HP Photosmart A516

HP Photosmart A516 These days, I use a digital camera and my phone camera to capture the greatest moments in my life. One day, I noticed that all pictures where on the PC and that if I lost them (due to computer failure), that chunks off my life in photos would be missing. I'm not one of these people that likes going into Boots and print out the photos that you want on paper. I feel it's a too personal thing to do in the middle of a shop. That's when I decided to buy a photo printer. My boyfriend (now fiancé) recommended the HP Photosmart A516. He works at Currys (yes, I hear you all booing ... more

I thought that i would try one of these little printers to see whether they would be of any use after a day out, to save some time when i can't get to town. I chose the HP for the simple reason that i have always used the larger models for business printing and i know that they make good photo printers, but would this be as good? I picked it up for a paltry £39.98 in PC World and to be honest, for the price, i wasn't expecting much, but i was surprised by the results. First of all, due to the small size, this is very portable and you can easily take it out with you and if you have been taking ... more

For photos that you want to print at home (if you are lazy like me, and don't want to go down town to Boots), then the A516 is a must have if you have a digital camera. You can pick them up for about £40 now in alot of the PC shops. I was not expecting the best results from this printer, but it can bring out the pictures pretty much as well as the Photo companies. It accepts Smart Media / XD media / Compact Flash / Memory Stick / and SD memory cards. It also has a USB port for pictbridge. This is where you connect the camera direct to the printer and select what you want to print. Here is a ... more