Combining the fax machine, printer, copier, and scanner your business or home office needs into one powerful machine, the Officejet d135 saves space, money, and time. With a rated speed of 19 ppm black and 16 ppm color, the d135 produces crisp text and bright color at up to 2,400 x 1,200 dpi (when using premium photo papers). PhotoREt III Color Layering Technology also makes color richer and skin tones more realistic.
As a fax machine, the d135 boasts a 33.6 Kbps modem, with color and black capabilities, 100-page memory for incoming faxes, one-touch keys, and speed dialing. Scanner features include resolutions up to 1,200 x 4,800 dpi optical, up to 9,600 dpi enhanced. The flatbed design lets you scan and copy bulky items like books, up to legal-size.
The d135 has a 50-sheet auto document feeder and comes with ink cartridges. Connecting via USB (optional parallel cable adapter available), the d135 is compatible with Windows 98, 98 SE, Me, 2000 with Service Pack 2 or higher, XP Home, and XP Professional and with Macintosh (USB-connect for Mac OS 9.1 and above). A one-year limited warranty is included, with the option to extend via an HP support pack.
1 Wonderful
Looking at all the negative reviews, I'd never buy one of these multi-function printers. However, our D135 is a wonderful device and we've been delighted with it since we bought it. I've never had a problem with it and as of April 1, 05 we'll have had the printer for three years. I did spend the extra money to get the extended warranty and, of course, have never had to use it. When we need it to work, it works without fail. The duplexing option is also great to have.
2 HP is awful
I got this printer a couple of years ago, and have always had issues with it. The cd that came with it didn't work. I went to the hp website and let it scan my computer to find the right driver, and it installed them but it still didn't work. I let it scan again and it kept saying I had bad drivers. The tech support was not helpful. The website's utility thing also deleted some necessary windows files when it cleaned up after itself, so I had to run a repair on windows. The scanner has never worked properly. And it streaks like crazy. I have tried all the things the troubleshooter said to do, but it's still there. I replaced all the printheads, I have all new cartridges, and it still gives me error messages about them. This is a total waste of money. I've never liked HP, but I had high hopes for this. I will never buy HP again.
3 Worked for a year, then dropped dead; stay away.
I purchased my D135 in November, 2003. It had a defective printhead straight out of the box, which HP offered to replace. I replaced the $40 printhead on my own (I didn't want to wait for the new one to arrive via mail) and the machine has worked well since then. Until...
A few days ago it ran out of color ink and upon replacing it I received a 'carriage error'. Several hours of HP chat and phone support later, I found that my machine had hardware failure and could not be repaired. Since the machine was past the one year warranty (by 3 months), HP could only offer me 15% off a refurbished model -- hardly a deal for a defective machine that cost hundreds of dollars new!!
I spoke with several supervisors and they were unanimous in the offer (or lack thereof), despite my protests.
My complaint was that although the machine was out of warranty, it was only recently past warranty AND due to the nature of the error (ie DEAD machine), I should have been presented with some fair upgrade/exchange options. I found several forums online mentioning the same hardware error, leading me to believe that it was just a defective product line. I didn't believe that 15 months was a reasonable lifespan for an All In One machine. It should have been considered that this was an expensive machine and I felt I should have been presented with some feasible repair options, if available, and some reasonable exchange options if repair was out of the question. The exchange options they did provide showed no consideration toward the fact that I had a purchased a lemon and lost a lot of money.
Bottom line: I will be purchasing a new all-in-one printer this week and you can be it will NOT be an HP. Nor will I be purchasing any other HP products in the future. A good company should stand by its products, even beyond the warranty.
4 Don't waste your money!
I can't believe I spent $500 on this printer which now sells for $125! It worked well for about a year until the warrantee ran out. Now all print heads streak! I've done all the maintenance requirements, etc. Manufacturer says to replace all four print heads. This would cost more than a new machine! I'll never purchase a HP product again!
5 Disposable Machine
I had my Officejet for only six months when I started getting a "Scanner Failure" error. Turning the machine off and restarting it seemed to work for a while. Then the error message would come more frequently. I took it to a certified HP repair center, paid a diagnostic fee, and was told that it couldn't be repaired. HP offered to take the machine back and send me another one but I would have to pay almost full price for it. I was also told that this was basically a disposable piece of equipment. It's too bad because this machine made the best color copies! Maybe the manufacturer should be required to print on the box "cannot be repaired"! On the continued down side, it is very loud and slow.
