How is this printer at regular text printing?
2067178
Laura: in all fairness I use it primarily for photography, and art reproduction in Canvas. I can only recall doing a test print of various fonts. That looked very good, but I hadn't printed text on it other than that one time.
2067179
Printer works great for text printing but may be a bit much. If all you are doing is text, I would consider a printer that is a little cheaper but, later on if a full color job comes up, this printer would handle it.
2067180
It does an excellent job, but to be honest for text it is extremely slow compared to most all in one printers or those that are designed for office use. Also it will not duplex (print on both sides)
2067181
It's really outstanding if you don't use the wireless feature, and maybe that has improved since I purchased it, but that was problematic when I got it in late 2012. I de-installed this printer and reinstalled it using a USB and the Artisan 1430 is now my wonder machine. Beautiful color photographs, lots of paper options, and yes Laura, it's excellent at regular text printing. I do a lot of brochures with different papers from mat to gloss to heavy weight to just plain old copy paper and it does it all.
2011640
This would be the great printer for such a setting. The print is laser quality and does not blur nor streak.
1225834
My new printer has not printed even one decent photo. They have all been very low quality and I am starting to think my printer is defective in that respect as HP usually does such a good job with photos. Regular printing is very good.
145978
No, this is a VERY basic printer. I constantly have trouble with it jamming, freezing, etc. Don't waste your money.
1708375
Yes - it is just like an old dot matrix printer from way back when. Still going strong, by the way. Just a note of caution - don't print smaller than 10pt. I'm still happy with it.
2193737
This has been a great printer for us. Oldest has had it in college for 3.5 years and prints a ton. Has been trouble free and didn't cost a lot.
1485366
HI. It seams to last a fairly long time, compared to past printers I've owned.
1493238
I agree its a great printer. works with Mac OS 10.9.2 when I am on that network which is primarily windows 7 & 8 machines. I have had no issues printing from either microsoft office or pages/numbers. It is a higher speed / B&W; printer that I think does well on shades of grey images. I also have a Brother 9840 color printer that I have no issues connecting to, scanning or printing to in a wireless configuration as well as a Brother 2270, also wireless. The 6180 has, in my opinion, the best performance/price ratio of the B&W; printers.
133949
it prints very well, its perfect for students schoolar life , but if you want a highest quality for presentations o something else, you need to add(buy) a Bigger RAM memory(it has only 32MB ram).What i did, was buy a 512MB memory and put it myself (really easy, look on youtube. ) Because some times i need higher qualityI rather this one instead of ink printers, too much problem with cleaning cartridges.With toner printer, i can print one page a month, and it keeps working flawless (not with ink printers, always stuck)i hope this helps.Have a great Day!!
819637
I am very happy with this printer. When they refer to subpar for photo and graphics, they are comparing it to ink jet quality especially for photos. For general use and office it is very acceptable. The average person will be quite satisfied.this is not meant for professional graphics use. I recommend you go to a retail store and check out some sample print outs. That's the only way to know for sure. All I can say is that I am quite satisfied.
175488
This printer is actually pretty quiet, especially compared to some of the older models. I don't know what you consider loud, though! There is certainly some noise, but I find it very acceptable. Plus, it's so quick that the noise is only for a short period of time anyway.
2025412
Yes, and it handles everything I've thrown at it. Google Print and Eprint, double side printing - awesome feature I never had on this price printer. 250 pages of 8 12 x 11 and 11 x 17 - paper filling is just about non-existent.
7707
Yes you can print just about anything on it, just like a regular printer. If all you are looking for is a regular printer there are other printers out there you can buy that are cheaper than this one.
1509870
Like any printer it depends on your usage. I've found that 'regular' printing has been very reasonable.High res photo printing on 'best' setting used more than my last printer but the result was worth it.All in all I recommend getting the printer.
184104
Not many ;-) Seriously, it's slower than any "modern" printer I use at a variety of offices I've printed in. However, if you're not in a hurry, it's fine for home use.
1386478
It prints like regular paper, both sides even. I printed OS maps for archaeological purposes with high print settings on both sides of the paper.
2068665
Owned this printer since December and it has performed well. I recommend getting a small butane torch and the temperate control switch for the print head so you can control the temperate for different plastics. The torch is handy if the brass print head ever gets clogged. This printer is great. They have a newer model that you might want to consider.