HP Deskjet 460c Mobile Printer (C8150A#A2L) by Hewlett Packard
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Digital camera reviews of HP Deskjet 460c Mobile Printer (C8150A#A2L)
Digital camera Review: A Very Nice Product
Summary: 5 Stars
This unit does a wonderful job in the field ... good print quality ... reliable and it's light weight, which to me is an added plus. I would recommend this printer for anyone who has a need to print items outside of the office or home.Digital camera Review: A big improvement over my last inkjet printer and a problem solved to boot.
Summary: 4 Stars
I love the engineering of the HP 460. I've been using it since February 2007 and so far it has worked well. I experience no problems installing this printer with any of my computers. There is a magnetic catch on the output door that the software opens automatically when you send a print job which is great for preventing a paper jam (if the door were to remain closed). When this printer is printing, the ink cartridge cradle really moves the printer if it is not on a steady surface. The printer is fairly quiet as it prints. It's not as portable as the Canon BJC-50 I used to use. I can even get the HP 460 to easily work with the NETGEAR PS121 USB 2.0 Mini Print Server. However, you lose the ability to use the HP 460 series toolbox application. What I lose it the ability to clean the print heads, monitor the amount of ink in each cartridge and some other good tools. Canon's driver for the BJC-50 supports access to its utilities even when the printer is on a print spooler. Obviously, HP did not write their driver to allow access to the utilities (clean heads, remaining ink) when using a print spooler.
The print quality is very sharp at 1200 X 1200 DPI. The paper feeds well from the hopper. The Canon BJC-50 is a manual single sheet feed. What a hassle. Sure, it kept the profile low but I'll now accept the extra height so I have a sheet feeder (again, beats feeding each sheet by hand, especially when the Canon balks if it meets just a little resistance, I'll shoot that paper out without printing). And another great thing: I'm still on the original ink cartridges! Those Canon bubble jet cartridges dry up after 3 weeks to a month after opening them, even if I place them out of the printer and put them in their "case". And of course, the print quality of this HP is much better than the Canon bubble jet.
The HP Deskjet 460 is sold in four different configurations but all start with the same HP 460 printer. The 460C has just the printer and USB cable, the 460CB also includes a LiON battery, the 460WT includes the battery and 802.11g Compact Flash (CF) wireless card, and the 460WBT includes a battery, and Bluetooth CF card. Both wireless CF cards are set up using the toolbox software. I thought I read somewhere that the USB cable was not included (I got one included with this printer). It includes a 14 ml (capacity) black and a 7ml tri-color ink cartridge. These cartridges are larger than the Canon BJC cartridge which means printing more pages is possible before changing cartridges. And the HP Deskjet 460 series toolbox tool (you can't get to it through the print server) can show you the remaining ink levels, something not available with the BJC-50. And this printer is quiet when printing. But, I could at least perform the same functions via the printer properties options tab with the Canon BJC-50 when it is on a print server as I can with it connected directly to my computer. But, I can live with this shortcoming.
Out of the box, I had a problem with shadowing of the print out (a black and white print out looks like it was printed out of focus). I tried aligning the print heads, asked someone else if I chose the correct (A-H) patterns and even tried to adjust the print head by playing with the A-H settings. I finally exchanged two e-mails with HP technical support (the first to describe the problem and the second to tell them their solution fixed the problem!). It turns out that the copper print contacts on both the print cartridge and the printer needed cleaning. Since it was not specifically covered when I searched in the HP Knowledge Base, it is step three at the following link:
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Again, this is a well designed, portable printer.
PROS:
A great portable printer for travelers. The ink cartridges don't dry up after opening, even after a year of use.
CONS:
So far, no show stoppers.
Digital camera Review: BEST PRINTER IN THE WORLD.
Summary: 5 Stars
PRINTS MONEY
WOW
Just shoots $20 bills out at random!!!
I'm now rich and have a great life because of this printer.
Thank you God and thank you HP for improving my life.
ctrl+$ = MONEY
w00t.
Digital camera Review: Better than the Big Guys
Summary: 5 Stars
This compact printer is far better than the heavy duty, multi task printers. We liked it so much that we bought a second printer for our summer home.Digital camera Review: Don't buy this printer!!
Summary: 3 Stars
This printer is billed as being a portable printer, with the option of wireless connection. That's what I wanted - a wireless mobile printer. I know I should have checked further and found the other models with all the capabilities. But I didn't. This "moblile printer" has to be plugged in to 115 V, because it has no battery. (Batteries are extra, or are included with an upgraded model.) It also doesn't come with a wireless adapter card - Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. (Wireless adapters are extra, or are included with an upgraded model.) So, this "mobile printer" has to be plugged in to the wall and to your computer. That doesn't make it very mobile. In fact there are great ink jets for 1/2 the price that are available if you want to plug in cables. The CF slot on this printer is Type I, which is not noted anywhere on Amazon. The industry standard Wireless G cards are Type II, so they don't fit. Only the special HP Wireless G card is Type I, but even that isn't noted anywhere on Amazon. Buy the HP 460wf (wi-fi) or the HP460wbt (Bluetooth) instead. They include a battery and a wireless card. By the way, the printer itself is very good. But I hate the way it is being marketed!