HP Photosmart B110a

Edited 4/02/12 with more in-depth infoThe Printer I bought this printer in September 2011. It has so far proven to be very good and I've been happy overall with its performance. I researched quite thoroughly before I bought this printer as I have come unstuck in the past with the cost of replacement cartridges. The HP cartridges are good because the colours are sold separately and are reasonable in price. Because I print primarily in black and white, the black runs out quickest, with the HP I can just replace the black a leave the colour cartridges alone. My last printer refused to work if the ... more

I purchased this machine because it fulfilled my basic buying criteria and I was in urgent need of a printer at the time. My previous machine lasted for about 200 pages (an Epsom which I will write a separate review on) before it gave up the ghost. Have to say, I am very satisfied with the HP B110. It's very fast at spooling & printing and the colours are good as well. The major benefits of this unit are three fold: 1) Its speed in comparison to the similarly priced units which I have experience of from the likes of Lexmark/Epsom (I can't speak for other brands but the Epsom in particular was ... more

I purchased this product for £36 from amazon in january 2010 - retail price £120. I LOVE IT ! The printing is quick and clear. I scans to a memory card, or pc. The photocopier is black and white or colour. Setting up - very straightforward - and I'm not really technically minded. Took about 40 minutes. Instructions are shown on the display screen on the printer itself. It doesn't come with usb cable - but my network is wireless, so I didn't need one. It found my network itself - i had to type in my WPA code on the printer and it searched for the network. You can print from the SD card and ... more

The hp photosmart series has been popular for people who just want a cheap, all in one printer that get's the job done, and this little printer here is no exception. It prints pretty fast, taking around 5 Secs for a full page of text, and a little while longer for images. It handles colour very well, in most cases, what you see on the screen is what you get on paper. It also photocopies and scans, but this is rather noisy- no late night printing for you! My one problem with this is actually the driver installation- sure, it's quick and easy, but it also installed about 5 other useless programs ... more

I bought one of these on line and although it sort of worked out of the box the paper pick up was atrocious. I contacted HP UK and be aware that they want you to use a premium rate number that can rack up almost as much as the printer, as there was another problem that I had overcome, the machine came without USB leads and some are extremely tight to the point of forcing the plug in. I happened to mention the paper problem and she said that there was a bit of the inbuilt program missing that cleans the paper pick up. That I needed a new one. After a lot of problems I got a new one from HP ... more