HP PhotoSmart C5180 reviews: Colour Inkjet printer
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Most helpful reviewsConfirmed purchaser
- Good points:
- Looks nice
- Bad points:
- slow, drains cartridges, noisy, bad scanner,
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Confirmed purchase: 21 May 2008
Confirmed purchaser Nothing.
- Good points:
- Good for printing, copying and scanning. Produces excellent photos.
- Bad points:
- Difficult to switch from printing photos back to normal printing.
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Confirmed purchase: 18 Jul 2008
David, Chesham, Bucks
- Good points:
- Good cartridge life and print quality for both b/w text and photos. Easy setup on both Windows XP and Vista. Scans well too.
- Bad points:
- A little noisy when printing.
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Confirmed purchase: 15 May 2008
Graham, Loughton
- Good points:
- Scanning, memory stick usage, ease of copying,
- Bad points:
- Smallish paper feed draw. Delay on occasions during printing several copies of same page.
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Confirmed purchase: 07 Jun 2008
Confirmed purchaser
- Good points:
- Quality and functionality
- Bad points:
- Drivers
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Confirmed purchase: 06 Jul 2008
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- Good points:
- Good quality photo printing. Simple to use all in one printer. Individual colour cartridges meaning that individaul colours are replaced as necessary or can be purchased in a set with photo paper.
- Bad points:
- Problems with software sometimes needing to reinstall itself (when used with Vista).
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Confirmed purchase: 03 Aug 2008
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Product Features
| Print technology | Inkjet |
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| Extra functions | LCD display |
| Photo printing | Dedicated |
| Connections | Ethernet |
| Maximum paper size | A4 |
| Memory card slot | Yes |
| Print colour | Colour |
| Number of colours including black | 6 |
| Colour print speed (Pages per minute) | 31 |
| Black and white print speed (Pages per minute) | 32 |
| Vertical print resolution (Pixels) | 4800 |
| Horizontal print resolution (Pixels) | 1200 |
| Height in cm | 18.9 |
| Width in cm | 44.6 |
| Depth in cm | 38.7 |
| Borderless printing | Yes |
| Postscript | No |
| Release date | 2006-09-19 |
Also known as: HP Photosmart C5180
Printers Buying GuideManufacturer's Description
The HP Photosmart C5180 All-in-One series is designed for busy, networked families and other home users who want a full range of easy-to-use photo features, from fast photo printing and easy editing to crisp, sharp scans and quick colour copies.
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Confirmed purchaser
Score 8.0/10Confirmed purchase: 24 Jul 2008