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58 of 58 found the following review helpful:
 It just works Oct 07, 2007
By Onyx Parrot
"MP"
I was a long time Epson user, but I got really annoyed with the way Epson printers stall to clear the print heads (which clog frequently). HP doesn't seem to have that problem; perhaps because the printhead gets changed every time you replace the ink cartridge.
I use the printer with both Mac OS X and Windows (I run both on my MacBook Pro). No installation issues on either platform. It's quick, the output looks great, it handles envelopes just fine, and the price is right. Happy camper.
By the way, if you're office is cramped (like mine) don't let the depth dimension scare you - you can fold the paper tray up out of the way when it's not printing, and it takes up about 8".
23 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Nice little printer Jan 04, 2008
By Stephen M. Charme
I bought this to use on my desk in the office to print out emails and attachments and miscellaneous documents. It does not take up a lot of space, prints fast with good quality, and is reasonably quiet. It is perfect for my purposes.
I changed the settings to print only in black and white since I don't need color. The menus are easy to use.
Like all printers, this does not come with a USB cable to connect with your computer, and the ink cartridges that come with it are the "economy size" that don't last very long. However once I replaced the black cartridge with a standard size, the ink supply seems to be holding up pretty well based on the amount of printing that I do.
22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent Sep 28, 2007
By H. Lu
Had for 2-3 weeks, no problems. Quiet, effective. Ink usage much more efficient than the 4100 series that this replaces. Software's fairly user-friendly. Only complaint is that it didn't specifically say in the description (or maybe it was there but hidden) that there was no usb cord. The fact that it didn't come with a cord isn't a problem, but it would've been nice to know about that beforehand. Otherwise, no complaints, excellent product, always been a fan of hp printers.
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Good Printer, HORRID Software Dec 17, 2007
By Grey Beard
I just bought the DP4260 to replace an older HP printer that had died. The printer is pretty good, reasonably fast, and print quality is good. I haven't had it long enough to know how fast it runs through ink cartridges.
However, the software that comes with it is HORRID. It is bordering on taking over your computer to turn it into an HP monster. Periodically at random times it brings up ads. Whenever I print it works fine, then some time later after I am no longer connected to the printer and have moved to a different room and different task it decides that something is wrong with the printer, and it tries to remind me every few seconds to fix it (how it could possibly know that something is wrong when it is not even connected to the printer I don't know). I have not found any way to turn off the repeated warnings (the most obvious stuff doesn't work), nor to get any other work done, other than restarting the computer.
The printer seems pretty good. However, I will not buy another HP printer and will consider throwing away this one unless they fix their software. I will try (when I get energetic) to uninstall the software that comes with this printer and try to do a custom install of only the software that is actually needed for printing.
In my opinion, you should not buy this printer unless you know enough about software to load something other than the default software install that comes with the printer.
22 of 24 found the following review helpful:
Excellent all-around printer Nov 23, 2007
By Robert C. Snyder
"Flute"
I did a lot of research before buying this printer.Consumer Report recommended it, but didn't think the black text printing was sharp enough. It seems fine to me. I wanted to be able to print good color graphics such as greeting cards, and also acceptable photos. It does both very well, and the cartridges are reasonably priced. I am very happy with my purchase.
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