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HP 3108 Multi Function Printer Details by Bilal
Dec 24, 2016 04:04 PM 2273 Views

Hp the brand leader in the world for Printers leave us out Hen pecked .not simply because they torture you as a partner but because they get you married to them for life.This is how they do it.


They think smart.


If Computer Hardware and Software keep changing by the whiff, then it applies to their sisters as well –the Printer Family may it be Brother or Canon or H.P.That is the reason checking out the MS reviews on printers will lead to obsolete & useless revs for the Buyer.


The reason for my switching to this new 3108 all in One Pint Copy Scan and Fax Machine was not because it is called HP Photosmart 3100 series, but because my whole work stopped as their First Generation all in One the 700 series failed for the umpteenth time and not one in all the functions worked for me


These guys are smart because they make products obsolete after 2-3 years and in my case, the motor could not be fixed. Smartness also comes from making Customers buy again and again by defying service and making products less durable.


I am told Hp is next to Indian Government Service in Customer service and they take advantage of dealing from levels neither serviceable nor accessible to consumers by nominating Franchise for everything.


They innovate smarter.


What are the fallacies to look for when buying MF printer. So I jot down.


My first Criteria-Make sure that the printer is not exposed much to environment. The biggest enemy for any printer is dust which accumulates by the day and kills your unit fast. Hp’s answer-The 3100 series is the best of the lot with closed box design which prevents dust.


Printer should be less noisy which indicates the quality of moving parts-wear and tear.Hp’s answer-Very quite 3108 which means less interaction of moving parts unlike roll on Printers.


Flat Bed MF Printer is always preferable for Scanning and Fax than roll through. Why-again dust and scratches spoil the output of scanning and Fax for top loaded printers which are open from top and down. Scanning of Bulkier Books is also possible on Flat Bed.Hp’s answer-The 3100 series beats all other MFPs in both quality of Fax and Scan as well as the safety of the system. You can’t ask for more with Colour Fax as well.


How often do we take copies from Printer, But when we do that we look at options-Colour and size of print.Hp’s answer-The 3100 series loads like a true Xerox machine and gives the output the way you want.


Anyone would look at the option of thinking Colour Laser for the quality of the print. But the cost prohibits. Hp’s answer- So go Photo smart. It has built a photo smart platform on 3100 which makes the quality of printing far superior than conventional MFPs though a bubble is a bubble. A bubble cannot see beyond a pore like Laser.


Why again HP then.Hp’s answer-They innovate products beyond others and leave Customers married to them because they are always ahead of the rest in terms of Features and Options at affordable price.


3100-Feature and Options rich.


After researching 14 different products for the MFP that I needed I found the 3100 smarter than the rest because they have built in Hardware and Software for tomorrow.


Printing: 32 ppm PRINT speed is quite fast for Inkjet Printers. Add to it two trays, one for regular papers and other for Postcard Photos 4 X 6.


4800 X 1200 optimized dpi speaks of high print quality.


Scanning: 19200 dpi means crystal clear scanning of my torn old books with light print at amazing ease.


Fax; The connectivity through Computer and the software wizard gives you more options like blocking, forward Fax, time delays and dual side fax.


Photos: The Photo quality is adequately good on Photo paper but cannot replace professional Photos.


Interface: Printer has direct connectivity to Camera by means of USB and takes Memory Cards directly as well. Simply pick your pic on the colour screen to do the printing in a jiffy like a Photo Printer. The front user interface is well organized on the panel with bright 2” LCD and the panel can be lifted up for ease of use and pushed down for more safety.


Software- a big Bonus


Three high utility software- HP Imaging Zone(for viewing sharing and advanced editing of photos), HP Document Viewer(for viewing sharing and advanced editing of Scan and Fax documents) and the HP solution center provides everything that you can ask for including visual guide on 3100 MFP.


They drink smartest.


The costing strategy of all The Printers which are normally drunkards is based on how many Cartridges they sell. If we drink, we become less smart as Humans but not them-they become smartest. So to get smarter over these drunkards, shy away from the Heavy ones or deal with the lesser ones. My Choice for HP 3100 stems from that because it uses 1 Black Cartridge and 5 colour cartridges instead of 1.


This economizes your use of particular cartridge which when gets emptied can be replaced, but not refilled(smartest again).I have an experience of refilled Cartridges spoiling the Printers.


NO SUPPORT post warranty !!!!
Apr 03, 2008 10:43 AM 4465 Views

I have HP


Photosmart 3108 all in one machine which started facing problem after about 15 months of working. The machine didn’t POWER ON, I checked power cords and all


connections but it didn’t switch ON.


I lodged a


complaint with HP call centre who then gave me the complaint no. 8010285310


and directed me to AUTHORISED HP service centre in my city, which is REDINGTON


INDIA with their offices across


Mumbai. I selected the Andheri office which is


nearby.


As per their instructions I went to the HP authorized service centre in Andheri(Redington


India) and since my machine wasn’t under warranty( I had bought 15 months back)


, without even looking at the problem they told me that the machine cannot be


repaired since it was a ULR machine and can only be replaced if under warranty.


