Advantages: Easy to use. Good colour reproduction. Easy to change inkjets. Disadvantages: Must use 100 gsm paper or else printer constantly jams or damages output
I bought this printer because I was fed up forking out lots of money for ink jet cartridges which would run out of one colour and mean that the rest of the ink was unused.
So in December 2007 I purchased the HPPhotoSmart D7160. This printer has individual inkjet cartridges for each colour. However in January 2008 the printer just packed up and would not work. I contacted Hewlett Packard and explained that I had no idea why it would not work. They were very helpful, non-judgemental and identified the problem (technical and beyond my ken) and arranged for me to send the printer back.
The carrier collected it and replaced it with a brand new printer. It worked like a dream. The aftersales service cannot be faulted.
I use the printer for making leaflets and printing photgraphs. This means I tend to use a lot of blue and black ...
Advantages: Sooo Many Features Disadvantages: Battery problems
I was so scared to get this camera because I thought that I would never get used to it so I hung on to my HP 3.2 MP for such a long time until it died on me. I needed a new and dependable digital camera with more mega pixels. I decided to go with another HP because I was so familiar with my old HP 3.2 that I thought it couldn't be that much different. It is very different and I was nervous using it for the first month but now I know this camera backwards and it really isn't that complicated. It does So many cool things most of which are probably unnecessary. Everyone who sees it wants one and I get asked about it a lot. The screen is huge. This camera has 10 MP which at the time was a huge selling point but I have since learned that no normal person needs that many mega pixels.
You will have to get used to taking pictures ...
Advantages: Excellent Quality and Very Fast in Draft Mode Disadvantages: Slightly heavy on Ink
managed to understand what the eMail button on the control panel is capable of (auto attaching a photo from a card into your eMail program, or office document, of your choice)
Other features of note are -
the 6x4" photo paper input tray (so far unused by ourselves) We have printed on A4 photo paper -a small supply being included in the box we purchased.
and a small LCD screen that lets you manage your photos directly on the printer via one of the 4* integrated digital camera card readers, or the data port to which the camera can be connected directly.
* The following cards are supported -
Compact Flash/IBM Microdrive
SmartMedia /xD-Picture Card
MultiMediaCard / Secure Digital and
Sony Memory Stick
Unlucky not to have one of those?!! then connect via the Direct input port.
Performance is splendid with print quality being ...
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Manufacturer's product description
Trust your memories to HP, a proven leader in printing technology. The HP Photosmart 475 Compact Photo Printer delivers the power of a PC in a printer. It's the only printer of its kind that stores photos - up to 1,000 - using 1.5 GB of internal memory. A built-in handle makes this stylish printer easy to carry. Preview and edit shots on a 2.5-inch color display that flips up for easy viewing. Add borders, crop, zoom and more, then print true-to-life 4 x 6- or 5 x 7-inch photos that resist fading for generations. An optional battery prints up to 75 photos per charge. Print your perfect photos using HP Auto Red-eye Removal, brightness adjustments and more. Print directly from memory cards, cards, PictBridge-enabled cameras or even camera phones, using an optional HP Bluetooth Wireless Printer Adapter. Print frames from video clips or 4 x 12-inch panorama photos. Connect to a TV to view photos and video clips, display slide shows or edit and print using an included remote control. No PC required.
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