Hewlett Packard OfficeJet d145 InkJet Printer

Pros: Excellent features and physical layout.
Cons: Software has strange quirks and it died after 60 days. Not happy!

I bought this unit, the 250 sheet tray and a 3 year warranty which promised next day replacement if the unit failed. On the positive side, I was highly impressed with this all-in-one, the features and physical layout are excellent and it works well with...

Pros: Good for scanning to Acrobat.
Cons: Software. Cheap build quality.

Overview
I purchased the d145 in late December. I was in the process of starting a new business and I planned to use this for 3 things: 1) Sending faxes (I use Jfax to receive) 2) Copying 3) Scanning to PDF. I have not really used it...

Pros: All in one. Fax,Copy, Printer. What else is there to say
Cons: NONE

This product saved me a lot of money. I had a printer that came with my computer, but under the circumstances it did not print very well. I was going to get a fax machine so that I can work at home and be able to communicate with clients. Now that I have...

Pros: Works with WindowsXP
Cons: Does not and has not worked with Mac OSX 10.3.3 (Panther)

Do not buy this printer if you are running OSX! Ever since I bought an iBook to use with this printer it has been nothing but problems. First off I did the "Switch" from XP to Mac making sure that this printer was compatible with my new iBook. I could not print for 2 months since there was no printer driver for it. When HP finally created a driver it was lame. Print speed was dismally slower than XP, I'd say 10x slower and all of the communication stuff like faxing was messed up. Well it's now 2 years later and this otherwise fine piece of hardware has gimp'd along sporadically. I even tried using Gimp print drivers to make it work but it only infuriated me more thinking that I shelled out $500 bucks for a royal pain in the butt. Basically HP lied in saying that this was "compatible" with OSX. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT IF YOU HAVE A MACINTOSH.

Pros: convenient all-in-one
Cons: Quality problem with photo printing, as described above. Test page problem. Expensive printer cartridges.

Hi,
did anyone experience Test Page and photo quality problem with HP d145 printer?

Bought my d145 printer about a couple of years ago, and it has 2 problems that HP Technical support could not resolve. The problems are:

1. Test Page streak across the Black test-band
There is a white streak across the Black test band that I could not get rid of. This is reproduced by doing: Print Report -> Print Test Page. The a couple of pages would print. The 2nd page shows 3 color bands, and a black band. In about the middle of the black band, there is white streak across it. Did someone see the same problem?

2. Photos show grainy images:
I printed lots of photos, using Best resolution. If I look closely at each photo, the grains appear very pronounced, instead of smooth image. I tried HP glossy photo paper, then Epson, then Kodak ... all the photos show grainy (pixels don't blend smoothly). Apparently when I used this printer as new, it was not like this. I cleaned the printer heads many times, etc. but did not solve the problem. I am using WindowsXP, and driver XP version.

Pros: Advertised features
Cons: Scanning and copying via the document feeder are unreliable!

Very poor reliability and quality particularly the scanner/copier part.

The ink cartridge setup is designed SPECIFICALLY to be expensive and also non-refillable. The printer heads which are separate from the cartridges (there are four of them) fail at regular intervals and they are $35 each and only available direct from HP! I have had 2 of these fail so far. Also the power supply has failed, as has one of the document feeders.

Even now, I can't feed any more than a couple of pages with any reliability. It's useless for copying a document of more than about 5 pages because of missed pages and blank pages.

This printer has made sure that I will never buy another HP Printer again.

Pros: Well, the SAID it did everything.
Cons: Scanner never worked, and then couldn't fax or copy.

Same problem as the negative reviewer - "scanner failure" - problems with software, bad support. Scanner has never worked well, and has never gone more than a month or so without failing. Now I'm out of warranty, so I consider money spent purchasing this item to be a total waste.

Pros: nice looking
Cons: unreliable, expensive

3 months after purchased this unit, feeder started to fail,send for repair to HP, manufacture sent a newone, did not work, manufacture sent a second machine that had the same problem as the first one plus incoming fax did not work properly, 7 times had to be returned, after one and half year of replacements, I decided to buy a new one. HP is not reliable at all.

Pros: All-in-one makes for small space consumption on the desk.
Cons: Looks, construction, inking system, poor Apple driver, screwed-up paper transport, price.

I can now say, after 1.5 years of very little use, this product is not robust. Sure, when I researched the reviews back then things were positive. HP products, in general, do not last long. I have proof both at work and at home with several different models of laser and ink jet units stacked in the corner waiting to be pitched. I will say that the laser products of the past were much more robust.
My specific problems with this machine are poor paper handling, lousy construction of the paper tray itself, and severe inking system problems if the printer has not been used for even a month. Why blow $50 on both black and color carts because you haven't gotten around to printing those pictures of yours? That's basically what you need to do because it will take all the ink in your existing carts to clean-out the passages! Even after 10 or so cleaning sessions, my printer still is not capable of producing a decent photo. In fact, forget I even mentioned photos because this unit is not suitable AT ALL!

Pros: Excellent photo printing. Second paper tray is wonderfully convenient.
Cons: Has some trouble with poster weight paper. Ink is highly water soluble.

Highly recommended. It does everything well. If you are getting a d145, you should get the second paper tray which holds more paper and makes it easy (automatic with Word) to print envelopes without having to change paper.

If you are in the market for a inkjet multifunction, nothing comes close. From unattended document scanning to photo downloads this machine serves all purposes a small business could need from a single unit. Although some may consider it larger than most all-in-ones, to the best of my knowledge this in the only legal size unit on the market.

The resolution and speed are impeccable; performs as well as commercial machines;also great looking machine!