6 When it's good, it's very good. When it's bad, it sucks.
When it is working perfectly, the D135 makes beautiful printouts, has great fax reception, and creates multipage PDFs in a fraction of the time it would take to create them using a flatbed scanner. The problem is, it never works perfectly.
I use a Mac with OS 10.3 and the print driver does not play well with Classic. If you send too large a file to the printer it will cause the printer to hang. When this happens, you will have to restart the computer and/or the printer not once, but several times. When it finally does start working again, it starts spewing pages and pages of random characters. I was never able to figure out the exact combination of actions that would get it to work again. It made me very unhappy when someone would bring me a PowerPoint document to print out, because it would unfailingly involve hours of agravation to get it done. Since I got OS 10 versions of PowerPoint and Acrobat and stopped launching Classic as a result, I had been having better luck until just recently, when the black ink started printing extremely lightly. My black and white printouts are now blue and purple. I am using a remanufactured cartridge than went through a move, so this latest misfortune may be my own fault, but given my history with the machine I question this.
The scanner works much better, especially now that HP has updated the scanner software. Before that point, a multipage scann would result in multiple image files with random, non-sequential file names, which I would then have to save with sequential files names and manually compile into a PDF. With the newer software (available for download at hp.com), it will automatically produce a PDF from multiple pages, which is exactly what I had hoped it would do in the first place.
I only recently began using the fax function, and have had mixed results with it. It receives incomming faxes and produces sharp printouts of these faxes (when the printer is working properly). Some times outgoing faxes will not send and an error page will print. This may be a problem with the phones, but I'll never know, because the error page includes and error code with no additional information and I have not been able to find information about the fax error codes anywhere. My co-worker has a D135 as well, which he has hooked up to a PC, and he gets numerous errors when he attempts to send faxes.
At the time I bought the machine it was the only machine I could find that would do what I wanted to do (multipage scans) for the price I was willing to spend ($200-$300). I took my chances, and that is exactly what you will be doing if you buy one of these machines. DO NOT buy it if what you will be doing with it is mission critical, because it is not reliable.
7 Great All In One - Very Good Quality Printer
This is the workhorse in our home office. Its used for printing, scanning, copying and faxing and does all very well.
Easy to use and quiet!
The print quality on this HP is great for the price and age.
I dont know why the negative reviews but will chalk them up to people who expect more than they pay for and or dont know how to setup their machines.
This one has worked great out of the box for a year now.
Highly recommended.
8 HP d135 is a horrible product
I bought a d135 around 11/15/2003. It had problems right from the start. Installation didn't go right, crashed with blue screen of death after installation/numerous uninstallations/reinstallations. Crashed w/BSOD about 25% of time when starting scanning from director. Paper feeder for ADH is not reliable. Does not do reduction properly when copying. When you run out of one color ink, machine shuts down ALL functions and confiscates the machine until you install cough up the $ and install a new ink cartridge. It wastes a whole solid page of color ink when printing a "test" page. Wastes color ink even when you select print in gray scale. Machine finally became unuseable - crashed with BSOD on almost every scan attempt. HP service was worthless. Would do nothing for me. Blamed the PC in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. To top it off, even after uninstalling the d135 with HP's unistaller, it still left spam on my hard drive that prevented the installation of a HP 6110 that I borrowed temporarily from my employer. HP service was again worthless. Did nothing to solve the problem, did nothing that to satisfy me. I will never buy HP again.
9 Good multi-function device
We've had this printer/scanner/fax for about 14 months and are satisfied with it. It is connected to our network and is our primary printer. It has also replaced our copier, fax and scanner.
10 Tiny ink cartridges means big money for HP!-DO NOT BUY!
I had an HP Officejet 1170 and gave it awa for this piece of junk! Not only does this All-in-1 have small ink cartridges that seem to run out way before their time...HP also includes an obnoxious popup software to tell you it's time to blow some more money on their bottom line! This feature is unrelenting and leaves me wondering if the cartridges have an internal battery designed to last 30 days regardless of use! Plus, I have never been able to successfully refill these...even the black ink...a great way to mess up the whole device...artfully designed to screw you. In my neck of the woods, adjacent to the second largest city in the USA, no one seems to carry #14 cartridges and when I do find them...what a rip-off! Also, when the fax is used on tone dial, it never works...when HP was made aware of the problem within warantee period...their fix was to have me set it to rotary dial! No repair, no replacement of the disfunctional internal modem...just disable it and go back to 1960's!! What a bunch of crap HP!!! You are theives in the night and I will never buy another HP All-in-1 anything!!!
