[Review] HP PSC 1510 All in One|Printer Scanner Copier|

I just picked up the HP PSC 1510 from work and I must say, for 130$ its a pretty good buy. Heres a little official details on it:


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    * FUNCTIONS: Colour printing, colour scanning, colour copying
    * GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS: Scanner Type: Flatbed
    * Paper Tray, standard: 1
    * Paper Tray, maximum: up to 1
    * Input Capacity, standard: Up to 150 sheets
    * Output Capacity, standard: Up to 50 sheets
    * Output Capacity, maximum: Up to 50 sheets
    * Standard envelope capacity: Up to 10
    * Media Type: Paper (plain, inkjet, photo), envelopes, transparencies, labels, cards, HP's premium media, iron-on transfers, borderless media
    * Media Sizes, standard, Letter, legal, executive, cards, A2, panorama
    * Media Sizes, custom: 3 x 5" to 8.5 x 24"
    * Media Weight, recommended: 20 to 24 lbs.
    * Print Cartridges: 3 (1 each black, tri-colour, optional photo)
    * Print Heads: 3 (1 each black, tri-colour, optional photo)
    * Multitasking Capability
    * Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 98, 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP Home, XP Professional; Mac OS 9.1 and higher, OS X v 10.1.5, 10.2.3 and higher, 10.3 and higher
    * PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS: Colour Printing
    * Print Speed, black -- draft mode (pages per minute): Up to 20 ppm
    * Print Speed, black -- normal mode (pages per minute): Up to 7 ppm
    * Print Speed, colour -- draft mode (pages per minute): Up to 18 ppm
    * Print Speed, colour -- normal mode (pages per minute): Up to 5 ppm
    * Print Speed, colour -- best quality mode (pages per minute): Up to 2.4 ppm
    * Recommended Monthly Volume, maximum: Up to 1000 pages
    * Print Quality, black: Up to 1200 rendered dpi black when printing from a computer
    * Print Quality, colour: Up to 4800 x 1200-optimized dpi colour when printing from a computer and 1200-input dpi colour
    * Colour Technologies: HP PhotoREt III (PhotoREt IV with optional photo cartridge) Print Technology: HP Thermal Inkjet
    * Memory, standard: 8 MB
    * Memory, maximum: 8 MB ROM, 32 MB RAM
    * Connectivity, standard
    * Connectivity :1 USB, 1 PictBridge
    * Print Languages, standard
    * Lightweight Imaging Device Interface Language (LIDIL)
    * COPIER SPECIFICATIONS: Copy Speed, black (copies per minute): to 18 cpm
    * Copy Speed, colour: Up to 18 cpm
    * Copy Resolution, black: Up to 600 dpi
    * Copy Resolution, colour: Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi colour copying on HP's premium photo papers and 1200 scan dpi
    * Copy Settings: Stand-alone copying: fit to page, 100% (with software: photo-size choices and reduce/enlarge)
    * Maximum number of copies: Up to 50 copies
    * Reduce / Enlarge Settings: 50 to 400%
    * SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS: Scan Resolution, enhanced: Up to 19200 dpi
    * Scan Resolution, optical
    * Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
    * Maximum Scan Size: 8.5 x 11.7"
    * Bit Depth: 48-bit
    * Levels of Grayscale: 256
    * Dimensions (W x D x H): 434.4 x 586.7 x 162.6mm (17.1 x 23.1 x 6.4"- paper tray down), 434.4 x 289.6 x 162.6mm (17.1 x 11.4 x 6.4"- paper tray folded up)
    * Weight: 5.1kg (11.2 lbs.)
    * Warranty, standard: One-year limited hardware warranty backed by HP Customer Care, service and support; one-year technical phone support, plus a toll-free number (US and CA only)
    * What's in the Box: HP PSC 1510 All-in-One, HP 92 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (5 ml), HP 93 Tri-colour Inkjet Print Cartridge (5 ml), HP Image Zone Photo & Imaging software on CD-ROM, Setup Booklet, User's Guide, power supply, power cord

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Pros: Fast printing, cheap to replace the ink(20$) Scanner is pretty darn quiet, can scan and print something in about 15 seconds, has the ability to choose between black and colour cartridges for printing, extreamly easy to use, PictBridge function, reletavly small compared to other all in one printers.

Cons: Full install of HP software takes about 10 min, and is about 800mb heavy, no card slots.


Bottom line, for the price and performance its well worth the 130$

I like HP printers, its just the replacement ink that I have trouble with . Whats the price on this model ? 20 .00 dollars seems fair but can't be right .

Its 20.99 for the black ink, and 24.99 for the colour.

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Originally Posted by TheCanuk

Its 20.99 for the black ink, and 24.99 for the colour.

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we have a refill shop around the corner :P €10 per cartridge

i order my print cartridges from amazon, i got my black for like 7 and color for 9 with shipping both together come to 20$

I hate hp, I hate there customer service, and I hope they all burn in hell.