How good are the 3 in 1 printer, copier, and fax machines???

Question

I am wanting to get the HP 3 in 1 but was told they do not work well with the pc's and u have to do something else to get the the fax to work. Is this true and what do I have to do to make the fax work. I have DSL .

Answer 1

Stick with the HP Lasers that are all in one and your problems won't be there. Go with somethhing like the HP 3030 or 3015. The problem with the Lexmark, Epson and low line HP Inkjet all in ones has to do with the drivers competeing with other software loaded on your computer. The Brothers drivers don't compete but the consumable cost will knock your head off. You'll also need a very high quality paper in order to get the drum to last anywhere near what they say. The drums are designed poorly in the Brothers and collect the paperdust coming through the machine until they prematurely fail. The drums aren't cheap either. Over $100.00 and the toner cartridges are separate.

Answer 2

I have an HP 3 in one. Like any fax it's a pain to receive faxes if you only have one phone line, but otherwise there's nothing special about it. I really don't use the fax, though, just the scanner/copier functions.

The software is indeed bloated, and before I got mine I read about a lot of people having problems installing it, but I had no problem. Mine is 1-2 years old and it's already starting to make a weird noise on scans, but it works fine. Of course HP inks are expensive. They have "double size" ink cartridges that last pretty long--make sure you know what kind you're buying.

I got mine at Costco in anticipation of any problems, because of their easy return policies, but like I said I had no problems with it.

Answer 3

It works fine, I have one (an HP). You need a phone line for the fax, of course, but you can share with your regular phone.

Before you buy a printer, look at the prices of the cartridges. Printers are cheap, but you pay through the nose for cartridges that can hold 8 drops of ink.

Answer 4

Just bought a Brother printer, copier and scanner. It works superfine. Didn't pay an arm and leg either.

Answer 5

not true ..works fine u just have to install carefuly all software and drivers provided with ur hp. and a 3 in 1 its a good joice. .depending on the cost of ur 3 in one.

Answer 6

the mechanical and chemical technology underlying the 3 three is basically the same.

they all work like a xerox copier.

it just takes different software drivers to make the electronics
drive the mechanical parts. you basically need to have the right
software for each part.