11 Expensive piece of junk. Stay away from this HP product.
I've used MANY HP laser printers over the years with no problem whatsoever; this was my first ink jet from them and from now on I'll stick to Epsons as I always did. OK, I feel better now. Let's continue...
From the very beginning I've had problems such as "carriage jammed" and paper jams. If it happens when you receive a fax you loose it, etc. It could be a great printer (from the specs) but it is a nightmaring one in reality. I just hate it now.
Contacted HP about this supposedly jammed carriage many times and their suggestions were so basic or idiotic that I won't print them here (I tried them all to no avail anyway).
The ONLY sensible one they suggested was to clean the encoder strip (about 1/4"-wide clear mylar) that runs from side to side of the printer suspended in mid-air behind the print carriage. I used a Q-tip dipped in alcool and cleaned both sides of the strip. It SEEMED to solve the problem at first but the problem returned and cleaning didn't solve it that time.
If someones find a solution please email everyone else on this thread. We all paid good money for this machine which I now use solely as a scanner!
An ex-HP customer.
12 Print Quality in the TANK!
This printer has the all great all in one functionallity. . .but beware! To get this printer to print at any decent level of quality, you have to turn up the ink consumption. HORRIBLE, absolutely HORRIBLE overall print quality. Its OKAY when you are printing full color. . .but there will be so many dropouts when printing grayscale/black that you think you have an old 8 pin dot matrix printer. GET WITH IT HP!!
13 Solid machine, works well -*note to refillers
I've been pleased with this machine over the last 3 months. It does what it's supposed to do without problems. I love having a document feeder for scanning & copying! I typically have to manually straighten a few of the pages in a 10 page document scan but that's easy to do with the software.
I like the print quality. I like the 14" platen, document feeder, intuitive button setup, easy use of the software, & reliability.
BUT, I plan to replace it with a Canon f80. I kind of hate to get rid of it but I refill ink cartridges and this printer is not refill friendly. When the tank is empty and you refill, you have to disable the ink status monitor. Now you never know the ink level. I've looked for a workaround without success.
A couple weeks ago as I approached the end of my first 4 oz bottle of refill ink I started to get banding of black ink. It got progressively worse to the point that it's now unusable. I've run the Clean Printhead utility many times. I suspect a bad/damaged printhead though I can't suspect a dry ink tank. I've been neurotic about periodically topping off the cartridges. I can't go through life worrying about whether there's enough ink in the printer to avoid burning a printhead.
I'm comfortable with the f80 because I also have a Canon i850 that prints very nicely & has been a refiller's dream. The f80 uses the same ink system as the i850 & has the features (high on the list is the document feeder) of the d135.
The refilling problem is the only reason I'm going to sell the HP. If not for that, I'd give it 5 starts. I hate to see it go. It's a good machine.
14 It's a good all-in-one printer
... Even it won't run the on the Win2k server, it takes the jetdirect 200m print server. With the HP jetdirect, all the computers on the LAN can copy, fax, scan and print to d135 over the network. I am happy that I just spent around [a fair amount of money]to get a all-in-one printer and share with all the computers. Everything works just fine and I have no complaint on the speed and print quality. It consolidates all my printers, scanner, fax into one whole unit. It saves me so much room. I notice this unit has been on sale everywhere and the price is so much lower than the other HP models. I don't know why HP is trying to get rid of the inventory in such a hurry.
15 I was happy with it for about 2 months until ..
things starting breaking. It constantly displays "scanner failure" message that prevents the copier from working... just for printing and fax working correctly, it's way too expensive.
I see that many other users are having similar problems. It means that some obvious feautures did not go through QA. It makes sense since my HP laptop misbehaves in the same way. I think I'll stay away from HP products until I hear some better reviews.
