HP Photosmart C4280 All-in-One Printer/Scanner/Copier (CC210A#ABA)

Well I was actually thinking about purchasing one of these again because of the photo print quality but after reading the reviews I recall the frustration I had with the original unit. I originally bought one from a Circuit City and installed it as instructed (which btw took forever for the software to load). After the software was loaded I think I maybe did one print job and then disconnected my laptop for travel. Upon reconnecting my laptop it was as if I never installed the software to begin with. It kept asking me to "finish the installation process". This occured each and everytime I disconnected my laptop. Plus, I think this unit requires alot of memory from your computer so if you don't have the necessary memory, as I did not (cheap laptop), then you diffinetely want to consider something else. Regardless, if HP has not fixed the software problem then you will continually run into the problem noted above; otherwise, it printed great photos... when it worked. I subsequently took the printer back to C.C. for a full refund.

I've had several HP printers in the past, and have been very satisfied with all of them.
One minor problem I encountered with installation: the computer could not locate the printer with the installation disc that came with the printer. It's an easy enough fix, just go to HP's website and download their current, updated version of the software disc.
Overall, an awesome printer, very fast, and works at the push of a button. I will continue to buy HP printers, because they continue to perform.

I bought this printer at Best Buy assured by the salesperson that it would be a good printer for my needs (casual printing, and photo printing). Little did I know, IT'S NOT. Beware, it took me 4 hours to install this printer on my network. This should've taken me 45 minutes tops! The main reason being that the installation CD that came WITH the printer, did not have the drivers for this printer (it had it for some other HP printer). My other 2 options were to call HP for the CORRECT cd, or download it for free online. I did the latter, which took ages because the files were huge! Then, this morning it took me an hour to print a 40 page document because this printer kept getting jammed, then I had to feed the paper manually! So all in all, I've spent 5 hours trying to maneuver this printer, and I bought it for the sole reason of convenience (aka spend little time on this thing and move on). I am very disappointed, and plan of returning it ASAP.

This printer has had problems from the first day we bought it. The scanner has never worked, and we constantly get an error alerting us that the "printer cartridge is missing". Constantly.
It takes forever to start and the printer cartridges are very small. (This is why they are cheaper than the others. Don't be fooled.) Also, we very often receive alerts stating that "updates are available", which is HP trying to sell us ink.

I left HP years ago back when their customer service became horrid. And I wasn't the only one that left -- HP's profits went through the floor, they fired the CEO etc. I then went to epson and ended up being part of a class action lawsuit. So now I'm back with HP once more and I feel it is safe to say this is the worst printer experience I've ever endured. The 4280 drivers for mac are horrid -- even with the 10.5.2 update and patch. Spent an entire day with HP tech help trying to get the drivers installed correctly and when i did get them installed the print options menu was incomplete -- I spent another day dealing with HP on the phone -- it's as if I don't have better things to do with my valuable time. Agree with others here that the software doesn't communicate with the printer, it seems to just cue the printer -- I'm endlessly restarting. AND INK!!!-- I tried to make five (5) invitations with color -- that job emptied a fresh $20 color cartridge -- basically I could have taken my file to kinko's and had the invites printed cheaper. Avoid this printer like it's the plague!!!!!