HP PhotoSmart C5180 Reviews: HP Office Colour Inkjet Printer

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Score: 8.4/10

75 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This printer is a good all rounder. “The output quality is good and speed is fine once printing. it will do what i…” John, Paisley View all 75 real customer reviews

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75 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
88% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (74)
Compatibility8.5
Print quality8.8
Speed7.9
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.8
Overall rating8.4
 

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John, Paisley

Score 5.0/10

+ The output quality is good and speed is fine once printing. It will do what I require. The installation instructions were easy to follow.

- Has to be switched on manually prior to printing (command to print (MS software) resulted in pervious HP photosmart printer switching on), noisy when switched on (as it goes through self check) and there is a significant delay before it is ready to print following switch on. I would not recommend it to anyone else.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Nov 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ fast and has invidual inks, so replacing them is easier and cheaper
the other reason its good is that its networkable, connected to the router, everyone in the family can use it

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Sep 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I like the ease&options for printing &sending photograghs. I have had a couple of printers before, but i like this one best .

- weight that's all

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Dec 2007

Alan, Exeter

Score 8.0/10

+ Speed and end results are very good. Easy to read controls

- 1. paper trays are clumsy but workable. Most annoying feature is the necessity to remove paper from the main tray to enter envelopes.
2. The paper trays, extending from the front of the printer for loading require a lot of space and are too close to the desk surface. Everything in front has to be cleared to allow for the operation.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Dec 2007

keith, evesham

Score 9.0/10

+ very simple to run cd rom and install printer. its best feature is 6 seperate ink cartridges and simplicity of use with menus appearing on its built in screen allowing use of all major functions without the need for a computer

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jan 2008

Fiona, Gloucester

Score 9.0/10

+ Prints great home photos

- Quite a slow printer but for home not a problem

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jan 2008

Ken , Basildon , “Retired, but still capable”

Score 9.0/10

+ comprehensive instructions, easy to install and use. Meets the HP claims on printing, colour reproduction and clarity, scanning and copying. Pleasing to the eye with clear push button controls.

- Not as fast as the the manufacturer claims, but nevertheless this all in one product suits my purpose.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Feb 2008

julie, lincolnshire

Score 8.0/10

+ good overall printer, easy to use, exellent photo prints for a all in one printer, good scanner, good compact machine

- printing data slightly slow, not a large paper tray

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Aug 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Fantastic printer for photo's and copying. Easy to use, even my dad can use it!!

- Scanner not good enough to scan slides!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Sep 2007

Paul, Altrincham,Cheshire

Score 10.0/10

+ Networking between 2xLaptops and Desktop
Photo printing is excellent

- No problems to report so far

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Feb 2008

Janet, Kidderminster

Score 9.0/10

+ Very easy to set up. We already have a Photosmart 385 so had no hesitation in buying this printer to replace our old one.

- None that I can think of

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Mar 2008

tony, tring

Score 9.0/10

+ Looks smart, photo prints are lovely, easy to use and set up.

- Quality of scanned photos not too good but we didn't buy it to do that.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 1.0/10

+ none

- it printed continuously without instruction waste of money I returned it

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Aug 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Simple to use. Good quality results

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 13 Aug 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Grear print quality

- Shakes worktop when printing

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purchased 30 Jul 2007

Gabor, Woking

Score 9.0/10

+ Very nice photo prints
Possible to scan without any installed driver (from a web browser)
Accessible via LAN (ethernet connection)

- Scanning is a bit noisy.
Drivers are crashing on windows 2000 pretty often.
Scanning sometimes hang when trying use the inlcuded software.

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purchased 11 Jul 2007

Mark, Blackford

Score 8.0/10

+ Good quality prints. Printing direct from memory card is handy.

- Won't scan over the network.

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purchased 28 Dec 2007

Alison, Billericay

Score 7.0/10

+ Easy to use

- Did not set up as instructed so took some time trying to get started

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purchased 30 Dec 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Had a problem downloading the software on my computer therefore difficult to upload picture.