16 This machine is terrible - AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!
I have used this machine for the past 5 months under windows XP. It does not always print large documents completely, feeds the paper crooked every time, and will give you terminal paper jams that are near impossible to clear. It has one paper sensor finger on the top right side that rips envelopes to shreds and holds torn paper on top of the feed rollers requiring machine disassembly to remove. Don't use it to print envelopes!
It also does not print in grayscale (black only) without leaving extreme white voids where the lighter shades should print.
If you like to refill your ink tanks, be warned! You will probably end up killing the print heads (which cost more than new ink cartridges). Everytime I see a posting regarding IDS (ink delivery system)failure, I would bet money they tried to refill the ink cartridges. This has been a very problematic machine for me. Is there a lemon law for these things?
17 Patience is a Virtue
My father bought this printer because he found it at a great price. I've been an Epson lady for many years but it was worth the cost (for the most part). HOWEVER, I sent a command to print out something from Amazon.com's website (a rebate). I was trying to print out 2 copies. Copy #2 is still in the process of being printed. (It starts, then stops, then starts, then stops. You get the picture.) I printed out a single copy each from my other printers (Epsons, yes, I do have 3 printers hooked up to one PC- :-0 ). The ink is already dried on the other two printouts and I've given birth..lol..just kidding. This has got to be the slowest printer when it comes to printing commands. Warming up? I don't see how that can be the problem. Too many printers? Then why are the other two printing with no problem. Maybe this type of system is slow because it's juggling too many functions on one piece of equipment (faxing, printing, copying and scanning).
I also got to experience the same challenges I face at work when dealing with a copier: paper jams. I had to get online to find a solution to the problem. Thank goodness I have the ability to do this and a fast internet hook-up (cable modem).
I have to add that the speed improves when it comes to copying. This function is much quicker than my other scanners. When I do get it to print, the quality is good. I don't believe it when they say they tried to help customers save money on ink by separating the heads from the ink supply...the ink is more expensive than my Epson 785EPX.
I can only be grateful that I don't use this every single day on a consistent basis. If you need an "all-in-one" setup, shop around.
PS: If you can tell me why it prints out a little happy face (therefore wasting paper) when I turn it on and print something out for the first time...I'll be your friend for life!
18 STAY AWAY FROM THIS THING!!
This thing is full of bugs. From paper jams to it simply shutting down mid-print with no explanation, it does it all. I use it with both Mac and PC and it's problematic with both. Mac in particular is a disaster. On a hundred page document it will mysteriously stop printing on page 29 or 56 or whatever and simply refuse to print those "problem" pages. Faxing is no better. It will take 15 minutes to get a page and then freeze up and disconnect without printing. Good luck with tech support. They will guide you through the impossible menu system and try to get the settings right, but it will take an hour and it's all on your dime. When it does work, it's very slow to warm up and then works in fits and starts. Nothing like being in a hurry and watching your printer twitch like an epileptic. I bought this to replace the older r80 model that I thought was awesome. This one had USB connections which I now need. I wish I could hook up the old one and use the d135 as a boat anchor. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT!
19 THE HP OFFICEJET 135D IS HAZERDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH[!]
I have owned many HP printers and for the most part have been very satisfied.
However my latest purchase the HP Officejet d135 was by the worst computer purchase I have ever made and believe me, I have bought many computers in my day!
If a huge company like HP is going to pitch all-for-1 type office printer they better test the darn thing before they bring it to the market.
This printer has major major program and design flaws!
The software has major bugs
If you own a MAC you can expect your computer to slow down and crash all the time with this printer
NO SERVICE. After the treatment and service I received from HP I will never buy another product from them.
I will also never recommend that anyone else buy this printer.
TOO BAD, I USED TO BE A LOYAL HP CUSTOMER
WARNING: THE HP OFFICEJET 135D IS HAZERDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH![.]
20 hp almost scores a cigar.
If it wasn't for it's noisy operation, especially before and after an operation, the hp officejet d135 is quite an impressive machine. I'm running this machine for document management using a software program from Scansoft called Paperport 8.0. Wow! the performance is superb! However, if you can afford to go the extra [$$$] or so, buy the hp officejet d145. For all of the extra functionality you get, the extra bucks are well worth it. Oh, and just to let you know, I have utilized every function, scan-fax-copy-print, and each produced consistent operation.
