After a few months of use some of the color ink cartridges are still half full but, now I have a ink cartridge recognition problem. The printer is basically not usable at this point.

The placement of the power cord is extremely inconvenient. It is hard to attach, falls out constantly, and the way it loops around to the back makes it nearly impossible to place it on any kind of shelf. if you’re trying to conserve space and don’t want a large printer out in the open, don’t buy this and expect it to go into any against the wall apparatus.

The printer boasts it works well with several types of paper. This is not the case. When using A4 paper, the ink dampens the paper and smears easily, even after being given time to dry. For a university student in Europe, like I am, this is inconvenient because it is hard to find “normal” paper and it makes the documents impossible to highlight.

The software is also more complicated than I thought it would be. There is no explanation of how to print in a double-sized manner, which should be automatic for any kind of printer like this one. Instead, if I want double-sized papers, I have to take each page out and rotate it and select print again.

The printer is also noisy, and the manual reflects the poor quality of the software. The front paper feeder is also a bit inconvenient. The cartridges are hard to find and cannot be shipped internationally without a lot of red tape.

Here is a simple chart:

Cons:

Noisy

Complicated and insufficient software

Poorly written manual

Inconvenient power cable

Poor printing quality

Rare and expensive cartridges

Front paper feeder

Pros:

Scans

Prints (on a basic level)

Large screen for selection