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HP Photosmart 8050

86

Very Good
  • Pros
  • Produces attractive photos
  • Prints very good, sharp-looking text
  • Cons
  • Slow glossy photo output

User Reviews for HP Photosmart 8050

  • Reviewed by: john_t1234

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Small, card reader, LCD

    Weaknesses: no separate ink cartridges

    Overall Evaluation: The Photosmart 8050 Photo Printer is a compact printer that produces quality prints. It includes a LCD to preview pictures and a card reader for direct printing. On the downside, it uses 2 cartridges with 3 colors each. This means that if one color runs dry, you have to replace the entire cartridge, which results in wasting whatever ink the other two colors have left. If not for this design flaw, this would be the perfect printer in my book.

  • Reviewed by: bargainbudy

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Accepts Memory cards,Nice Prints

    Weaknesses: Uses ink fastly, NO USB Cable

    Overall Evaluation: I liked the printer. I purchased at staples for $50. I shouldnot have negative comments for the price. It prints great pictures. But the cost to print each 4X6 is fairly high.I am already running out of inks.

  • Reviewed by: mayz7275

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: good quality

    Weaknesses: none

    Overall Evaluation: I was very surprised at the quality of my pictures. Vivid, clean, sharp pictures..Another great thing was that the setup was a sinch, so I was able to print pictures quickly. Lastly, this model (over the 7850) gives you the option to link the camera directly to the printer or insert your camera's memory card into the front of the printer so that you don't even need a computer. (There are some editing limitation with this option, but at least there's the option.) Lastly, there is an extra paper tray for borderless 4x6 photopaper. Nice.

  • Reviewed by: iblinder

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Price, Image quality, reliability, speed, memory slots, LCD screen

    Weaknesses: None

    Overall Evaluation: HP printer prints photos better than any local 1hr photo and it flies through text. One of the best for pricepreformance, very easy to setup and work with it, LCD is very handy and doesn't requires computer.

  • Reviewed by: ruddypoo3333

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Very easy to use especially if you read the directions in the manual. Makes great pictures either by sd card or by camera without a sd card.

    Weaknesses: I haven't found any yet.

    Overall Evaluation: I would recommend this printer to anyone who wants to buy a printer just for pictures. The pictures come out just as good as any place that develops pictures. Also when I purchased the printer it was a great deal plus a rebate.

HP Photosmart 8050 Review

by Paul Jasper

- The $149 HP Photosmart 8050 offers fewer features than the $200 Photosmart 8250, and it is slower, but it delivers better print quality. Like the 8250, the 8050 has a color LCD, four media card slots, and a direct-print port. However, the 8050's LCD is smaller, at 1.8 inches, and it can be difficult to see because it sits vertically on the front panel and doesn't tilt (the 8250's 2.5-inch LCD swivels). The media card slots accommodate most common card formats, though the printer uses the older USB 1.1 connection to upload images to a PC. In addition to working with PictBridge-compatible digital cameras, the direct-print port lets you print photos stored on a USB flash drive. But you can't transfer images from a flash drive to your PC (as you can when you insert cards in the media card slot). To print wirelessly from suitably equipped camera phones and PDAs, you can plug a Bluetooth adapter ($60) into the port.

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