Comments on: HP OFFICEJET J5780 ALL-IN-ONE PRINTER/FAX/SCANNER/COPIER http://www.california-screen-printers.com/hp-officejet-j5780-all-in-one-printerfaxscannercopier/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:48:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: A. Drexler http://www.california-screen-printers.com/hp-officejet-j5780-all-in-one-printerfaxscannercopier/comment-page-1/#comment-1549 A. Drexler Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:40:49 +0000 http://www.california-screen-printers.com/hp-officejet-j5780-all-in-one-printerfaxscannercopier/#comment-1549 Had this for about a year. The scanning, faxing, and printing are all OK, reasonable quality, etc. My frustration comes from 4 things, first, the unit had frequent setup problems where a copy of the installed device needed to be created, second the automatic updates always abort install on Vista, third it's an ink hog, and most maddeningly, it frequently has carraige jam errors. Couple that with the fact that the software seems to throw up frequent and annoying warnings whenever a refilled ink cartridge is used and it's not worth the effort - will get another brand next time Had this for about a year. The scanning, faxing, and printing are all OK, reasonable quality, etc. My frustration comes from 4 things, first, the unit had frequent setup problems where a copy of the installed device needed to be created, second the automatic updates always abort install on Vista, third it’s an ink hog, and most maddeningly, it frequently has carraige jam errors. Couple that with the fact that the software seems to throw up frequent and annoying warnings whenever a refilled ink cartridge is used and it’s not worth the effort – will get another brand next time

]]> By: JUST REAL http://www.california-screen-printers.com/hp-officejet-j5780-all-in-one-printerfaxscannercopier/comment-page-1/#comment-1548 JUST REAL Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:05:00 +0000 http://www.california-screen-printers.com/hp-officejet-j5780-all-in-one-printerfaxscannercopier/#comment-1548 I got this printer with my system, easy to set up, yes. easy to work with, no. Ink hungry piece of crap. started malfunctioning with in one month. Finally, I give up trying to fix all the error messages I was getting from it, and went to the store to get a new one, of course, not an HP. <br /> <br />Signs that it will quit working: <br />- paper jam error <br />- low ink error <br />- not compatible with your pc (even if they give it to you to match your new system) <br />- fax error (fax not send) <br />- cartrige jam error <br />- cover open error <br />- unable to find <br /> <br /> <br />I spend some extra money, and got a better all in one printer. of course with the extended warranty. <br /> <br />NEVER AGAIN WILL BUY HP. <br /> <br /> I got this printer with my system, easy to set up, yes. easy to work with, no. Ink hungry piece of crap. started malfunctioning with in one month. Finally, I give up trying to fix all the error messages I was getting from it, and went to the store to get a new one, of course, not an HP.

Signs that it will quit working:

- paper jam error

- low ink error

- not compatible with your pc (even if they give it to you to match your new system)

- fax error (fax not send)

- cartrige jam error

- cover open error

- unable to find

I spend some extra money, and got a better all in one printer. of course with the extended warranty.

NEVER AGAIN WILL BUY HP.

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.california-screen-printers.com/hp-officejet-j5780-all-in-one-printerfaxscannercopier/comment-page-1/#comment-1547 Kathleen Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:53:41 +0000 http://www.california-screen-printers.com/hp-officejet-j5780-all-in-one-printerfaxscannercopier/#comment-1547 I have this printer for at home and also in my office. Both constantly have error messages for "Carriage Jam." There's no carriage jam. If I could, I would take a bat to the printer like in Office Space. I have this printer for at home and also in my office. Both constantly have error messages for “Carriage Jam.” There’s no carriage jam. If I could, I would take a bat to the printer like in Office Space.

]]> By: S. Horwitz http://www.california-screen-printers.com/hp-officejet-j5780-all-in-one-printerfaxscannercopier/comment-page-1/#comment-1546 S. Horwitz Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:06:04 +0000 http://www.california-screen-printers.com/hp-officejet-j5780-all-in-one-printerfaxscannercopier/#comment-1546 Even though website and box claim Vista compatible, the drivers and software shipped with the all-in-one are NOT Vista and will not work or load on a Vista machine. You can print, copy and fax, but NOT scan. I am told that you can request drivers "in a few weeks". Even though website and box claim Vista compatible, the drivers and software shipped with the all-in-one are NOT Vista and will not work or load on a Vista machine. You can print, copy and fax, but NOT scan. I am told that you can request drivers “in a few weeks”.

]]> By: James Brown http://www.california-screen-printers.com/hp-officejet-j5780-all-in-one-printerfaxscannercopier/comment-page-1/#comment-1545 James Brown Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:24:35 +0000 http://www.california-screen-printers.com/hp-officejet-j5780-all-in-one-printerfaxscannercopier/#comment-1545 The printing features are exceptional for a low end printer. The scanner has a more than adequate resolution. As a stand-alone fax it would also be good. But if you want to support faxing from your PC then I would not recomend this model. It will not allow you send a fax from your PC with a cover page. According to HP support, they had problems getting it to work correctly with Vista so they just dropped the capability completly. I don't know about you but when I am send a fax, it needs a cover sheet to make sure that it is routed correctly when it gets received on the other end. I suppose it would be ok if you call the person you are sneding the fax to and let them know that they need to stand by the fax machine and wait for your fax. Personaly I think that it sucks. Actually it depends on who you talk to at HP. Either they couldn't get get it to work or so many people complained that the default was to send a cover sheet and it was being sent when people didn't want to send it that they just dropped the capability. Either way, I bought one and after spending 15 hours with their support, they came back and said that it works the way they want it to and there was nothing to fix and I should go pound sand. I'll never buy another HP product again. Apparently they have adopted Compaqs support style. The printing features are exceptional for a low end printer. The scanner has a more than adequate resolution. As a stand-alone fax it would also be good. But if you want to support faxing from your PC then I would not recomend this model. It will not allow you send a fax from your PC with a cover page. According to HP support, they had problems getting it to work correctly with Vista so they just dropped the capability completly. I don’t know about you but when I am send a fax, it needs a cover sheet to make sure that it is routed correctly when it gets received on the other end. I suppose it would be ok if you call the person you are sneding the fax to and let them know that they need to stand by the fax machine and wait for your fax. Personaly I think that it sucks. Actually it depends on who you talk to at HP. Either they couldn’t get get it to work or so many people complained that the default was to send a cover sheet and it was being sent when people didn’t want to send it that they just dropped the capability. Either way, I bought one and after spending 15 hours with their support, they came back and said that it works the way they want it to and there was nothing to fix and I should go pound sand. I’ll never buy another HP product again. Apparently they have adopted Compaqs support style.

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