21 Lousy Customer Service Sours O.K. Machine
Out of the box, this piece of junk spent almost two hours "initializing," which seemed a BIT excessive give the literature provided, but I could easily have spent even LONGER on hold with HP's customer service line, which isn't even a toll free number! Hopefully if you buy this device it'll work right out of the box for you, otherwise you're screwed.
22 Whither PostScript?
All-in-one units have come a long way from the OJ600 I brought home from the office, but the lack of PostScript continues to be annoying, as only MS-DOS software generates PCL. I guess I'll have to be satisifed with using GhostScript.
The manual can be retreived as a PDF file from the HP web site.
23 This is one Cold Machine
First Impressions:
I like the OfficeJet d135! I like the design: despite the imposing size, the d135 fits neatly on my desk (to be fair I have to admit I have a rather large "L" shaped desk in my loft) with room to spare, but just barely. The OfficeJet d135 is highly functional, attractive, and well designed and built. The front panel buttons and displays make operating two functions of the unit without a PC a snap. Controls for copying documents and faxing are all displayed here, so that these two functions can be controlled without the aid of a PC. One feature I appreciated is the backlit display; the display on the T45 in contrast is not backlit and can be extremely hard to read. Another feature I appreciate is the power-save mode the printer can be set to enter after an hour. This is useful since I usually like to leave the printer on in case I need to print it from another location. The unit connects to the PC via USB only, out of the box, but a parallel port can be installed.
The software (in my case Windows XP Home) was simple to install, and like the K80 offers superior functionality to that of the "T" series of all-n-ones. Software drivers for Windows 98/Me/Se/2000/XP , as well as Mac System 9 - 10, are included on the enclosed CD. The software installation under WinXP was flawless and loads effortlessly upon restart. Sharing the printer on the network is a snap without the aid of a network card (NIC). I just shared the printer on the PC, and now several of my (wireless) networked computers can print to it. No need to purchase an extra NIC for the printer though one can be purchased for it. If you are considering sharing the printer on a large network a separate NIC would be advised.
One of the reasons I need a multifunction, or All-in-One, is that we scan all of our paperwork (bills, important financial statements, legal correspondence, etc.) into the computer, and shred the originals. At the end of the year all of the scanned documents are burned to CD and stored in a locked fire proof safe. Another copy is kept in safe deposit box. In today's climate where identity theft is becoming increasingly commonplace, one cannot be too careful, or paranoid for that matter! While the OfficeJet T45 did an adequate job at scanning the documents, cataloging them was another matter. The OfficeJet d135 makes handling scanned documents and pictures easy via the build in software; I have yet to explore all the functions available.
Like all HP printers the OfficeJet d135' print quality is exceptional and without peer, except for perhaps the OfficeJet d145. The black text was sharp and crisp with no noticeable bleed, and the color ink was rich and vibrant. Of course inkjet paper in the 22lbs - 24lbs range will offer the best quality output.
A bit Noisy but efficient...
While printing the OfficeJet d135 performed its duties somewhat quietly and cleanly, and printed color copies with barely a whisper. Printing in black ink via economy mode adds to the decibel level as the printer spits out multiple copies be minute. But the increase is not bothersome. The paper tray handles an admirable 150 sheet of paper, or some 20 envelopes of various sizes. Envelopes can also be fed in one-by-one via a slot on the top of the paper tray.
The print cartridge configuration is different from what I have been used to in the past. While the familiar separate black and tri-color cartridge are present, the OfficeJet d135 is endowed with four printheads; one (ea), black, cyan, magenta, and yellow. I assume this is how HP is able to increase the print resolution so dramatically over previous models, but this comes with a hefty price; $33.00 to replace a single print head! To HP's credit there are several troubleshooting techniques one can try to resolve printing issue before replacing the printheads, including cleaning then with a soft wet cloth; no alcohol please. Needless to say, I hope I never have to replace the printheads, or at least not all at once.
When scanning however, OfficeJet d135 is a bit noisy, but not overly so; I can still hear myself think. The source of the noise is the scanning element as it traverses from one end of the unit to the other. The noise will not drive you from the room, but it can become annoying over time. The OfficeJet d135 is equipped with a flat bed that will accept and 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper, as will the document feeder. The document feeder can handle up to 20 sheets of paper at a time, and I have yet to experience a mis-feed. Scanning is quick and the sheets usually feed in straight.
