Latest reviews about Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer

dianne1939 says "The best printer is a Dell All-In-One printer." about Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer

dianne1939 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:57:22 GMT

Since the day DELL sent me this printer, I've loved it. It was easy to assemble a couple of wires and start it up. It prints (with many different settings), scans, faxes and copies the way a printer is supposed to. The price is very competitive and I really love the dependability of my printer, which has outlasted my first computer, and is working like a charm for my second Dell, that's about 6 years of lots of usage everyday. You really can't get a better deal.

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silvercastle says "Avoid this printer at all costs it is junk!!" about Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer

silvercastle — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:06:16 GMT

This printer is absolutly the worst on the market. It broke down on me after about a year and a half. I called tech support and was told that it is repairable but it would cost more than I paid for it. While it was working it did print good reports and printed good pictures (if you used the right paper for pictures). It did an acceptable job of copying documents. The printing and copy results were clear. This was the only good thing about the printer. Changing the ink cartridges was easy and not messy. Aside from that it was cheaply made, was not very durable, and had a very short operating life....

Goldylocks says "Perfect printer for dummies!!" about Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer

Goldylocks — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:23:17 GMT

I am probably the most electronics challenged person on the planet! I am a electronics dummie! I am so bad I even had problems operating a simple electric can opener. So when my children all chopped in to purchase me a computer I thought they had totally lost their minds. But with patience and alot of mess ups, I conquered the computer. Then on my birthday, they decided to buy me a Dell Personal All-In One Printer A920. Oh boy, I thought, another confusing electronic. I read the owner's manual, which was very easy to understand. To my astonishment the printer was really easy to operate.I just put the paper into the slot, click "print" and I got beautiful printed copies. I was also surprised that it was also really easy to change the ink cartridge's. The fun part of my new printer is the scanner that is built in. That too is so easy to operate. I just put what I want scanned under the lid and I can click preview and see what the final document will look like, and, after approval, click...

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ibdavid1973 says "only good for the most basic printing" about Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer

ibdavid1973 — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:50:00 GMT

If you are only printing black and white text for basic home needs, then you could probably get by with this printer. More advanced printing jobs need a more advanced printer. I have only had problems with paper jams on a few occasions although it seems to be a big problem for other users. Occasionally when I try to print something, my computer (also a dell) says the printer is not connected or not powered on although it is. As with all dell printers, you can only get ink for it by ordering it through dell. Their ink is very expensive to start with and then I would wind up paying 29.99% interest on it using their dell card. You would be much better of to get a different brand computer so that you could get cheap ink for it and could also run get it from your local store anytime, instead of waiting for dell to ship it to you....

Hellobaby says "This printer makes everything seem easier-no hassle, no worries." about Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer

Hellobaby — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:55:34 GMT

My roommate bought the Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer for us to use for college. It has made things pretty easy to handle. My roommate and I have no time to go get pictures developed, or papers copied somewhere else with our busy schedules (I sure do have to time writing this review). It has been reliable and also relevant to my llfe...and also my roommate's. ...

Pam1942 says "this printer does everything I need it to do" about Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer

Pam1942 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:24:57 GMT

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tbluvr says "this printer is a piece of junk" about Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer

tbluvr — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:14:33 GMT

this printer is junk the paper almost always has to be hand fed and it prints only half the page i have had it for 2 years now and need to get rid of it it only worked right for about 2 months it does have a scanner which i have used and it does work plus it does photos but i have never tried that...

kjoy510 says "Excellent for multiple tasks." about Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer

kjoy510 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:12:45 GMT

This printer is alright. It is capable of scanning, copying, etc. When you need these features it is a good printer. It does have some issues. Many of the issues are related to the ink. When you replace your ink (with expensive Dell ink) the printer continuosly gives you a low ink warning. Besides, you have to order the ink from Dell and it's very expensive. Even doing that, the printer still tells you the ink is low. If you want don't mind spending a bundle on ink, and looking at low ink warnings all the time, then this is the printer for you....

idontgetit says "What a piece of crapppppppp" about Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer

idontgetit — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:52:19 GMT

This printer belongs in the bathroom....

cowgirlup says "Nice photo prints...IF you can get the dern thing to work." about Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer

cowgirlup — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:28:55 GMT

Oh-my-gosh! This printer is extremely aggrivating. Like the first reviewer, I too have had the same paper problems, but mine started from the beginning. Also the carrier get stuck a lot and is so messed-up now, it won't print at all and I've only had this printer for about a year and a half.

The ink is VERY expensive up until yesterday (found out I can get it at Staples), I had to order the ink on Dell's online site.

However, it DOES print out photos w/ good quality.

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cmartell says "Great for the first few years, then suddenly goes crazy on you." about Dell 942 Photo All-In-One Printer

cmartell — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:17:10 GMT

We received this model printer as a gift from grandparents during college. It worked great then and for the next few years. In recent times, however, the paper feeder developed a major problem in that it could barely take in a single sheet of paper with jamming itself, let alone several sheets in a row. You had to feed it in yourself, and then sometimes you had to do it more than once to get it right. This was bad enough, but then after changing out cartridges, it stated there was a cartridge jam, even though it worked fine the first few times after changing cartridges. We took out the cartridges and checked them constantly, but they were fine. Then suddenly, the device that moves the ink heads back and forth went crazy and literally SLAMMED the ink dispersal unit against the side walls whenever you just turned on the printer! It was so loud it startled us even when we expected it. We are now retiring this printer to COSCO, so at least we can gert some salvage value of it. And fortunately......