HP Officejet 6600 e-All-in-One Printer (H711a)

Reviews for HP Officejet 6600 e-All-in-One Printer (H711a)

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2.5 out of 5 stars

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    no mountain lion support

    • Written by from Ossining

    Terrible to set up. As of 8/8/12 HP does not have dedicated Mountain Lion software (Installer, Utility, etc.). They say to use Software Update, but that fails. I could only get it set up using a USB cable, which is not included! Only with the USB cable could I get software from Apple to get the thing running. Then I had to set it up on my network using the printer itself.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Good printer

    • Written by from Norwood

    Easy setup. No paper jams. Copier and scanner works flawlessly from Windows PC & MAC. Airprint works well too. My kids' Macbook Pro & iMac could print as soon as the printer was discovered by our WI-FI network and our other Apple products (iPod Touch, iPhones, & iPod Touch) could use the printer after the free HPeprint app was successfully installed on them. I haven't attempted to fax anything yet but that's only because there isn't a phone jack near the printer. I assume the fax functionality will work too since other functions work well. For the money, it's not a bad printer. Yes, it's a little loud when it prints or resets but nothing out of the ordinary otherwise it's silent (No fan noise). On board apps are just OK.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    VERY LOUD

    • Written by from hawthorne

    It sounds like chatty-chitty-bang bang every time it prepares to print and 80% of the time it jams:(

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    NOT A GOOD PRINTER

    • Written by from Edmond

    I have always page used HP products through the years and have gone from the 2710 to the 8500 (both of which were AWESOME!!) and I gave up my 8500 to my Dad to get this horrible, tired block of plastic, hp calls a "printer." It takes it FOREVER to start to print. Even my 77 year old father remarked, when he was visiting, that he could drive home, print off the page he wanted, and drive back to my house in the time the HP 6600 works. It is AWFUL and please, DO NOT BUY!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    waste of money

    • Written by from Navan

    I've the printer about a year, this is the second one, the first one was replaced under warrantee. It take ages to print from Mac especially any pdf documents. it make a lot of noise, expecting it to break every time. The scanner jams more often than it scans.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    I hate this printer

    • Written by from Indianapolis

    i have owned this printer for nearly a year. if i were to describe its performance, I would give it a "very good" for print quality and when in the fast draft mode, I would gauge its speed as "fast." Set up was "reasonable." So, why do I hate it? Its reliability is absolutely awful. I would estimate that less than 30% of the time I have tried to print on this wireless printer I have been successful. It is absolutely maddening. I have updated drivers, re-installed software, rebooted, connected, disconnected, yadayadayada and it just does not matter. It becomes an anxiety situation when you need something printed and you just don't know if it is going to work. "cannot find printer" is the typical error message, yet when you open the printer page in system preferences, it finds it just fine. Knows the serial number, driver, name, IP address - everything! Then you go to print and it's "cannot find printer." This is our experience while using 2 macbook pros running Lion and 2 newest iPads running iOS 6. But we had the same experience on the previous versions of those OS's. I hate this printer.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Love it!

    • Written by from Ellicott city

    Just bought this printer - my first wireless - and installed it fairly easily. I'm running Mountain Lion on my Mac, so had to download the software from the HP site since it wasn't on the CD that came with the printer. I'm not that tech savvy, and was really pleased that I had all functionality up and running in a relatively short period of time. I highly recommend this printer - It's quite a bargain for the price!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Printer

    • Written by from Vernon hills

    it took me only minutes to setup and once done i can now print from my iPhone 4s, iPad 3 and my Macbook Pro. i also have an old windows desktop and it works great!

    connecting to the wifi was easy to connect via the screen. i really like the tactile feedback the screen gives.

    installing the ink is way easier then previous models.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Three hours and 15 minutes in, and I still could only print the test page.

    • Written by from Johnston

    This is my third wireless printer. My first was awesome, but was damaged during a move. My last one was an hp. I was able to set it up in minutes, and all computers in my home (5 in all) printed immediately. The downside - that computer only lasted 5 months, before the paper feeder went. Just replaced it with this hp. VERY disappointed. I began to set the printer up HOURS ago. I have attempted to print from 2 i-pads and a laptop. Nothing is happening. I continue to receive error messages for the printer code e-mailed to me by hp's eprintcenter. I have attempted to resend the information to get new codes. This has worked ONE time. When I attempted to print, a message that the printer was off-line was returned. I could definitely be doing something wrong, I am tech savvy, but not an expert. However, even if this is user- error, should it really be this difficult to set up??? My last printer was installed and useable in less than 30 minutes.. Taking it back. Not recommending it.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Ipad and iPod printer

