HP Deskjet D1560

I tend to need to use a printer quite a lot during my average day at work, both from home and from the office, so I do go through quite a bit of ink, and some printers in fact. I have used several printers during my time, some of them being ‘All in one’ units (printer/scanner and copier), with branded names such as Dell, Lexmark, Brother and others, but as I wanted to buy just a printer at a reasonable price I went on the hunt for just that. So when I came across this HP desktop printer in a well known shop I was amazed by it’s size and it’s subtle looks. But as the price in the well known ... more

I were on the lookout for a reasonably cheap printer for my desktop PC, but I also wanted something that wasn't too basic either. I came across the HP Deskjet D1560 at a cost of £25 online and felt it matched my needs. The D1560 is a compact little printer. The printer folds out for use and so is compact enough for storage and is ideal for those that don't get a great deal of use from their printer, as it doesn't require much space when not in use. The case of the printer is quite basic and it wouldn't be wrong in saying it looks like a cheap printer. There are two fold-out trays where the ... more

Ok, this is a fast basic printer at a good price, very good in fact. As low as £20.00 I do believe. I bought the D1560 last year and thought it would go well with my laptop. I was wrong, my laptop didn't recognise the software disc and after searching through pages and pages of HP patches and updates, I managed to get the software going. Although it wasn't easy to use and tends to speak in a foreign language if you know what I mean. I think I managed to print two photographs however, it didn't want to print test pages. WINDOWS 7 So now I've got a PC with Windows 7 64 bit, great! Problem is I ... more