Deskjet Review

I’ve just bought a new HP deskjet printer but there’s no USB cable with it. Would you expect a USB cable to be supplied with your new printer? It’s too late to bring it back to the shop so I’ll have to wait until the morning.
Hey Jeebus, I’ve just bought a brand new printer. The least they can do is give me a USB cable to go with it!

i also purchased a new HP deskjet and the sales person said the USB cable was extra, my blood pressure was going up and i replied " would you buy a car with only 3 wheels" no he said. got the cable 🙂

Where ( which local retailer) can I find a REASONABLY priced black ink cartridge (#45 – black) for my HP Deskjet printer?
I find it ridiculous to have to pay over $30.00 for a small 42 ml cartridge of black ink. I browse a few local electronics retailers (Best Buy / Circuit City / Radio Shack) and office supply stores (Office Depot / Office Max) to find no prices anywhere near reasonable.
Thanks for all suggestions.

SOME walgreens will refill them for you. Its $10 for black and $15 for color.

I bought a NCR Universal Black inkjet refill kit and I need some simple instructions on how to do that as I’m clueless and it’s my first time. I have a HP Deskjet printer and my HP cartridge is 21.

How-to refill your ink cartridge

The following is included in a typical Printer Cartridge Refill Kit : ink bottles, syringes and detailed instructions. Some kits include an air balance clip for balancing the air inside the cartridge to ensure proper ink flow. Some kits also include hand-drill tool to make a hole in the top of your empty cartridge.
Refilling Process

1. To start the refilling process, fill the syringe with one of the ink colors over the sink or several sheets of scrap paper to prevent any mess. Different printers hold different amounts of ink. In most Epson printers, the black cartridge holds approximately 17 ml and the color cartridges hold approximately 8 ml. See the instructions with your refill kit to see how much ink your cartridges can hold.

2. Before inserting the needle, make a small hole in the top of the cartridge (one for each color chamber). The hole is at the top of the cartridge near the label. Simply push the needle through the hole and press to the bottom of the cartridge towards the outlet hole. It’s important to fill the cartridge slowly so as to avoid the ink from foaming and introducing air in the chamber.

3. You do not need to seal the refill holes since there are already breather holes on the top of the <b> Printer Cartridge </b>.

4. Any unused ink can be put back in the bottle. You should clean the syringe with water and dry it properly to do the same process for the other cartridges or for future use. You can also label each syringe for the different colors so that each syringe is only used with one color. Even you can Buy Printer Cartridges at discount anywhere in united states

5. Once you place the cartridge back in the printer, run the cleaning cycle 1 to 3 times. If there are any gaps in the printing, run the cleaning cycle again.

Don’t Forget

There are a few things to remember when refilling your cartridge. It should be refilled before the cartridge is completely empty to avoid the chamber from drying out and clogging. Also, it is a good idea to let the printer cartridge sit for a few hours (or overnight) so that the pressure in the cartridge will stabilize.

Some printers, like newer Epson models, have a green chip on their ink cartridges which is visible by looking at your cartridge. They are often referred to as "Intellidge" cartridges. The chip keeps track of how often the cartridge is used and lets the computer know when the cartridge may be low or empty. As long as you reset the chip, refilling the cartridge with ink from a refill kit will not be a problem. A resetting tool can be used to reset the memory on the chip. This allows the printer to recognize the cartridge as being full which makes printing with a refilled cartridge possible.

I have a HP Deskjet printer, and the lights just keep blinking. It will not do anything else. Anyone know how I can fix this?

Couple things… Take all of the paper out of the feeder. Then, open up the printer and make sure there isn’t a paper jam anywhere. Make sure there’s no crumpled up piece of paper or anything getting in the way. If there doesn’t appear to be anything stuck, close the printer back up, and turn it off. After a few seconds, turn the printer back on. Effectively, you’ve reset the printer. You know that there is no paper jam or anything that appears to be wrong with the printer. There’s no paper in the printer, so it can’t be a sensor issue or something, etc.. Load the paper back into the feeder, and see if it will print now.

If resetting the printer doesn’t work, now that we’ve established that there can’t be anything else wrong with it, there’s a good chance that it’s a hardware issue, or something’s actually wrong with the printer.

If it’s just a cheap desktop printer, that’s not even surprising. Nowadays, those desktop printers are so cheap, (often times you get them for free after a mail-in rebate or something ridiculous) that I’d recommend just getting a new one as opposed to having someone look at the printer and try to fix it.

Good luck.

i have an hp deskjet printer 3550 and i’m trying to download it’s driver from hp.com but the installation process stops at an error message 1158 what can i do ?

I have had personal experience with HP support – which was very good.

First, write down your model number, serial number, anything you have to identify yourself as a valid user, then

Go here
http://www.hp.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html

I’ve just purchased an hp deskjet printer 3050 and i wanna install it at windows server 2003, i searched over the net but in vain, its makes me tired, please any help ?

Try http://www.driverguide.com

when Deskjet printer compare with laser printer – black & white print out very poor. if any one have ideas & tips Plz tell me….

If you have a HP deskjet then I am suprised that the B&W output is very poor.
The text quality of HPs in normally very good – much better than Canon or Epson for example.
Maybe you have the print setting on "draft" instead of "normal".
"Draft" uses only half the ink and prints very quickly/roughly – just for a draft copy – not for final output copy.

Another possiblilty is that you are using very soft/cheap paper. If the paper is too low quality then the ink soaks in too much – creating a blurred effect. Get some proper inkjet paper – it need not cost very much more than standard copier paper.

I’ve got an HP Deskjet printer that gets a lot of use. While most of what I print is standard black text, I also like to print photos in colour rather than pay to get them developed. So should I buy the more expensive OEM product or save money with a compatible cartridge?

I always use the printers recommended inks that are genuine no risk of damaging the printer then

I need to know what kind of business cards work best for a HP Deskjet printer. Does it matter if the cards are glossy or matte? Also, if I choose to do glossy cards, should I use a laserjet type printer?

Use inkjet printable business cards and it does not matter which type as long as they are designed for use in INKJET printers.

I have a HP Deskjet Printer 3920. But the power button light is blinking. Even i have installed a new black cartridge. When i remove the black cartridge the light blinking is stopped. So what is the problem.

you need to remove the cello tape from the cartridge head