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| Thread ID: 32554 | 2003-04-22 07:00:00 | Hewlett Packard PSC 2210 All-In-One | John H (8) | Press F1 |
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| 137834 | 2003-04-22 07:00:00 | Hi folks Does anyone out there have one of these all in one colour printer/fax/scanners? This model was favourably reviewed in NZ PC World. I would like to hear from anyone who has real life experience with one, preferably including using it as a fax with Faxability. It would be used with Windows XP. I don't need to rehearse the arguments for and against all in one office products - I know the arguments both ways. It is user experience with the particular model I am interested in. Thanks for any info. John |
John H (8) | ||
| 137835 | 2003-04-22 08:54:00 | I have the PSC 750, which is very similar, but excludes the fax function. As a Printer/Scanner/Copier mine is VERY good. The 2110 should be fine as a fax, due to the fact it must have an internal modem, the faxing is therefore not under the control of the computer. This *should* mean faxability is supported, but ask first. If it was PC dependent it could be a risk, as winmodems often dont work with faxability ring cadences. My unit has given excellent service, and is very economic on ink. I only use it for colour printing, as I have a B&W Laser for general use. The photocopier function has been the best part, I have a very low requirement for photocopies, and this suits the use well, as its also PC independent and high quality. Scanner works fine as well. It really saves on desk space. If the 2110 was available when I was looking, I would have gone for it. I could dispense with the fax machine then. The 750 is a steal at the moment, around $300-$350 |
godfather (25) | ||
| 137836 | 2003-04-22 09:34:00 | Thanks very much godfather. That sounds very positive. I have always had a good run from HP products over the past ten years. I haven't looked at the 750 - maybe I should at that price. I also have a laser printer for my main black and white printing. It is the other functions I need most. Particularly the fax as mine sucked the kumara today. I just wonder about the economics of spending $2 - 300 on a basic fax when I can get all the rest for a bit more, plus the ability to print colour, and from flash cards as well. I feel especially chary about spending money on a fax alone given the steadily decreasing use of faxes compared with when I started out in business on my own account. It seems a lot of money to be tied up in one machine that sits there most of the time doing nothing these days, though it is absolutely essential to still have one for those clients who use the things. Thanks again. John |
John H (8) | ||
| 137837 | 2003-04-22 12:18:00 | My situation exactly. My fax sits idle most weeks. Average about 3 per month at the most. Pity the 750 doesnt do fax. The 2210 media slots...well, I would never use them, as I like to view/adjust pictures before printing. Not that I print any, burn them to a VCD and play them on a DVD set usually. I too have had a great run from HP printers, having tried Panasonic, Brother, Epson, Canon I would not go back. The direct photocopy is amazing, it works well on 3D items if you need to get a quick picture of an item. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 137838 | 2003-04-22 12:35:00 | I agree with Godfather regarding HP Printers. I have never tried an all-in-one though. I have a Fax/Modem (External) so can FAX but haven't for yonks. I have a scanner and can Fax through that and the Modem. I have an HP 5550 printer and it works really well. Most people these days use Email file attachments. What's a FAX????? :-) |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 137839 | 2003-04-22 21:52:00 | that 5550 printer is great if a little huge! I was thinking about getting one when I ranout of ink in my bundled 656c, but maybe I should get this 750 which sounds even better, will it do as good a photo's as quick as the 5550? I've no need for a fax (luckily by the sounds of it) Trev |
Trev0 (1995) | ||
| 137840 | 2003-04-22 22:15:00 | If you need to buy a fax machine at any time, think carefully before purchasing the Canon FaxB150 . . . It has been nothing but trouble since the day I bought it, mainly with the plain paper feed . I found it doesn't work with any of the papers I use for printing but it did work with Canon brand paper (yeah, right!) . Now it just won't drag any kind of paper through at all . The print quality was always a deep disappointment, especially given the really expensive cartridges, and now because it is used so infrequently for faxes, the heads seem to dry up and block, and printing is completely illegible, even after head cleaning both via the machine function, and manually . Of course you only find out the heads are blocked after the thing has tried to print a fax and it is lost from memory . Grrrr . Hopefully blockages would not be an issue with a machine that was also used more regularly as a printer . And the flatbeds seem to feed paper better than the upright jobbies like the B150 . Over time the vertical paper stack absorbs moisture from the air and then sags down and won't feed properly . John |
John H (8) | ||
| 137841 | 2003-04-23 01:08:00 | I recently resurrected an HP 720c inkjet from my shed, where it had been stored for about a year +, with the cartridges still in place. Connected it to the PC, and it printed fine. Both the colour and black cartridges worked immediately. Wasn't expecting that to happen. Was impressed though. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 137842 | 2003-04-23 01:20:00 | Strewth! Reinforces the quality of HP and the lack of it with this Canon junk heap... | John H (8) | ||
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