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Summary: It was good when it woked
Review: A lot of paper jams. Eats ink like water. Printer does not work after 12 months. Colors run. Paper comes out with waves from the wet ink. Slow. Makes a lot of noise. Buy a bottle of soda and chew on the glass. You'll have a better time!
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Summary: It was good when it woked
Review: A lot of paper jams. Eats ink like water. Printer does not work after 12 months. Colors run. Paper comes out with waves from the wet ink. Slow. Makes a lot of noise. Buy a bottle of soda and chew on the glass. You'll have a better time!
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Summary: Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 712C Color Ink Jet Printer
Review: I have had my HP 712C for nearly 3 years, and it has proven to be very reliable with no problems what so ever. This is my first printer, and because of the low cost I was very suprised at the quality of the print. The black & white text is professional quality, the color is true, and the color photographs are very nice. The biggest negative is the printing speed. Text is fast but graphics will try your patience. I believe that this is a great first printer for anyone. It is easy to use, easy to load fresh ink modules and paper. This is a good printer that I have been very happy with and would recommend.
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Summary: Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 712C Color Ink Jet Printer
Review: I have had my HP 712C for nearly 3 years, and it has proven to be very reliable with no problems what so ever. This is my first printer, and because of the low cost I was very suprised at the quality of the print. The black & white text is professional quality, the color is true, and the color photographs are very nice. The biggest negative is the printing speed. Text is fast but graphics will try your patience. I believe that this is a great first printer for anyone. It is easy to use, easy to load fresh ink modules and paper. This is a good printer that I have been very happy with and would recommend.
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Summary: OUTSTANDING INKJET PRINTER
Review: I purchased a 712c HP injet printer so long ago I can't tell you when it was but it has been an outstanding printer. Never have any problems with it no matter what Windows(95, 98 or Me)I have used. You can print great colored pictures on it. I have a digital camera and it prints great 5x7 pictures and smaller ones. They look like I have had them developed. My only draw back right now is that I print a lot of pictures or picture cards so the printing speed is to slow for me for color printing. I wish HP would take trade-ins for a new Printer because this printer is in the same shape it was in when I purchased it and have not ever had to have it worked on. I just print a lot of pictures so I need a faster printer.
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Summary: OUTSTANDING INKJET PRINTER
Review: I purchased a 712c HP injet printer so long ago I can't tell you when it was but it has been an outstanding printer. Never have any problems with it no matter what Windows(95, 98 or Me)I have used. You can print great colored pictures on it. I have a digital camera and it prints great 5x7 pictures and smaller ones. They look like I have had them developed. My only draw back right now is that I print a lot of pictures or picture cards so the printing speed is to slow for me for color printing. I wish HP would take trade-ins for a new Printer because this printer is in the same shape it was in when I purchased it and have not ever had to have it worked on. I just print a lot of pictures so I need a faster printer.
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Summary: Great... when it works... which is basically never.
Review: I really want to like this printer. When it prints, the results are wonderful. The problem is, to say it's prone to jamming up is an understatement. NOTHING I can do can keep this this running. I spend my days hand feeding it pages.... and still having 10+ sheets get destroyed in the process. I'll never buy another HP product in my life.
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Summary: Great printer just wouldn't spend the money.
Review: I've been using this printer for three years now; it is an excellent printer. I have never had any major problems, a few paper jams, but nothing unbearable. I've been looking for a new printer to replace it and I have found many other printers just as good and some better for a lot less money. If your going to buy this printer you may think about looking at some lower priced ones because you may be able to save money and get a better printer.
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Summary: Cost-effective solution for the low-volume user
Review: If you need an occaisional black-and-white hardcopy and have an intermittent need for color, this little printer is the cost-effective solution for you.
If you need anything else -- higher volume, cheaper consumables, or speed -- keep looking.
If you buy into HP's marketing hype about printing all sorts of photographs and whatnot, you'll be disappointed. This printer really wasn't made to print photographs. Can it print photos? Sure. Will they look like photolab prints? No, but they won't look bad if you buy the expensive photo paper. Is it worth it? No way. At $40 a pop for a print cartridge, your ink is precious, and should not be wasted. Photo paper only adds to the costs, and the end product is a sub-par pic. Best to leave that function to the dedicated photo printers.
Considering what this printer is designed for (controlling costs), it accomplishes its purpose very admirably (for the low-volume user). It spits out sharp-looking text and graphics very quickly in black. It's pretty slow if you add color, but remind yourself what you payed for the printer, and you'll understand why the sacrifice in speed was worthwhile.
If your volume needs are moderate or high, the cheapest, fastest ink solution is still too expensive and too slow. Toner (laser) printing is the only cheap, fast solution for regular printing. If that's what you need, a laser will pay for itself in what you save on time and consumables. If you need both color and volume, you'll pay for it, but an adequate color laser can be had for under $500.
All of that being said, the DeskJet 712C very admirably achieves its goal (saving $ for the low volume user). BTW, this is identical to the DeskJet 710 models.
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