HP PSC 1315 All-in-One Printer

I plugged it in and it loaded itself!!! All I had to do was click the print button and it started printing.

If you want a printer that is Minimal Setup or are looking for a printer for someone who HATES setting up printers and stuff, then this is the Perfect Printer.

Also, it has the Scanner/Copier that is like Icing on the cake. ;)

We purchased this printer from an electronics store a couple of years ago, when we realized the OS on our computer was not compatible, we just used it for copying, which was ok and it served its purpose. Now that we have upgraded our computer, the scanner works to put pictures in but when I replaced the ink cartridges, it won't print anything except a few yellow dashes or it gives an error. We spent over $100 on this a few years back and now we will have to replace it since it won't print a darn thing. Hopefully the scanner will continue to work and we will only need to buy a printer that JUST prints. I would recommend shopping around and don't be dazzled by the fact that it prints, scans, copies, etc.

Jeez! After wading through the mess of 1 and 2 star reviews on this thing, I must have gotten REALLY lucky with the one I got! I've had mine for over three years now, and it still works great. Maybe it's the light use mine sees or something. It's mainly used for scanning documents and pictures, but I print with it once every couple of weeks and it has been working great! The only real gripe I have with it is the thing drinks ink like a fish does water. I'm sure I've spent well over 5 times the original cost of the thing on ink. I can't really fault that, as it seems to be about par for the course with every other printer in the same price range as this was. I've been shuffling my picture printing duties between this and a Canon ip4200 and I've had good luck with both despite the influx of negative reviews on both of them. I should probably add that I shoot some compressed air in mine every month or so to keep it a little less dusty. Perhaps that alone is the stroke of luck I seem to have with these things...

I got this printer 2 months ago, and I have to reload the software every week and a half because it quits working properly. It was dirt cheap, but I guess you get what you pay for. HP wasn't much help either. Never again!

Its so bad that a friend gave it to me for nothing (mainly because he couldn't get it to work correctly), and now I'm in the market for a new printer.

Mere words fail to describe how frustrating it is to work with this printer. I've worked with computers and peripherals for the past 15 years, and I've never owned one this horrible.

It never prints correctly the first time a piece of paper is placed in the tray and the Print button is clicked. It ALWAYS jams first. Then you have to wait until it goes through the process of resetting itself. This repeatedly cleans the printer cartridge heads, significantly reducing the amount of ink in them.

Then there are the delightful times when it simply won't respond when the Print button is clicked. Nothing. No response. Nada. I won't even mention the more-then-frequent paper jams, as it would get my pressure up too high.

This is by far the worst printer I have ever endured. No matter how much you pay for it, its not worth it.

EDIT: After further consideration (and more frustration), this printer has gone from the worst printer I've ever encountered to the worst piece of machinery I've had the misfortune to work with. It simply does not do what we depend on any piece of machinery to do -- work.

Given the divided character of the reviews, I can only come to the conclusion that there was some horrible breakdown in HP's quality control when producing a substantial number of these printers. Either many of them were produced in different locations or there was just one horrific product run. HP just neglected to inform its customers that most 1315s are permanently defective. I'm going to throw this one out before I snap and smash it with a hammer.