Customer Reviews

HP Color LaserJet 3600n Printer ( Q5987A#ABA )

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(19)

 

 

The HP Color LaserJet 3600n is a good buy for the money. You get laser color, speed (17 ppm), networking. 2 trays all in one machine.

If you want great color, don't buy a laser machine, get an inkjet instead. But if you want good color documents printed in a speedy manner for less cost than an inkjet, buy this printer.

One of the real benefits of this printer is that it comes with 4 FULL toner cartridges which would normally cost over $500 for the cartidges alone! The toner cartridges are all exposed when you open the cover, making installation very simple. Jams are extremely easy to remove when you have such wide access.

By buying this printer, you are getting a lot of bang for your buck!

Pros:
- Prints fast from sleep in both Black & White and Color.
- Great print quality for a laser printer
- Cheap price per page (According to the Toms Hardware artical: "Color Laser Printers: Fast and Affordable!")
- Printing price-per-page: 1 cent B&W, 8 cents Color
- Networked enabled versions (3600n & 3600dn) have an extensive web based configuration menu. (I'm not sure if you can access it via the USB connection)

Cons:
- Packaged drivers do not work under Windows XP x64

Other Thoughts:
-To get the proper drivers installed into Windows XP x64 you need to download them from hp's webiste. If you are installing it over a network you need to add the printer via Windows Control Panel and specify "local printer attached to this computer" then create a new "Standard TCP/IP port" and then specify the printers IP addy.
- I'm glad to be free from expensive ink cartridges. If i need photo quality prints I'll send my pics to Costco over the internet, which is much cheaper than the cost of an ink jet print.

I bought this HP3600n printer as an upgrade for my worn-out HP2500. I immediately experienced a drastic drop in printing speed. The print language is HP JetReady 4.2, which is a host-based language. HP seems to have removed the processing power to reduce costs on these low-end printers and placed the burden on the users computer. I am running OSX 10.4.11 on a G4 PPC tower and printing to this printer is unacceptable. It takes 1 hours to print a 24-page document from InDesign and 9 minutes to print a 1 page Illustrator doc that contains only text. Also you surrender the computer while this processing takes place. It is like not having a print spooler function.

You also have to put up with the very light and contrasty color from the new toners. This can be tweaked out by cranking every color control from the panel ( plus two for all colors and all shades.) I suspect that the amount of toner used per page will correspondingly go up resulting in high consumable costs.

It was mistake on my part in buying this printer. The correct choice for a unit with comparable duty cycle and features but with a processor is the CP3505. Compare and contrast the two printers at HP web site and you will see that a lot of features are obtained for a small increase in price.

Thank goodness that my supplier allowed me to return this printer.

Think long and hard before buying any model HP laser printer with host based processing.

This is the 5th 3600n that our company has purchased. We have yet to have any problems with these machines and the printing quality is great for presentation packets and various other office printing applications. I would highly recommend.

The HP Color LaserJet 3600n Printer was easy to set up and works well with our Macs. The print quality is good. The real test will be how well it works after 10-50 thousand pages, and that will take time.

I cannot recommend this product as I have had to replace the electrostatic transfer mechanism on this printer 2 times due to mechanical failures. Each lasting an average of only 7 months with minimal use. I have been using HP printing technology for 12 years and have had 5 HP printers 2 of them utilizing color laser technology, models 3600n and color laser 1518ni. HP's Color Laser technology group has been a let down. On a positive note my black and white laser printers are working very well.

HP has a good reputation. I always buy HP products (computers, etc.) I bought this printer late 2006. It worked great until I changed the first yellow toner cartridge. I've not had proper color since. Then I changed the Magenta cartridge - now its even worse! Took it in for repairs (HP est. $479 when I can buy new locally for $499). Anyway, didn't go thru HP for the repair, went local. He says I need a new Transfer Belt at a cost of $229... but... he can't seem to find the right part number to order one! He's still working on it. Also, this may NOT be the problem - he says it's his least expensive fix! So, this leads me to buying the 2nd one. Since I bought all new toner cartridges (at a cost of $119 each) and we were in NEED of replacing the printer - we bought a second one! It works great NOW!!! Let's see what happens when I change out the first toner! Sorry, HP, you're messing up your reputation!

This is the second one in our office. Employee with the first one would toss out the cartridges when the printer would stop operating with the "Replace Cartridge" message even though the copies looked great.

After I got mine, I realized that you could override the number of copies before a new cartridge is needed. We kept upping the number (factory setting was 5000 -- we are now at 15,000!). Sure saves money as the replacements are $115-150 each.

I've been using this printer for years, even knowing that each toner replacement cartridge is about $150 EACH ONE (multiplied by 4 colors). By buying 4 cartridges, you are usually exceeding the original cost of the printer. Regardless, I love HP products and I love this printer.

Well, after 2 years my 3600n died and I had 4 brand new toner cartridges that I did not want to go to waste (since it is $600 worth of toner!) so I bought another machine. In the meantime while waiting for my new printer to arrive, I upgraded my system to Windows 7. When I got my new HP printer...guess what? It doesn't work anymore. Why? There are no printer drivers for this "older" printer that is compatible with Windows 7. I regret upgrading my system from Windows Vista to Windows 7 anyway because it was a complete waste of time and money (since it's not much different or better than Vista) and now I lost functionality to this printer.

So, a word to the wise: If you have Windows 7, don't get this printer otherwise it won't work. If you have Windows Vista or XP, this will work. If you are considering upgrading your system from XP or Vista to 7, DON'T BOTHER. A lot of software programs don't work correctly with Windows 7 to make it worth it, considering that Windows 7 is just a "souped up" version of the already-worthless Windows Vista.

Ordered this "new printer" on line with descriptin of "What's in the Box
HP Color LaserJet 3600dn Printer; HP LaserJet print cartridge; in-box documentation (Getting Started Guide); software drivers and documentation on CD-ROM; power cable; 100-sheet multipurpose tray; 250-sheet input tray; HP Jetdirect Fast Ethernet embedded print server; automatic two-sided printing; pre-installed, full-capacity 6,000-page black and 4,000-page cyan, magenta and yellow HP Color LaserJet print cartridges with HP ColorSphere Toner. "

When printer arrived no toner at all. Contacted merchant and they claim "That would be Amazon's general description of the product . As described in the products condition, this unit does not include any toners."

So how do you know that it doesn't contain what is in the description? They agreed to take the printer back for a minimum 15% restocking fee. Sneaky Rees Electronics.