HP PSC 2110 Multifunction

by HP

Product Details

Product Manual [1.72mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 21 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006AMS3
• Item model number: HEWC8648A
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 24, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The HP PSC 2110 is a multifunction solution for users who need color printing, scanning, and copying functions in one machine. And it's easy to use--even novices will appreciate the unit's intuitive buttons for the most common tasks.

Prints are sharp, with up to 4,800 x 1,200 optimized color dpi (using premium photo papers) and 1,200 x 1,200 input dpi when printing from a computer. Laser-quality black text prints at 14 pages per minute (ppm). The PSC 2110 can print borderless 4-by-6-inch photos, and its ink-backup printing mode completes the print job even if one cartridge runs out.

For scan and copy functions, the flatbed design accepts a wide variety of original documents, including books and 3-D objects. This model can copy at 14 copies per minute (cpm) in black and 10 cpm in color. Scanning with 1,200 x 2,400 dpi optical resolution, the PSC 2110 also features a one-touch front-panel scan button so users can easily share photos and documents by sending attachments directly through e-mail.

For users with demanding color needs, the PSC 2110 supports a six-ink color option, using the optional HP 58 photo inkjet print cartridge. The unit is backed by a one-year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

92 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great value and quality, October 7, 2002

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Victorwe (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP PSC 2110 Multifunction (Office Product)

I originally purchased a HP PSC 750 after testing the quality of the copying and printing capabilities in the store, but I couldn't test the scan features until I got home. Well, I do graphics for a living and the quality of the scan (16-bits) wasn't cutting it, so back to the store I went. This time HP had a representative in the store, so we got down to talking scanning spec's. Only he was able to tell me that the HP PSC 2110 scanned color at 48-bits vs the HP PSC 750 at 16-bits, but that I would not find the quality as good as a stand alone HP scanner (64-bits), but the 2110 was 3 times better than 750. Long story short, the scan quality is great and is very close to the quality of the stand alone scanner. BUT, make sure you install the software and add the hardware in the correct order, if not the device/drivers will cause a conflict when you try to load windows and will freeze your system. I have Windows 98 SE.

66 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lighting Fast Printing... But a Unit Not Without Its Issues, March 23, 2003

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Martin P. McCarthy (North Chili, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP PSC 2110 Multifunction (Office Product)

I was given the HP PSC 2110 multifunction printer after my sister repossessed my highly reliable and well liked Lexmark X-83 multifunction. The story is, my Lexmark was sitting idly for a few months when my sister got it in her head she really wanted a printer. And why go buy a printer when you can just "borrow" her brother's. Well, my sister is a computer neophyte and when I saw that she managed to install the drivers and correctly hook up the printer turning it into a fixture with her computer system, I just did not have the heart to reclaim the printer.

Well, then when my printing needs required a printer, I was given the HP PSC 2110 multifunction. The best way to proceed is to outline the topics.

Speed - Excellent speed. The "fast draft" quality still looks better than previous generation dpi quality and "fast draft" is ridiculously fast. No complaints on speed.

Installation - No problem on the install. It did put some goofy icons on the desktop and they aren't all that useful.

Ink Cartridge - I received a notification that my black ink cartridge was nearly out of ink. I then proceeded to print countless numbers of pages without noticing a dropoff in printout quality.

Noise - EXTREMELY NOISY. One would figure that a printer should make noise when printing but this unit makes noise when it is idle - performing repeated self checks seemingly at random.

Power - The printer also does NOT have an automatic shut off or a power save mode. This is annoying.

Scanner - My scans of black and white pictures came out light and extremely grainy. I used the competent but not spectacular bundled software to REDUCE the sharpness of the scanned pic by 200 percent. This eliminated the grainy aspect. Playing with the contrast will help with the light aspect. The other quirk I ran into here was that I had to have the bundled software running in order for the scanner to send the scanned image to the computer. If it wasn't running, the printer only returned an error message.

Bundled software - Not much to write home about.

Envelopes - The paper tray can be manipulated to print envelopes up to 8 1/2 inches by width. It prints envelopes very well.

Copier function - Works independent of the computer (i.e. the printer need not be connected to the printer for the copier to function).

All in all, I would recommend this printer but not entirely without reservations.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very satisfied with this sub $ multifunction, July 8, 2003

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"cooppvks" (Prairie Village, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP PSC 2110 Multifunction (Office Product)

Bought this a few weeks ago to replace an HP DeskJet (still worked but slow). I have been very pleased with it so far. Installed it on an XP system without any problems. As with most USB devices, be sure to follow the directions when installing. We use it primarily as a printer and also make copies. Copy quality is good and you can easily select fast, normal or best quality and copy in black/white or color - all from the devices control panel. Note that the 2110 does not have a sheet feeder. Also, remember to get a USB cable since one isn't included in the box.

If you're doing a lot of scanning, I'd suggest getting separate products. I've experimented a little with the scanner but gave up and used my Epson Perfection 1640 Office (a great scanner) instead which is faster, has a legal size bed and has a sheet feeder. If you're doing much OCR, you'll want to get a program like TextBridge Pro (under $) or if you're really serious, OmniPage Pro (around $).

I've been very impressed with the print quality - particularly on photos. I also have an Epson C80 and this printer does a much better job when printing on premium glossy photo paper. I purchased an optional photo cartridge (replaces the black cartridge) and printed some photos in 6 color - excellent quality - the dark areas of the photos are more natural and skin tones are better.

Several reviews have said the printer is loud - I would disagree. It does periodically "adjust" itself but it's not noisy. Paper feed is reasonably quite (much quieter than my Epson C80). I would probably turn it off at night if it was in my bedroom though.

The reviewer who said you can't put a used cartridge back in the printer is wrong. I did it today when using the photo cartridge without a problem. Perhaps he didn't get the cartridges back in correctly.

Few suggestions for improvement:

Separate tanks for the color ink cartridges (it uses a single 3 color cartridge and a black cartridge which can be temporarily replaced with a 3 color photo cartridge). We have printed several hundred color and black/white pages and haven't replaced a cartridge yet - although, for the last 4 days, it has been warning that the color cartridge is low. More accurate ink indicators would be nice.

In typical HP fashion, it only holds about 50 sheets of paper.

In summary, for printing and copying, I would buy this again without hesitation.