My HP DeskJet 990 Cse printer doesn't work correctly with my new iMac OS X version 10.4.8 computer. Apple's most recent driver upgrade for this printer does not incorporate PDE (Printing Dialog Extensions), which means I cannot choose things like print quality, paper type, color vs. gray scale, automatic image enhancement, saturation, brightness, color tone, ink volume, or dry time. It takes 38 seconds to print a short paragraph. On an 9-year-old, 400MHz Windows 98 computer with USB 1.0, the same message takes just 12 seconds, and I can make all the selections mentioned above. In other words, this printer is useless with my shiny new iMac.
Is this progress?
I am beginning to wonder why I bought this Apple computer. If Apple does not bother to upgrade drivers for printers when it "upgrades" its operating system, and HP doesn't bother either, does this mean I am going to have to buy a new printer every time Apple "upgrades" their operating system? I thought Apple was making computers easier to work with, not harder.
Suggestions? OBTW, I do not care to write a printer driver. I bought this Mac to use, not to tinker with. Life is short, and I have a life.
mikezzz
Is this progress?
I am beginning to wonder why I bought this Apple computer. If Apple does not bother to upgrade drivers for printers when it "upgrades" its operating system, and HP doesn't bother either, does this mean I am going to have to buy a new printer every time Apple "upgrades" their operating system? I thought Apple was making computers easier to work with, not harder.
Suggestions? OBTW, I do not care to write a printer driver. I bought this Mac to use, not to tinker with. Life is short, and I have a life.
mikezzz