Conclusion...
The spouse took one look at the OfficeJet d135 and exclaimed that it was one cold machine, meaning of course that is was bad to the bone! I must say I agree with her assessment.
24 Great printer for the money
The HP d135 is a wonderful printer. It has everything a home office needs. It prints, faxes, copies and scans as well as any moderately priced, separate copier, fax machine, printer or scanner. The front panel is intuitively designed. It even has cool features that allow you to print or copy multiple pages on 1 sheet, or reduce/enlarge photos or copies effortlessly. I also like the automatic document feeder. The best part of the printer is that it's fast. I generally use the "fast" setting because it saves time and ink.
This is, by far, the best multifunction machine on the market. And, of course, it's an HP. I only gave the printer four stars because the machine is loud and the CD-ROM that came with my machine was corrupt, so I had to download the driver from the HP website. Otherwise, setting up the printer was no problem. I also think it should come with a USB cable (you have to buy it separately). A machine that does everything should include everything you need in the box to hook it up.
NOTE: If you do a lot of two-sided printing, you should consider the HP d145 or d125. Or you can purchase the two-sided printer accessory separately.
ADDENDUM - I had to exchange my first d135 printer because it was leaving streaks on the page and it was putting large yellow drops on the pages. Because of this, I downgraded this printer to 3 stars. Hopefully, this new printer will work better.
25 MAGNIFICENT, SUPERB PRINTER
This printer, in nothing short of magnificent. I can't say enough good words about, it would be an owners dream printer, some thing to be real proud of, and to show off to all your friends. Every one knows that Hewlett Packard is number ( ONE )
26 COPY LEGAL SIZE PAPER
Our machine will not COPY information on legal size paper to legal size paper. It copies letter size information only. Hence result is a legal size piece of paper with three quarters of the necessary information on it.
As our guide book for this machine has been misplaced I would appreciate it if someone would please inform me the steps to obtain perform this information. Been unsuccessful in obtaining another booklet.
27 Not Impressed
We had the G85 - the predecessor to this unit. The D135 has better performance specifications than the G85. All of our testing indicates the D135 is slower than our G85 - about 20% slower. Put a page in to photocopy, it's slower. Printing, it's slower (with same settings). Now you have to install print heads separately from the printer ink cartridge. Get a G85 - it's simply a better unit.
28 I hope it's a good machine, I just bought it.
From what I've read which includes Hewlett Packard, Tech. Depot, ... and Dell, I was very impressed by this printer. As the title says, I haven't used it yet because I just purchased it yesterday.
I'm very naive about color printers and was on a path to buy something that I would have regrets about. Then it hit me, OfficeJet, not an Ink Jet but a notch above, sort of in the middle of a LaserJet and Ink Jet with a cost I could live with.
The words all in one, that's great. HP is "The King" of printers,and now I have one. Whatever happens, no regrets, I feel I made the right decision. I'd like to thank ... for allowing me to do this and I'll be a customer here, you can bet on that.
29 WARNING! VERY POOR CARTRIDGE LIFE!
I have burned through THREE black and 2.5 color cartridges in 6 weeks and only 1,100 pages total. I'm going to spend more on ink than I did on the printer by the end of the year. HP's response to this, "that's normal ink life". Seriously, I've been using HP printers for years and the ink life for this product is the worst I've ever seen...Unless you're very low usage, you should consider a differnt product. And for any small business, you're probably going through 1,000 a month easily between print, fax, and copy. HP really [messed] this one up.
30 This machine will be great when the bugs are fixed
The concept/design of this machine is absolutely brilliant. However, I believe HP released it before it was quite ready for prime time. Many of the issues have been documented in other reviews, so I won't repeat them here, but thought you might be interested in a conversation I had with local BestBuy tech person the other day. I noticed that they didn't have a D135 on display and casually inquired about their experience with it. He said that overall it was good but they were getting a lot of returns because the print heads are wearing out a LOT sooner than they should according to spec. He said it looks like a manufacturing problem that they will hopefully have fixed soon.
31 Nice but flawed
...The d135 looks good and has some very attractive functionality for a small office. However, a few users may want to watch out with the document feeder which is really only barely designed to handle anything other than standard sheets. I produce my own business stationary on the fly and need to feed through a big variety of envelopes, labels, forms, etc. The Feeder is hard to change, difficult to access, and chews up some stuff at random. For instance, the envelope slot creates folds and wrinkles about 30% of the time...
