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HP Photosmart C5280

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Very Good
  • Pros
  • Prints CDs and DVDs; easy control panel
  • Lots of useful software and utilities
  • Cons
  • Text looks feathery on plain paper
  • Onscreen manual thorough but disjointed

User Reviews for HP Photosmart C5280

  • Reviewed by: jikamens

    Duration of ownership: 6 Months

    Strengths: lots of features, fast text, easy setup and easy use

    Weaknesses: Awful photo print quality since day 1. Stripes across the entire page of every print. HP has sent two replacement printers and five replacement ink cartridges, but none of them has solved the problem. I've asked for asked them to take back the printer, ink and paper, all of which were purchased directly from HP, and give me a refund, and they've refused.

    Overall Evaluation: OK unit if you don't care abuot photo print quality. Awful service and support. HP used to be an amazing company, but no more.

  • Reviewed by: DippityDoo

    Duration of ownership: 2 Weeks

    Strengths: looks nice, has neat video screen.

    Weaknesses: AWFUL Print software and USELESS CD/DVD print capabilites...

    Overall Evaluation: After a 30 minute software installation on a dual xeon 3.0 running XP pro and 2 GB ram, I thought "this better be good for the install to take that long". I was sorely disappointed when I attempted to print a DVD. If you plan to print to CD's or DVD's, STAY AWAY from the C5280. The software they include limits you to using one of a few grotesque templates, and will not allow you to just put plain text where you please. You may not delete or alter the templates, and are even asked to "upgrade" to an even worse version of their terrible software for just $30 more. I truly feel scammed, as I am now unable to print directly to CD's or DVD's unless I want my discs to look like they were done by a 3rd grade special needs art class. I tried a few other CD print softwares, but this HP will not work with them. They clearly want you to stay with their awful program. If you plan to print to CD's or DVD's, save yourself a step and just put the unit directly into a dumpster.

  • Reviewed by: Brechbiel

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Great photos !

    Weaknesses: I have yet to come across a weakness.

    Overall Evaluation: I bought this printer last year - It does everything I wanted it to. My wife is looking for a printer for her new computer. I am thinking about buying her a C5280. God Bless each of you who read this message.

  • Reviewed by: macsgirl01

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: quality printing easy to use

    Weaknesses: none so far

    Overall Evaluation: Bought this for my daughter for college. Does quite a lot for the money. bought as a package deal with macbook laptop. only set back would be that it is big and bulky. A plus for the unit is that you do Not need a computer to operate it. Works with camera or sd cards.I would purchase it again especially for the price savings.

  • Reviewed by: jikamens

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: lots of features, easy to set up, easy to use, fast text printing

    Weaknesses: slow copying, slow photo printing, awful photo print quality

    Overall Evaluation: I bought this printer primarily for high-quality photo prints, but I haven't gotten a single one out of it. Every single print it produces has stripes across the sheet. HP has sent two replacement printers and five replacement ink cartridges, but none of them have solved the problem. I've asked them to simply take back the printer, ink and photo paper, all of which were purchased directly from HP, and refund my money, and they're fused.

  • Reviewed by: IbarraYJ

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Compact design and looks elegant.

    Weaknesses: Toner doesn't last long and they're expensive! No parallel port and no feeder.

    Overall Evaluation: This is a nice little printer that can do three tasks, print, scan, and copy. If you're looking for a personal all-in-one printer and you don't need to print much I'd recommend this machine. There is a built-in LCD screen that will allow you to see pictures when you have a memory card connected to the printers memory card reader, which is a nice feature.

  • Reviewed by: jccuch

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: perfect printer

    Weaknesses: none

    Overall Evaluation: this product is everything it said it is, i like the pop up window ,the two tray one for standard print paper and the outher tray holds picture paper , this product is easy to use,

What You Should Know about the Photosmart C5280

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.

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