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HP Photosmart 8250

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Very Good

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Pros
Fast printing speeds
2.5-inch color LCD for previewing photos
Cons
Text looked slate gray and blotted
Glossy photos looked oversaturated

$249.99 - $349.99
From 2 Merchants

Product Specs

Core Components
Installed memory	64 MB
Maximum memory supported	256 MB

Media Handling
Manual Feed Slot	Yes
Maximum Number of Input Trays	1
Maximum paper size, height	14.0 inches
Maximum Sheets With All Paper Trays	100
Output Tray Capacity	50
Standard Number of Input Trays	1
Maximum paper size, width	8.5 inches
Standard input sheet capacity	100
Duplex printing	No

Display
LCD Type	Color

Network
Ethernet	No

Connectivity
Other Interfaces	Optional Bluetooth Printer Adaptor: $59.99 direct
Parallel Port	No
Serial Port	No
USB 1.1	Yes
USB 2.0	Yes

Platform Support
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 2000 Macintosh OS

Dimensions
Height	6.3 inches
Depth	15.2 inches
Width	17.6 inches
Weight	18.7 pounds

General Features
Printer Emulation Type	PCL
Media slots	xD-Picture Card SD Card CompactFlash Memory Stick
PictBridge compatible	Yes
Printer languages supported	3 Enhanced

Green
Maximum Power Draw (watts)	80 watts

Included Software
Included Software	HP Image Zone

Resolutions
Black-and-white horizontal resolution	4800 x 1200
Color horizontal resolution	4800 x 1200

Scanning
Internal scan depth

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What You Should Know about the Photosmart 8250

Installed Memory is Ideal for Five or Fewer Users

This printer's installed memory is sufficient for small offices or workgroups that print typical business documents, such as memos, spreadsheets, or simple Web pages. If you have more than six people using the printer or the printer handles heavy traffic, you will want more memory than this printer provides.

Reviewed by: blackreality19

Duration of ownership: 10 Months

Strengths: the cost of ink is cheaper than some other printers' inks, its extremely fast, good quality sometimes

Weaknesses: sometimes it prints a bunch of lines on photographs, it performs device maintenance at the worst times in the middle of printing several photos, and the ink runs out fast when you print photographs

Overall Evaluation: I like the quality that it prints some of the time, but I wish that it would print perfectly all the time. I am extremely pleased with the speed though. As for the money, I think it is a good printer to get, especially if you can find it on sale. Overall, I would recommend this printer to beginner and amateur photographers or anyone else who likes to take pictures.
Reviewed by: ddavis2560

Duration of ownership: 2 Months

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Overall Evaluation: How does PC World rate a photo printer "very good" when it says in the review it prints bad pictures. hmmmm