Pros
- LightScribe drive; touchscreen LCD
- Integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Cons
- Expensive; no ADF; no fax features
- Washed-out quality on plain paper
At A Glance
Complete digital photo processing features include a LightScribe drive for etching and burning.
Manufacturer’s Description
Photosmart C8180 All-in-One offers a built-in CD/DVD burner with LightScribe, printing, copying and scanning in black/white and color. Remove dust and scratches and then archive photos to CDs and DVDs. Multifunction printer prints 34 black/white pages per minute with 1200 rendered dpi and 33 color pages per minute with 4800 x 1200 optimized. Photo is out in 10 seconds. Generates same number of black/white and color copies per minute. Copier makes up to 50 copies at a time and offers 50 to 400 percent copy scaling. All-in-one features a 3.5 LCD screen, 100-sheet multipurpose tray, 20-sheet photo tray, borderless printing up to 8-1/2 x 11 and direct photo printing from CD, DVD, memory cards, PictBridge cameras and USB-based mass storage devices. Connectivity includes Hi-Speed USB, Ethernet, PictBridge, Wireless 802.11g and Bluetooth. Flatbed scanner features 96-bit depth, 9600 dpi optical resolution and 19200 dpi enhanced resolution. Energy Star qualified.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | L2526A |
| 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 |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 36 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 72 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 17.6 inches |
| Depth | 15.4 inches |
| Height | 8.5 inches |
| Weight | 25.0 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 100 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | CompactFlash |
| Micro SD | xD-Picture Card |
| SD card | SD Card |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 4800 x 1200 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 19200 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 9600 by 9600 |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL3 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Good |
| Print quality: Color photo | Superior |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Fair |
| Copy quality | Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 7 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 15.71 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 24.37 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 2.6 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 3 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Fair |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 45.29 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 23.16 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 111.85 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 2.5 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 7.14 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 7.28 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 23.29 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 45.88 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 16.83 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 6.87 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 29.09 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 7.22 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 19.5 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 20.3 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.7 |
