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 Working great with OS X April 6, 2008
J. Martin (DC)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I read a few articles here on how this printer was buggy with Leopard. I just picked one up and I must say it was very easy to set up. I'm scanning, faxing, copying and printing over a wireless connection via my Mac Mini (PPC) and iMac (Intel) in under an hour.
I did not load any HP software and it's still worked for me. The embedded web based scanning software really blew my mind. Great for getting a scan done anywhere (as long as you have someone to load the document for you back at your home base).
I must disclose I have a pretty good working knowledge of networks and OS X so that may have helped in my case, but it really appeared straight froward to me. I could easily walk somebody through it over the phone and a copy of the directions.
The only reason it got four stars I would like it to have a small file server to access the memory/cards & pull documents over the network. Now that would have been the icing on the cake and it would have gotten the fifth from me.
Mac users don't be afraid of this printer. The steps are simple. Set the hardware up/install ink, then get the AP configured. Go to your system. Then confg - System settings, printer and add the HP Print Server (Not Bonjor). Give it a second to think.
Then go to printer and print a copy of your network settings (under settings menu). Log into the printer IP via your web browser and you have direct access to all your settings. Enjoy!
 Great all in one for laptops April 15, 2008
J. Nichols (Boston, MA USA area)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought this all in one on Amazon but rather my local Staples because they had a $120 instant discount which brought the price to $179 - how could I refuse?! I had previously done some research and this was the only reasonably priced all in one that had printing, copying and scanning (fax wasn't a big deal to me) with wireless capabilities AND separate ink tanks for the colors. All the other units I found would trade wireless for ethernet (which I have no use for) or wireless for all-in-one color cartridges. I looked at all the major manufacturers - Canon (which I'm partial to), Epson, HP and Lexmark.
I've had it for the afternoon and so far I'm VERY impressed. We're a Macintosh household and I was a bit concerned about all of the features working on the Mac - and even more so with the new Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard"). Let me put any concerns you may have to rest. I did download the latest software from HP's site, but it went smooth as silk. The all in one saw my WPA2 wireless network, got on with no problem or crazy password fixes or anything.
The wireless printing works flawlessly. I'm more impressed by the wireless capabilities of the other functions. Wireless scanning is great. I placed a 3 page document in the document feeder, selected Scan to Computer from the menu and the unit magically knew what applications were on my computer! I could pick that I wanted it scanned as a PDF to Preview, or as an attachment for Apple Mail or Entourage (both are on my computer). Very impressive.
I can also fax wirelessly as well. I haven't tried it yet, but apparently if I have a document I need to fax on my computer, I can use the fax capability of the all in one to send the fax.
Lastly, two things that I like quite a bit about it is that it has a duplex unit - for printing on two sides of the page - and it has a separate paper tray for 4x6 borderless paper so no more switching paper for a good number of my photos. Very convenient considering I now don't have to get up from my couch or desk to switch paper, go back, print, and then switch paper again.
As a last technical detail, I'm using the HP with all Apple equipment. A MacBook, a PowerBook G4, and a PowerMac G4 - all using the unit wirelessly. My wireless base station is an Apple AirPort Extreme (the older, non N standard one).
I can't say enough good things about this unit - especially with the packaging and instructions. Bravo, HP.
 Not a WIRELESS printer December 8, 2007
If At First You Don't Succeed (Michigan)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
Do some serious research before buying the C7280. Those people who need WIRELESS functionality generally end up returning it. I'm an applications developer and fairly handy with a wireless network. I bought the C7280 so I could have ONE printer for the three computers in my home.
The installation was easy and the C7280 worked ok on all three machines... for one hour. One by one, the printer profile deleted itself on each of my three machines (two XP's and one Vista). I wasted 6 calls on HP technical support with no success. I later found that HP has a known problem with the installation software.
I have not heard the same results from people who hard-wired the C7280 to their machines. In fact, most of them love it, but that's not what I bought it for.
If you need the funcionality of a wireless printer, I would suggest buying a print-server.
Pretty good if you BYOS (Bring Your Own Software) December 23, 2007
Mark Rejhon (Ottawa, ON Canada)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I was looking for a new printer to replace my old inkjet and multifunction device. I decided on this one because it had a sheet feeder (for copier/fax) and has a built-in flatbed scanner. Almost everything about this device seems to be relatively well designed on the hardware side of things.
Before I bought this, I realized most people said the hardware is excellent but lots of complaint about the software and the HP tech support. There were a lot of concerns about the poor quality of the software, but I decided to take a risk:
- I read that I could set this up as a network printer; and
- Can download the minimum software package (drivers only); and
- Can use third party software such as Google Picasa in place of HP software.
Instead of HP's software, I am using Google Picasa to do my scanning and photo printing. The free Google Picasa software obtainable indepedently from Google does an easy job of one-button photo tray printing. Forget about HP's bloated scanning and photo printing software, I ditched the CD that came with this printer... No HP bloatware on my system except for the bare minimum drivers which installed in just 10 minutes after I downloaded from HP's site. I can live without extras such as duplex printing, PC fax, for example. I get everything else important from the device, including printing, one-button photo printing, multisheet faxing, multisheet photocopying, TWAIN-compatible scanning to PC. Five stars from me as a result -- this device is impressive for an inexpensive multifunction device that doubles as a good quality photocopier/fax and excellent one-button home photo lab. Just "Bring Your Own Software".
C7280 do not buy January 16, 2008
Jeffrey M. Salcedo
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I do not recommend buying the Hewlett-Packard C7280. This has been the most frustrating printer I have ever owned. It performs some functions well but the reason I purchased it was to generate reports for clients and it cannot print fast. It does not matter what the specifications say, the paper feed tray is unable to feed paper as fast as the machine wants and jams several times during every report.
As a rule, do not try in print in fast draft because it will jam paper. The software has bugs in it and this too does not allow it to print fast. Our previous HP printer could actually do 30 pages per minute. This printer in the "draft" mode stops every page and waits three or four seconds between printing. This machine can only create 10 pages a minute in draft mode. After several phone calls and e-mails to Hewlett-Packard, the technicians in Pakistan have no idea what to do. The technicians that responded by e-mail had me change a setting on the printer that is so hidden it could never be found and then 50 percent of the time the machine reverts back to the original setting of holding every page for three or four seconds and so will still not print as fast as advertised.
On top of all that, my reports average 45 pages for clients. The machine is not capable of printing 45 pages without stopping and cleaning itself. This is as frustrating as trying to get your dog in public to stop licking itself. The machine simply stops, makes a lot of noise with the carriage possibly going back and forth for up to 60 seconds in the middle of trying to print. Another frustrating software bug does not allow the print spooler to function correctly. After several phone calls and e-mails, the machine magically defaults back to going slow and may take up to two minutes after hitting "Print" before the machine will generate the first page. Then I still have to deal with this being a faux/pretend printer and not a real printer.
Simply put, I was suckered into buying this model and it does not deliver on the majority of claims. Do not buy this printer.
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