HP DeskJet 3820 Inkjet Printer
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Product Rating: 2 star(s) Ink Cartridge Jammed

, Jun. 5, 2004
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I do like the quality of the print, but the printer is very sensitive, it stops and jams up for no reason at all. The last time it stoped I can't get it to work, the ink cartridge is jammed and it won't budge. Will buy a new printer, but not a 3820.

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Pros: good quality print
Cons: quit working, ink cartridge jammed
Has Owned Product: 12 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 2 star(s) Very Short Life

, Mar. 13, 2004
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I purchased the printer and used it for six months with good print quality. I then purchased a $30 printer cartrige and installed it. After 1 day, the printer stopped working. I ended up throwing it in the trash because it only has a 90 day warranty with

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Pros: Good Printing Double-Sided
Cons: Only lasts 6 months with only 3 month warranty. Paper Jams
Has Owned Product: 7 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 1 star(s) Caveat Emptor!

, Mar. 5, 2004
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My first HP 3820 failed to turn on within one week of purchase. I returned it to Wal Mart for exchange. The second one has had trouble loading paper from day one. Both had continous program problems from day one, such as printing cute little symbols and

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Pros: Easily fits into garbage can.
Cons: Two HP 3820's fail within 9 months under normal use.
Has Owned Product: 9 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 2 star(s) Pathetic customer service, tech support, and quality

, Feb. 17, 2004
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I bought this product in August 2002 and it worked fairly well for 1.5 years with normal software hangups occasionally and some margin printing problems that I've experienced with my past HP printers. But this month it crashed completely and is ready for

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Pros: Decent photo quality with dpi maximized
Cons: Built to breakdown in less than 2 years
Has Owned Product: 1 year
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 1 star(s) Short lifespan for 3820

, Jan. 15, 2004
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The 3820 delivered good print quality. But it only did it for a few months before quitting. The estimate for the repair was more than the cost of the printer.

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Pros: Print quality was good.
Cons: Stopped working in less than one year.
Has Owned Product: 9 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 2 star(s) This printer is hard to get back after paper jams, etc.

, Dec. 19, 2003
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Error lights go on often, paper jams cause continuous printing of jibberish and it just messes up too often. Currently, not working at all.

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Pros: Print Quality is pretty good
Cons: Too many glitches that delay or cancel printing
Has Owned Product: 8 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 2 star(s) Hardware problem with ink cartridge?

, Nov. 16, 2003
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I have worked with HP's customer service several times. Reinstalled the print drivers, etc. Changed out the ink cartridges. It will only print once before showing a non-exsistant jam and the cartridge light begins to blink. Will return.

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Pros: Copy quality is good.
Cons: Continually fails to recognize ink cartridge. Will return.
Has Owned Product: 3 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 2 star(s) short life

, Sep. 27, 2003
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the printer worked fine when i first purchased it. but it quit after 9 months. i did find online help, but it was not helpful in my situation,i was told it is no longer under warranty.

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Pros: priced right, worked fine for my needs
Cons: only lasted 9 months, warranty is only for 3 months
Has Owned Product: 9 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 1 star(s) I've had bad luck with these printers

, Sep. 6, 2003
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I've had two of these printers. The first one had horrible print quality. I thought I just had a bad cartridge so I bought a new one. Nope, the printer was the cause. Took it back to the Apple store for an exchange. Second printer has been working OK,

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Pros: Nice print quality when you can get it, price
Cons: Noisy, unreliable, funky paper tray set-up
Has Owned Product: 7 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) You get what you pay for

, Aug. 31, 2003
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Had it set up and running in ten minutes (or less). Prints good pictures, but they take about 20 minutes to print at maximum quality. Uses Ink like it is going out of style though, that can be remedied some by printing on draft for non essensial printou

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Pros: Good Pics, decent printing
Cons: LOUD and it is an ink hog.
Has Owned Product: 3 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Good printer no support

, Aug. 8, 2003
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Very good printer but I have been very dissatisfied with trying to get drivers update on the internet. Web site is always down.

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Pros: A Good Printer - Prints Good Clear Pictures
Cons: No update for Drivers no online support, noisy
Has Owned Product: 10 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Perfect Pictures for a low cost printer.

, Feb. 11, 2003
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This printer uses the same exact ink cartridges as the new Photosmart printers. It just comes in a slightly less quality case and has no media card slots. I do a bunch of editing on the PC anyway (like red-eye reduction, etc..) so I have no use for th

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Pros: Great pictures, same ink and technology as photosmarts
Cons: little bit slow but what do you expect?
Has Owned Product: 2 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 2 star(s) Short life

, Jan. 30, 2003
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The printer is slow but the real problem is that it says the black ink cartridge is defective and it won't print...we have purchased two new ones and it won't recognize them. We are taking it back.

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Pros: Good color
Cons: quit working after 3 months; says ink cartridge is missing
Has Owned Product: 4 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 3 star(s) HP 3820

, Jan. 25, 2003
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On the advertisement you show a $50 rebate. You should mention that you MUST buy a COMPUTER with the printer. I had to read the fine print to find this out. I was diapointed to find out that I didn't have $50 comming to me.

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Pros: The printer works fine,
Cons: no 800 number for support
Has Owned Product: 2 days
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) good printer

, Jan. 14, 2003
Comments:
you can't get any better than HP this printer is a good one although it is a little slow for me it is good for a starter kit for you newbees

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Pros: very nice printing
Cons: somewhat slow
Has Owned Product: 4 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 3 star(s) HP Deskjet review.

, Jan. 7, 2003
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This is a nice printer for the price. It isn't the quickest thing around, however, it has very nice quality printing and color.

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Pros: Very nice quality printing and color
Cons: Uses tons of ink quickly!
Has Owned Product: 3 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Great Value

, Jan. 6, 2003
Comments:
I purchased this printer with my HP computor and monitor screen. I would recommend it to a friend.

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Pros: Very clear, colorful printing
Cons: Had trouble getting it to start
Has Owned Product: 3 months
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