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HP Deskjet F4280 All in One Printer. The HP Deskjet F4200 All in One Series is an affordable, easy to use print, copy and scan solution with a modern design and intuitive user interface. Built for durability and performance, this reliable, energy efficient all in one series offers several helpful features that make it ideal for everyday document prints, scans and photos, including a convenient, one touch print cancel button to prevent the printing of unwanted pages and a removable scan cover for scanning thicker media. more info
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HP Printer
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
HP Photosmart C4680 All-in-one Printer (Q8418A#ABA)This is really strange. You asked me to review my recent purchase and then you had me choose the product? WTF? I like the printer but there is one real problem. My color cartridge ran out of ink and I could not use the printer (even to print in black and white) until I replaced the color print cartridge. Is this the usual thing? We have an older HP Printer in use with our desktop computer and that is not the case. For instance, when the color or black ink runs out we can still use the printer with the other cartridge. Please advise. I am very unhappy with this situation.
Failed after 3 months!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
It was hard to set it up! Cartridges are super expensive and this printer does NOT allow you to use any generic HP compatible cartridges!
You must buy them from HP. The printer fail after 3 months of light use.
Worth It
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
We checked out many all in one printers and found for the dollars spent, it was the right one for us. Good looking machine, good price, good quailty and we are quite pleased.
Great printer for the price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I wanted a simple, but high print quality printer. That’s exactly what this is. The 4280 is a little faster than I expected, but it is a little noisier than I expected. All things considered, I’m very satisfied with this printer.
Best Value Yet!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Seriously needed a new printer and a new scanner and did not own a copy machine. For my money, this was the best option available and I could not be happier with the results. Fast shipping and great product.
Nice fast budget printer
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Going to my local Target, it was either purchase ink for my old PSC-1350 or purchase this new F4280 for a few bucks less. Since the PSC was pushing about 5 years old, I figured an upgrade was overdue. Aside from the color, I have very little to complain about with this new printer.
The scanner is about what I’d expect from an all-in-one. Colors are good, but some fine details are lost. For the average user, I’m sure this wouldn’t even be noticed. Speed is pretty good too. 15 seconds to scan the entire bed at 200dpi. Nothing astounding, but plenty fast for most of us.
The printer portion is about what is to be expected from HP. Quick and high quality. There are other better printers out there, but this will produce a very sharp looking photo print onto glossy paper. Speed’s quite good too. A 4×6 on the high setting takes around a minute. Now use fast-draft with caution…this thing spits the pages out at you!
Built-in scanning functions are pretty fair. Like my old PSC-1350, you have the option of scanning 1-9 copies of a document without a computer. Nothing too spectacular here, but great if you need a quick copy of a document. Also like my PSC, it has an option to stretch to fit or 100% print. UNLIKE my PSC, it has the option for glossy paper or a 4×6 print. While I doubt I’d scan a photo without editing it first, this is a nice feature.
Now then, why did I only give it 4/5 stars? Well a couple reasons. First off, the inconsistent build quality. Call me picky, but some panels feel very high quality and some seem as if they’ll break off. I find the paper catcher particularly difficult to extend and lock back. Plus some panels have uneven gaps, are loose, and such. I also don’t think the included cartridges last nearly as long as my old 5x carts would. According to the nifty little ink level lights on here, it’s already down a mark. While I have printed quite a few pages, most have been in fast draft. In comparison, my old PSC-1350 would last over a year on a set of cartridges.
So all in all, I guess the primary drawback would be these carts. Hopefully I’m wrong and they will hold up longer than the printer’s letting on…
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Been using it for a few weeks now and my opinions haven’t changed thus far. However, I did run into a minor problem. For some reason, it doesn’t like to pick up certain kinds of glossy paper. Some that we have with more of a slick back simply won’t work in this printer without lots of coxing. However, some “HP” paper we have with a rough back will work just fine. This paper worked fine in my old printer and our Photosmart, so who knows why it refuses it in this printer.
Great printer, copier, scanner, great price!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Ordering a new printer was easy and the extras made it a great buy! It came promptly, in excellent condition, and easy to use!
Worst printer I have tried!!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Once I received the printer, I followed the directions for installing it. I was dissatisfied when it would not print, but would start to feed paper and a jam indication appeared. I could not clear a the jam since there was non, but it continually gave me the same jam condition.
I have used H.P. printers for over ten years and this is the first time I got one that would not work. I have also used H.P. computers, calculators, and note books and this is the only product I
am truly unhappy with I have re-boxed it and stored it until I can calm down enough to attempt to send it back.
Respectfully,
Aerolobo
Pretty Good
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I needed a printer as I work from home regularly and occasionally need some printer, copying and scanning. My office is a long trip to just print, copy or scan a document, but I did not want to spend a lot since money is tight. The printer works excellently, except there is a state site that I print forms from for work. I have not figured out why the documents are cut off at the top – so the help functions/troubleshooting is not great. I am not terribly computer savvy, so I am chalking at least 1/2 of that to my unskilled handling. Also, sometimes it takes me a few scanning tries to get the document straight, even though I’m lining it up with the arrows. I eventually get it right by playing with it, but I’m not sure why from one page to the next, it readjusts on its own. I have had no trouble copying. The quality is better than I thought it would be and I’m happy – for the price, I can’t complain too much. If I get in a real jam, my work can help, so I have alternatives. However, far more often than not, this is a life-saver. It does not have a fax, which I didn’t need, but if you need that function, keep looking.
Great Printer
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I really like my printer, it works wonderfully and I have really no complaints about it. I print a lot due to being an online college student. So I print a lot of the articles since I don’t like being stuck in one area. It’s a little noisy comparted to my parents hp printer (one or two models up from this one) but it’s still quite efficient and i paid less! I would recommend this printer since I have moved a couple of times and it survived moves and i’ve had printers that have not hence the purchase of the one I have now. Ink is reasonable especially with stores offering a incentive to bring old cartridges into the store and so forth. Overall I am quite pleased with this, I had a USB cable from previous printers and in my experience printers whether stated on a box or not generally don’t have the USB cable so if you don’t have one better get one while purchasing the printer, it doesn’t add much to the cost anyways so if you for some chance get a new printer then save your usb cable and don’t throw it out.
For the money this is a great printer/copier.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
So far this has been a very good printer for the money. Clear-vivid print.
Best deal around
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I just purchased this printer 2 days ago at a Target store for $34.98. Couldn’t beat the price anywhere. Much cheaper than the $50 I would have had to spent in ink for my previous Canon printer.
A few problems
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I bought the F4280 printer early this year because I wanted a 3-in-one and I liked the looks of the control panel on top. However, I’ve had trouble with the paper getting stuck in it, and sometimes, for no reason I can find, it will not print. My latest problem has been with the color print cartridge malfunctioning and preventing any printing from taking place. It’s light just blinks, even though I know that there is still ink in it, because suddenly the lights come on and it prints one clear copy, then malfunctions again. I wouldn’t buy this model again.
No longer works with Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
Upgraded to Snow Leopard. The All-In-One is no more. The scanner does not work. I’m sure this will get fixed eventually, but if you’re looking to scan out of the box…well you just can’t with 10.6.
Lasted 9 Months
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
The very cheap price was the reason for the purchase. It worked great for 9 months. The black ink stopped printing. HP solutions gave some tips, but it did not fix the problem.