♥ HP PSC 1410 ♥
After much heartache, I finally decided, a good year ago now actually, that it was time to replace my old printer, which was less of a printer and more of an ornament, as it printed very rarely (it was temperamental, you see) and embarked on my journey to find a ... Read review
Advantages: Cheap, easy to set up, easy to use Disadvantages: Doesn't come with USB cable, ink cartridges are expensive (aren't they all...)
♥ HP PSC 1410 ♥
After much heartache, I finally decided, a good year ago now actually, that it was time to replace my old printer, which was less of a printer and more of an ornament, as it printed very rarely (it was temperamental, you see) and embarked on my journey to find a new printer!
What did I want in a printer? Well of course, the main objective (as I am pretty much a cheapskate, especially when it comes ... ...down to two choices; the HP PSC 1410, which was at the time just over £50, and, for ten pounds less a standard printer which didn't also act as a scanner and copier. We (and yes the staff member did play an unusually large part in my decision) eventually decided that we would go with the product I am reviewing, which is just as well as I would otherwise be very off topic, and the rest is history!
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♥ HP PSC 1410 ♥ After much heartache, I finally decided, a good year ago now actually, that it was time to replace my old printer, which was less of a printer and more of an ornament, as it printed very rarely (it was temperamental, you see) and embarked on my journey to find a new printer!
What did I want in a printer? Well of course, the main objective (as I am pretty much a cheapskate, especially when it comes to all things technical) was a good price - I can't see the point of paying hundreds of pounds for a printer that's going to sit under your computer desk. It's not as if you're going to take it out partying with you, and people aren't going to think any less of you if you don't have a 'designer' printer - save the extra money for shoes, that's what I say. Saying this though, I wanted a fairly OK looking printer that was small enough to fit on my small computer desk, but not complicated enough to confuse me.
After much umming and ahhing, the lovely and extremely patient Office World employee helped me to narrow it down to two choices; the HP PSC 1410, which was at the time just over £50, and, for ten pounds less a standard printer which didn't also act as a scanner and copier. We (and yes the staff member did play an unusually large part in my decision) eventually decided that we would go with the product I am reviewing, which is just as well as I would otherwise be very off topic, and the rest is history!
♥ Installation ♥ Installation of most hardware these days is so easy, which is brilliant because how annoying is it when you've got your new toy sitting there staring at you, but you can't work out how to plug in the bloody thing?! The printer comes with full instructions, the book looked very dull so I attempted it without trying and succeeded surprisingly well; pressing next, next, next…. I had a slight problem placing the ink cartridges in but that was purely because it was the first time I had done it before, ever, as sad as that may be! This problem was soon overcome though and I haven't had a problem since.
♥ The Printing ♥ Compared to my old printer, the printing quality of this printer is exquisite! The first couple of prints out were a bit dull looking, but this is normal, and after that I found the quality spot on. When printing photographs on photo-paper (although I must admit this is a rarity for me), the quality of the pictures is brilliant - you can hardly tell that they are not real photographs - very impressive, and good for economising.
The speed of the printing is also good, obviously it depends on what quality you choose to print at, the photographs take longer than say a page of black text printed in 'draft' mode. This printer can print a maximum of eighteen pages per minute in black and white, or thirteen per minute in colour, which is pretty good going.
♥ The scanning ♥ Scanning is very easy, just stick your document in the top flap, press the scan button (the blue one at the bottom, it's very easy to find because they have given you a little picture next to it as well) and wait. It typically takes about twenty to thirty seconds to scan each item which doesn't seem like a long time but it does when you have fifty photographs you want on your computer! I can't really complain at this though
♥ The copying ♥ Copying documents is something I thought I would not have to use very often; oh how wrong I was! Just months after purchasing my new printer, I realised instead of popping down to the college to photocopy important course work, I could do it all at home! So I gave it a go, and I was so impressed! To copy a document, you put the item in the top of the printer, where you put items you want to scan. Then, press the 'copy' button. You can choose if you want to photocopy the item in black and white or in colour which is also very good, perhaps for example if you have handouts to make but don't want to waste all your precious coloured ink.