Without warranty I had a choice of getting it repaired from outside or some


other centre(Adonis electronics) or just forget the


machine. Kind of USE AND THROW( exact words used by HP support centre). It seems this is a common problem with these kind of machinea and is never repaired. They even offered "ATTRACTIVE BUY-BACK" offers where they would give me a SUPER DISCOUNT of Rs. 500/-  against my "old" machine on purchase of new such machine.


If this is the kind of support / service HP offers to their customers, then God help their customers. I am really frustrated as I had bought this machine just 15 months back for Rs. 13, 000/- and now its all down the drain simply because they do no repair!


Next time I am going for EPSON or CANON or some random brand, atleast they will get the machine repaired if faulty.


Smart,smarter,smartest . . . . . .
Jun 27, 2006 01:26 PM 7036 Views

Hp the brand leader in the world for Printers leave us out Hen pecked .not simply because they torture you as a partner but because they get you married to them for life.This is how they do it.


They think smart.


If Computer Hardware and Software keep changing by the whiff, then it applies to their sisters as well –the Printer Family may it be Brother or Canon or H.P.That is the reason checking out the MS reviews on printers will lead to obsolete & useless revs for the Buyer.


The reason for my switching to this new 3108 all in One Pint Copy Scan and Fax Machine was not because it is called HP Photosmart 3100 series, but because my whole work stopped as their First Generation all in One the 700 series failed for the umpteenth time and not one in all the functions worked for me


These guys are smart because they make products obsolete after 2-3 years and in my case, the motor could not be fixed. Smartness also comes from making Customers buy again and again by defying service and making products less durable.


I am told Hp is next to Indian Government Service in Customer service and they take advantage of dealing from levels neither serviceable nor accessible to consumers by nominating Franchise for everything.


They innovate smarter.


What are the fallacies to look for when buying MF printer. So I jot down.


My first Criteria-Make sure that the printer is not exposed much to environment. The biggest enemy for any printer is dust which accumulates by the day and kills your unit fast. Hp’s answer-The 3100 series is the best of the lot with closed box design which prevents dust.


Printer should be less noisy which indicates the quality of moving parts-wear and tear.Hp’s answer-Very quite 3108 which means less interaction of moving parts unlike roll on Printers.


Flat Bed MF Printer is always preferable for Scanning and Fax than roll through. Why-again dust and scratches spoil the output of scanning and Fax for top loaded printers which are open from top and down. Scanning of Bulkier Books is also possible on Flat Bed.Hp’s answer-The 3100 series beats all other MFPs in both quality of Fax and Scan as well as the safety of the system. You can’t ask for more with Colour Fax as well.


How often do we take copies from Printer, But when we do that we look at options-Colour and size of print.Hp’s answer-The 3100 series loads like a true Xerox machine and gives the output the way you want.


Anyone would look at the option of thinking Colour Laser for the quality of the print. But the cost prohibits. Hp’s answer- So go Photo smart. It has built a photo smart platform on 3100 which makes the quality of printing far superior than conventional MFPs though a bubble is a bubble. A bubble cannot see beyond a pore like Laser.


Why again HP then.Hp’s answer-They innovate products beyond others and leave Customers married to them because they are always ahead of the rest in terms of Features and Options at affordable price.


3100-Feature and Options rich.


After researching 14 different products for the MFP that I needed I found the 3100 smarter than the rest because they have built in Hardware and Software for tomorrow.


Printing: 32 ppm PRINT speed is quite fast for Inkjet Printers. Add to it two trays, one for regular papers and other for Postcard Photos 4 X 6.


4800 X 1200 optimized dpi speaks of high print quality.


Scanning : 19200 dpi means crystal clear scanning of my torn old books with light print at amazing ease.


Fax; The connectivity through Computer and the software wizard gives you more options like blocking, forward Fax, time delays and dual side fax.


Photos : The Photo quality is adequately good on Photo paper but cannot replace professional Photos.


Interface : Printer has direct connectivity to Camera by means of USB and takes Memory Cards directly as well. Simply pick your pic on the colour screen to do the printing in a jiffy like a Photo Printer. The front user interface is well organized on the panel with bright 2” LCD and the panel can be lifted up for ease of use and pushed down for more safety.


Software- a big Bonus


Three high utility software- HP Imaging Zone (for viewing sharing and advanced editing of photos) , HP Document Viewer (for viewing sharing and advanced editing of Scan and Fax documents) and the HP solution center provides everything that you can ask for including visual guide on 3100 MFP.


They drink smartest.


The costing strategy of all The Printers which are normally drunkards is based on how many Cartridges they sell. If we drink, we become less smart as Humans but not them-they become smartest. So to get smarter over these drunkards, shy away from the Heavy ones or deal with the lesser ones. My Choice for HP 3100 stems from that because it uses 1 Black Cartridge and 5 colour cartridges instead of 1.


This economizes your use of particular cartridge which when gets emptied can be replaced, but not refilled (smartest again).I have an experience of refilled Cartridges spoiling the Printers.


But if you want to experience the true colours, then you should have all five cartridges handy which is the catch.


Pros : Durability, Speed , Fax , Scan and Print quality,Photo printing Pict-bridge certified model equivalent to Kodak Dock.


Cons: Fax and scanning slow because of the Flat Bed Technology.HP Service


So go on, take smart decisions in life. Thanks for reading my print.


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