HP Deskjet 890C Review

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HP Deskjet 890C
2.3 stars
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Rick.'s Review of HP Deskjet 890C Inkjet Printer

19th Feb 2002

Overall Rating

1 stars
  • Value for money
    0.5 stars
  • Quality
    2 stars
  • Print Quality
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Good quality -- when it works right


Bad Points

Expensive cartridges


General Comments

Well, after 4 years our HP Deskjet 890c inkjet printer has got to go. After the past year and a half of mis-loading, unusual error messages, and the sort, it now loses 2-way communication after printing. Only rebooting brings it back -- but for just one print job! At $399 new ('98), it was not a best-buy. Now I buy "throw away" cheapies!

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Members' Comments onRick.'s Review

  • Moxie. on 29th Sep 2002

    I totally agree with this review. I have been experiencing the very same problems.
    I need a more reliable print. I kept thinking I was doing something wrong. But it looks like something is failing in the equipment.

  • alphabeta on 15th Nov 2003

    After a power surge, and yes we had a surge protector, the two way communication stopped working. Apparently their IO 1284 Interface is a weak design. I guess the QA folks did a lousy job qualifying the IO for ESD and EMI robustness. HP "high price" no equals high quality!