the scanner makes a noise every hour or so. Not ideal if you leave it on all the time.

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1 person found this review helpful

24 Jun 2008

Score: 6.6/10

Anonymous

good printing quality

cd will not load as i have windows vista so you have to download programme from hp site to get the printer to run

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1 person found this review helpful

18 Jun 2008

Score: 3.6/10

Anonymous

All the unwanted software that is installed!!

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1 person found this review helpful

25 Apr 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Julie, Dalton In Furness

REALLY EASY TO SET UP AND EASY TO USE, BRILLIANT PRINTER - THE BEST ONE I HAD.

NONE

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23 Apr 2008

Score: 7.8/10

Anonymous

it is great as a scanner for photos the quality is great if not better than the original. I am also using the longer life ink.I think it will save money in the long run.

I purchased this product because it is wireless and to save extra printers in the house. I cant get it to work wirelessly. I will have to get expert help. At the moment it is working great with usb.

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27 Apr 2008

Score: 8.6/10

Anonymous

Price, versatility and wireless connection

Set up process not always clear and some long delays

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02 Nov 2008

Score: 7.0/10

Peter, Prestwich, “its a true review”

its wirless. its a pleasant design to look at.

its a little large. and it can freeze and stop printing occationally.

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05 Nov 2008

Score: 9.2/10

Anonymous

Does all it said it would. Good print quality and speed

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05 Nov 2008

Score: 8.4/10

Ian, Devizes, Wiltshire

Wireless printing works well

Scanning in wireless mode unreliable

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05 Nov 2008

Score: 8.6/10

Anonymous

Simple to use, well made and no problems encountered

Would be even better if paper hopper could accept more paper

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05 Nov 2008

Score: 8.8/10

Mike, London

Excellent quality

Not so good on the wireless side

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05 Nov 2008

Score: 8.4/10

Wayne, Newbury

Wireless, functionality, overall quality

You have to ensure that it is turned on before you turn on the PC, otherwise it will not work.

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05 Nov 2008

Score: 7.4/10

Anonymous

Versatile, easy to use, wireless makes it very convenient. Great for the price

Expensive to run (inks). Slow to respond to print

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05 Nov 2008

Score: 9.4/10

Anonymous

Very good overall

Black ink ran out quicker than other printer

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05 Nov 2008

Score: 6.0/10

Martin, Oxon

design

slow to copy

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05 Nov 2008

Score: 5.6/10

Anonymous

Reasonably fast and reliable

Unfortunately despite my best efforts I have been unable to use the wireless facility, which was the reason I bought the printer in the first place!

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04 Nov 2008

Score: 9.0/10

Edward, Hartlepool

PAPER FEED NOT ALWAYS RELIABLE,BUT THAT COULD BE ME.

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04 Nov 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Anonymous

Easy to use

Can only copy/scan A4

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04 Nov 2008

Score: 8.4/10

Anonymous

very easy to work and understand

very bulky

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 7.4/10

Anonymous

wireless is very convenient

its a bit complicated to set up specially when adding new pc's on the network

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 3.4/10

David, Norwich

Not at all easy to connect wirelessly. Still struggling to make it work! Instructions useless.

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 5.0/10

Steve, Harpenden

user friendly, looks ok

software for the scanner is terrible...... keeps failing and requires reloading.

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 7.8/10

Anonymous

Compact and well styled Easy to use Easy to get set up even on wireless!

Noisy

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 7.0/10

Mal, Hay-on-wye, “A non technical user”

Good for printing

Slow for photocopying Expensive for cartridges

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 9.0/10

Anonymous

wirless. refills are cheap and last long

finicky about paper loading. prone to not reception of signal

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 8.0/10

Austin, North Shields, “Director of small business”

Wireless connection Good quality printouts Easy installation

Expensive ink cartridges

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 9.4/10

David, Cambridgeshire, “retired”

wireless feature works faltlessly

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 8.6/10

Anonymous, “small business man”

it does not need wires as it is wi-fi. cool colour . quick to set up

none

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06 Nov 2008

Score: 4.2/10

Kimberley, Warwick, “Loves to explore”

There is a software issue with these printers. Which means that you have to don\wnload a fix from the website before you can install the software. Also the software takes up over 1GB of memory and is eating more all the time as updates are downloaded. Very disappointing - feel like I was sold a duff product - I now know why it was on offer. :(

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06 Nov 2008

Score: 7.8/10

Maf, Upton Park, London East

Very good buy, no regrets so far. Really pleased with the product as it does the job.