One other "buyer beware". For those of you who do not have a USB port, the d135 does NOT come with a serial port connection. You have to order the plug separately - it is an option, assuming it is available which it wasn't when I bought 3/02.
32 Happy XP User
4 stars for now, maybe 5 in a few days once I get use to the machine. ... The machine works great, fax is excellent, printing is great, scanner is a bit louder than the ones in the store setting, but is acceptable. New software has full functions under XP from the computer. ... This is a great machine for the money.
33 Awesome printer!
My Brother laser printer that is a little more than 1 year old died on me. That was the first and last non-HP printer I will ever buy. My Epson scanner had buggy software and I rarely used to as I intended to. The HP OfficeJet d135 works right out of the box exactly as it promises! It scans, faxes, and prints with ease. It is also very quick. Inkjets have come a long way since the DeskJet 500 that was my first printer. This printer's output is suitable for business correspondence. The color output is phenomenal. I would highly encourage anyone looking to replace a printer and a scanner with this device. No hassles whatsoever. I'm running Windows ME on a P3 1Ghz, 256mb ram.
34 Just what I was looking for.
After reading some of the negative reviews on this product, I had serious second thoughts about purchasing one. However, as a long-time fan of HP printers and the fact that the D135 met all of my requirements in such a nice small package, I decided to take a chance.
I have been using the D135 for a few days now and have arrived at one important conclusion. It's exactly what I was looking for, period. It is not the best printer, copier, fax machine or scanner on the market but to do all of this in one machine as well as this product does is really quite remarkable. It's obviously not built as sturdy or robust as it's predecessor, the G85, but it is much more ergonomic in design and is definitely faster.
The paper handling is only fair and the printing margins will skew a bit if not placed squarely and tightly in the feed tray. As far as the complaints concerning Windows XP, this has not been an issue for me as I use Windows 2000 professional. The software works flawlessly and is quite well thought out. I will say that it's a bit noisy but that's not really an important issue to me. I really like the fact that all functions of this unit are programmable through the computer and setup was an absolute breeze. I can't believe they did not include a USB cable with the D135, so be sure to have one on hand when you bring this baby home.
Another very nice feature is the ability to scan to just about any program you like, including Outlook, from the front panel of the machine. This is nice for emailing a quick scan of a document or picture.
As far as the unavailability of the Duplexer for two-sided printing, I have not researched this and cannot comment upon it. If it is indeed unavailable, then HP has some serious questions to answer.
All in all, the D135 is everything it's advertised to be and I would not hesitate to recommend it.
35 Windows 98 Compatibility Problems
Win 98 users beware that the hp product software will not install on some Win 98 machines. I've spent several hours on line with HP Tech support to no avail. They have bumped me up to a higher level of support, and told me that someone would get back to me within 3 days with a fix. I thought I was buying a great unit at a reasonable price. But after figuring in my time, and the fact that the machine is still not up and going with my Win 98 Machine, this purchase appears to be a big blunder.
36 Nice Features...BUT Beware of Gotchas!
Based on three days of experience, I believe this machine meets most of my expectations. The print quality (both color and B&W) is very good. But there are two exceptionally serious gotchas that potential buyers should be aware of. First, HP has not yet ported its crucial "Director" software to Windows XP. As a result, many important features of this all-in-one cannot be used or controlled from an XP computer...including OCR!!! So if you use XP and you expect to OCR with this machine, think again. Or, you can just ignore HP's claim that the D135 includes OCR software, and you can plunk down your hard earned cash to buy a separate OCR package. Think also about whether you want to do business with a company that is so lame that it has not yet produced XP software AND that has made no firm commitment as to when such software will be available. Second, when this machine prints or copies documents, it reverses the order of the pages. In other words, if you copy a 100-page document, the copy will comprise a stack of upward-facing pages with page 100 on top and page 1 on the bottom. Think about it for a minute. You've got your copy, but before you can use it, you have to manually re-sort the stack so that page 1 is on top and page 100 is on the bottom. I have spent several hours wondering which genius at HP thought of this clever "feature". Perhaps that explains why the XP software is unavailable: all the engineers were busy trying to figure out how to get the machine to produce copies which must be manually resorted. Clever! In any case, if I had known about this, I definitely would not have purchased this machine.
