HP Psc 1510 All-in-one Printer

This is my second - and last - HP printer. DO NOT BUY THIS PRINTER. All of the other reviews mentioning paper feed issues are entirely true. You should also Google the phrase flashing lights PSC1510 if you want to read about another common problem. HP claims to have several fixes for these issues, but they always come down to bring your printer to an HP repair facility. Another review said it perfectly: HP has decided to put its efforts into selling ink cartridges rather than quality printers. HP used to be a mark of quality in my family; now its just another cheap, unreliable manufacturer. I have to imagine that the offices at HP use Brother or Kodak printers if they want to get any work done.

Listed and advertised as new, but was marred and the ink cartridge area was splashed with ink. Clearly not as promoted. Received an e-mail from seller for a $ 30.00 refund as she realized it was NOT new. Seller agreed to accept return, refund the cost plus pay for shipping. It was shipped April 14, and I have not yet received refund. This certainly soured my experience with shopping online! Sincerely, Caroline M.Klebenow

I seriously hate this printer more than Ive ever hated any terrible product. It does not feed, constantly says its out of paper when its not, misfeeds, jams, loses communication, etc. I use this at work, and its new and I really just need it for light stuff, but when I ask it to print something, I need it printed, and I have about a 7% chance of getting it on the first try. The amount of time I spend hitting the cancel button would save me so much time its ridiculous. Do Not Buy This Awful Printer!

I spent more than a week trying to get the HP PSC 1510 installed on my Win98SE system without success. My computer is a P3-866 with 128MB RAM, which does meet the system requirements. I made many attempts at installing the software and uninstalling, re-installing, etc. The install of the software always appeared to go OK and the All-in-One was detected by Windows and several drivers were loaded. However, after everything was done and Windows was restarted the 1510 was not listed as an available printer when either printing a document or under Settings / Control Pannel / Printers. HP email tech support tried to help and even wrote back once asking if earlier tips they had given had worked. But I eventually just got fed up and decided to return the PSC 1510 to Amazon. At least the return to Amazon was quick and without hassle. UPS even came direct to my door to pick up the package at no charge. I was pleased with the results of the test scans I made. The no-PC color copying was also quick and of good quality. However, since I could not print, I decided to give this printer one star. I will now be trying a Lexmark, probably a X6150. From the specs at least, the X6150 sounds to be more system friendly, requiring only a P200 and 64 MB RAM for Windows 98. ----- UPDATE: 12/10/05: After returning the HP and getting the Lexmark I found I still had the same installation problems. Only after doing a fresh install of Windows, rather than an upgrade, was I able to install the Lexmark printer. It is likely that doing the same fresh install would have allowed me to install this HP printer. It would be nice if the install programs for these printers told you exactly what was wrong or would even offer to fix the problem, instead of forcing you to reinstall your OS. I am happier with the Lexmark (X6150) though. The scans I was able to make on the HP (never could print) do not look as good as scans of same material made on the Lexmark at the same dpi setting. The HP-1510 was faster though at doing no-PC copying, even at the higher quality settings. Scan speed is about the same, the best I can reemember.

I wish Id had the chance to read these reviews before purchasing this printer... The first printer I purchased jammed right away, and evidently I messed up something when I cleared the jam because it squeaked incredibly after that. I almost immediately started running into issues with the paper jamming every time/paper not pulling through or, if I got lucky, pulling several pages through at once so the type ended up misaligned. I saw another one at a garage sale and thought I could start fresh. Even though it was in great, like new condition, it started having jamming issues shortly after I started using it as well. About the only way to coax the paper on through was to lift up the front edge of the paper as the printer tried to pull it in and give it slight pressure to help the printer grab the paper. For mutiple page documents or several copies, babysitting the printer like this is a tedious and insane. I really have better things to do with my time. I hate to stop using it since I have several ink cartridges to use up (which, by the way, do get used up fairly quickly). But Im not looking forward to printing 100 Christmas letters and standing by the printer all day to babysit. I used to believe that HP was the gold standard when it came to printers. Now they must be more concerned with quantity vs. quality. I give it 2 stars only because when it does print, the quality is nice.

Remember that scene in Office Space where they pound the printer with the baseball bat? This printer fits the bill. It prints out a test page every time you turn it on, until you scan the print out. Ive used it to print 5 pages tops, and the paper loader is already busted. Its a terrible design as the paper is fed and dispenses from the same location. HP should be ashamed!!! I will never buy HP anything again, terrible, terrible, terrible!!!

I know, I know, I shouldnt expect much from a printer that was free after a rebate. But seriously, HALF AN HOUR to print a total of 10 pages because the stupid auto feeder wasnt working and couldnt detect the paper? Or it would grab the entire stack at once and jam the printer. I fanned out the papers, manually fed them in one by one, reset the printer numerous times, changed the amount of paper in the feeder, and NOTHING works!!! This is awful. I was screaming in frustration (literally). Soooooo tempted to throw the damn printer out the window, but didnt want the city to sue me for defacing the sidewalk. Actually, this printer makes me wish that Hewlett-Packard would go out of business for even daring to put such a crappy product on the market. Avoid at all costs!

Yup, after our first cartridge change (I bought genuine HP cartridge), it would insist on printing a test page every time it is powered on. Also numerous feed problems. I bought this because of the HP name. Did a little research on the internet and lots of people have this problem, HP just doesnt give a sh@#t. No software or firmware fix, nothing. They got their money and the consumer is stuck. Worst of all the problem appears only after a while so by that time you cant return it. Never again, HP, never again.

This printer was an excellent buy. I was replacing an older HP printer so I had the Power supply and cord. I did not need the manual. The price reflected not having the power cord or manual. Very Happy with purchase.

how can it call itself a scanner?!!! **£%*&@! the amount of grain it produce when scanning a photo / print is unbelievable! any entry level scanner produce 10 years ago would do a better job.