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HP Photosmart C8180 All-in-One

B&W Pages per Min.: 34 • Color Pages per Min.: 33 • Max. B&W dpi: 1200-by-1200 • Max. Color dpi: 4800-by-1200 • Max. Scanning dpi: 9600 by 9600 • Tray Capacity, pages: 100 • Price When Reviewed: $400
HP Photosmart C8180 (Front)
HP Photosmart C8180 (Front)
79.4 Good
Last updated
January 03, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa Riofrio
Pros
  • LightScribe drive; touchscreen LCD
  • Integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Cons
  • Expensive; no ADF; no fax features
  • Washed-out quality on plain paper
  • Pricing:Very Expensive: $400 (6/6/2008)
  • Performance:Good: 78
  • Features:Good: 76
  • Design:Superior: 97
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Expensive: $400

Very Expensive: $400
Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $16.5
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 8.99
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 8.99
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 8.99

Performance Good: 78

Good: 78
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 7 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 45.29 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 111.85 
Text Output Quality Good 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 2.7 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 45.88 
One-Page Webpage (secs) 23.29 
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 19.5 
Color Output Quality Good 
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 2.5 
Sports Action Shot (secs) 24.37 
Color Photo Quality Superior 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 3 
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 20.3 
Grayscale Output Quality Fair 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) 2.6 
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 23.16 
Line Art Output Quality Fair 
Scan Tests (in seconds)
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 7.22 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 7.14 
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 15.71 
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 7.28 
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 6.87 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 7.14 
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 16.83 
Overall Scan Quality Good 
Copy Tests
One-Page Copy (secs) 29.09 
Copy Output Quality Good 

Features Good: 76

Good: 76
Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed 64 
Maximum Amount of RAM 64 
Dimensions
Dimensions 17.6 by 15.4 by 8.5 
Weight (pounds) 25 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. 34 
Color Pages per Min. 33 
Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi 1200-by-1200 
Max. Color dpi 4800-by-1200 
Language & Emulation
Printer Emulation Type Host-based 
PCL Emulation PCL3 
Interfaces
Parallel Port No 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet Yes 
Media Card Readers CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card 
PictBridge Yes 
Other Interfaces 802.11g, Bluetooth 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 No 
Windows NT No 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux No 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 36 
Standby Power Draw (watts) 7.2 
Multifunction Printer Specs
Scan Area (inches) 8.5 by 11.7 
Max. Scanning dpi 9600 by 9600 
Maximum Enhanced Scan Resolution (dpi) 19200 
Scanning Image Sensor Type CCD 
Scanner Type Flatbed 
Maximum Scan Color Depth 96 
Maximum Scan Grayscale Depth 16 
Fax Memory (pages) 0 
LCD Type Color 
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard 1 
Number of Input Trays, Maximum 1 
Tray Capacity, pages 100 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 100 
Manual Feed Slot No 
Maximum Paper Size Legal 
Output Tray Capacity 50 
Auto Duplexer No 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle 0 
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields 710 
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 380 
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 360 
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 470 
Bundled Items
Included Hardware HP 02 Black Ink Cartridge, HP 02 Cyan Ink Cartridge, HP 02 Magenta Ink Cartridge, HP 02 Yellow Ink Cartridge, HP 02 Light Cyan Ink Cartridge, HP 02 Light Magenta Ink Cartridge, power cord, starter ink cartridges 
Included Software Installation CD 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category More bad news for HP: below-average grades for out-of-box problems and significant problems with its printers. Readers aren�t thrilled with HP�s phone support either. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems Worse than Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Worse than Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Average 
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Worse than Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Average 
Overall quality of service Average 

Design Superior: 97

Superior: 97
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