HP 2800 Business Inkjet Printer, 4 Color 8.5x14", USB 2.0 & IEEE 1284 Parallel Interfaces.

2008-09-01T20:00:00

If you want to print pictures, buy another printer. I spent a week with support before I found out it just doesn't print skin tones worth a [expitive deleted] (all too pink). If you do photos, try a PhotoSmart printer. This is NOT a suitable replacement for the cp1700.

ex3031

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2008-06-15T20:00:00

Excellant print quality and speed. Not letterhead friendly, will accept one or two sheets, then either it will jam in the back or spit out several sheets at one time before printing the next letterhead. Also not label friendly, labels come out crooked every time and doesn't line up within the label block. Uses alot of ink.

SueB318

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2008-06-04T20:00:00

In 1999 I purchased my first ink-jet color printer for my home office. It was a 2500cm Hewlett packard Business Ink-Jet with 4 paper trays. It only printed oneside so you would have to flip the paper and make adjustments before printing the second side to register (back up perfectly). I had a Mac G3 and tons of other stuff which, unfortunately, I lost in a fire in 2003. However, for the 4 years I had it, I never had a problem...it cost over $2000 new. In 2005 I replaced all my losses. I purchased a 2800 Bus. Ink-Jet and was impressed with changes that made paper feeding and handling much better, aiding in registration. My new printer has three feeds: toptray, bottomtray and rear feed which acomodate any job - all the same features minus one paper tray for much less than 1/2 the price of my 2500cm. Unfortunately, after 2 years use without a problem I had a major paper jam which after I cleared would not clear on the printer, it continued to report a jam. At this point and after all else, I decided to replace ithe printer with another one just like it because it really is an excellent product. Hewlett Packard offered me an exchange and I got it in less than 20hrs.I jjust put in the same inkheads and cartridges from my old one and connected it to the same power and usb cables. I clicked on Printer Setup Utility, deleted my 2800 and made 2800-1, which also showed up, my default printer...and BAM! In less than 5 minutes from the time of arrival my new printer is up and running! I know if I hadn't been able to manage it, Hewlett Packard's excellent help & support staff would have solved my issues. I have a HP 5.1mp Photosmart digital camera, as well. It's like anything else, you take care of it, it takes care of you. It's a high tech sensitive piece of equipment...just be gentle. I don't own a duplex so I don't know how well they register on 2 sided copies. If it's not that great then I'm sure it's something that will improve in time. Otherwise, for a substantial diference in cost get the single sided printer and waste a couple of copies to adjust and set your 2nd side, it's what I do to get all my 2 sided prints (which are many) to register - on the money, just 2 passes through the printer instead of one. If it wasn't all that, I wouldn't have replaced it with another one just like the other one.

DrRamundoAntonioDaneko

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2007-04-04T20:00:00

I am compareing the 2800 to a 2600. I'v used a 2600 for two years it could hold and print letter size and 11x17 paper.The 2800 does not hold two differant size papers unless you order a tray2 at a additional cost. After setting up the 2800 for my use we foundout that it could not printout my design drawings with out downloading a driver for the 2600. I feel that I am now printig with a 2600 in a 2800 box.On the plus side the control panel of the 2800 is much easier to use.The visable paper volume indicator is a great improvement and the whole unit takes up less space on my desk. I think that the kinks can be worked out with hp tech support but as you know time is money and I'v spent way to many hours and days trying to get right

pepper

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2006-10-23T20:00:00

Well... I love the print quality. The print quality of a 19x13 is out of this world! I was just amazed at how sharp all the pictures were. I only have two problems with the printer. I have the duplexer, which I love, but the page comes out slightly crooked. You don't notice it unless there is a line or border on the page. The other problem is, Everything that comes out of the duplexer is lower on the page than if I don't use it. So all images and documents need to be brought up higher so it centers correctly when it prints. I would only recommend this printer to a friend if the duplexer problem was fixed.

Cindy

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2006-10-23T20:00:00

this printer prints on paper that is 13 x 19 inches. the prints that are exactly 1/2 scale. that is 1/4 inch to the foot prints print out at 1/8. very clear and legible. i save a fortune by not printing large prints. the paper is an issue and i have to have it cut from a supplier and it still is cheaper than any paper i have seen elsewhere. the printer will print smaller paper though like 11 x 17 but the prints will not be in any scale you can use. i also use this printer to print photo quality prints and it works perfectly.

marvey

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2006-10-22T20:00:00

the 2800 has some great features, but don't let those features throw you or make you overconfident. While it has speed, it will also waste paper. And, while it is a better printer, it has some major flaws. It gets jammed often, and because it is working so fast, one may have a real mess on his/her hands just about as quickly. It is rougher on print heads as well. The balance may be speed, but if you want to get the job done correctly, plan on babysitting the machine to keep an eye on quality (Printhead problems), and jamming and blank pieces of paper.

cdeauser

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