Customer Reviews

HP Deskjet F4180 All-in-One Printer/Scanner/Copier (CB584A#A2L)

5 star:		(29)
4 star:		(30)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(14)
1 star:		(36)

 

 

This machine is an ink guzzler. I can't print out my term papers without having to go through at least two cartridges. Unless you only expect to use it for very light use (print out the occasional e-mail, directions), I'd say look for something else, unless you want to keep a ton of cartridges in stock all the time.

I had an epson sylus photo 825 printer and that was a ink guzzler it would finish the ink even if i didnt use it for the month "Really strange"; not really because companies do this so u spend money on their ink which cost 20-30 a pop for epson. So i decided to go with the HPf4180. I think im still in the same boat because it drinks ink but not as much as the epson. It has little brackets that tell you how much ink youve wasted whenever you print. This bracket goes down about 1/4 of a notch each time, and thats using the B&W with fast printing the cheapest effective way; also thats just priting 1 sheet!!!
I hope HP's "Bracket" is not an accurate count and still prints even when the notch reaches low, unlike the epson which WOULD NOT print once the bracket was at the low. Which was BS. Hopefully HP is different. On a scale of 1-10 its a 7 because of the price. Staples has it for 60.00 and it comes with both inks; Each ink cost about 20 bucks, works out.
Another excellent feature is the copier, you computer doesnt need to be on. Just press the power button, then press one button (Copy in B&W or color) and done, super user friendly and convenient!!!

Bought this printer about two months back.

Installation took a long time. That is ok since it has a lot of features which take a while to install. BUT here is what happened.
Started installation after 10mins says "You need to be Administrator".
So ran the program again as "RUN AS Administrator". After about 10-15mins says "You need to be real adminsitrator".
Why could it not say that at the beginning and saved us a lot of time.

The main problem with this printer is that it runs out of ink really fast. Too fast. We are now on the 2nd cartridge and we do not print much.

Hope we can return in to the store. It has been used less than a dozen times. We only printed a few forms(B&W) and I dont want to spend $15 on another cartridge. Other than that the printer prints fine, great features and quality printing.

We had another HP deskjet before and only changed the ink cartridge once in about 2 years.

When I got it, it looked like a storage box. When I tryed to print, it made all kind of loud noises and the paper jamed continuosly. Many carriage stalled message error. Very poor paper load mechanism. Don't buy it. I returned mine for refund and got me the Epson CX8400. Now I'm happy!!!

When my beloved Epson CX3810 All-In-One died after a long and useful life, I
thought I'd try a new vendor and bought the HP F4180 All-In-One, thinking HP,
with its long reputation for creating excellent printers, might build a
better one.

I was wrong.

I spent about twelve hours trying to get the software installed under Windows
XP. I first tried the software on the CD and then the updated software on the
Web. Both installation processes seemed to hang at the end and not complete. I
had some partial functionality but every time I booted XP the incompleted
installation would try to create a second and then a third copy of the
printer. Then I moved to HP's online chat support (telephone support has been
long discontinued) and after about six hours and five different agents, it
still wasn't working. The last agent promised to email me her solution, a
"Level 4 uninstall", which I didn't get until hours after I had, at the end of
my rope, returned the HP F4180 and purchased an Epson CX8400 All-In-One which,
true to its older brother, the CX3810, installed out-of-the-box
perfectly. And, for five dollars more, the CX8400 has "ten times" the
capability of the F4180.

In fairness to HP, the F4180 *did* run on my Linux box and my virtual Windows
XP box running under Linux. Also, while their online chat support didn't fix
my problem, their instructions were usually clear, if ineffective.

After this ordeal, I will never buy an HP Deskjet again. I write these words
sadly as I worked for HP in the early 80's when the name HP was synonymous
with quality. No longer.

Sayonara, HP. Welcome back, Epson.

Well I needed to get an all-in-one unit in a hurry because I'm working from home currently and I'm used to being in an office where we have our pick of printing/copying/scanning equipment. Of course it cannot hold a candle to our Sharp machines that rival the prices of used cars. However, I have not had any major problems using it.

I have two laptops; both with MS Vista (one is Home Premium and the other Basic). The software included (v. 8) installed and is running without a hitch. I am not used to not having a printer constantly connected, and a couple of times I initiated a print job and the USB cable from the printer was not connected. I would rush to plug it in (with 2, maybe 3 seconds elapsing) and the print job would still go through ok. I also like the "one touch" controls and the ability to copy without the computer. Aesthetically, it's not too much of an eyesore; plus it "matches" my Toshiba Satellite quite well.

Now for the cons; overall the printer is a bit bulky, loud, and a bit on the pokey side. I've owned 4 HP printers; and this feels like technology and print quality/speed from 5 years ago. It also annoys me that the scanner scans documents as .jpg instead of .pdf (if that is possible, I haven't figured it out yet). This also seems really annoying. I have an old Microtech scanner (that I would use...if it didn't have that old style LPT port on it) that had software that would automatically scan as .pdf when the "document" (as opposed to "photo") option was selected. Also at work, the scanner gives you a choice of at least 5 file formats. This is really a hindrance to those who need to use the scanner for business purposes.

But overall I cannot really complain because the price is great for what you get. It's been reliable and HP offers great support and accessory availability for their products. Just don't expect too much from this unit. I think it's ideal place would be as an occasional home backup unit for use in dedicated instance.

I bought this printer because it looked like a great printer ... all in one...what a concept! However, I found that I am putting an ink cartridge in every week to 10 days. I use my printer a good deal and have never had a printer that ate ink so fast. I am definitely NOT HAPPY with this considering each cartridge costs in excess of $16.00. Got a song and dance from HP - passing my complaint from one person to the next telling me that I had to change the settings - which you have to do EVERY time you print. Bad design! Unacceptable!!! I will be replacing it soon and it won't be HP. I am going back to my Epson! Had to give it one star but it doesn't deem even that.

I purchased this Hp deskjet all in one printer at a good price at Walmart. It copies, scans and prints quite well but it is noisy. When printing in the Draft/Economy, which is very fast, it shoots the paper on the floor! I jury rigged a box under the paper tray to hold the paper on my desk. That was before I noticed that flip up thing that's under the paper stack. It keeps the printed paper secure where it belongs. I think the basic guide could have given at least a bit more information on the functions of this Printer. At times it won't print. I notice in the task bar of my PC this unfamiliar icon whirling around in a green color.It will say that it's installing a device driver and now it's ready. It has done this many times.I clicked on Control panel, printers and now there are 3 Hp deskjet F4140 printers showing and one has the green check mark [copy3] meaning now this is the default. Now I have to set it up again for draft/economy printing which I use all the time. Very frustrating.

have owned this item for 3 months-worked well for first couple of weeks-then started requiring reinstalls before being able to print-now does not print at all

I have only had this printer for a few days.But I just bought a laptop with
vista home premium and my older hp all in one printer.the hp 1610 would not
work with vista.trust me folks most of the new vista drivers for your old
hp printers DO NOT WORK.but this printer seems to work perfect.I can use my scanner now,no error messages and you can't beat the price.Way to go HP

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