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(More customer reviews)I got this printer as a "free" replacement from HP when my Photosmart Plus B209 printer broke just near the end of its 1 year warranty.
Setting up the printer was trouble-free, and this was all in wireless mode on the printer itself; didn't connect the printer physically via USB. After going through the touch-screen setup on the HP, it was able to connect to my "closed" (meaning hidden) wireless network, unlike my previous Plus printer, which could NOT connect to closed wireless networks. After setup, I went to my Mac and it immediately discovered the printer on the network. So far so good.
I was also pleasantly surprised that the ink cartridges included were "full" versions and not limited-capacity "setup/trial" versions. I still have my mostly unused XL cartridges I took out of my dead Plus printer but after printing what seems like 40-50 full color (50% coverage) glossy label sheets, I'm still at 25-30% remaining on the bundled cartridges.
Now, here's where I'm disappointed: There is significant banding with Cyan and Yellow inks on at least glossy label letter stock; no problems with Black and Magenta. I couldn't detect them on 4x6 photo glossy stock with the naked eye (maybe if I used an eye loupe perhaps). This is, after all, a printer, so for that primary purpose it must succeed. Even though the scanning capabilities work satisfactorily, setup was a breeze, wireless functionality exceeding expectations, the banding issues with printing really make this printer unsatisfactory. I didn't have this problem with my Plus printer.
I tried the limited Alignment utility and cleaning print heads, but it didn't improve the issue. I haven't yet switched cartridges to see if that helps.
Perhaps I should go lower with 2 stars, but since I didn't notice any banding on 4x6 glossy photo stock, perhaps for that purpose this printer will do. And it's wireless capabilities and included duplexer are great features.
Still, even though I got this "free" from HP, so to speak, once I exhaust all my supplies of ink cartridges I probably will buy a Canon Pixma MX printer since they have overwhelmingly positive user reviews and have automatic sheet feeders for scanning plus duplexing, all for the same street price as this printer.
That pretty much speaks to itself on my opinion of this printer.
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