Hewlett Packard C5280

Very good all round all in one printer print quality and speed very good compared to other models in this price range

none so far

Value for money, especially considering the inclusion of an LCD, card reader and CD/DVD tray. The printer is very easy to set up and use and the overall build quality is reasonable.

The way the scanner lid fits to the base of the machine is a bit flakey - the lid easily pops off if you place something thick on the glass. It pops back easily, too, but it shouldn't pop off in the first place. I was surprised the printer did not have individual cartidges for each colour - the single 3-colour cartridge will never produce the same quality as 6 separate colours and it's more expensive to run, too. This printer should not be claiming to be a photo-printer in the same way a 6-ink machine can. The scanner is very noisy in operation - so much so that at first I thought it was faulty. Scanned images have an annoying pink cast which no amount of fiddling can get rid of and there are not sufficient facilities in the interface to correct it at source. This machine is no good at all for really accurate colour reproduction. Perhaps my biggest hate is the software, which is appallingly limited, particularly on the scanner side. The interface is spartan and cannot even be persuaded to remember your last settings.Over the years HP software has become increasingly bloated and intrusive and unfortunately this seems to apply to all their printers, not just this one. It is certainly the single factor which will tempt me to look at other manufacturers in the future. To sum up, the C-5820 purports to be a photo printer and it's not up the the job in several areas. If you want a well built all-in-one machine for office graphics without being too bothered about accurate colour reproduction then it does the job well and is reasonable value for money, but in that case HP might as well have left off the LCD and card reader and trimmed ££ of the price.

Prints and copies well and will take the larger capacity ink cartridges

None so far

Good value for 4800dpi scanner with colour printer

Unstable software for multiple document scanning to pdf. HP cannot resolve the problem, even though it's known to them for years.

The product is quite straightforward to use and the print quality is very good on all aspectsof printing.

The only thing I would say was bad is the size of the printer as, due to it being a 3 in 1 printer it is quite bulky.

loads of great features

bigger than i thought

Excellent printer at a value for money price

Cost of the cartridges are way too high by comparison to similar product

cd / dvd printing great

Trying to get ink cartridges ,not very avalable plus very expencive

cheap

spits out the paper after printing, is noisy when printing, uses ink quickly

CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS

NOISY CARRIAGE

Very versatile, easy to use, great to print without having to use a PC

High running costs as HP cartirdges are about the most expensive around, contain very little ink and compatibles can't be found.

It's 'all-in-one' - It prints onto CD's - XD/MS/SD/CF capability

Comes with Photosmart Premier & Essential which like to 'overule' any preferred, chosen photo system (I prefer to choose my own photo storage system, not have one thrust upon me every time I want to copy/scan/download) Removal of 'Back-door' to accommodate CD Tray then replace to run normal paper is a bind - Lot of hassle for 2 inches of space Fiddly little plastic things at the rear (by the rollers) which are supposed to 'feed' the paper through the system but tend to come loose if anything other than normal paper (card/labels etc) is used -

good print quality, loads of functions, easy to use

maximum photo print only 7x5

The product was excellent value for money and made a great Christmas present.

It did not have a USB cable - you'd think there should be one considering the amount of money spent on the printer, and to expect customers to buy one seperately is a bit cheeky!

Very easy to use and a very good all round multi printer

set up seems long winded and disc printing has only has option for full face printing no other

The fact that it could print photos, cds and papers as specified in the specification.

It is not as cute as shown. It is huge.Make sure u take a look at the sizes and dimension.

Good quality printing

The software is a nightmare and requires a lot of tweaking to make it work smoothly. I had to go to HP for online assistance three times.

it is a good size to have in a home office and does all the things that you would generally need

still playing around with it a little at the moment. It has some facilities that I dont need and need to try and take them off such as web page printing and I need to suss out how you stop this and allow it to cut and paste. had to disable virus software to load the software properly

Good quality build,easy to install and operate.

