Reviews for HP Best Photo Printers

"While most of them are, the range is actually about inkjet-based printers of all types and the H470 is a mobile single-function printer...Based on a similar technology to HPs dedicated photo printers, but with a separate black cartridge as well as the tri-colour one, the OfficeJet H470 can run from mains or battery and through USB, Bluetooth or WiFi...In fact, the base model, reviewed here, doesn't include a battery, which is a lithium ion clip-on option, or either of the wireless connections, which are made through plug-in, flash-drive-style adapters...Setup with a PC takes the usual form of running the software CD and connecting the USB cable, when instructed to..." read more »

"Relatively fast; low cost per page; sleek new color scheme....Poor-quality prints; glitch-prone paper feeder; dSLR owners will miss the CompactFlash port....Tell us what you like about this product...Comparing these reviews to 212229 other Printers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 88/100 = Very Good...Tell us what you don't like about this product......" read more »

"No ethernet or Wi-Fi Pricey standard-yield color inks...Not surprisingly, the $149 (as of 3/3/09) Photosmart D7560 excelled at printing color output on HP-brand photo paper, showing natural, though slightly yellow, images...The HP Photosmart D7560 won us over with its feature-packed design and strikingly good print quality......" read more »

"The B8850 includes many of the same pluses, most notably fully automated self-calibration and a pigment-based ink system for long-lived photos...In fact, other than price, the key difference between the two models is that the B8850 doesn't include a network connector...The B8850's ink system is a far cry from the version in the 8750...The B8850 doesn't so much improve on this system as throw it out altogether, replacing it with that of the B9180, complete with the same cartridges and print heads...The results for both color and monochrome output were as good as those of any printer I've tested, with photorealistic color, appropriately subtle shading, and impressively smooth gradients...As with most printers optimized for printing on photo paper, the B8850 didn't do a particularly good job on plain paper..." read more »

"HP has built an assortment of neat tricks into the B9180, including fully automated self-calibration and a pigment-based ink system...That counts as another good trick, especially for a company that hasn't been playing much in this particular sandbox until now...The quality was as good as anything I've seen..." read more »

"If you think that having a home printer capable of producing photos as large as A3+ would be too expensive for you to even consider, then HP's new Photosmart B8550 may change your mind...It's still not what you would consider cheap, but considering what it offers it is pretty good value for money..." read more »

"The HP Photosmart A530 Compact Photo Printer Series is the ideal printer for producing lab-quality photos in sizes up to 5 x 7 inches - all without a PC...HP PhotoSmart A536 Compact Photo Printer - Inkjet, Up to 1200 x 1200 DPI (Black), Up to 4800 x 1200 Optimized DPI, USB, PictBridge, 32MB..." read more »

"There are one or two small additions to the 385 as well, most notably a newfound ability to print not just on 4- by 6-inch photo paper but also on 4- by 8-inch photo cards and 4- by 12-inch panoramic paper, with borderless printing for all three sizes...More important, the 385 offers better-looking output than the 375, earning a higher photo-quality score...Its rating at the high end of very good means that most of the photos are true photo quality, with few or no flaws...One problem the 385 shares with the 375 is that the output isn't water- or smudge-proof..." read more »

"When it comes to printing mono documents, the Photosmart D5460 acquits itself well, with deep blacks and only the slightest hint of feathering at character edges...The HP Photosmart D5460 has much to commend it – it’s quick and produces great-looking photo prints..." read more »

"Ease of use...Slightly disappointing performer...The conventional 8050 is a veritable chip off HP's old block...Way back in the 1980s, when HP introduced its first DeskJet colour thermal inkjet printer, it came up with the idea of building the print heads into the cartridges and has stuck with the format almost exclusively ever since...True to recent form, you can swap out the 'photo' cartridge of the 8050, which contains light cyan, light magenta and photo..." read more »