Rank: Guide
Rating: 78%, 12 votes
I bought my G85xi in 2000 from Costco.
I have used it with care & have had only a few problems with it (bad cartridge once, dried out cartridge once, bad FAX board which was replaced under warranty).
The quality of the printing, etc is excellent.
I've been using the large color #78A cartridge (38 ml.) from Costco which costs about $53.
A pack of 2 black #45 cartridges is about the same ($52) (42 ml.)
I also bought a slightly used G85 from a flea market (mainly for back-up parts). I have an hp 6110 all-in-one bought in 2005 which is better than the models produced today, but not as rugged as the G85. Also, HP has rigged the newer models (including my 6110) so that you can't do any printing if the cartridge is determined to be low in ink. to make matters worse, they don't tell you which cartridge is low - only give a message to "remove & relace the cartridges".
Comments:
Nov 15, 2009
- I bought my G85xi in 2000 from Costco. I have used it with care & have had only a few problems with it (bad cartridge once, dried out cartridge once, bad FAX board which was replaced under warranty). The quality of the printing, etc is excellent. I've been using the large color #78A cartridge (38 ml.) from Costco which costs about $53. A pack of 2 black #45 cartridges is about the same ($52) (42 ml.)
I also bought a slightly used G85 from a flea market (mainly for back-up parts). I have an hp 6110 all-in-one bought in 2005 which is better than the models produced today, but not as rugged as the G85. Also, HP has rigged the newer models (including my 6110) so that you can't do any printing if the cartridge is determined to be low in ink. to make matters worse, they don't tell you which cartridge is low - only give a message to "remove & relace the cartridges".Nov 16, 2009
- I bought my G85xi in 2000 from Costco. I have used it with care & have had only a few problems with it (bad cartridge once, dried out cartridge once, bad FAX board which was replaced under warranty). The quality of the printing, etc is excellent. I've been using the large color #78A cartridge (38 ml.) from Costco which costs about $53. A pack of 2 black #45 cartridges is about the same ($52) (42 ml.)
I also bought a slightly used G85 from a flea market (mainly for back-up parts). I have an hp 6110 all-in-one bought in 2005 which is better than the models produced today, but not as rugged as the G85. Also, HP has rigged the newer models (including my 6110) so that you can't do any printing if the cartridge is determined to be low in ink. to make matters worse, they don't tell you which cartridge is low - only give a message to "remove & relace the cartridges".Nov 17, 2009
- I bought my G85xi in 2000 from Costco. I have used it with care & have had only a few problems with it (bad cartridge once, dried out cartridge once, bad FAX board which was replaced under warranty). The quality of the printing, etc is excellent. I've been using the large color #78A cartridge (38 ml.) from Costco which costs about $53. A pack of 2 black #45 cartridges is about the same ($52) (42 ml.)
I also bought a slightly used G85 from a flea market (mainly for back-up parts). I have an hp 6110 all-in-one bought in 2005 which is better than the models produced today, but not as rugged as the G85. Also, HP has rigged the newer models (including my 6110) so that you can't do any printing if the cartridge is determined to be low in ink. to make matters worse, they don't tell you which cartridge is low - only give a message to "remove & replace the cartridges".