Prints a little slowly. Ink that is supplied with printer doesn't last long.

the printer is good value for money , texts are really clear and photos are good as long as you use hp paper other wise the quality can deteriate also quality is poor if you use non hp printer cartridge eg takes longer to dry . another good point is the ability to print onto cd ,i print one of my holiday photos on the front and i know straight away what cd it is .

the colour is awful what happened to the nice blue/grey ones (psc2355 model) ? the printer is a lot bigger than my old one even though they are similar in spec except for the cd printing. the price hp charge for their cartriges are way over other brands.

ink cartridges are expensive

Ideal for home user. Excellent quality printing.

A little slow if being used for business. Photograph colours are slightly on bright side. Instructions a little unclear for scanning and saving on computer.

HP build

Ink as always too expensive

Easy to print CD and DVD labels Good quality photo coping

Price of replacement cartridges are bit expensive.

good reliable printer

very noisy

Good value you get a lot for your money easy to set up if you follow the instructions I have always had epson printers and the way they print is very different but not a problem if as I say you follow the HP set up guide you can't go wrong really

The replacement cartridges are a little on the expensive side but you do get a choice of buying the standard ones or what the call the XL one which contain 3 times the ink. The thing I felt that let it down was the software that came with it to print on CD/DVD's it very basic but not to worry I use the Aqustica CD/DVD label maker which allows you to print directley on to CD/DVD's and the variations are endless a brilliant program.

easy to operate

printing on CD big problem

Great Photos, Clear Copies and super scanner

The printer is very fast great when you need to make a quick copy without needing to switch the computer on,very good photo quality I think its better than the one with 6 cartridges as its easy t pop in the photo cartridge or the grey cartridge for B&W printing which I use allot

Poor software hard to change print settings and not all programs work smoothly with MAC

Not enough control on disc printing program

It does everything it should do and the print quality is good and easy to use. I had a really old printer prior to this so in comparison this printer is fantastic and smaller, though still fairly big. It can printer different types of prints - such as dvd covers, photos etc and has seperate feeds for this.

The paperfeed can be intermittent at times, sometimes it says it has a paperjam when there isn't one. I haven't printed a large document yet, but I can see that being a problem. And it does make a lot of noise when it starts to print.

Suits me fine for the printing I have undertaken at the moment. Haven't used a lot of the functions yet, but photos and CD labels are a definite bonus.

Um!

a good all round printer and certainly good value

printer costs are outrageous

Does everything you need from an all in one and at great quality.

software install very very slow.

The best point is the ease of use especially as we are pensioners.

at present have not found any -maybe ink cartridges run out quickly

Excellent all in one printer at a very reasonable price

CD/DVD label

No USB Cable !

unbeatable value/price , very good scan, print and photocopy quality, easy to set up and use

price of ink cartridges - but that is a common point with most makes and models of printers. somewhat noisy in use.

NICE NEAT MACHINE WHICH IS EASY TO INSTALL AND RUN. MEETS ALL MY PRINTING NEEDS.

NONE THAT I HAVE FOUND TO DATE.

Lack of info in users guide for novices like me! ie, Where do you load envelopes, how many etc.

Very easy to use, good quality printing perfect for home needs excellent all round printer. Very pleased would highly recommend.

IT LOOKS GOOD

BUT IT DIDN'T WORK AFTER WE BOUGHT IT, AND IT PRINT VERY SLOWLY, AND STILL CANNOT ACTUAL PRINT, OR SCAN

Good quality product Front Loader Easy access to control panel

Expensive Printer Cartridges Display / Operational section too complicated Big and bulky size

Simple to use

No USB cable

The ability to print directly on to Cd's & DVD's

Print quality is excellent, the ease of the printers controls and set up is superb, a quality printer for very little money.

This printer is very easy to use with a clear display built into the printer for printing photos direct from a memory card. The main benefit is that it has the ablity to print direct onto CD's and has a seperate bay for photo paper. Great overall and offers quality prints.

This would be better if it had Wifi built in to allow you to print without wires.

The size of the unit

Cheap and simple

None really apart from cost of the replacement cartridges

easy to use

Due to its complexity it take some moments to start up to printing. The cost of the cartridges is a bit excessive given they do not print many A4 pictures

excellent all round performance

no bad points

Prints A4 pictures with great clarity.