37 UNAVAILABLE FUNCTIONALITY UNDER XP
The Hewlitt Packard Officejet D135 multifunction printer is advertised as a two-sided printing/copying and scanning with Optical Character Recognition (OCR). However, this is NOT the case.
1. Two-sided printing/copying requires a (C6437A) duplexer, which I have been unable to obtain. I Emailed HP about this and received the following replies:
"I understand that you are disappointed with the inability to use OCR and make two-sided prints and copies from the Officejet D135 installed on Windows XP. The duplexer required for making two-sided prints and copies is not currently available."
And, in another Email from HP: "Unfortunately, I [HP] am unable to provide a date on which the duplex module (C6437A) will be in stock. I apologize for the inconvenience."
2. If you have the Windows XP operating system, full functionality is NOT available. In yet another Email to me, HP states:
"The software solution provides basic printing and scanning functionality with Microsoft (R) Windows XP. Scanning is supported through the Scanner and Camera Wizard in Windows XP. Use the HP Officejet front panel to copy, fax, and use proof sheets.
The future HP Officejet D series software release for Windows XP, will provide the following functionality:
* Network capability
* Photo upload from the HP Officejet to the PC
* Access to copy and fax features from the PC
* Use of the Fax Setup Wizard
* Ability to set scan to destinations
* ReadIRIS optical character recognition (OCR) software.
* HP Director software, HP Photo View Center, onscreen Users Guide, and Product Tour."
Later on, in the SAME Email, HP states:
"Third-party software
The optical character recognition (OCR)program that is currently available on the HP product software CD-ROM cannot be loaded in Windows XP. The OCR software is provided by another company [IRIS] and will not be available in the download versions of the HP software release for Windows XP. HP does not hold the rights to this software and cannot include it with the HP product software available for download."
Thus, it appears that HP has no idea when the duplexer hardware will be available, so I paid hundreds of dollars for a printer that I have no idea when, if ever, I will be able to perform two-sided print/copy.
Also, I have a scanner with no OCR included (though it is with other Windows operating systems).
I find it hard to believe that HP could so brazenly claim this as a two-sided printer/copier and so stretch the meaning of XP compatibility.
I you want to have only basic print/scan/copy capabilities, buy the Lexmark X83 for only a few hundred dollars.
38 Great multifunction but as usual it has a few quirks
I was hoping for the best, but I guess there's no such thing as an all-in-one product that does everything perfectly....
Overall the D135 is a great multifunction. All the functions work very well and in many cases rival the quality of individual components. Uses HPs new print engine with separated ink cartridges and print heads. The print heads are user replacable and are rated at 3 years or 50000 pages (not bad!!). This should be an economical machine to use.
The scanner has been upgraded from the G85 and is better in every way. The document feeder is much better than the G series and the scans are now optically 600 x 1200 48 bit color (unless you have a Mac which is limited to 36 bit I believe).
The fax is also 33.6 color (assuming you find someone else with a color fax)....Plenty of memory for preprogrammed numbers and 10 one touch keys.
Overall The D135 is quite easy to use with good ergonomics and tons of usable features. Also watch for the forthcoming D145 and D155 which add CF, SM and Sony Memory stick slots for digital camera users, a duplexer to allow two sided printing and copying and, in the case of the d155, a second paper tray for power users.
Pitfalls, and there's always a few....
1) Typical for HP printers, prints are often skewed just a little bit on the page. About 1mm off when comparing left to right. This seems to be an HP trait. I tried 4 different D135 machines, all with a similar problem.... Many users won't notice the slight skewing, but I found it quite easily when printing borderless photos.
2) The WinXP software isn't ready yet so the functionality is limited a bit right now. PC faxing yet not enabled yet and sone scanning functions don't work yet (including OCR unless you buy an off the shelf Twain compliant OCR program).
3) The scanner head is a bit noisy. No biggie, just thought I'd bring it up. Don't expect to use it in the bedroom while the wife is sleeping!!!
Despite the quirks, overall HP has a winner!!
39 Mac users beware!!!!
This uses the same software as all the other useless HP all-in-ones that have come down the pike. Constant crashes and nothing but problems. Be prepared to spend alot of time on the phne with tech support