    • Written by from kiel

    Bought this printer this weekend connecting to the iMac, ipad,and ipad 4was a breeze i had no problems with the networking wireless printing made easy I would recommend this printer to anyone looking to connect to all their tech toys

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    BEST CHOICE

    • Written by from Lancaster

    HAD TO SET UP THROUGH USB THEN CONVERT TO WIRELESS. EASY PROCESS THROUGH APPLE SUPPORT.
    GREAT FEATURES. WIRELESS PRINT THROUGH ALL MY APPLE DEVICES. GREAT PRINT QUALITY. LOVE IT!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great for the home office

    • Written by from San Mateo

    Our family decided to purchase a wireless All in one Printer for our home office and chose the HP Officejet 6600. We are very pleased with the results after our 30 days of use. The features are great and simple to use. The printer is well built and the size is great for a desk top addition.
    The software sets up everything for you in six steps and you are ready to do everything it advertises. The best part for me is the eprint center which have used from day 1.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    It Works....

    • Written by from Staten Island

    So I bought this printer to work with my iPad and setup was simple. Works great and the print quality is very good. It also has print anywhere to email function which works great as well. Even works with your smartphone. Has some built in apps which was a nice surprise. Prints quickly and very sharp and bright color. If I had to pick a negative about the printer is that it doesn't have an RJ45 connection so to get this on your network only via wireless but, you can connect also using a USB cable. Overall good printer.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Go with something Different

    • Written by from Centennial

    Bought this specifically to wirelessly print from my iPads/iPhones and it doesn't work well. As soon as the printer goes into sleep mode, the devices can't wirelessly connect so I have to go down to my basement and turn the printer off then back on. Simply re-waking the printer doesn't help. Print quality is okay, but like others, I believe the ink is used way too fast. I would go with another choice if I had to do it again.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Not pleased with Mac scanning

    • Written by from LUFKIN

    Sometimes it will scan and most times not. Printer tells me to install software but is never able to find it and tells me to go to Apple Store. Very frustrating. Wouldn't purchase again.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    TERRIBLE

    • Written by from Lake Worth

    I bought two when i purchased two apple products last year!

    today i THREW THEM BOTH IN THE TRASH!!!! IVE HAD IT.
    thats how bad they are...the first only printed the second only scanned)!

    This week when I upgraded to 10.8.2 neither would work!!!!!!!!! NO HP DOWNLOAD FOR THIS PRINTER WHEN USING 10.8.2 so I could NOT even UPLOAD SCANNER!!!!

    FROZE on WIRELESS so it would take one DAY to print 1 page!!!!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Waste of money

    • Written by from folsom

    This printer is the last HP product I will ever buy. It is false advertising to sell a 'printer" that does not, can not, and will-not ever function as a printer.
    It printed exactly 2 pages then it malfunctioned. New cartridges, downloaded updated software and drivers. Nothing worked including hp on line troubleshooting. Tottaljunk.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    High cost of ownership!!

    • Written by from Fort St. John

    I purchased this printer in June 2012 and have replaced the colour cartridges twice, despite printing less than 20 colour pages. The colour cartridges dry out and become unusable. If any cartridges are removed and not replaced the printer becomes a brick. I DO NOT recommend this dud. I have informed my wife that we are going "Office Space" on this printer. She is good with it.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    This Printer is Awesome

    • Written by from Saint-Jean-Sur-Riche

    I bought this printer for the wireless printing and scanning capabilities, it's replacing my old HP Photosmart C4180 which was getting out of date. Setting this up was fairly easy and fast, I downloaded the software on the manufacturer's website, and used the USB cable of my old printer which was already there. While the printer was getting ready with the first printing setup I connected it and installed the program via USB. Really easy and fast to install with the software downloaded and via USB i haven't tried the Wi-Fi Setup.

    This printer is amazing for scanning documents & even pictures! The scanner's Specs says 1200 Dpi maximum but mine somehow goes up to 2400 Dpi. The document scanner works great also used it about 20-30 times i haven't had a paper stuck in it i even sent in couple with staples still on them. The printing quality is good but not perfect, documents come out extremely well but graphics and picture seemed blurry a bit and could use some more saturation. Colors seemed faded a bit but it might be the type of paper i was using.

    Bottom line, I recommend this printer, yes it is noisy like the others are saying but it's nothing compared to the old HP printer i had. Noise is fairly acceptable. Also Looks good on my desk.

    MacBook Pro Early 2011
    OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Review

    • Written by from Rowlett

    If you can read an instruction manual, this is a good printer for you. I had no trouble setting up this printer. The AirPrint is awesome and definitely worth having. I've experienced little to no trouble with this printer. Just wish it had a card reader but didn't find that enough to not buy this printer.

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