1.) Does it come with the print cartridges or do you ALSO have to purchase them separately?2.) Can you connect this via USB port?Thanks in advance
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It does come with all the cartridges. And there is a usb squarish plug on the back, and one on the front for thumb drives, I assume.
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If you click on the "What's in the Box" line it will tell you it comes with the ink, which is usually just hte standard size, not the "XL" size. And yes this has a USB port and an ethernet port.
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It came with cartridges. So, you do not need to buy them separately until you run out of ink in the cartridges that came with the printer. However, we were printing a lot of colorful "art" projects and got low on ink (certain colors) very fast. It never hurts to have an extra set of cartridges handy!
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it doesn't connect to any computers. it only prints in black and white. it uses the large cartridges. it cost between $ 70.00 & $ 100.00 depending on where you buy it. the cartridge last MUCH longer than the cartridges you buy for the printer for your computer. I will print something off my printer but if I need more copies I use my PC Personal copier. it prints makes 3000- 4000 copies depending on how dark you make your copies. It's great !!! the cartridge is much cheaper in the long run.
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I don't know where the others here can say it came with a toner cartridge. Mine came with NOTHING! No toner cartridge, no manual of any sort, no USB cable, just the power cable. Hopefully when my toner cartridge I ordered comes today, I will find this printer works okay.
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Hi Ken:I just purchased this set from Amazon. it came with both cartridges, and this is the best price I have found. Good luck.
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There are two kinds of cartridges. The printer comes with "starter" cartridges that are required to "charge up" the print head. The capacity of these cartridges is less than the standard cartridges what you will purchase when the starter cartridges are exhausted.
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Thanks for getting back to me. My problem is that the small one is the one that is getting empty, and the big one is still as full as when I first bought the printer. I print mostly documents, but don't know how to force the printer to use the big black cartridge. I am thinking of trying selecting "grayscale" more often, to see if that starts drawing down on the big cartridge. I have previously just selected color printing, even if doing only black and white documents.Again, thanks for answering my cry in the wilderness.Cheers!
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Thanks. Printer arrived and I'm all set up; had an extra USB on hand.Seems like some printers don't include the ink now. Like everything, you're charged the same, if not more, and get less in the box.
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You need the normal usb cable that all the usb printers use. Go to a shop and ask for this, as it is not included in the package. (I use the previews cable that came with my older usb printer).
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Yes, you can connect with USB cable although I can't imagine why you would want to. You'll probably want to distance yourself from this printer as soon as possible. It is without doubt the worst piece of junk I've ever gotten from HP.
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it will depend on who/where you get it....read carefully the description in the seller's ad to see what is included. look also at Amazon for deals on the cartridges.
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hi, the cartridges are empty, just add ink. Seal them with the plugs. Gentley rock the cartridges and install into the printer, and print. Please excuse and grammer mistakes. I'm on my iPhone.
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Everything you need but USB cable. WTH? Should include USB cable too since it's needed to plug printer into PC. I had to order USB cable separately after getting this printer and finding out it came with no USB cable. Still pissed about that.
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Hi joe andrew here yes all that you should need a USB printer cable that you can get any where and you also need to install the printer program that came with your printer and that should be all you need to do.
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With regards to the ink jet cartridges, it seems that the smaller black cartridge and the larger black cartridge have to have ink to run the printer. Right now, the larger one is out of ink, but why does it not continue to print from the smaller black cartridge? Is there a setting for this or did I do something wrong during my initial installation of these cartridges?
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The unit that I got was all new in the box with all parts wrapped in the original plastic. I can't remember if the cable was included or not as allot of times, cables are not included, but again I'm not sure if they were included with my printer or not. I had to have the local computer geek assist in the final setup. Not sure it it was my problem that I didn't understand something or not, but it was fairly simple. Have had good luck with the HP printheads (only replace once in 3 years) purchased on amazon and have also had good luck with the HP ink jet cartridges purchased on amazon. I do allot of printing so am very satisfied with my purchase.
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I looked at the specs... I didn't see any other port option for the USB print server. To tell you the truth... I believe you would be better off just buying a printer with bluetooth built in. Printers today are not that expensive.