| After all the hype, and glowing editorial reviews everywhere, I expected this to be the do-all/ end-all printer. It's a printer - nothing more but a whole lot less. Setting it up is a nightmare as it does not want to recognize Windows XP. When it finally does, it is never going to win any awards for speed. Although not noisy, it does shake quite a bit and produces standard work output very, very slow. I've had Hewlett Packard's before (I started with the DeskJet 340 and up to the 950 series) and was pleased with the color output on previous models: The 1315 just does not give a high end output no matter what photographic paper I put in. Also, the infrared structure which was so highly touted does not work with a Palm Pilot. Even the structure of the unit is questionable. Loading paper into it requires you to physically snap the tray up. There is no release catch so you feel you are going to break it by having to exert so much pressure. The attraction to this printer is the small screen. Believe me, it is a novelty that grows old quickly. If the price were lower, I would recommend this for regular use (not photos) but for the price charged, it just doesn't cut it. |