Ink can finish too quickly at times but it is still fine.

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 9.0/10

Anonymous

I like the fact that you can just put your memory card into the machine and it will print whichever photo I choose without having to download photos to my computer.

Whenever I want to print a document and I switch on the printer, when I press the print button, my computer tells me that the printer is offline, even if it has told me that it is now online. I then have to click on the help button and press fix and then it eventually starts to print. I also do not like the fact that it prints everything from the last page backwards, as sometimes I only want the first page.

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 9.4/10

Georgina, Romford

Easy to use

Unable to make a wireless connection to PC. Have not had the time to work out why yet. I thought it would be easy.

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 8.0/10

John, Brookmans Park, Herts

Cheap. compact and stylish

Seems fiddly linking with laptop

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 7.6/10

London, Douglas

Can be both wired and wireless connections

Printing is slow

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 9.6/10

Penelope, Trowbridge, “I MAKE CARDS ”

NEAT SLIM MACHINE, FAST QUITE QUIET, PRINTS EXTREMELY WELL.

WHEN COPYING, THE COPY IS A SHADE OR TOO LIGHTER THAM THE ORIGINAL

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 7.2/10

Anonymous, “experienced IT consultant”

good print quality

wireless connection useless, not able to work with Windows Vista and gave up trying so key reason for buying lost

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03 Nov 2008

Score: 7.8/10

William, Glasgow

Can be used from anywhere in the house.

small ink cartidges.

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02 Nov 2008

Score: 8.2/10

Janet, Inverness

Wireless

The ink runs down very quickly

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02 Nov 2008

Score: 8.8/10

Anonymous

it is working ok.

none so far.

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02 Nov 2008

Score: 2.0/10

Colette, London

It's wireless

It is slow, malfunctions often, noisy, overall poor value for money

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02 Nov 2008

Score: 7.8/10

Anonymous

Good clear printing Easy to set up

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06 Nov 2008

Score: 9.2/10

Barry, Outside London

Easy to connect, reliable and fast

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02 Nov 2008

Score: 8.4/10

Anonymous

Wireless capability, paper feed and adaptablility, direct printing from memory cards, all-in-one

slower than I expected and occasional hiccups with the connectivity

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02 Nov 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Anonymous

it's good because it's a 3 in 1 machine.

none.

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02 Nov 2008

Score: 9.6/10

Tony, London Grove Park

Excellent value like the LCD status screen a good looking machine rather than bog standard grey box

Some times the blue tooth is not reliable

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02 Nov 2008

Score: 4.0/10

Anonymous, “Wedding & portrait photographer”

Combined printer, scanner and copier, quite cheap with wireless nework support

Just contemptuously difficult to install and configure with XP.

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Anonymous

printing very good also photos are excellent.

overall everything is just fine.

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 8.0/10

Anonymous, “72 yr old!”

Although I do not use it on a daily basis, it has been entirely satisfactory so far.

None so far, except that a blank sheet often comes out with the printed sheet, when printing from my computer.

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 7.4/10

Anonymous

Good shape with clear instructions

Enlarging can be a little problematic and there is no flip-up viewer as we had on our previous model. I also find that we use the ink cartridges faster than before.

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Anonymous

really flexible. I can use it anywhere in the house from three different computers to print and scan. Much quicker to print than I expected and better on ink use than previous inkjet printers I have had. I am so pleased with it we are going to buy a couple more for remote workers in the office

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 8.6/10

Sheila, Burntwood

It prints much faster than the other printer that I have

Ink cartridges are rather expensive.

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 7.2/10

Anonymous

Once installed handy to be able to print from another laptop without the leads

the paper tray sides needs to be tighter because each time you go to print it comes up with paper jam or no paper and all it is is the sides have moved so at the end of the day it doesn't warrant having a wireless printer as you have to adjust every time

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 9.8/10

Judith, Newtown, “oap”

speed. quality of print. ease of use...

needed professional to set up..!

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Anonymous

so easy to use;brilliant quality

none, so far.

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 7.4/10

Amanda, Clacton On Sea

good printing

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 9.2/10

William, York

Compact and easy to use and good copies time after time

None yet!