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purchased 30 Dec 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ All of it

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 18 Mar 2008

Danny, Kenley, Surrey

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to set up, good print quality on text, excellent photos. Printing direct from a memory card the screen and menu system is very easy to use. Very good value for money.

- Can be a little noisy, scanning can be slow - but no slower than a number of other scanners I have tried. To be frank, for the money nothing to complain about.

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purchased 13 Apr 2008

Mark, Sandhurst , “44 and still keen”

Score 10.0/10

+ For the money this printer is superb, I have had several Epson printers and this is way better value (1/4 of the price) and quality than either of them.

- None found yet :)

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purchased 03 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ great print quality, when phot's are first printed they look a bit dull but leave for a few mins and very bright and vibrant

- fast draft printing is too fast and fires paper past out tray and onto floor!

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purchased 16 Jun 2008

Colin, Bromborough , “not a fan”

Score 4.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- software does NOT work in that borderless prints are not available on A4 paper

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purchased 24 Jun 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “love my computer ”

Score 9.0/10

+ getting the drivers t put it on vista

- it can be noisy

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purchased 03 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Good quality & easy to operate

- noisy

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purchased 18 Jul 2008

Derek , Wem , “i'm a pc novice”

Score 10.0/10

+ simple to operate
god quality prints

- have not found any yet

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purchased 25 Jul 2008

Darrell, Chesterfield , “I like Good Quality ”

Score 9.0/10

+ Very easy to install, very easy to work and very good fast quality general printing and photograph prints

- None

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purchased 19 Aug 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Student Teacher, High Usage”

Score 10.0/10

+ Amazingly quick print speed and great quality when using draft print settings.

- Output tray a little small, needs monitoring whilst carrying out large print loads.

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purchased 24 Aug 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to set up.

- None yet

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purchased 06 May 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Photo quality V.good, Compact & easy to use

- Cartridges expensive, some driver incompatibility, jets need cleaning regularly.

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purchased 02 Jun 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ 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.

- Problems with software sometimes needing to reinstall itself (when used with Vista).

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purchased 03 Aug 2008

Graham, Loughton

Score 7.0/10

+ Scanning, memory stick usage, ease of copying,

- Smallish paper feed draw. Delay on occasions during printing several copies of same page.

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purchased 07 Jun 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Quality and functionality

- Drivers

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purchased 06 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Nothing.”

Score 9.0/10

+ Good for printing, copying and scanning. Produces excellent photos.

- Difficult to switch from printing photos back to normal printing.

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purchased 18 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Combines all three functions(printing, Scanning and copier) in one unit. Quality of printing is good

- It can be slow but I can live with that.

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purchased 24 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 3.0/10

+ Looks nice

- slow, drains cartridges, noisy, bad scanner,

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purchased 21 May 2008

David, Chesham, Bucks

Score 9.0/10

+ Good cartridge life and print quality for both b/w text and photos. Easy setup on both Windows XP and Vista. Scans well too.

- A little noisy when printing.

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purchased 15 May 2008

Steve, Farnham

Score 8.0/10

+ Speed of printing, individual print cartridges

- none

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purchased 03 Jan 2008

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Expert reviews for HP PhotoSmart C5180

PC Advisor expert review - by Paul Jasper

The HP Photosmart C5180 All-In-One handles photos well and offers built-in networking.

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reviewed 12 Jul 2007

Product Features

Print Technology Inkjet
Photo Printer Yes
WiFi No
LCD Display Yes
Ethernet Yes
PictBridge No
Memory Card Slot Yes
Built-in Scanner Yes
Built-In Fax No
Built-in Copier Yes
Maximum Paper Size A4
Print Colour Colour
Bluetooth No
Portable No
Film or Slide Scanner No
Number of Colours (incl. Black) 6
Height in mm 189
Width in mm 446
Depth in mm 387
Colour Grey
Print Resolution (dpi) 1200x4800
Number of Prints per Minute in Colour 31
Number of Prints per Minute in Black & White 32
Sheet Capacity 100

Also known as: HP Photosmart C5180

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Manufacturer'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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