Very difficult to print A5 size photo's.

This is my second purchase of a HP all in one Printer. My first was a 1300 series now passed on to a relative and going strong. The C 5280 is far superior and much faster . I also find the printing of photographs much easier and superior in quality

I might be in a better find these as time goes by. With any printer I do not find the replacement of a cartridge the easiest of tasks to perform

IT IS JUST WHAT I WANTED FOR HOME USE. sCANNING OLD PHOTOGRAPHS AND BEING ABLE TO ENLARGE THEM IS A REAL BONUS. THANK YOU.

NONE FOUND YET

simple to use ,quality prints & great value

none so far

the additional six colour ink cartridges for photos

the cost of the ink refills - more than the machine! and the difficulty I am having getting it to scan pictures into my computer which my previous HP all-in-one did with ease.

easy to install, fitted in where I wanted it, did what I wanted

Ease of use

for an all-in-one printer it is proving to be easy to operate and produces good copies from each operation.

I Havn't noticed any bad points!

best

no

ease of use fast and good printing.

no bad points as of yet

ease of use

None at the moment

easy to use loading ink a joy

cd labeler instructions not clear

printing is very clear and photo quality is very good

Compact and straight forward to use.Good price as well.I'm happy.

Haven't found any as yet,does everything i want it to do

everything

Easy to use, good quality photos, function buttons all in a row and clearly labelled.

Screen could have been bigger.

speed of printing. Ease of use, speed of copy

none found yet

very good all round

not seen any yet ?

It does all I want it to do and does it well.

I have not found any.

Installed easily, so far found it easy to use, instant copying even when computer turned off, haven't used all features yet but feel confident about use.

Ink runs out quite quickly, and a few odd things happen, but think it's down to getting to know the printer

Good quality printer and attractive design

Seems a little slow

Good all rounder for the money...

None really...

Very versatile, easy to set up/

Slow printing.

Great, very happy with it. Also just found a button which generates and prints random mazes for you to solve. A completely useless but quite fun function!

It does stress that it will not work with non-hp (i.e. cheaper) incartriges. if this turns out to be ture it's gonna be a bit expensive to refill the ink

Brill.Just what i expected

None

the speed of printing is fantastic and it is so versatile

I cant think of any

Good speed and picture quality.

Doesnt hold enough paper.

much better performance than my old hp. Much easier forprinting photographs etc.

have only printed about 8 photographs but coloured ink reading is now very low - to use it all the time it would be very expensive

Print Directly on to CD or DVD

Supplied software has to be installed to use all features. Would be better if the driver alone was enough to use features like the CD printing.

Vista compatable which is a must, prints great photo's and general printwork is great too! capability to use Xd cards and others such as SD, seperate tray for photo's and ability to print onto CD's

bigger than previous printer and not as easy to change cartridge's

Excellent value. Especially like the CD print Facility

None found

I've had three different types of Printers they were all satisfactory but the hp Photosmart is outstanding I have a large family and photos of the kids growing up are very important to everyone black and white documents are printed very fast the flat paper tray is far better than the upright type

like all printers the ink cartridges are expensive

fast printing compared with our old printer

paper feeder sticks out to much

very easy to print photos, good quality and easy set up.

none as yet

Instead of having a separate scanner I now have both scanner and printer in one. I like the pop up menu on the printer and also being able to print photos direct from my digital camera SD Card. I like the print quality of Hewlett Packard and the fact that it is a Standalone printer and I can scan and print without having the computer on.

I haven't found any yet. Hopefully I will have the same good service with this machine as I did with my six year old one, which I have now sold.

THE PRINT QUALITY, ITS VERSATILE, IT COPES WITH DIFFERENT SIZE PAPER AT THE SAME TIME, VIVID COLOUR AND OF COURSE THE ALL IN PRICE

HAVENT FOUND ANY YET

Very easy to use and good quality photo prints.

Excellent quality

not as fast as I'd expect

does just what it was bought for, easy to use.