You can get the Officejet 4215 for only $80 after discount and a rebate from Amazon. It is on sale for $99.99 (down from $123.99) plus Amazon has a $20 instant rebate on select HP printers. Enter the code SAVEHPPRNTER at checkout to receive the discount.

The Officejet 4215 is in the older style of all-in-one machines in that it has an upright, sheet-fed design, as opposed to the flatbed design that is common in newer machines. That is not to say that this machine is outdated, it is just meant more for standard business use, such as faxing and copying, and not for photo printing or scanning of photos. Because of the type of feeder that it has, the Officejet 4125 is not meant for scanning much besides documents and it will probably be inconvenient trying to use different types of photo papers. Here is a picture so you can see what we mean:

The advertised speed for this machine is 17ppm black and 12ppm color, but you will likely get about half of that. The scanning resolution is 600 x 1200. One good thing about this machine being a little older is that it uses an HP C6656A black ink cartridge, which is superior to the cartridges found in the newest HP machines. The 56 has more ink than the newest HP black cartridges, and because it is so common you can find it anywhere, and you have plenty of alternatives as far as refilling the cartridge or purchasing a remanufactured one.

The bottom line is that this is a very good machine for someone just interesting in faxing and copying (with the occasional scan) and who doesn’t need anything too fancy.

The $20 discount from Amazon is good until 5/1.