HP 7660 Printer Experience Anyone?

[KarlT]

I first tried an HP Photosmart P1000 printer 4 years ago, and was
appalled to see that bending the glossy photo paper thru the 180
degree path caused the paper guide system to scratch the top part (in
several places) of the paper. This was particularly noticeable in
portrait mode with sky at top, where white lines would appear in the
blue sky. So I went with Epson 870 for photo work as soon as they
appeared on the market. Unfortunately, they changed suppliers on
their T007 and T008 ink cartridges over a year ago, and getting proper
color balance has been a problem ever since (even Epson admitted there
are problems and offered setting fixes which showed a total ignorance
on the part of whoever put that info out). However, with the advent
of the HP 57 - 58 ink cartridge system, with their excellent print
longevity on premium plus glossy photo paper, I was wondering if
anyone had had any experience with the new 7660/7760/7960 series of
printers? If not, how about the 7550 series (I cannot tell whether
the paper guides are really different on the 7660 vs the x550 series
or whether the difference is simply cosmetic) but if anyone has had
experience with them, I would be interested in any comments in that
area. Thank you. KarlT

 

[Smith]

The HP 7150 for me works a treat great printer a bit slow
The 7660/7760/7960 would be awsome go for it

 

[xNokia3390x]

I first tried an HP Photosmart P1000 printer 4 years ago, and was
appalled to see that bending the glossy photo paper thru the 180
degree path caused the paper guide system to scratch the top part (in
several places) of the paper. This was particularly noticeable in

I notice what you're speaking of with my DeskJet 930c (basically the same
print engine) on glossy paper. On my Photosmart 7350, I don't notice the
problem. I mainly print 4x6's, but yep, so far I haven't noticed a problem.
Go for HP, you'll like it. If you want the best quality and longevity I
suggest you stick with OEM supplies.

 

[KarlT]

Thank you for the comments. I am glad someone else noticed the
problem in their 900 series printers too, which had the same engine as
the P1000 series as far as I know. And I am glad to hear that the
7xxx series seems to have fixed that problem. I like the concept of
being able to change the jets as one replaces the cartridges, even if
it does cost a little more, but I surely did not want to repeat my
previous experiences with scratched paper. The replacement deskjet
970, which I still use for text (and it does an excellent job, unlike
the Epson which I only use for photo work), is very bad about
scratching which is why I purchased the Epson when they first came out
because not only did it not scratch; it also had much better photo
print life than HP's #78 ink and with 5 colors the subtle detail is
also much better), but now with the very long expected print life of
the new HP 57, 58 cartridges and 5 colors, I was extremely interested
in finding out whether the scratching problem had been fixed too.
Karl

 

[xNokia3390x]

Thank you for the comments. I am glad someone else noticed the
problem in their 900 series printers too, which had the same engine as
the P1000 series as far as I know. And I am glad to hear that the
7xxx series seems to have fixed that problem. I like the concept of
being able to change the jets as one replaces the cartridges, even if
it does cost a little more, but I surely did not want to repeat my
previous experiences with scratched paper. The replacement deskjet
970, which I still use for text (and it does an excellent job, unlike
the Epson which I only use for photo work), is very bad about
scratching which is why I purchased the Epson when they first came out
because not only did it not scratch; it also had much better photo
print life than HP's #78 ink and with 5 colors the subtle detail is
also much better), but now with the very long expected print life of
the new HP 57, 58 cartridges and 5 colors, I was extremely interested
in finding out whether the scratching problem had been fixed too.

You should definitely check out the new Photosmart line (as well as the old
since they're cheaper) - and if you don't like it, you can always return it.
I'm hesitant about Epson because of possible print head clogging. My Canon
i320 (which gets VERY minimal use) hasn't gotten clogged yet, so perhaps my
fear of printers without cartridges like those of HP is unwarranted.