From amazing photo enlargements to high-quality documents, this is the only printer you need. It's easy to use, efficient and delivers the long-lasting photo quality you demand.
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Pros: Reliable printer, relatively fast. Has individual ink cartridges. Decent looking. No clogged ink after a month's use.
Cons: None so far.
Summary: I use this printer for 11x17 prints on plain paper, mostly black-and-white, some with spot color. I have had no serious problems so far - only one jammed sheet out ...
Summary: I use this printer for 11x17 prints on plain paper, mostly black-and-white, some with spot color. I have had no serious problems so far - only one jammed sheet out of hundreds, and that easily removed. It's quieter than my old Epson 820, particularly in photo mode. The HP spends a lot of time maintaining itself between print jobs, which I could list as a "Con," but I prefer that to using even more time and ink frequently cleaning the print heads as I had to with the Epson.
Photo prints are also good, though that's not my main use for this printer. If you need to print larger than 8 1/2 x 11. this is a solid machine.
Updated on Jun 18, 2009
After two months of use, no problems. Out of hundreds of printed pages I have encountered only one paper jam, easily fixed. I use this printer mostly for black-and-white printing on plain paper, so I won't speak to it's photo printing skills. I have no complaints about quality or speed. It's a bit large, but good looking,
Pros: What I liked as a Mac user is that the software was really easy to install and worked flawlessly. That is not always the case. The printer itself works fine. I printed some A4 and A3 full color prints and they came out very bright and sharp.
Cons: If there is a con, it might be the paper feed, you have to push trough sometimes to get a gribbed by the printer. But no real cons.
Description: From amazing photo enlargements to high-quality documents, this is the only printer you need. It's easy to use, efficient and delivers the long-lasting photo quality you demand.
Media Sizes 3.5 in x 5 in, 8.5 in x 44 in, 3.95 in x 5.9 in, 3.95 in x 5.83 in, C5 (6.38 in x 9 in), B7 (3.46 in x 4.9 in), C6 (4.5 in x 6.38 in), A3 (11.7 in x 16.5 in), B4 (9.83 in x 13.9 in), B5 (6.93 in x 9.83 in), B6 (4.92 in x 6.93 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), JIS B5 (7.17 in x 10.12 in), Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in)
Envelope Sizes International C5 (6.38 in x 9 in), International C6 (4.5 in x 6.38 in), International B5 (6.93 in x 9.83 in)
Media Weight 60 g/m2 - 252 g/m2
Total Media Capacity 145 sheets
Media Feeder(s) Autoload - 125 sheets, Autoload - 20 sheets - 3.95 in x 5.9 in
Output Trays Capacity 50 sheets
Telecom
Modem None
Networking
Networking None
Scanner
Type None
Copier
Copier Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
Connections 1 x Hi-Speed USB
Miscellaneous
Consumables Included 1 x Ink cartridge ( Photo black ), 1 x Ink cartridge ( Cyan ), 1 x Ink cartridge ( Magenta ), 1 x Ink cartridge ( Yellow ), 1 x Ink cartridge ( Black ) - HP 364
Compliant Standards CE, GS, UL, CCC, CSA, MIC, PSB, BSMI, VCCI, C-Tick, IEC950, EN 60950, FCC Part 15 B
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