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Comment on UK Cheap HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Multifunction Printer, Copier, Scanner and Fax Lowest Price by P. Boros "Peter"

P. Boros "Peter" — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:54:19 +0000

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

Good performance - but it should be for the price!, 8 Jan 2010

This review is from: HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Multifunction Printer, Copier, Scanner and Fax (Electronics)

I purchased this all in one jobbie just before Xmas for use in my home office since my old fax machine was getting long in the tooth and was not overly reliable as either a fax or a copier. I have connected the printer via our router to our small home network.
Set up was remarkably easy to do and the software that did this was very good in finding the printer on the network. A few small tweaks were needed to the firewall/Norton 360 but again all quite painless.

Its too early to say what running costs will be like, but the scanning and printing quality and speed are good, if a bit noisy. Fax also operates efficiently, and the software that controls things from your desktop is great, and transfer speeds to get things onto the computer from the scan function etc also excellent

Generally feel quite positive in terms of the overall package/experience, and the special cash back deal of £60 was a major influencer in the decision to purchase.

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Comment on UK Cheap HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Multifunction Printer, Copier, Scanner and Fax Lowest Price by Ian Fox

Ian Fox — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:33:30 +0000

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Really excellent piece of kit, 28 Jan 2010

Ian Fox (Berkshire, UK) -

This review is from: HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Multifunction Printer, Copier, Scanner and Fax (Electronics)

I've not used it as a fax but the printing and scanning are simple to use and excellent. Saves lots of paper (and filing space) doing 2 pages per side, double sided. Seems to be very economical on ink - much cheaper to feed than my old Epson. Only niggle is it will keep reverting to Letter (from A4) every time I change a print setting. Overall - very pleased and recommend highly.

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Comment on UK Cheap HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Multifunction Printer, Copier, Scanner and Fax Lowest Price by R. Saunders

R. Saunders — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:21:28 +0000

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

HP 8500, 5 April 2010

R. Saunders (Suffolk) -

This review is from: HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Multifunction Printer, Copier, Scanner and Fax (Electronics)

Have always used HP All-in-ones, 6210 & 6310, they have both been very good, so when one was getting near it's sell by date looked at the 8500, at the time there were some very good deals, especially as you could get a 3 year warranty and 50% refund!!!!

So purchsed the 8500 at a good price, was delivered next day, so good service, but it would not print on both sides, just kept screwing page up.

Got intouch with help desk who asked me to carry out some checks but no go, next email 'we have arranged for a new printer to be dispatched to you and should arrive within 3 days' cant grumble at that, it turned up within 2 days, all the way from Holland, I took my inks etc out of old unit & put into new 8500, boxed it up and it was collected next day.

Had a little bit of a problem with the new one on aligning cartridges, but got it sorted OK.

Unfortunatley I did not receive an invoice from 'Logsol',the company that sold it to, me even after many attempts to get one, so a little bit of a downer on Logsol's side,. but printer fax & scanner all working OK & hopefully will stay that way.

I am a small business user so need reliability & HP have seemed to have given me that.

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Comment on UK Cheap 10 Canon CLI521, PGI520, Printing Inks – WITH CHIP – Multipack x2 Sets of 5 Canon Compatible Printer Ink Cartridges for CANON PIXMA iP3600 iP4600, iP4700, MP540, MP 550, MP560, MP620, MP630, MP640, MP980, MP990, MX860, MX870 Printer Inks – (Contains: 2x PGI-520BK, 2x CLI-521BK, 2x CLI-521C, 2x CLI-521Y, 2x CLI-521M) High Capacity Inks Lowest Price by Markf1988

Markf1988 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:06:32 +0000

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Great cartridges, dare I say it better than originals...., 19 Jan 2011

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This review is from: 10 Canon CLI521, PGI520, Printing Inks - WITH CHIP - Multipack x2 Sets of 5 Canon Compatible Printer Ink Cartridges for CANON PIXMA iP3600 iP4600, iP4700, MP540, MP 550, MP560, MP620, MP630, MP640, MP980, MP990, MX860, MX870 Printer Inks - (Contains: 2x PGI-520BK, 2x CLI-521BK, 2x CLI-521C, 2x CLI-521Y, 2x CLI-521M) High Capacity Inks (Office Product)

I have, like many had problems with patent cartridges in the past, hideous error messages, poor print quality etc etc....well forget that. these cartridges certainly work as well, and dare I say it better than the original Canon product??!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
if like me, you print and read a lot of text, and thus may need to highlight key points with a highlighter pen, you'll find the original cartridges smudge a little and ruin highlighter pens...well these dont. its is if your highlighting text printed on a laser printer....no smudge...no black tip on your highlighter...and text remains perfectly clear. I have also used these for printing photos and the results are superb. they were delivered quickly and will certainly be using them again.. even though the price does appear to have gone up A LOT recently! I know there has been a VAT increase but still, the price increase is much more than this! Overall, still really good value compared to a set of original cartridges, and more suited for more use.

