HP PSC 1315 All-in-One Printer

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 16.8 x 6.7 inches ; 10 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00027IMOM
• Item model number: Q5765A#A2L
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 9, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Enjoy HP reliability and ease of use with simple setup, one-touch buttons, and HP Image Zone software. With the HP PSC 1315, you can create and print everything from reports to stickers, wallet-size photos, photo albums, iron-on T-shirt transfers, and more. It is designed for busy homes and home offices where space is premium and performance is essential.

Proven technology made easy
Get fast true-to-life printing, scanning, and copying functionality all from one compact, reliable HP product. Great for home, school, and photo projects and ideal for small work spaces, HP's breakthrough product design includes a convenient 100-sheet fold-up paper tray to help maximize desk space when your HP all-in-one is not in use.

• With HP Image Zone software it's easy to organize all of your photos into favorite categories using key words. Editing is fun and simple, with many included features to enhance and fix your digital photos. You can even print a nine-photo sequence from a digital video clip.
• HP Instant Share makes it easy to send photo e-mails to friends without burdening them with large file attachments. Receivers of Instant Share e-mail can easily print the photos and save them to their PCs.
• Convenient, automatic on-screen low-ink warnings save time and paper by alerting you before a print cartridge runs out of ink.

True-to-life photo quality
Make a positive impression every time you print with reliable, true-to-life photo-quality color and laser-quality black.

• Enjoy the versatility of printing in 4,800-optimized dpi color and 4-ink color (when printing from a computer and 1,200-input dpi), or optional 6-ink color for richer tones and detail when you add an HP 58 photo inkjet cartridge (sold separately).
• Print and copy black text and color graphic documents with speeds up to 17 ppm in laser-quality black or up to 12 ppm in true-to-life color. (Reported speeds are maximums. Actual print and copy speeds will vary.)
• Print and copy any size photo with borders using up to 8.5-by-11-inch paper. Or print or copy 4-by-6-inch photos without borders using HP's 4-by-6-inch HP photo papers with tab.
• Easily print and preserve all your precious memories with true-to-life color photos that resist fading.

Direct camera printing
Print photos without a PC by connecting select HP and PictBridge-enabled cameras to the front USB port on the printer. PictBridge is the new industry standard that enables direct printing of photo files from cameras to printers, using a USB port and cable.

Home color copying
Enjoy easy copying at home in true-to-life photo-quality, all with or without a PC. Quickly enlarge and resize photos using the fit-to-page button and zoom feature. Plus, get great copies every time with automatic photo and text enhancements.

Easy flatbed scanning
Scan photos, documents, and books up to letter-size—directly to e-mail or other applications—using the flatbed color scanner. It boasts 36-bit color depth and up to 600 x 2,400 dpi optical resolution (up to 19,200 dpi enhanced).

What's in the Box
HP PSC 1315 all-in-one, HP 27 black 10ml ink cartridge (C8727A), HP 28 tri-color 8 ml ink cartridge (C8728A), HP Image Zone Photo and Imaging software, user's guide on CD-ROM, setup poster, power supply and power cord, reference guide; USB cable not included

Product Description

Do you have a busy home-office environment that could use a convenient, three-in-one (printing, scanning, and copying) printer, but you can't afford to give up much desk space? The HP PSC 1315 has your name on it. It's compact, versatile, and ready to help you simplify your work-at-home life so you can get more done. Get borderless 4 x 6 photos that look like they came from the photo lab Easily scan color photos and documents up to letter size using the flatbed scanner (600 x 2400 dpi optical resolution, up to 19,200 dpi enhanced (depending on computer memory, disk space, and other system factors) Print resolution - Color - up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi. Black - up to 1200 dpi. Pages/month - 1,000 Flatbed 36-Bit Color Scan Copier mode Color capabilities - 4-ink color (included), or optional 6-ink color printing with purchase of HP 58 Photo Inkjet cartridge (sold separately) Compatibility - Microsoft Windows XP, 2000 Professional, Me, 98 SE, 98; Mac OS X 10.3x, 10.2.3, 10.1.5 and OS 9.1

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

113 of 115 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good All-in-One for the Price, August 6, 2004

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Parent of a College Bound Student (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP PSC 1315 All-in-One Printer (Office Product)

short story - great unit for the price. Great printing and scanning and acceptable copying.

long story - I originally bought this unit on the spur of the moment due to a great deal. It's an HP so I thought it would be great based upon past experience. I got back home, read the other reviewers, and second-guessed my decision. I would have taken it back, unopen, but my college-bound daughter was very excited about the scanning and copying. I'm a long term IT Professional so I decided to give it a try, very hesitantly, on her brand new PC.

