Good Printer for the Price!
582283
Good Printer for the Price.
It took me about 6 hours to put it together but about another 10 hours to calibrate it. Once i realized that the bed had a dip in the middle (after buying a proximity sensor and modifying new firmware to make it work) I was able to calibrate it by removing the proximity sensor and enabling mesh leveling in the firmware. Before I had modified the firmware I had emailed HICTOP on Thursday to get a copy of the original firmware in case I messed it up, on Saturday I had not received an email so I went ahead and did the firmware anyway. I did receive an email monday morning with the firmware, but have not installed it.
I have one linear bearing that is making a slight grinding noise even after lubricating, but the bed still seems to move ok.
The stepper motors and driver chips get pretty hot even after only a small print, so I will look into the current adjustment and/or add heatsinks. They may be designed to get hot and be ok.
Putting glass on the bed will help with leveling if you are not comfortable messing with firmware, so don't let that stop you from buying this printer, it is definitely worth the price!
1398751
We've had this printer for several months now and have been very happy with the quality. It prints clear and fast. I use the scanner/copier all the time and I love that it has the slot at the top where I can send multiple pages through easily. Very happy with this printer for the price.
4456313
I am really happy with this printer.

It could accept larger paper (11x17) to make me happier, but for the price!
4403404
So far so good. I don't print a lot, but I have to say this prints very nice photos and though not a super fast fine printer, when you set it to fine printing (for a photo) it does do a good job. Simple to use, works wireless well no matter where I am in the house. I had to warn my husband that if the printer suddenly starts printing for no apparent reason, it's just me in the other room, LOL!

I really like that this is a reasonable price, has a document feeder AND a pull out paper tray and I can print from my iPhone too!
426443
This printer was easy to set up and works with both my laptops. One is loaded with Vista and the other with XP. Fax is not mentioned, but I have been able to send a fax using the Magic Jack voip and a $25.00 USB fax modem.
I admit I am a confirmed Lexmark customer, but so far all my Lexmark printers work well and I have three.
For an inexpensive printer I have no complaints. As mentioned in previous reviews, two sided printing takes a little effort. But for an inexpensive printer, I will make the necessary effort.
As with others, I like the ink cartridge return feature. This printer sits in my living room and does not take up a lot of space and is not an eye sore.
I have used the scanner and it seems to work OK, but as mentioned is not super fast.
3651635
We've had this printer for about 3 months now and it has worked very well. Lots of features on this one, but my favorites are wi-fi access, two big paper trays, two-sided printing and individual ink cartridges for black and each of the three primary colors. All of the ink jet printers I've had in the past have had a single cartridge for the color so I'm sure I've thrown away a lot of perfectly good ink just because one color ran out. While I'm not so sure the cartridges last all that long, at least I can replace only the ones that are running low. Also, the wi-fi is wonderful! We've had a wi-fi router for some time now which was a huge improvement over the wired connections, but including the printer completes the package. Just plug it in, set up the connection and you're ready to print from anywhere.

The scanner was tried once for a copy which worked well too. Haven't tried the USB or SD card slots yet but they are nice to have. This printer even has an auto feeder for the scanner though I haven't need it yet either.

Overall, for the price, it's hard to beat assuming it lasts for a good while. Will update this review if any problems occur.
1131048
What a great printer - the print quality is very good and the speed is amazing.  This has so many useful features for the price!  It has been in use for over a month with NO problems at all and was very easy to set-up and link wirelessly to three computers in the house.  Highly recommended!
4206194
Good printer for the price.  Make sure you have the right cable if you need to do wired setup - USB A-male to B-male
2563578
So far, so good... nice and smooth printing... no hiccups or errors in performance...

Wireless transmission from printer to my computer could be better, but I will update when I investigate the process further... if I find it remains difficult to perform, I'll downgrade to 4 stars... overall a great printer!
277364
Very happy with this printer. Solid , quiet , smooth running compared to my last printer ( which was a really good one , but was louder when printing) All in all this printer is good quality for the price.
1228804
Overall this printer is pretty good for its price tag! The acrylic frame makes it not so solid which can affect the print quality (I had to reinforce it with glue to avoid movements).
3688969
This printer does a lot and it does it pretty well.  The last time I bought a printer, printers that could perform more functions (i.e. scan, copy, fax) didn't do anything well, so I just got a good printer.  The only reason I haven't given it five stars is that I haven't printed pictures yet.  I copied a picture and the quality wasn't great but I didn't use photo paper or anything.  I will probably continue to send my pictures out to get prints.  But after I try printing a picture on this copier, on good quality photo paper, I may revise my review. It's a good printer, copier, scanner and fax for the money.  (It cost less than half of what my last printer did and all it did was copy.)
321743
This printer was very quick and easy to set up.  Wireless connectivity was good as I was able to easily print from my computer and phone.  The scan function was also pretty good and fast.  Print speed is only average though for the price you are paying, it's decent.  The only issue I encountered was my first copy.  It took a while to understand how to make 2-sided copies, and my first copy wasn't a perfect duplicate as it stretched it a bit.  I'm not certain what the issue was with the copy, but it hasn't re-occurred since.  Overall it is a good printer and you get a lot for the price.
1651728
Nice printer, easy to set up and use - inexpensive and works as good as the one my sister paid twice as much for!!
2274644
I bought this to replace an HP Photosmart Plus B209, an unmitigated piece of junk.  What a difference!  This printer is fantastic for the price.  Big cartridges at a reasonable price, and unlike HP, you can buy refills that show you how much ink you have left.  Good quality print.  Copy, scan, and fax.  Easy to set up.  Can't find anything to complain about.  Obviously, I highly recommend it!
9129
One of the reliable low cost printer for home. However, if you have a slightly higher budget, get the following:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AVWKUJS?ie=UTF8&camp=213733&creative=393185&creativeASIN=B00AVWKUJS&linkCode=shr&tag=swiclu-20&linkId=M3PHTNRZA74UW5PN&refRID=14WRA2RPABTBJ41BADP1

I bought that for my small office.

Cheers!
2975642
So far so good, prints fast, wireless is super easy to set up (virtually no set up at all) Its a pretty large printer but for the price and quality of printing it's worth it.