Don't bother! (Olivetti JP 192)

Member Name: Suiii

Product:	Olivetti JP 192
Date:	01/05/01 (394 review reads)
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Advantages: cheap

Disadvantages: everything about it is bad

As someone who has had the grave misfortune of selling these printers let me say that if you're thinking of buying one, don't bother.
The print resolution is appalling, with banding and visible ink dots. The colour matching could be done better by a 3 year old with a pack of crayons and it is painstakingly slow. This particular printer had a 75% return rate which is unacceptably high. The drivers were often corrupted or in the wrong language, installation is difficult and slow, and the printer is incompatible with most scanners or digital camera devices. Customer service by Olivetti is poor with a turnaround time, from sending your printer to be fixed to getting it back, of about 8 weeks. The ink cartridges are about 30 pounds each which is not good considering that the printer itself can be bought for under £40 with a bit of shopping around. It's better as an expensive doorstop than a cheap printer.

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