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Comment on UK Cheap 10 Canon CLI521, PGI520, Printing Inks – WITH CHIP – Multipack x2 Sets of 5 Canon Compatible Printer Ink Cartridges for CANON PIXMA iP3600 iP4600, iP4700, MP540, MP 550, MP560, MP620, MP630, MP640, MP980, MP990, MX860, MX870 Printer Inks – (Contains: 2x PGI-520BK, 2x CLI-521BK, 2x CLI-521C, 2x CLI-521Y, 2x CLI-521M) High Capacity Inks Lowest Price by Mr. J. Humphrey "Jason"

Mr. J. Humphrey "Jason" — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:55:41 +0000

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Working perfectly, 2 Dec 2009

Mr. J. Humphrey "Jason" (Haywards Heath, UK) -

After using First Calls cartridges in my other printer I thought I would give theses a try too. Worked straight away and no difference in print quality.

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Comment on UK Cheap 10 Canon CLI521, PGI520, Printing Inks – WITH CHIP – Multipack x2 Sets of 5 Canon Compatible Printer Ink Cartridges for CANON PIXMA iP3600 iP4600, iP4700, MP540, MP 550, MP560, MP620, MP630, MP640, MP980, MP990, MX860, MX870 Printer Inks – (Contains: 2x PGI-520BK, 2x CLI-521BK, 2x CLI-521C, 2x CLI-521Y, 2x CLI-521M) High Capacity Inks Lowest Price by Mr. R. Felstead "Bob Felstead"

Mr. R. Felstead "Bob Felstead" — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:37:06 +0000

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

First Call Inks - Canon ip4700, 26 July 2010

Mr. R. Felstead "Bob Felstead" (South Dakota, USA) -

This is the second time I've ordered from First Call and I postponed my review until I'd used all the inks from the first order. Suffice to say that the ink cartridges supplied were exactly as promised and at a fraction of the original Canon price.

1. Delivery is very prompt within a couple of days!
2. Cartridges are exactly as ordered and I've had no issues with them whatsoever.
3. Ink quality, no difference between First Call and Canon inks.

I would definitely recommend First Call for all of the above points. Don't dither, place your order you won't be disappointed!

Although I've not had cause for complaint, there's a helpline number on the invoice.

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Comment on UK Cheap Epson Stylus S22 Printer with Individual Ink Technology In Stock by Mr Stonky

Mr Stonky — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:24:41 +0000

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Terrible, 2 Oct 2011

Mr Stonky (Lancashire, UK) -

This review is from: Epson Stylus S22 Printer with Individual Ink Technology (Electronics)

I've avoided Epson printers for years due to bad experiences in the past.

I needed a 'disposable' printer and this was cheap, so I thought I'd give them another chance.

How wrong I was. Installed from new; I'd barely printed 7 pages of my daughter's homework and suddenly it told me it was out of ink. 7 pages!

If it was possible to give this a negative number of stars I would.

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Comment on UK Cheap Epson Stylus S22 Printer with Individual Ink Technology In Stock by Ivana S.

Ivana S. — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:45:18 +0000

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

I regret buying this printer, 20 Oct 2011

Ivana S. (Zagreb, Croatia) -

This review is from: Epson Stylus S22 Printer with Individual Ink Technology (Electronics)

It's completely true what people say, this printer does eat ink like crazy. I've had it for about a week, printed out around 20 to 30 pages, and black is gone. You cannot print in other colours if black's not present, you have to buy black. Also, if you put the settings on economical printing, the letters will be practicaly invisible, so the economical printing option has no purpose whatsoever. And the printer is embarassingly loud too. The only positive side is the price, but if you plan to print a lot, you will lose in the long run. And if you're a student like me, don't buy this, if you really need a printer, give some more money for a decent one which will be a good investment in the long run.

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Comment on UK Cheap Epson Stylus S22 Printer with Individual Ink Technology In Stock by Wessex Man

Wessex Man — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:25:50 +0000

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

Epson S22 Printer, 5 Jan 2011

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This review is from: Epson Stylus S22 Printer with Individual Ink Technology (Electronics)

You know how we gulp down fast food; well, the way this printer EATS INK, it's probably the most uneconomical printer ever produced by Epson. Another view says it eats colour - mine eats black too, in fact the whole lot, and you will always be reaching into your wallet to keep it going. If you are just printing documents, maybe ok, but any colour printing or photographic and image work FORGET IT. To be avoided, especially if you've got a family to feed as well.

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P. Roberts — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:18:07 +0000

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Worked but settings needed adjusting for my printer, 4 April 2011

P. Roberts (UK) -

This review is from: PlusKom (2mtr Cable) Usb A Male to 25 Pin Female Adaptor Cable

Bought from Northern Cabling.

The cable was a good length - almost 1.9m.

In XP I had to install the printer manually, choosing the USB001 port. In Vista everything installed automatically.

On both my XP and Vista PCs I would get pages with a few junk characters at the top when I tried to print to my HP LaserJet 5, if I'd turned on the printer after the PC. This was fixed by deselecting the 'Enable bidirectional support' option in the Ports tab of the printer properties.

Mine had holes to accept retaining screws, which is as pictured, and correct.

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