The speed in which the documents copy is very impressive (same as the printing speed) although perhaps I am just easily impressed. I couldn't really believe how easy it was to work this feature of the printer, as this is one feature I had had problems using on others in the past.
♥ Specifications ♥ This printer is an inkjet, which is the slowest printer type (but come on, would you really pay hundreds of pounds extra for a few extra seconds?).
Maximum printing resolution is 4800 x 1200 dots per inch (dpi) when printing in colour, or 1200 x 1200 in black and white. I've had a look round, and this is pretty good quality for an inkjet. Personally, I have never had any problems with the printing quality so I would feel no need to upgrade to a better printer purely for this purpose.
Maximum printing size: A4
Sizes (all are approximations) Height: 17cm Width: 42.5cm Depth: 26cm
For this printer to work on your computer, you need an operating system of Windows 98 or higher
♥ The bad bits ♥ The HP PSC 1410 doesn't come with the USB cable needed to connect it up to your computer, why I don't know, but this could be very annoying if you got it home to realise this. Luckily (after selecting the printer, mind you) the staff member at Office World told me of this fact quite soon on, I did however already have the cable required so this wasn't a problem for me. The USB cable required is about ten pounds in shops, but you can pick them up for under a fiver on ebay at the moment.
Another some may see as a negative for this printer is the speed. I found the speed of printing actually very good but those used to laser printers will not. However, if you are looking for a good little home printer that you wont be printing reams from, it is fine.
♥ The cartridges ♥ I have used this printer regularly since purchase, at some times more than others, and have only had to replace cartridges twice which is pretty good going. To state the obvious, the more you use the printer the more regularly you will have to replace but the ink has certainly lasted more than my last printer's ink did.
You can currently purchase two cartridges (one black, one colour) on ebay for £22.00 including postage.
♥ The Price ♥ As I mentioned before, I paid just over £50 for mine about a year ago.
Ebay are currently selling just one of these printers for £60, not including postage, so I wouldn't recommend purchasing from there. The best price I could find this printer for was a brilliant £39.28 from PC World's clearance, that was if you buy online and includes free postage (in store purchases are only a few pennies more expensive).
♥ The verdict…. ♥ I have not had any problems at all with this printer, and I am not the most careful of people so it has been through a lot more than your typical house hold printer. I found this printer very easy to install and maintenance of it is simple - I usually just disconnect the USB after use and then reconnect when I need to use it again, which makes for easy storage.
The printer has a good professional look to it and whilst it is not the smallest around, it is quite a good size so that it won't take up the whole of your shelf. Whilst I didn't initially think I would use the scanning/copying features, I have been surprised at the amount of times they have actually been put to good use.
Once installed, the printers use is pretty self explanatory, with each of the buttons having pictures next to them to show their functions just in case you get them mixed up. If you still have problems, the manual explains the buttons in full.
The prices of the replacement cartridges is relatively expensive but they last well, and if you shop around a bit you can pick up some good bargains and save yourself quite a bit of money, so don't purchase at the first place you find them.
The quality of print outs is good, and whilst the time it takes to print isn't extraordinary, it is average and good for an inkjet printer. I would recommend this printer to your typical personal user looking to do the occasional print outs, perhaps photographs and the odd documents here and there. It would also make a good printer for students looking to print out their coursework, or people needing to bring their work home from time to time. If however, you will be needing to print out hundreds of copies of documents at a time, I would suggest a laser printer instead.
If you can get this printer for the price it is currently selling for at PC world, then you are laughing!
Advantages: Its cheap and its an all in one Disadvantages: None so far
...for my budget was the HP PSC 1410.
