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Hey Computer Geeks! What do you think about ...

RinaRina — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:59:30 GMT

The TSV on HSN today? HP Officejet Wireless #088-516 =$129.95.

This morning I was printing a 50 page doc and when I went to remove it from the printer -- NADA!! One page printed. The other pages? ... Don't know what happened ... Maybe I needed ink. But I just bought ink! And this one has some program called "instant ink". Plus four E-Z pays of $33. I can afford that.

Looks good to me!

???

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Nuttmeg — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 14:24:21 GMT

You may need ink, or paper. The print job maybe stuck in your computer. You should check the taskbar. You may see a print icon. See if you delete the print job from the queue. Try printing again.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02239404&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en

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Nuttmeg — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 14:52:31 GMT

Your computer may need cleaning of junk files. I like free CCleaner. I uncheck the cookies.

I also use System Ninja

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KJPA — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:26:55 GMT

Or your ink just dried up We had that problem all the time because we didn't' print often. We could put in a new set of ink cartridges, print a couple of pages, then when we needed the printer again a couple of months later it would be low or out of ink. We finally just got rid of all printers and when we need something we print it at work and pay per copy. It's not ideal but until we find a printer that doesn't let those expensive cartridges dry out all the time we aren't investing in another one.

Does anyone know of options?

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RinaRina — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 18:44:49 GMT

On 8/8/2014 KJPA said:
Or your ink just dried up We had that problem all the time because we didn't' print often. We could put in a new set of ink cartridges, print a couple of pages, then when we needed the printer again a couple of months later it would be low or out of ink. We finally just got rid of all printers and when we need something we print it at work and pay per copy. It's not ideal but until we find a printer that doesn't let those expensive cartridges dry out all the time we aren't investing in another one.

Does anyone know of options?

Hmmmm ... that IS interesting because I don't print frequently either. In fact, that 50 pg. doc I mentioned ??? they were emails and the 2nd pages on all of them were actually blank. So, I was really printing 25 one-paged emails. Something I rarely do.

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RinaRina — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 18:45:52 GMT

On 8/8/2014 rina33 said:
On 8/8/2014 KJPA said:
Or your ink just dried up We had that problem all the time because we didn't' print often. We could put in a new set of ink cartridges, print a couple of pages, then when we needed the printer again a couple of months later it would be low or out of ink. We finally just got rid of all printers and when we need something we print it at work and pay per copy. It's not ideal but until we find a printer that doesn't let those expensive cartridges dry out all the time we aren't investing in another one.

Does anyone know of options?

Hmmmm ... that IS interesting because I don't print frequently either. In fact, that 50 pg. doc I mentioned ??? they were emails and the 2nd pages on all of them were actually blank. So, I was really printing 25 one-paged emails. Something I rarely do.

I didn't know ... if you don't print frequently, the ink dries up.

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glb613 — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:16:49 GMT

I don't print a lot and my ink doesn't dry up. Do you leave your printer on?

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Meeras — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:44:46 GMT

i guess its your ink problem.

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Mz iMac — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 20:46:21 GMT

Call HP tech support.

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KJPA — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 21:37:27 GMT

Yes, we leave the printer on but it goes into sleep mode. I don't think that should dry it out. We've had other printers that seemed to be the same way so we figured they are all like that. Hubby is an IT guy although hardware isn't his thing. His buddy at work just says to either get a new one or get an old laser printer that doesn't use ink.

Maybe printers have improved in the last 8 years or so

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Buck-i-Nana — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 21:43:39 GMT

I don't have the model they are selling today, but I do have an HP all-in-one printer I bought last year and it works very well.

I would check prices quickly locally though before buying. You can reuse your current printer cable, so that's not a big deal that the cable comes with this printer. The extra software is not anything to get excited about either.

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glb613 — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:15:47 GMT

On 8/8/2014 KJPA said:
Yes, we leave the printer on but it goes into sleep mode. I don't think that should dry it out. We've had other printers that seemed to be the same way so we figured they are all like that. Hubby is an IT guy although hardware isn't his thing. His buddy at work just says to either get a new one or get an old laser printer that doesn't use ink.

Maybe printers have improved in the last 8 years or so

Yes, it will dry out the ink. Turn it off when not in use.

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r3kids — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:50:28 GMT

I was looking at the HP 8600 for $110, is the extra $20 worth getting the 8615 from HSN?

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hckynut — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:55:13 GMT

It takes a very, very long time for ink to "dry up" so it will not longer flow in a printer. I ran into this problem with my mother-in-law. I told her over and over again to print something using color at least once a month, if not more often.

She waited so long in ruined the ink carriage that holds the individual ink tanks and it was cheaper for me just to buy her a new printer. I got her one, prints only, that has 4 individual ink tanks. It is a Canon but I do not remember the model number. She has had this for over a year now and it has worked flawlessly for her during that time.

She was fortunate that I decided to shell out for a new printer for her, but I made her promise to print something, with all colors used, at least monthly. She does and no problems.

As far as this new TSV on HSN? This is a 2014 model and it does use "ink tanks of 4 colors". The older model, that did the same thing and was a Pro Series, used the 2 cartridge ink system. How their "never run out of ink program works" I cannot tell you.

I know with all my Canon ink tank printers once the original tanks run out I buy generic ink tanks for them. For the all in one I am now using, it has 5 color tanks, I bought a set of 10 tanks which is enough to replace them all twice. Price? To my door was a few cents over $34. I know this will last me way more than a year. During hockey season I print much more often but very little of what I print is for photo's or other things that need top rated color printing.