HP Deskjet 890C Reviews

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HP Deskjet 890C
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Average Ratings for HP Deskjet 890C

  • Quality2.9 stars
  • Print Quality3.2 stars
  • Value for Money1.6 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings2.1 stars
  • Overall Rating2.3 stars

8 Reviews For HP Deskjet 890C

  • HP yuck!. 2nd Jun 2003

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    Good Points: Image quality is acceptable, but there is a LOT of room for improvement.


    Bad Points: Frequently jams, doesn't cancel properly - wasting ink, paper and time, have to babysit it when printing envelopes, cannot send large print jobs as it will inevitably jam or misload the paper and mess up the entire print job. Smudges from the rollers, poor roller feed.


    General comments: I have worked with HP printers frequently at different job locations. I have not seen one that I have liked yet. There are always problems with jamming, serious cancel print issues, driver conflict issues (usually with other HP products).
    Besides that, the ink is expensive. Color inks doesn't have separate cartridges, so you waste up to 2/3rds of the ink you purchased if you run out of one color.
    I recommend avoiding HP printers completely. Go with a Canon Photo printer.

  • GeorgeC. 4th Jan 2003

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    Great text quality and graphics. Never used for photo printing. Rarely used for full color printing and it has suddenly decided to stop printing from the yellow jet. No it isn't the ink cartridge. The printer is simply not printing that color any longer. Probably will not buy another HP if it konks out this quick.

  • Fred Young. 25th Jun 2002

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    I bought this HP Deskjet 890C printer because of the HP reputation for quality and because they partnered with Kodak on image enhancement. The sample prints looked very good, also.

    I would not buy this model again because of the paper feed problem. It is very annoying. I think there is a design problem with the paper feed roller. I would be more satisfied if the rubber rollers could be replaced by the user.

    I have noticed that some of the HP ink cartridges work better than others with resp ...

  • Rick. 19th Feb 2002

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    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!

  • Hedgepeth. 14th Feb 2002

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    I have owned my HP deskjet 890c inkjet printer for 4 years. Put it into the HP repair shop, Technician has not figured out the problem in 3 weeks. Before the 890C I owned an HP630C-worked well but wanted a better print quailty.
    Made another Mistake

  • DOW. 7th Jan 2002

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I bought thisHP deskjet 890c printer 5 years ago, and it has been very reliable until about 3 months ago. I started getting an error message: "Colour cartridge improperly installed".
    Well, in these 5 years, I certainly have learned how to install colour cartridges! I have tried every reasonable remedy, but it will not print all colours, even with a new
    colour cartridge installed. It only prints in reddish hues.
    Black is fine, except with graphics, when it starts printing reddish hues agai ...

  • SteveM. 22nd Apr 2001

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    This printer worked great when I first got it. However, over time it has become unreliable with respect to feed alignment. Text doesn't always come out square on the page. Also, most recently, it doesn't feed paper all the time. A real bummer after buying a bunch of cartiges on sale. I'm disappointed with HP. I miss my old Series II Laser Jet. Never should have parted with it.

  • Paul Nadin. Rank: Lance Corporal 16th Jan 2000

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    My previous printer was an Epson 600. This printer is much better at text only and is also quiter and faster. The epson was better at reproducing photographs on glossy paper though. I would recommend the Epson Printers for best quality photo work and the HP for all other tasks.