Christine
Printing Apprentice
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Unlike most people, I don't print photos and basically just need a printer/scanner (fax would be nice, but isn't necessary)
I need "court" quality, meaning that I hope the judge can read it. I use the cheapest paper and it looks awful compared to my defendants' lawyers filings, but I don't really care.
I have deadlines and need to be able to get the printing done. I usually submit the DRAFT prints.
For several years my HP Officejet R60 was just about perfect, but now I have to handfeed each piece of paper because it just won't take it most of the times. Made a lame attempt at "repair" but can't even figure out how to take the thing apart and get to the rollers, nor do I have parts, so it's rather pointless.
I also have TWO HP Officejet 135. They're now both out of warranty, but it doesn't matter one way or another - HP was not honoring the warranty because I bought them as refurbs, advertised with a 1 year HP warranty. At first they honored the warranty for the first printer when the printhead was DOA. Then I had some problem that required sending it back, I quickly ordered another D135 (so I could use the same ink and refill kit) and when I called to have HP pick up the first defective printer, they advised that I needed to scan and submit my invoice. I did that, for both printers. Yet, they refused to pick it up and I HATE that Indian call center and the totally inept people. Every time I called it took about 1/2 hour and they finally promised a supervisor's call back, it never happened. I gave up - the only lawsuits I regret are the ones I didn't file - yet.
Sorry for the rant. My HP 3 laser printer in the early 90s was great, but now I don't want another HP if it's the last printer on the planet. I also looked at laser printers a bit, but they just cost more and while I don't print photos, I do have occasionally color copies and prints from websites for exhibits.
I looked around the web last night, the Canon Pixma MP780 looked appealing, read the review at http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120685,00.asp
I know I'm paying for a lot I don't need and they're not impressed with the scanning. Most of my scans are just court filings and I'm looking for a more functional scanning software than the D135. It defaulted to LEGAL size paper and there was no way to change that in the setup, extremely annoying.
Any recommendations?
I like that the MP780 has separate cartridges for each color, that's definitely a plus.
And thanks for this forum, found the link at Neil's printer page.
I need "court" quality, meaning that I hope the judge can read it. I use the cheapest paper and it looks awful compared to my defendants' lawyers filings, but I don't really care.
I have deadlines and need to be able to get the printing done. I usually submit the DRAFT prints.
For several years my HP Officejet R60 was just about perfect, but now I have to handfeed each piece of paper because it just won't take it most of the times. Made a lame attempt at "repair" but can't even figure out how to take the thing apart and get to the rollers, nor do I have parts, so it's rather pointless.
I also have TWO HP Officejet 135. They're now both out of warranty, but it doesn't matter one way or another - HP was not honoring the warranty because I bought them as refurbs, advertised with a 1 year HP warranty. At first they honored the warranty for the first printer when the printhead was DOA. Then I had some problem that required sending it back, I quickly ordered another D135 (so I could use the same ink and refill kit) and when I called to have HP pick up the first defective printer, they advised that I needed to scan and submit my invoice. I did that, for both printers. Yet, they refused to pick it up and I HATE that Indian call center and the totally inept people. Every time I called it took about 1/2 hour and they finally promised a supervisor's call back, it never happened. I gave up - the only lawsuits I regret are the ones I didn't file - yet.
Sorry for the rant. My HP 3 laser printer in the early 90s was great, but now I don't want another HP if it's the last printer on the planet. I also looked at laser printers a bit, but they just cost more and while I don't print photos, I do have occasionally color copies and prints from websites for exhibits.
I looked around the web last night, the Canon Pixma MP780 looked appealing, read the review at http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120685,00.asp
I know I'm paying for a lot I don't need and they're not impressed with the scanning. Most of my scans are just court filings and I'm looking for a more functional scanning software than the D135. It defaulted to LEGAL size paper and there was no way to change that in the setup, extremely annoying.
Any recommendations?
I like that the MP780 has separate cartridges for each color, that's definitely a plus.
And thanks for this forum, found the link at Neil's printer page.