Pros
- Fast at printing both text and graphics
- Includes Wi-Fi connectivity
Cons
- Slow scanning speeds
At A Glance
A good bargain, the Photosmart Plus offers impressive speed and print quality for the price, plus Wi-Fi.
Manufacturer’s Description
Network-ready Photosmart Plus All-in-One Printer delivers printing, copying and scanning. Print 30 black/white pages per minute with up to 600 dpi and 28 color pages per minute with up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi. Drag and drop photos into HP Photo Print Gadget to get consistent results and avoid print errors. Easily view and print lab-quality photos without a PC. Combine content from multiple Web pages onto one page with the Smart Web Printing. Standard connectivity includes USB 2.0, Pictbridge, and wireless 802.11b/g. Flatbed scanner has a 48-bit depth, optical resolution up to 1200 dpi, enhanced resolution of 19,200 dpi, and document scan size of 8-1/2 x 11-7/10. Thermal inkjet printer features a 2.36 touch-screen CGD with Touchsmart control panel, 64MB memory, borderless printing up to 8-1/2 x 11, 125-sheet input tray, 20-sheet photo tray, multiple copying up to 50 copies and 50 to 400 percent copy scaling. Energy Star qualified.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | CD035A |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Memory | |
| Memory size | 64.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.064 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Color |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Wireless connection |
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| Bluetooth | Yes (optional) |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 27 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 45 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 17.8 inches |
| Depth | 16.0 inches |
| Height | 8.1 inches |
| Weight | 15.9 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 125 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Micro SD | xD-Picture Card |
| SD card | SD Card |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Compact flash | No |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 4800 x 1200 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 1200 x 2400 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 1200-by-1200 |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL3 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Very Good |
| Print quality: Color photo | Superior |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Superior |
| Copy quality | Very Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 14 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Very Good |
| Color Output Quality | Very Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 18.32 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 29.34 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 4.2 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Superior |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Superior |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 32.15 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 14.97 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 55.52 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 4 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 27.17 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 26.82 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 16.15 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 31.94 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 7.14 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 1.4 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 19.07 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 27.04 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 12.58 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 14.33 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 4 |
