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Home-office bargain-hunters looking for a printer that can pinch-hit on digital photography should consider the I850.
Hewlett-Packard Photosmart 7150
WHAT'S HOT: The Photosmart 7150, at only $149, is the least expensive photo printer PC World tested for our January 2003 review. It uses six inks, and as we've seen from other six-ink models, its photos showed great detail and color, though HP's more expensive Photosmart 7550 produced better shading and texture. On the other hand, the 7150 delivered better text--black, clean, and very attractive.
WHAT'S NOT: The 7150 is painfully slow, squeezing out text documents at only 1.8 pages per minute--the slowest of all the printers we reviewed for our roundup. Its black and color ink cartridges run a pricey $35.
Also, like the Photosmart 7550, the 7150 has three ink cartridges--but only two can be installed together, so when you switch between photos and text documents you have to swap cartridges.
WHAT ELSE: The 7150 has a USB port on the front for connecting to an HP digital camera with direct-printing capability, such as the HP Photosmart 320; however, because the 7150 has no on-board control panel for managing jobs, that's the only way you can print without a PC. For paper-conserving types, HP's optional $80 duplexer pops into the back.
UPSHOT: If a bargain price is your determining factor in selecting a photo printer, the Photosmart 7150 is a good choice.
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