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 5.4/10

Anonymous

good print quality

very difficult to set up and install

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 8.6/10

John, Dudley

Easy to install and use.

None.

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 8.0/10

Joanne, Aldershot

Price

Smudges on double sided print

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 7.8/10

Anonymous

I can work in one room, with printer else where and print at the touch of a key.

The screen on which the instructions are read is in a flat position therefore hard to read from a seated position.

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 8.4/10

Stephen, Winchester

It is my first ever PC driven device that the software and the device worked perfectly first time.

It is a little slow on connectivity after long periods of downtime.

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01 Nov 2008

Score: 9.6/10

Tony, Bridgend

Easy to set up,good quality & fast.

None

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22 Oct 2008

Score: 9.2/10

Bob, London

compact with great functions however the software could be improved and made more user friendly

control buttons are to easily touched and printer starts when not required. It seems to load more than one sheet at times and jams, but no more than other printers

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19 Oct 2008

Score: 9.2/10

Scott, Dover, “Not a computer geek!”

The printer is wireless using the same network as our laptop so can be situated anywhere in range of our router. We have it sitting a little used room but we can have oyr lap top anywhere we want to inthe house

The instructions for setting up were just about OK. If you follow them litterally they work however...

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19 Oct 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Anonymous

easy to set up, ;rints well fast and wireless feature is fantastic!

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18 Oct 2008

Score: 8.6/10

Anonymous

Once it's working, it is an excellent piece of equipment. All funtions easy to use and great to have no wires.

A litttle tricky to set up but all done in under 15 mins.

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18 Oct 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Jon, London, “university student”

compact, sleek design, folds away when not in use, takes up half the space of my old printer. Fast, yet high quality printing - photos look like they are done professionally.

you need a router to utilise the wireless system, otherwise none

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17 Oct 2008

Score: 7.4/10

Mona, Luton, “home worker”

good price , scan is good its wireless , great value for money

missing out on fax option

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17 Oct 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Marie, Leeds, “nothing”

it should pink .....tee he

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02 Oct 2008

Score: 9.6/10

Neil, Worthing, “Facilities Manager”

Wireless

None

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01 Oct 2008

Score: 9.0/10

Anonymous

Easy to set up for wireless facility. Clear instructions

None so far. I suspect cartridges will be on the expensive side.

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15 Sep 2008

Score: 7.0/10

Anonymous

it is very difficult to get to work wirelessly - especially a MAC

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06 Nov 2008

Score: 9.8/10

Rachael, Lincoln, “Art Student”

Exactly what I was looking for as a student. Something that does everything quickly and at good quality on a student budget. So easy to set up and a very attractive piece of equipment.

A bit noisy, but that's literally it!

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28 Aug 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Tony, Stockport, “Retired(average user)”

Everything! Bought to replace 5 year old HP1350 PSC which has been passed on to the grand kids.

None so far (2 Months)

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22 Aug 2008

Score: 6.2/10

Richard, Alsager

Price, all round functionality.

Time it takse to install software

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31 Jul 2008

Score: 8.2/10

Anonymous

The only bad point about this printer is after the first installation, once i had turned the printer off i need to reinstall the printer!!!

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15 Jul 2008

Score: 5.6/10

Anonymous, “mum of one”

good quality printing and pleased with design

I have a hp wireless laptop but keep having problems with the printer connecting using wireless, its really anoying having to keep connecting it up using the wires!

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01 Jul 2008

Score: 9.2/10

Gordon, Lincoln, “I am an oldie.”

Is very easy to set up and use even for a complete amateur like me.

My first impewssions are that it is heavy on the ink.

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27 Jun 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Debbie, Swansea

Quick and easy set up, very quiet printer, clear printing, photocopying a great bonus so easy to use and extremely handy, no more scanning then printing. Nice and compact printer. Well worth the money.

None so far.

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07 Nov 2008

Score: 8.8/10

Amanda, Oxford

high quality

none

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25 Jun 2008

Score: 9.0/10

Hugh, Newry

Can share printer remotely Quality good

Papaer can jam easily

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23 Jun 2008

Score: 8.8/10

Anonymous

wireless, and good quality print. Easy to set up. Not too big. Lets me know when ink is low. tells me when run out of paper

None

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08 Nov 2008

Score: 8.4/10

Anonymous

All good

no bad points