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 The Best B/W Laser AIO with ADF for SOHO October 16, 2006
Ivan Ivanoff (Atlanta, GA USA)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
After having different AIOs including Brother 7820N and Samsung SCX-4521F I just I love this HP model 3055. This is what makes it better then the rivals:
1. Quiet - comparing to the Brother MFC and my Laser printer Minolta 1350W.
2. Fast - printing w/o noticable initial "warming" lag - thanks to Intant-On!
3. Power usage - energe efficient in both work and standby modes - not tripping my APC too.
4. Relatively fast color scans - not like with Brother MFC or Samsung.
5. ADF works flawlessly - load papers, press "Scan" button and it will do the rest.
6. Scanning options - is really nice to have that many programmable scanning modes with one touch of the button! You can configure AIO scan menu with different "actions" - even scan to different computers on the network.
7. OCR software is included.
8. Overall build quality with lots of options.
So I my opinion, it is really the best in its class since there is a 50% off retail promo for October.
 hp laserjet 3055 - Beware useles for Vista Users April 12, 2007
d arivas (new york, ny United States)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Great machine but do NOT buy it for a Vista system.
Even if they state on their website the system is compatible, they forgot to mention that the scanner software is a generic one included with Vista. Scans only one sheet at a time. Does not output PDF files.
So the document feeder is useless for scanning.
They do not even have an ETA for a new driver.
If history is a good guide ....when XP was launched it took them for some of their systems a full year to get the drivers ready.
 nice all-in-one, annoying hum April 24, 2007
Clay Dragonfly (Pennsylvania, USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
How I use it: home office (full time). The printer is not on a network.
What I like:
- Intuiative interface: it's easy to set up & easy to use. For example, you put soemthing in the paper feed, hit the scan button & a dialog box shows up on your computer asking if you want to scan to an email, a file, etc.
- quality printing & scanning
- I have not noticed the problems w/ receiving faxes that other mention, but I don't typically receive a lot of faxes
What I do't:
- when system is in standby it makes a high pitched humming noise. HP support says this is normal fan noise. It appears that many people use this on a network & probably put it in a central locations where it is not right next to their computer. I find it annoying. HP suggested that it should be plugged directly into an outlet, not a surge protector & that this might reduce the noise. It did not. I'll probably put it back on teh surge protector: I use them for a reason & I suspect that HP will not honor the warranty if it gets fried during a thunderstorm.
- loud operating noise. This isn't as big of a deal, but don't plan on printing anything while you are on a conference call.
Amazon lies! Don't buy. September 4, 2007
Patrick M. OBrien
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Amazon advertises Vista certified and even says software is in the box. It's for XP of 2000 only. It will not install on Vista and HP does not have software available. It will only print with Vista, nothing else. This review is really targeted at Amazon. The printer works great for XP users.
A high-quality, affordable home-office option. January 14, 2007
Samuel Blackman (Boston, MA USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
As my home office was becoming increasingly cluttered, I began to consider an all-in-one machine to replace my Epson 1220 scanner, my HP 1200 B&W laser printer, and a cheap fax machine. I wanted a printer that had an EtherNet port so that I could print off of my wireless LAN. In addition, I was looking for something that would allow for faster document scanning in the hopes of archiving papers into .pdf files.
I was very pleased to read a previous review of the HP LaserJet 3055. I had been seriously looking at a Brother all-in-one, but after discovering that the HP 3055 was more energy efficient and also 50% off the $499 price because of a holiday promotion, I took the plunge and ordered one.
The machine was simple to setup, with no more than 5 or 6 parts to put into place (trays, document handler, etc.). The footprint of the device is the same as my previous Epson flatbed scanner, freeing up a considerable amount of space. I found the software setup to be equally easy. I have two Macs in my home office - an older PPC-based eMac running OS X (10.3.9) and a new MacBook Pro (Intel) running the most recent iteration of 10.4. The software sent with the 3055 was compatible with both.
The menus on the 3055 are easy to access and understand, making programming in numbers and preferences a snap. The warm-up time of the machine is short and the printing, scanning and faxing are all of excellent quality. With this one machine I saved a considerable amount of space. Based on the readings of my Kill-A-Watt meter, I found that the 3055 consumes considerably less power, both printing and in sleep mode, than the power used by the three separate components (no surprise there).[...]
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