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HP PSC 1315 All-in-One Printer Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Plain old luck of the draw?!?
Comment: Jeez! After wading through the mess of 1 and 2 star reviews on this thing, I must have gotten REALLY lucky with the one I got! I've had mine for over three years now, and it still works great. Maybe it's the light use mine sees or something. It's mainly used for scanning documents and pictures, but I print with it once every couple of weeks and it has been working great! The only real gripe I have with it is the thing drinks ink like a fish does water. I'm sure I've spent well over 5 times the original cost of the thing on ink. I can't really fault that, as it seems to be about par for the course with every other printer in the same price range as this was. I've been shuffling my picture printing duties between this and a Canon ip4200 and I've had good luck with both despite the influx of negative reviews on both of them. I should probably add that I shoot some compressed air in mine every month or so to keep it a little less dusty. Perhaps that alone is the stroke of luck I seem to have with these things...

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Grrr!
Comment: I got this printer 2 months ago, and I have to reload the software every week and a half because it quits working properly. It was dirt cheap, but I guess you get what you pay for. HP wasn't much help either. Never again!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: How bad is this printer?
Comment: Its so bad that a friend gave it to me for nothing (mainly because he couldn't get it to work correctly), and now I'm in the market for a new printer.

Mere words fail to describe how frustrating it is to work with this printer. I've worked with computers and peripherals for the past 15 years, and I've never owned one this horrible.

It never prints correctly the first time a piece of paper is placed in the tray and the Print button is clicked. It ALWAYS jams first. Then you have to wait until it goes through the process of resetting itself. This repeatedly cleans the printer cartridge heads, significantly reducing the amount of ink in them.

Then there are the delightful times when it simply won't respond when the Print button is clicked. Nothing. No response. Nada. I won't even mention the more-then-frequent paper jams, as it would get my pressure up too high.

This is by far the worst printer I have ever endured. No matter how much you pay for it, its not worth it.

EDIT: After further consideration (and more frustration), this printer has gone from the worst printer I've ever encountered to the worst piece of machinery I've had the misfortune to work with. It simply does not do what we depend on any piece of machinery to do -- work.

Given the divided character of the reviews, I can only come to the conclusion that there was some horrible breakdown in HP's quality control when producing a substantial number of these printers. Either many of them were produced in different locations or there was just one horrific product run. HP just neglected to inform its customers that most 1315s are permanently defective. I'm going to throw this one out before I snap and smash it with a hammer.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Printer
Comment: I am not sure what all the 1 star reviews are for. I've had this printer for over 2 years now, it has never given me any problems. I use it as a network printer for 2 desktop and 2 laptop at home, and everything has been great from the start. I can't recall where I bought it or how much I paid for though.
The print speed is a little slow for my taste, but I only use it to print college paper. I have tried printing photo with it with satisfaction, although I'd rather have my picture professionally printed. The copy option is very convenient, I have used it many time. The picbridge is rather useless, I dont see why anyone would use that instead of a computer since this model doesn't have a browsing area, you have to use the screen on your camera.
It is a little loud when it's printing, I can also feel the desk shaking sometimes. Other than that, I have no complains.
If you're looking for a AIO printer, technology has advance so much since this one came out. For the same price, you can probably get a newer model with faster print speed, maybe quieter and less shaky too. I am in the market to buy another AIO, and I am pretty confident that another HP will serve me just as well.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: All of the above. Early death by paper jam error
Comment: I've read many of the other reviews.
The 4 and 5 star reviews contain many comments that are true - as do the 1 and 2 star reviews.
There is no printer jam in my printer. It's simply malfunctioning. [I've followed all the internet based cleaning instructions, etc]. It was sensitive from the day we opened the box.
As a consumer - HP printers are lasting me under 18 months; and typically leaving me with a larger investment in unopened ink cartages then the cost of the original printer. [Is there a market for these?]
I'm frustrated with the HP quality, and their business model. It sucks from a consumer's perspective. His is going to catch up with them - as more and more people no longer see HP products as reputable/high-quality - which is how they made their name - to a company that produces junk for landfills.

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