HP Photosmart 7850 Printer (Q6335A#ABA)

This is a very good-looking printer; it gives the impression of a solid well-designed product. However after the warranty expired the printer stopped printing. The computer no longer recognizes it.

I tried a new USB cable, a different computer and removing then reinstalling the latest drivers (200 megabytes of bloatware). No luck. And based on what I've read here I'm sure calling tech support will be an exercise in futility.

The funny thing is my old HP 932 printer is still chugging away happily.

Maybe HP should spend a little more on solid engineering and a little less on style.

Now excuse me while I go find my baseball bat, to reenact the field scene from "Office Space"

I've had this printer for about 6 months...6 long months(in printer years). I does every thing a printer should not due. Streaky, missing print, colors don't appear on one page(but will on the next), and gets jammed on a regular basis.

Pros...Non Toxic

I've never taken the time to write a review before, but after struggling for 2 hours to get 5 envelopes to print, I've had it! This printer sucks ink, clogs frequently unless it is used almost daily, and has constant paper jams. In short, it's a piece of junk.

I know that this printer was designed for photos and printing on photo paper, but I though it could handle a few envelopes. I shouldn't have bothered. HP's general "envelope printing help" contained such helpful information as "on some printers, you might need to turn the envelopes opposite to the picture to get them to print". Also, (this is verbatim) "Alternatively, cup the end of the envelope in the hand and insert the envelope into the envelope slot, corner first, with the trailing end held slightly to the left. After the envelope corner passes into the slot approximately one to two inches, move the trailing end to the right until the envelope is perpendicular to the printer." SERIOUSLY??? THIS IS HP'S IDEA OF A PRACTICAL SUGGESTION??

I've had similar experiences with the last couple of HP products I've bought, and this will be the last one. Too bad, HPs used make great products.

This printer is a piece of garbage. It worked ok the first time or two, but after that forget it. Even though it has paper, it won't print and says it's out of paper. It will click and make all sorts of odd noises and if it does grab a sheet in the feeder it will often grab multiple sheets and jam. On top of that, even though it has nearly a full ink cartridge, every 2 seconds it flashes an extremely annoying error message that it has to print in backup mode because it's out of ink. 99% of the entire time that I've had this printer the blasted red error light is blinking. IF you can get it to print at all you're lucky. Usually I give up. Save your money and buy a different printer.

I bought this printer in November of 2005. I haven't used it all that much and it's been treated with care and today for no reason whatsoever, I started eating the paper like a monster and making a horrible clicking noise. I actually looked on here to see if there was any hope of being able to repair it but I don't think I am in any luck after reading all the other reviews. I actually liked this printer but I don't anymore and I wouldn't recommend buying one. It's crap--if you're spending 100 bones--get your money's worth and buy the HP PSC 2210 all in one. You won't regret the extra cash.