HP LaserJet 3055 All-in-One Printer/Copier/Scanner/Fax (White)

July 2009 and it's still working really well ... in a busy practice ... January 2010; still great, very few fumes unlike the Brother machines, very very few paper jams; all in all an excellent machine!Hi - other peoples' reviews helped me choose this machine so I am writing in.This machine was very easy to set up = goodAnd the copy quality is excellent; even patients have remarkedThe faxing from the glass takes several time-consuming steps; if you fax a sheet from the glass you have to hit the fax button, then '1-button' (for on the glass) and then 'check-button' that the paper is set to fax, and then wait until the sheet is scanned and then I have to hit '2-button' (that there is not another sheet to fax so it will actually send it, and if I forget it won't just send it ...) - too many steps for a very busy practice.The ringer was set at the lowest ring and it was very loud, the help desk is fantastic and they walked through turning it off because it would not go lower.It does not come with a manual, maybe a good thing so we save paper, but it is on the internet and as I had stated, the help staff is wonderful.It is attractive and small for an all-in-one -I had the Brother and it gave me many problems from the start - mostly the top paper feed would suck up too many papers (very bad when I'm faxing medical charts ...) and it was hard to cancel a fax so I really despised that machine, this paper feed seems excellent and I have not had any problems with several papers being sucked in, but it will not take slightly crumpled papers; then I am back to using the glass top...The Brother let out terrible fumes; this one has not bothered me even after many copies in a row.I just changed out my first new ink and I was able to print 1882 pieces of paper including faxes that came in; is that good?One problem, is that the machine will say that I am out of paper when I have an inch or so of paper left, the help desk person said I need to clean the rollers, ... my brother did the same thing, but it would jam and then I would have to open all the doors, pull out ink etc, this one does not make me go through so many tedious actions...I have an extremely busy and sometimes stressful job and so these seemingly small problems are occasionally magnified ... over all it is a very nice machine and serves its purpose well. Is it the dream machine.... no.Several months later I want to add that I have had very few paper jams, the top slot that sucks in papers to copy or fax is fantastic, and I am happy I got this machine - I would certainly recommend it.

The seller mansion it was like new. When I received it, I get shock. It pack with news paper. Some parts are fall apart. No instuction to put it together. No manual. No install software. No driver. I fell very sorry to buy that printer. I hope I can get the information sooner to set up and user, otherwise it will be used as dust collector.

I've owned this product for a couple of years. When Vista 64 came out HP said that they were going to provide drivers, but it turns out all that they intended to provide was a printer driver. They have finally come out and said that they won't be providing even a basic twain driver for Vista 64, which means that the device is useless under that O/S. Funny thing is that they continue to sell the product.Also please be aware that even with XP everything that is scanned is washed out and has to be manually corrected before it's acceptable. This isn't the fault of the hardware because if you just make a copy (i.e. hit the copy button and the device makes a copy without any interaction with a PC) the quality of the copy is just fine, so it's a software issue.I'm afraid that I couldn't recommend buying this product, and have serious questions about buying any scanner from HP right now, because when Windows 7 is released who knows which devices they are going to "orphan" by not providing drivers.

Was running OK for several years until the scanner bulb warm up problem which so many have had with their HP multi-function printers came up. I googled and said wow; so many have had the same problem, without a definitive solution. I cleaned the mirrors as suggested by some, it did not work for me. Then I replaced the laser scanner assembly--not that. Then I replaced the copy scanner unit, not that either. Next would be a formatter board, but that is expensive even when used, and not a certain solution.So decision time. HP should have provided a fix for this problem since so many people encountered the problem; but they did not. Maybe because they are afraid of admitting it is a poor design or a design flaw. Of course, unlike GM and their ignition lock, no one is being killed.It costs too much to take to the shop to fix out of warranty--they want to charge like $150-$200 just to take a look, plus parts and incremental repair time. I have spent way too much time and money on it. It is time to replace the printer, and not to buy another HP--they don't provide the support, and do not make them like they used to. A shame, printer is like new, but will have to go into the dump. Someone could use it--if it could be repaired, but there is no help out there.A good example of economic obsolescence. Did it have to come so soon?I got my old HP LaserJet 4 from 20 years ago running again, but it is not a multi-function. Having taken both the LJ 4 and the 3055 apart, I must say HP certainly does not make printers like they used to. The 3055 is very cheaply made, not solid like the 20 year old LJ 4.HP does not care about its customers, only in selling upgrades, and keeping toner prices high. Time to bail out of the brand, after decades as a loyal customer.>>>>Update: 02/07/2015Now that I have the Canon multifunction laser replacement, and have used it for a while, I can make the following observations: The HP interface is much more intuitive, and everything seems to work better with the HP (with regards to those aspects/functions that are comparable). I wish my HP 3055 had not broken down--I would have been happy to continue using it. But alas, that is the way it is. What can one do? A shame.