Why this printer is more expensive than the 8600 model? If the 8600 is better and newer?
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That I don't know but I do know that I am very satisfied with the 8500. It has served me well for several years. I would highly recommend it.
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It is about the same to a little less. I think it is more efficient than the 2610xi which is similar all in one machine and my wife copies a lot of articles and recipes on the new printer so it is very effective in producing images from a wide variety of sources. I am not sure what printer you are comparing to but the two others we have used were using more ink than the Envy 120.
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The m1319mfp printer is a an excellent printer, fax, copier for a small office. I just purchased a second one for a new location of our company. It is a little pricey at over (new) $600 but the high end of HP printers are more reliable then the low end. I would rather pay more and have less troubles. When I looked used (refurbed) they were around $200. I suggest buy a refurb that is guaranteed, use the catridges, and then hopefully use many more! (I assume that the one you have can't be repaired?? ) Good luck!
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According to Epson.com, the regular price of this printer is $199.99. I am disappointed in Amazon advertising this at $279.99 as MSRP and then showing a great deal of $174.99. NOT!! Epson has a $50 instant rebate bringing the price to $149.99 and with free shipping. What's up Amazon?
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I'm already on record for saying the 5.1 is the worst, most frustrating printer I've ever had. So I share your pain. My gut response is don't waste any more time - retire it, it will never be your friend.
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I have both the 3540 (work) and the 3530 (home). The only difference that I really noted was that the 3540 has a larger interface display panel and all functions are accessed through the touchscreen interface panel. The 3530 has a smaller display panel and touch panel buttons that are used to access the printer's features (there is a number pad and arrows on the 3530 that you use to choose options, whereas on the 3540 you touch items on the display itself). Otherwise they appear to work the same and quite well. I am very pleased with them and would recommend either. As for the cost difference, I don't know. When I purchased them, the 3540 cost more than the 3530.
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When I got 8620, I checked the information decal inside both 8600 and 8920; both indicate the same 950 or 951 ink cartridges; I also compared cartridges from both and they are of the same exact configuration case. 8620 appears to be a slight upgrade of the original 8600.
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&gt;For some low end printers, it's almost cheaper to buy a new printer than to buy replacement cartridges. Exactly, I just bought the MX860 and will test it against HP C7280 (both brand new still in box). Problem is that I can't find third-party toner for the MX860. Those CLI-221 are availible only without chips and I am worried that to some design and patent scheme that will not change. I am guessing that replacing a full set of toner twice will be more than the initial printer cost. For HP I can find descent (according to some reviews) third-party toner. Yet I am guessing the MX860 is a better machine...I'll have some decisions to make.
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No problems with the black print being too light. Purchased this printer after wrestling unsuccessfully with the 8600 Premium model that began throwing printer cartridge and print head errors (after a year of trouble-free service) no matter what we replaced (cartridges), adjusted, or cleaned. So far, no problems with this one.
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Yeah, pretty frustrating if you ask me....especially when you consider the Epson paper is typically more expensive. O-Max is having a sale now for Buy 1 Get 1 on HP paper but it doesn't make sense for me to buy any if it isn't going to be any better than the Kodak paper.
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I went with the 8800 v th Epson v500. It has the LED lightbar - same. That's the major upgrade from the 8600 as far as I can tell. The deciding factor was poor software reviews for the Epson bundle. My profession is end-user software development. There's no way I want to deal with someone's poor UI or feature set or compatibility issues. I just want to scan my family photos. I own the full Photoshop CS so I can basically clean up anything. My guess is for the average user there should be no marked difference between the scratch and dust removal capabilities or the scan densities or lightbar output. Ease of use pays off every time you start the thing up. Hope this helps. I went with the 8800 v th Epson v500. It has the LED lightbar - same. That's the major upgrade from the 8600 as far as I can tell. The deciding factor was poor software reviews for the Epson bundle. My profession is end-user software development. There's no way I want to deal with someone's poor UI or feature set or compatibility issues. I just want to scan my family photos. I own the full Photoshop CS so I can basically clean up anything. My guess is for the average user there should be no marked difference between the scratch and dust removal capabilities or the scan densities or lightbar... » Read More I went with the 8800 v th Epson v500. It has the LED lightbar - same. That's the major upgrade from the 8600 as far as I can tell. The deciding factor was poor software reviews for the Epson bundle. My profession is end-user software development. There's no way I want to deal with someone's poor UI or feature set or compatibility issues. I just want to scan my family photos. I own the full Photoshop CS so I can basically clean up anything. My guess is for the average user there should be no marked difference between the scratch and dust removal capabilities or the scan densities or lightbar output. Ease of use pays off every time you start the thing up. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Sorry, I don't know. My strong recommendation is that you read all the reviews on Amazon. My experience seems all too typical. I would rate this as by far the worst printer I ever purchased. It looks superb but is packed with hardware, communications and software glitches.
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You know they stopped making these & they are discontinued & no longer covered by Hp warranty if bought brand new, I have both Pro 8600 Plus & 8630 Plus which prints beautiful pictures without lines whereas the 8600 printheads was defective & would no longer print without lines & they no longer make parts !!!
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Besides the price difference, the 8620 has slightly faster printing (21ppm vs 19ppm), larger control panel screen (4.3" touchscreen vs. 2.65" no touch), the auto doc feeder handles 50 sheets vs. 35, and the 8620 will handle legal-size copying vs. letter-size limit for the 8610. I bought the 8620 because I wanted the extra features, and the price difference of approx. $30 was not that much for me. FYI - either of these printers will start-up quickly within 1 minute it is ready to go (no printhead cleaning constantly!). Hope this helps... good luck
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Coconut, I'm facing the same decision. Have you learned anything yet that you could share?I'm leaning toward the smaller printer just because it seems less cumbersome, but I'd be happy to put up with the larger bulk of the 5370 if I thought it was better in some significant way. Would love to hear any info about differences in quality or reliability.
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HP specs indicate that the 901XL prints up to 700 pages while the 901 only prints up to 200 pages so yes the XL is worth the extra cost if you have a lot of black printing.
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I was like wow ty! Epson 3800!and i looked at the price and it was $1000+!!! oh man! o_Ois there any other printers thats good that is around $50 - $200?I'm trying to be a manga (comic book) artist and I need something that prints and scans good.What would you recommend, a printer that is also a scanner? or just buying a scanner separatly?