Looking For HP All-in-one printer/scanner

[remarkrv]

I'm looking for an HP All-in-one printer/scanner for home use. Anyone have any experience, the good,the bad, or the ugly with the Deskjet 2700 series? I see that Walmart is selling the 2742e for $59. My needs are basic, mostly b/w printing and occasional b/w scanning.

[|-|ans]

Well, not sure what is available now but.. I do not like the three color cartridges. As soon as one color is gone you need to replace the complete cartridge and they are not cheap.

Using an old Photosmart 5522 myself with separate color cartridges saves a lot, especially using some private label cartridges selling for about $10 a complete set of four..

[figueroa]

The color inkjet DeskJet printers will cost you an arm and a leg in money and heartache to keep it in ink. On the other hand, I have loved my HP LaserJet 3055 for 12-13 years. Supplies are cheap and never had buyer's remorse. I don't know what today's equivalent would be, but pay a little more now and save for the rest of your live.

The HP LaserJet 3055 is both PostScript and PCL compatible and well supported by Linux. I can buy a pair of 3rd party toner cartridges for less that $50 US.

[Eadwine Rose]

Well.. you have to get a new one sometime (as in old ones will get phased out/not available, etc). That printer is ok, but I do prefer one with a touchscreen which is so much easier to set up. Also if you want to print envelopes I wouldn't recommend the 2700 series, my dad bought one last week and returned it, for eating the things. Envelopes are a thing for him, now has an officejet. But I helped him set up the two (on Windows, but didn't make much difference setting up), and the touchscreen printer was SOOO much easier to do.

I have an Envy 5030, after checking out the compatibility with Linux, a long time ago. Never regretted it. Would get an Envy again in a heartbeat. Then again I have the same needs, mostly just plain jane printing, occasional scanning.

As far as ink is concerned, never EVER get the off brand ones for the HP, you'll end up with an expensive paperweight. I saved quite a bit of money going with InstantInk in that area. It's actually one of the reasons why my dad went for an HP as well, after I calculated things from my system, cost wise.

In the end I'd recommend HP any day, and install HP Printing from the MXPI. Hope you find what you want :)

[Duliwi]

I have an HP printer too. But an Envy. It was also cheap. What is very good is that it also works when I only put in the b/w ink without colour cartridges because I mostly print b/w.

But what I really miss with this cheap printer is the following:
-I can't change the brightness when printing. (only when copying). I would like to set the brightness a little brighter to save ink.
-And I can't change "gamma", which leads to too dark b/w images.

With my next printer I would probably make sure that gamma and brightness can be changed, even if it is a bit more expensive.

[|-|ans]

As far as ink is concerned, never EVER get the off brand ones for the HP, you'll end up with an expensive paperweight.

I do have a totally different experience. First of all: inkjet printers are not exactly expensive. I wonder what they really cost to produce, imho they are just given away, with partly filled cartridges only to make you dependent on their overpriced cartridges. A single (single color) cartridge easily costs $15 over here so just four of them (a complete set) already cost a dollar MORE than the printer including (partially filled) cartridges.

Using my own printer for many years now with off brand cartridges I never had any problem. Of course not all brands are the same but I might have been lucky finding (and sticking to) a very reliable alternative. And price wise? I get the whole set (B/M/C/Y) with even more ink than the HP XL ones for just $10.

Of course without limiting the print quality.

[Mauser]

I have had good luck with HP printers until the 4100 series all in one printer. HP quality has fallen. Paper doesn't feed correctly since the paper feeds from the top in the back and no longer from the front. Ink cartridges dry up quickly if not used. If you choose a HP printer, make sure the paper feeds from a tray at the bottom and not like mine from the top in the back.

[j2mcgreg]

I'm looking for an HP All-in-one printer/scanner for home use. Anyone have any experience, the good,the bad, or the ugly with the Deskjet 2700 series? I see that Walmart is selling the 2742e for $59. My needs are basic, mostly b/w printing and occasional b/w scanning.

According to the HP Developers Portal that printer should work fine:

https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imag ... ices/index

[Eadwine Rose]

As far as ink is concerned, never EVER get the off brand ones for the HP, you'll end up with an expensive paperweight.

I do have a totally different experience. First of all: inkjet printers are not exactly expensive.

I don't know what you pay for one in your country, but I find the equivalent of US$90 expensive. You're welcome to donate to my paypal though

[|-|ans]

As far as ink is concerned, never EVER get the off brand ones for the HP, you'll end up with an expensive paperweight.

I do have a totally different experience. First of all: inkjet printers are not exactly expensive.

I don't know what you pay for one in your country, but I find the equivalent of US$90 expensive. You're welcome to donate to my paypal though

Since we both seem to live in The Netherlands I expect similar pricing..

The 364XL cartridges cost €97,99 for a complete set so by using an alternative I save €88,00 (yes: a complete printer!) every time and even getting more ink..