Great wireless network printer!

I took delivery of my HP deskjet this morning. It has taken 1.5 hours to get everything up and going. Which in my book is pretty good! I have installed it using the ethernet cable into my wireless router, and then wirelessly onto 2 Windows Vista PCs, one XP PC and one XP Laptop. All 4 computers are connecting to the printer and working fine.

The build and print quality look really good too.

I have had Epsons for the last 20 years but got fed-up of replacing them an an almost annual basis! So this is my first HP printer, and so far I am impressed with the ease of use and setting up on my wireless network.

Had a quick look at ink cartridge costs too, and they appear to be cheaper than the Epson ones.

Complete waste of money

Do NOT waste your money on this printer. I bought 2 of them for printing address labels in work and both of them packed in within 6 weeks, both with the same problem (not recognising the ink cartridges). Hours of uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers on different computers brought no success. The only saving grace was that they were cheap! They'll be going back to Amazon soon for credit. Don't waste your time or your money...you get what you pay for!

good hardware .... software seems an after thought

I bought this printer 9 months ago, and have decided to vent my frustration here. The software for this is poor (I am an application developer). Its not intuitive or easy to use. The online update opens windows all the time even though I have it disabled in configuration. It crashes my laptop often after scanning. Its like software from the mid 90s. I would avoid this printer, and will probably avoid HP next time.

Bring the Office to Your Home

Having had a Canon colour ink jet die after virtually no use and the toner cartridge expire on a 15 year old HP Laserjet 4L in the same weekend I thought it was time to have a look at colour lasers again. Although the cartridges for this printer are expensive, they are no more so than other HP cartridges and with 2000 sheets quoted for home use should last a reasonable length of time (just got to keep the children under control). The printer itself was delivered by Amazon by 0900 hrs on a Monday having ordered it on a Saturday afternoon! In 15 minutes it was set up and connected to my router as part of my home network - the installation of the printer bloatware on all connected PCs took longer but all PCs printed to it first time. Its speed of printing, quality of print (especially on gloss laser paper), quietness all make me wish I had done this long ago - the family no longer complain that the network printers connected through other PCs are down and I can go away knowing that the HP is just sat in the corner of my study waiting for a task. Now if it will just last as long as the HP 4L its purchase price will just become a memory.

HP Officejet 6310

This is quite simply the best printer I've ever bought. I got it as a present for my partner and she's absolutely delighted. It was very easy to set up on a partially wireless network and does all the jobs I could ask for and more. My only complaint is that it doesn't come with an ethernet or USB cable, but I had one lying around so no problem. I haven't used the fax functions yet, but I'm sure they do the job to the same standard.

Also when buying ink disregard the comments of anyone shamelessly plugging a certain website that sells refilled/refurbished cartridges. It's likely that they work for this company and they're being paid to write these bogus reviews that don't reflect their true quality. One of them seems to have the same opinion of 23 different cartridges and has written identical reviews for them. Sad.

Good basic machine

We have had the unit for about 12 months. Does what is says on the box. Really only for home use as I expect it could not cope in office.

Superb, and terrific value

Lovely printer, good value, wifi works brilliantly.

I bought this to replace an aged 895CXi, and it hasn't disappointed in anyway. Quick, quiet, good output. Lovely to have a network printer at this price. I really can't fault it. I don't us it much for plain text - use mono laser for that - but anything mixed, or that I need in colour is dispatched really nicely. I do use inkjet paper to minimise bleed/spidering, and it's worth it.

I'm happy!

I use this printer at work for my own use and love it, simple to use and quick, had it running for 2 month now and know it inside out. Thinking of buying it for home use as well now.

High Quality photo Printer

I bought this printer for my sister in law's 80th birthday . She does not like using her computer software for printing her digital photos . It is also not very convenient to take the card to the shops for printing . She is absolutely delighted with this printer . It was very easy to set up , works perfectly and produces very high quality prints in about 90 seconds . If you have a digital camera, this is all you will ever need to produce excellent prints of your favorite shots . I would highly recommend this printer which is well worth the money ! .

why didn't you print my review?

I wrote a lengthy review of this printer about 3 weeks ago -- and you didn't bothere to show it. Why not?

Astonishingly Expensive To Run

Lovely printer. Easy to set up and use. Nice Software. However the toner cartridges (Black, Yellow, Cyan, Magenta) are £50-60 EACH. Yes- thats a coupleof hundred quid to renew your toner. At 2500 pages per set of cartidges that's about 10p per page for toner alone, it's tempting to chuck the printer away and start again. Mine's been sitting on my desk with no black toner in it for months because I can't face paying that much to keep it going. I'm probably going to dump it and buy a different printer.

The worst HP printer I've ever bought

I tend to stick to HP because of their usually solid Mac support. This time it's a bit wonky, some of the features don't work. (Duplex for instance, you need to use a dodgy hack to get that working).

The worst thing is the ink, I have never come across such an expensive printer to refill. And the security chips built into the cartridges make things worse. The printer has told me now that 2 brand new cartridges have been empty when I've only just bought them from Staples!

I've had it for one month and have had to put in 7 cartridges! I'm cutting my losses on this one and giving it to a charity shop...

A Great Device

Trouble free set up, simple to use, very useful and easy to use photocopier, good quality text and pictures with no banding, although I haven't tried it for photographs. Does all that's needed in a setting with many users.