After much hunting around again and many places being out of stock, I finally managed to track it down to Staples office supplies just down the road from me. I paid £49.99 for the printer which considering how much it retails at in most places I was not unhappy to part with the cash even though it can be found cheaper elsewhere. The price I paid was about the mid-range compared with other stores so overall I paid ... ...HP PSC 1410 Printer
HP 21 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge 5ml
HP 22 Tri-colour Inkjet Print Cartridge 5ml
HP Image Zone Photo & Imaging CD-ROM
Setup Booklet
Users Guide
Power Supply Cord
I'm not sure if most printers are the same, but I was quite shocked to find that it doesn't come with a USB cable which it needs to be connected to the PC. I thinks it is rather silly to produce a product and not provide the cable that it needs to print documents. ...
Reposter78 06.08.2006
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Advantages: Very cheap to buy, outstanding quality for the money. Disadvantages: Very expensive to run, outstanding amount of rubbish left over.
== The Need ==
Make no mistake about it, I needed this printer. It was 3am in a remote Cornish village and my trusty Apple Personal Laserwriter 'NT' had given up the ghost printing invoices that needed to be in the post no later than the following morning. After spending hours trying to get the cogs whirring in the elderly discoloured beast, I faced facts. The Laserwriter was dead. I blamed the Kody the cat, he was determined to chase every A4 peice ... ...involving sticking 'NT' in a bin liner and next to the lawn cuttings, I fired up the Mercedes A160 that I have also reviewed and set my sights on the nearest twenty-four hour supermarket. In all fairness, although being Cornwall, within ten minutes I had parked outside St. Austell ASDA. Armed with the business credit card in one hand and a vision of the choice that could meet me in mind, I was completely horrified at what I actually saw. Whenever ...
leigh.devine 17.01.2008
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Advantages: Great printing and scanning quality; small; easy to use Disadvantages: Ink doesn't last long; not true edge-to-edge
...but after printing off the HP test page, and a couple of other 6x4 photos, it was soon starting to print "bands" in the colours. However I've done a lot of black printing and that is still going strong.
The cartridges for this printer are only 5ml, while other printers are often 15ml or more, so don't expect much life from them. On the plus side the cartridges are cheaper - I recently purchased an original HP colour cartridge for £12.99 (without ... ...short edges. I understand that HP produce some 6x4 photo paper with margin "tabs" that tear off after printing, so these would probably suit this printer better.
Other than these issues, that's about it.
The good news is that the print quality is great, and I recently scanned in some professional photos and was really impressed with the resulting quality (not like the scanners several years ago).
The printer can also "photocopy". i.e. scan in ...
tall_andy 28.08.2006
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Advantages: Low initial cost, cheaper cartridges than most Disadvantages: Cartridges are smaller so you need more
...i'm a big fan of HP printers, myself and my family all have HP printers and they are far more reliable than the clunky old epson my partner used to own.
This model is very good for standard printouts and even decent quality photos. If you're a pro photographer steer clear as you'll notice the difference, for us novices, this printer range is more than adequate and certainly does the job.
The OCR software that comes bundled with it needs a bit more ... ...for scanning etc, come on HP you can do better than a 45 min install from disk surely :-)
Worth the wait though when you need it, the software is easy to use and comes with useful functions like red eye removal and all the standard brightness/colour changing clever stuff
Overall, cheap but quality and reliable, ideal for home users, students, and non pro photographers! ...
geordieg00 14.08.2008
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Advantages: EASY TO USE Disadvantages: QUICKLY RUNS OUT OF INK.
...for £80ago when my old HP finally packed up. Since then it has been extremely reliable and i have had very few problems with it.
Advantages
The printer has a fast draft setting which can print off black and white word documents realkly quickly. This is ideal for me as in a school where quality of the type is not so important. However when reuired to print off a neat copy for example a CV it can cope with that as well as any proffesional printer.
... ...own software or micriosoft software. I have recently had to scan in a lot of word documents and their were no problems in picking up the words from the scanned document using Microsoft office.
The printer is 380 mm x 140 mm x 240 mm and is able to fit well on the printer on my computer workstation alythough I do have to move the printer in order to use the scanner. it is connecte to my Pc through a USB cable which came supplied with the printer. ...
alfie1066 27.03.2007
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