Customer Reviews

HP PhotoSmart 1215 Photo Printer

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4 star:		(4)
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2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

A year and a half ago, I purchased everything I needed for my first computer. I did a lot of research and went way wrong with highly recommended Dell computer. But, based on what I could see at the store (the clerks at CompUSA are not too eager to help) I bought this printer. It has been the best purchase of my computing experience. Photos are flawless, as is everything else I print with this printer. It seeems to do what it is supposed to and musch more incredibly well.

I love my PhotoSmart 1215 but was a little discouraged when the driver for XP was not available. The neat thing about this printer is, if you mainly use it to print photos from a memory card, you don't have to be connected to your PC. Just know which numbers you want to print, enter and off it goes. The quality of my prints has been great. Right now it's connected to my iMac and is doing splendidly. It's quite dependable and not expensive. I'd recommend it highly.*****

This has been a great printer for me. I regularly print both 4x6 and letter size photos. The quality is outstanding, and the automatic paper sensor is a good feature. I had absolutely no problems with set up. The only improvement would be to print borderless.

I have had this printer for over a year and I still get compliments almost daily on the gorgeous pictures I can print on this machine!... I print fairly heavy quantities of pictures and have had the paper jam maybe once. This is definately worth the money. I have purchased 2 other printers since this one, trying to see if I could get better or quicker pictures. The other two printers have gone to the wayside (one is now attached to the kids computer). There was no comparison in speed or quality...the HP was by far better! It even produces awesome picts with remanufactured ink cartrides at a much lower cost. Overall...great printer!...

I have numerous printers available in my office for different functions. My Photosmart 1215/1218 gets all the work. It's fast, reliable, great quality and we have not had 1 minute of down time. Also, I purchased the auto-duplex unit that enables the printer to print 2 sided documents. Super easy to use and still very fast! The printer can be tricky to install, however when I upgraded to Windows XP, XP easily set it up for me. If you don't have XP, be sure to follow directions carefully. I was so pleased with the printer; I bought a second for my son to take to college.

I recieved this printer for Christmas and I have to tell you this is the best printer I have ever used!It took me longer to take it out of the box than it took to set it up. No joke. I find it to print slow but that is not a big deal with me. The print quality is amzing. I have to admit I was extremely skeptical when people told me that the picture quality was as good as pictures from a normal camera.Printers take up lot of think though. I must say the ink is not cheap. I don't print pictures that often becuase of the ink price. But honestly you could not tell the difference between something printed on this printer and a normal photo. The only possible upgrade I could think for this printer is borderless prints. It looks very cool too but it's a bit bulky. It is like a computer. It actually asks you questions while you print stuff. Don't pay 300.00 bucks for it. Buy it off Ebay.com. That is where my family got it. We payed 130.00 dollars for it and that it with shipping. Great deal. It was not refurbished either. It was brand new. Even came with a printer cable too. They have plenty left on there so go get one. One of the best computer purchases of my life. Setup was extremely easy! You can plug it in via printer cable or usb! It comes with the usb cord. I am using it via usb. When I plugged it in Windows XP automatically detected it asnd installed it. No software or anything! Guys buy it!
You won't regret it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have owned this printer for about a year. It has worked flawlessly printing all types of projects. It works great with my digital camera and works great with my visioneer 8700 scanner. HP was slow to update the drivers to be compatible with Windows XP but so was Visioneer. This printer far excceds the quality of the Epson printer it replaced. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another HP printer when the time comes.

I have a small business and it was important that the envelope feeder work well. From day 1, this has been a nightmare. Components of the printer block the envelopes/labels and they don't feed properly. If you use internet postage, you lose money with the misfed labels/envelopes. I'm very disappointed and am shopping for a new printer now, only a short time after purchasing this one.

I've had a HP842C for 3 years. On its last leg, I researched what printer (brands) to get, including all the HP's, and found the 1215 as the best buy. A friend told me the only thing good HP does is printers; don't know if that's true, but I am sold on their printers. I print mega digital photos, and the large ink cartridge is what sold me. I also publish a bi-monthly newsletter for my trade association, and my first copy from the 1215 was more than anticipated. I had forgotten what a good printer accomplished. The "normal" print selection produced text so crisp and clear; the color photos were superb. Print speed was quick - just watch out for the flying paper. The printer spits the paper out so quickly, some sheets landed on the floor. I've remedied that situation. Also had to buy a new 78 color, the print heads were dried up on the cartridge included in the box. Being an older model HP, I wasn't surprised nor angry. It's just one of those things. Overall, very satisfied. So much, I bought a second one!

This printer is wonderful. The print quality is exceptional, the speed is plenty fast enough and it was exceedingly easy to set up. I get excellent quality prints everytime. If I see a little smudge, I just tell the printer to clean the heads and my prints are once again perfect. We now have two that we purchased from Amazon, and I am trying hard to justify getting another one for my home. The employees that regularly use these printers are extremely satisfied. And the price is amazingly low.