HP Deskjet 6988

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HP Deskjet 6988
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Average User Rating

2.5 stars out of 15 user reviews

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  • 5 star: 5
  • 4 star: 1
  • 3 star: 1
  • 2 star: 4
  • 1 star: 4

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2.0 stars 4 of 4 users found this review helpful

"HP is to hardware what Microsoft is to software. . ." By HP_wore_me_out

Pros Does the basics well

Cons not truly VISTA compatible

Summary I purchased a duplexer to accommodate automatic double-sided printing. After reading the manuals, and examining the HP website, I was not able to get the duplexer to be recognized much less function. Spent approximately an hour with HP tech support to resolve the issue only to be told "Oh, it ... Expand full review

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