HP Officejet 6000 Color Inkjet Printer (CB051A#B1H) Review

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(More customer reviews)I am a very short time user of this printer, however, this is at least 16th printer I have had at since my first Centronics in 1979, and I have installed many more at work.
The printer is very well packed. The print head comes un-installed. I had a little apprehension putting in the print head. The gray bar that is raised has a stiff spring. It would not be the first time I have pulled something too hard, but there are no locks or catches. It just lifts up. The head went in smooth as did ink installation. The next step is to put power on and wait for the printer to align. This takes some time. The printer werrs, pops, grinds, sounds like it is trying to load paper, but eventually prints, JUST WAIT.
After plugging in the Ethernet cable, the network light came on, and pressing the light got me a network printout. (However, it was not necessary). From here you put the disk in the computer and follow instructions. I installed the printer on three computers, a desktop wired to network, and Asus EEEpc, wireless (copy all files to a usb and run setup from the usb), and a laptop also wireless. The desktop with Vista required me to except port 427, the Asus running XP required nothing, and the Laptop running Vista and Zone Alarm required reconfiguring Zone Alarm. The good thing is the firewall changes required were somewhat explained by the software. The Zone Alarm instructions were better than the Windows FireAlarm instructions.
I have read many of the 'professional' reviews on this printer. Now that I have it installed and have printed several test prints, some thoughts. Print speed, is well within acceptable limits. In fact I read one review that said it was too slow. I disagree with that. I also read that the 'Photo' quality was not good. Well it is certainly good enough. It does make noise, however, it is no worse that most other HP ink jets I have dealt with. It is not a factor for me, but it it were I would pick the Wireless model and stick the thing in a closet somewhere.
I would highly recommend this printer to anyone looking for no frills printing. I particularly like the cost of ink! While I have refilled carts before, at $9.99 for color carts, for 300 pages and $14.99 for 700 pages, I don't think I will mess with it. The black XL cart is suppose to print 1,200 pages that is almost 5 reams of paper!

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If you want fast, affordable, wired Ethernet printing, plus direct photo printing, check out the HP Officejet 6000 Color Inkjet Printer. Make you printer available on a small home or office wired Ethernet network that mixes PCs and notebooks Set up fast - there's no need for additional hardware or software with the built-in Ethernet Enjoy the convenience of wireless printing when you plug the printer networking cable into a wireless router (sold separately). What's in the Box: HP Officejet 6000 Printer; Print Head Assembly; HP 920 Black Officejet Ink Cartridge (approx. 420 pages); HP 920 Cyan Officejet Ink Cartridge, HP 920 Magenta Officejet Ink Cartridge, HP 920 Magenta Officejet Ink Cartridge: composite yield (approx. 300 pages); power supply; power cord; setup poster; Firewall booklet; safety and warranty guide; CD-ROMs (for software). [Average based on ISO/IEC 24711 or HP testing methodology and continuous printing. Actual yield varies considerably based on content of printed pages and other factors. Some ink from included cartridge is used to start up the printer. For details see http://www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies]

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HP Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit (Q6236A) Review

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(More customer reviews)I read several reviews, most of the bad experiences could have been made better if HP would support and document this product correctly. This device assigns an address to your printer, similar to how each computer on a network has an address.
First you install everything according to the directions. I had to unplug and replug in the USB part that connects to the computer and the one that connects to the printer until the connection was made. Once everything is set up and installed, you need to start the advanced setup options. This is how you set the printer to have access to your other computers on the network. You have to permit it to allow other users to connect. If you have WEP or WPA (which you should if you have a wireless network for security) you need to put in the password. I suggest using WPA.
Once you do that, right click on the icon in your system tray and connect. THEN you can remove the USB device from your computer. Go to start, then printers. You should see your printer there, paused (because you took out the USB device). Right click the icon, share the printer, that gives you the shared name. Unpause it.
This allows you to browse out on other computer when you `add' a new printer. You need to put in the name (mine is hpoffice which I think is the default). Anyway, once you do this you can add the printer to other computers after installing the software on them.
I hope this helps. I can confirm, you can connect several computers to your printer using this, and you do NOT have to have the USB part plugged in to any computers, once you set everything up. Setting the device up makes it a networked device that you can access from any other networked device.
I will update this review later once I have used it a while.


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Cut the Cord Between Your Computer and HP Printer Get everything you need to print wirelessly in this simple upgrade kit. It includes a printer receiver and PC receiver for a wired desktop or notebook PC, and it's easy to both install and use. Works with most HP printers and All-in-Ones, plus all PCs, wired or wireless.
With the HP Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit you can

Print from virtually anywhere in your home or office via the wireless 802.11g connectivity
Eliminate ugly cable clutter but still get the same print speeds as via USB
Retain full all-in-one wireless functionality: print, fax from your PC, scan, and access photo memory cards access and PC status
Set up quickly: just plug the receivers into your printer and PC; there's no configuration
Protect your signal from interception with the secure wireless connection
Use with a network, or just one PC





HP Printer Compatibility for the HP Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit

The HP Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit is compatibile with most HP printers, all PCs (wired or wireless) including the models highlighted in the following table:





Note: Microsoft Windows XP required
What's in the box 1 printer receiver, 1 PC receiver, Power cord for printer adapter, USB cable for printer adapter, Wireless Printing Upgrade kit CD, Setup guide

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