Setup was not difficult at all. Clear instructions were included although it clearly says NOT to connect to your computer until you have the software fully loaded. Not sure what happens if you don't read! I did think the sofware installation took quite a while on a brand new, high-end PC, but it didn't give me any issues.

Immediately, my daugher began copying, scanning, editing, and printing. The printing is great quality and would say the same for the scanning. The included sofware allowed her immediately to do editing. Again, she quickly made her favorite picture the background on her PC. I did notice that the cover to the copier has a little give, but I DID only pay $100 for it. Also, it cuts off a small portion of copies, but in my test, it was part of the very bottom URL line of an internet prinout . . . hardly a tragedy. I won't be using this for professional quality copies anyway. The copies were a remarkable likeness of exactly what I copied . . . no graying out occurred.

So, we are quite happy so far. HP may have corrected it's original issues so keep this in mind. I am wondering how long the print cartriges will last. They are somewhat smaller than my HP Photo printer, but not a large concern at this point. I have not yet priced the replacements.

Short advice is this is a good all-around-device for the price.

73 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good value in a very compact package, July 22, 2004

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J. King "Colormonger" (Birmingham, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP PSC 1315 All-in-One Printer (Office Product)

My experience with this unit is very different from the previous posters.

I bought this nodel because I couldn't find the cheaper 1210 model in stock, and I'm glad I did, (...). It worked flawlessly right out of the box with my Mac PowerBook computer, and I'm very satisfied with the print and copy quality. Even photos look great on plain paper (I haven't tried printing on photo paper yet). It prints somewhat faster than the 1210 model but is otherwise quite similar. The compact size is a real plus, especially when using it with a laptop, as moving it around is very easy.

I rate it at 5 stars, not because it's the best printer/copier/scanner out there, but because its combination of reasonable quality, ease of use, compact size, and affordable price hit the "sweet spot" for me.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great once you figure out the paper selector feature, January 12, 2005

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Bonz (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP PSC 1315 All-in-One Printer (Office Product)

I WOULD RECOMMEND BUYING THIS MODEL but wished I had read a review like this one first to save me a bunch of time - which, is why I write this. I hope it helps...

First, I bought this as a factory reconditioned item January 4th, 2005 at Staples. Normally, I would never consider buying a reconditioned printer, but at $70.00 USD, what the heck - Staples is easy going and never gave me any return problems.

CAUTION - this printer (or any other - anymore) DOES NOT COME WITH THE USB CABLE. You must buy it seperately.

FIRST TIME SET-UP: I have learned from years of frustration with HP drivers, it is just easier to get the quick hookup sheet and follow it exactly as it says. Even if you are a computer expert, save yourself the hassles, swallow your pride, and use the hookup sheet. Many of the other review posts I've read that complain about problems after installation, would not have had any problems if they just followed this simple rule. The instructions are easy to follow for any level computer user.

Now with that said, I will say that it took FOREVER to finish the software install. I believe it took so long because it was looking for every possible picture file in every possible location on my hard drive.

PRINTING: This printer prints very well - exceptional for $70.00 :) Although, it does not print even close to the speeds shown on the box. But, in HP's defense, I haven't found an ink jet printer yet that does, by any manufacturer. Draft mode is fast, Normal Draft mode is a very nice feature that is in between draft and normal. Example: Text printing with some colors and tables, I printed about 1 page every 8-10 seconds in draft mode, every 40 seconds in normal draft mode, and a grueling 1 minute and 50 seconds for normal mode. I didn't even try best mode because I didn't have the patience, and I wasn't printing photos.

READ THIS IF PRINTING ON ANY DIFFERENT PAPER STOCK. Boy I wish someone told me this - would have been great to actually put it in the online manual. When printing on labels, thicker paper, greeting cards, transparencies, etc... Go to printer preferences, change the paper style to "OTHER SPECIALTY PAPER". This will solve the - PAPER DOESN'T FEED PROPERLY problem I have read about in other posted reviews (and had myself). I was ready to chuck this printer through the window after ruining countless labels - not to mention lots of ink (printing in normal mode). Fortunately I happened upon this new-to-me feature (PAPER STYLE) while trying desperately to fix this problem.

SCANNING: Worked fine - no problems. Not the best scanner in the world, but again - for $70.00 you can't go wrong here.

COPYING: Worked fine - no complaints.

LAST COMMENT: This printer is LOUD! No matter what you do (print, scan, copy), it sounds like something might not be put together right. I have just learned to get used to it and not print after everyone else in household has gone to sleep.

Hope this helps...
Bonz