| Forum Home | ||||
| Press F1 | ||||
| Thread ID: 79872 | 2007-06-04 03:55:00 | I need a new printer, not sure which one!!! | MelodyL (12362) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 555963 | 2007-06-04 03:55:00 | I purchased my HP Media Center PC last year, my older printer (which I adored, and was an HP Photosmart 1000, well it cost us $250 when we purchased it and it had all bells and whistles, was a real heavy thing, worked perfectly, and if you wished, you could program to print pictures, etc. (I never did this). I did print photos off of my "my pictures" folder, but I really used it mainly as MY PRINTER!!! Now as I said, it worked perfectly with my Windows ME. But then I go and get this media center thing, (with XP) I try and hook up my beautiful expensive printer and I am told "This is not compatible" So I phone up Microsoft and they don't provide drivers any more for anything to do with Windows ME. I then phone up Hewlett Packard and I'm told "you can't use your old printer with Windows XP, it's not compatible" So I went and got this piece of cr*p. It's a HP Deskjet 3940 and the ink cartridge is #21 (for black ink) and #22 for colored ink. I hate this printer. Not that it doesn't work...sure it works. But it's like a tinker toy compared to my Photosmart printer. I got this one at Radio Shack. Paid $59.00 for this printer. What does that tell you??? I thought, wow, what a good deal!!! It was the only one they sold (that's what they told me when I got the computer through them.) So I get this Deskjet 3940 (by the way, this is the second one, they had to replace the first one, it kept jamming). It's too light, it moves around too easily. To me, my old photosmart printer (well I loved that printer). So I gave that old one to my friend and she has webtv from MSN and she loves this printer. The ink cartridges were very expensive but at least they lasted for a length of time. I absolutely hate this printer and the ink cartridges don't last for anything. They cost $18.00 in the computer store and I went back there the other day saying "you know, I bought an ink cartridge here last week and it it already out of ink. Do they make a better cartridge?,and she said "no, this is the only one for your printer". So my printer is a piece of junk. And I don't print every day. Only once in a great while. So here's my question. What printer (better than the one I have) when I save up some money, what printer can I get for my HP Media Center, Windows XP computer??. I will not go to Radio Shack any more. Anybody know which printer I should purchase. Online, maybe??? I really hate this one!!!! Any information would really be appreciated Thanks, Melody __________________ |
MelodyL (12362) | ||
| 555964 | 2007-06-04 04:07:00 | Are you based in the United States? The reason I ask is because this is a New Zealand based website and we don't have Radio Shack in New Zealand. We could offer you help but it might not be relevant to the US. | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 555965 | 2007-06-04 05:07:00 | Driverguide.com ( join it (free). There are drivers there for your trusty Photosmart P1000 and XP (http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=126547" target="_blank">www.driverguide.com/) ... join it (free). There are drivers there for your trusty Photosmart P1000 and XP (http:) | Myth (110) | ||
| 555966 | 2007-06-04 06:11:00 | Having just bought an HP Multifunction printer with my new HP Media Centre PC earlier this year, I would recommend just about anything BUT HP printers. They do Laser printers well - have done for years. But their home printers are cr*p IMHO! The software provided is not intuitive, takes up huge chunks of space on C:\ and did I say the software isn't intuitive!! :D (Print quality is pretty good though - but I'm comparing the quality with a six year old Canon) I will not be replacing my printer next time with another HP - I will go back to a brand I trust: Canon. My BJC-6000 gave me trouble-free service for six years with a very easy interface. Yes, I know, the amount of ink I bought over the period could have easily paid for a new printer every year....:groan: |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 555967 | 2007-06-04 06:12:00 | PS. Welcome to PressF1 MelodyL! | johcar (6283) | ||
| 555968 | 2007-06-04 06:17:00 | Having just bought an HP Multifunction printer with my new HP Media Centre PC earlier this year, I would recommend just about anything BUT HP printers . The software provided is not intuitive, takes up huge chunks of space on C:\ and did I say the software isn't intuitive!! Well I really like my HP Business Inkjet 1000 . But then I only let it install the driver, not all the bloatware that comes bundled with it . And I get 1200 odd pages per $19 . 99 cartridge too . Yep, DriverGuide has drivers for ME for the Photosmart 1000 . Never listen to MS or HP helpdesks . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 555969 | 2007-06-04 07:28:00 | Having just bought an HP Multifunction printer with my new HP Media Centre PC earlier this year, I would recommend just about anything BUT HP printers. They do Laser printers well - have done for years. But their home printers are cr*p IMHO! The software provided is not intuitive, takes up huge chunks of space on C:\ and did I say the software isn't intuitive!! :D (Print quality is pretty good though - but I'm comparing the quality with a six year old Canon) I will not be replacing my printer next time with another HP - I will go back to a brand I trust: Canon. My BJC-6000 gave me trouble-free service for six years with a very easy interface. Yes, I know, the amount of ink I bought over the period could have easily paid for a new printer every year....:groan:Interesting. I just bought a Photosmart all-in-one last week, so far I'm impressed (its printed over 100 pages so far, faster, quieter and better than the Epson it replaced), since I use Linux I am using the Linux drivers (so no bloatware) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 555970 | 2007-06-04 08:34:00 | Frankly I like HP inkjet printers, they appear to use less ink than other brands and I have never suffered an ink blockage, even with one printer that I use only very intermittently. | tutaenui (1724) | ||
| 555971 | 2007-06-04 08:44:00 | I bought a Canon MP150 for $110. Had it a few months, hardly used it, and ran out of ink .... Just had to buy 2 BW and color cartidges for it, guess the price .... $100 Otherwise a good printer / scanner |
netchicken (4843) | ||
| 555972 | 2007-06-04 09:19:00 | Depends on what you want to print - Photos then go for an Epsom Photo Model - I have an R310, and it produces great prints. General Black and White - reckon go for a Brother Laser HL2040- bottom of the range costs AUD109 in Brisbane - cheap to run - cartridges reasonable - when it needs a new drum get a new printer it's cheaper. If you do any quantity of B&W printing it is cheaper to run both. |
KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 1 2 3 | |||||