The HP Photosmart 130 is an ultra-compact camera accessory for printing 10 x 15 cm photos directly from your digital camera. With this stylish printer, you can instantly share... more
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photo printing and want to get even more creative by adding captions messages and more without a PC via a large and easy-to-use touch screen. Specifications General specifications Printer Type InkJet Model Photosmart A626 Memory&Processor Memory Std. 64 MB Print Technology Print Technology HP Thermal Inkjet Printer Head 600 colour ink nozzles Print Color Yes Duplex Printing No Print Quality / Speed Resolution Color Up to 4800 x 1200 Print languages / Fonts / Barcode Language HP PCL 3 GUI Paper Handling / Media Media Size (Custom) 10 x 15 cm 13 x 18 cm 10 x 30 cm Media weight HP photo papers up to 280 g/m² Input Paper capacity (Max) Up to 20 Power Power Requirnment 100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%) 50/60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz) Power Consuption 25 watts maximum Dimensions / weight / warranty Width 252 mm (9.92 inches) Height 132 mm (5.20 inches) Depth 117 mm (4.61 inches) Weight 1.52 kg (3.35 lb) Connectivity Interface - USB Yes Compatibility OS Windows XP Pro Windows Xp Home Windows Vista Mac OS X v 10.3.9 Mac OS X v10.4 Intel Mac
A review by Foneroni on HP PhotoSmart 130 December 5th, 2003
Author's product rating:
Picture quality
Good
Printing speed
Average
Colour sensitivity
Good
Ease of use
Very easy
Value For Money
Excellent
Advantages:
Small and compact . Lightweight
Disadvantages:
None
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Having bought a digital camera, I wanted a way of printing photos out at home from it. Not having a PC at home at the time, I needed a stand alone printer that you could just slot your memory card from your camera into and print off your pics.
I bought the printer a little while ago, I think it was around £100. I've used it a lot since then and have found it very good. Plus points are its size and weight. Its very compact and weighs very little so can be easily carried about or stored. Its also extremely simple to use which is a bonus. You simply plug in your memory card from your camera, choose which photos you want, then press print and out they come. There are some more advanced functions on it, but to be honest I haven't really bothered with them. This printer only prints out standard sized photos like you get from Boots etc, not A4.
You can of course also plug it into your PC with a usb cable and print directly from your PC. Not the fastest printer ever invented but does the job in a reasonable time. Good quality prints too.
I have yet to replace the ink cartridge, although the usage monitor on my PC tells me it will soon be time to replace the cartridge. Lasted pretty well though as I've printed loads of photos off. Photo paper is around £7-9 for a pack of 20 sheets depending on what quality paper you get. I normally buy the hp own brand - they do 2 types I believe, one is the standard paper, then the other one is the next standard up - Premium paper its called, slightly heavier and thicker than the other one. But of course more expensive! I went to buy some more supplies last week from Comet - went to get my usual helping of hp paper, was just about to pay when I noticed a BOGOF on the Kodak paper. Nice one! Does the job perfectly well, even a slightly better quality than the hp paper. Seeing as photo paper doesn't "go off" - I bought plenty of packs to make use of the BOGOF!
I would recommend this printer, it's a reasonable price and does the job perfectly. I use a lot of hp equipment at work, including printers and we have little trouble with them, seem to be very reliable.
Advantages: Fantastic Print Quality Disadvantages: slow to print
...right in the box. HP Photo and Imaging software is also included.
The display on top is easy to use, you can select a range of photos you want to print from the memory card so you don’t have to print everything that is on it. If in doubt it comes with a very informative user manual which I found very easy to understand.
The printer has room for a variety of different memory cards, these being CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Sony Memory Stick, Secure ... ...• HP thermal inkjet • 300 color ink nozzles, 21 kHz maximum firing frequency. • HP Photoret III precision technology. • Up to 4800 x 1200-optimised dpi color printing on premium photo papers
• Universal Serial Bus (USB) for PC, Mac and direct-print enabled HP cameras. ...
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Advantages: Outstanding quality pictures Disadvantages: Only use one size paper
I had this printer for my Christmas present this year. I had a digital camera already and so wanted to be able to print off my own pictures without the expense of going to a shop to get them developed. I choose this printer mainly because of the name Hewlett Packard. This was a name that I knew well and I knew that they where one of the best manufactures of printers. I choose this model as it was small and compact so wouldn't take up too much space. ... ...I was expecting it to be a lot more than that, so I was pleasently surprised.
It comes with all the necessary leads and a good instruction book. I am often useless when it comes to technology and I thought I would have real difficulty getting it set up. But it is so easy! It's basically plug it in and it's done! You can plug your camera straight into the printer to print off pictures that you have recently taken which are still on your memory card ...
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The HP Photosmart 130 is an ultra-compact camera accessory for printing 10 x 15 cm photos directly from your digital camera. With this stylish printer, you can instantly share traditional-looking digital photo memories - without a PC or Mac. The camera accessory is designed for families who already own a digital camera and who are looking for a simple, compact way to print and share traditional-looking borderless photos - without using a computer.
