HP Photosmart C5280 Multifunction Printer Review

Posts about the HP Photosmart C5280 Multifunction Printer

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Reviews of the HP Photosmart C5280 Multifunction Printer

7.3

CNET Review

July 20, 2007

The Good: Inexpensive; great graphics and photo print quality; excellent color scan quality; can print on specially coated optical discs; dedicated photo paper tray; low print costs; Roxio Express Labeler software is easy to use; print quality on discs is good.

The Bad: Text quality needs significant improvement; photo menus need to be reorganized to be more intuitive; can't produce scannable proof sheet; can't sort memory card contents by date; lacks a PictBridge port.

The Bottom Line: Its features set is oddly unbalanced, and better all-in-one inkjet options cost just a bit more, but the HP Photosmart C5280 is a good bet for casual home users on a tight budget.

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9.4

alaTest.com

By alaTest | January 7, 2009

Review Summary: Experts rate this product 74/100 and users 82/100. Comparing these reviews to 161120 other Printers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 94/100 = Excellent.

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8.0

techradar.com

Review Summary: As well as the standard A4 paper input tray, there's a neat secondary tray that can accept 6 x 4- or 7 x 5-inch photo paper. Better still, the tray is motorised, so it slots into place automatically when you're printing photos onto either size of paper

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pcworld.ca

By Melissa Riofrio | February 19, 2008

Review Summary: This all-in-one offers many features (such as CD/DVD printing) and great photo quality, but its speeds are below average.

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6.7

pcauthority.com.au

By David Bayon | February 18, 2008

Review Summary: When choosing an all-in-one printer for the home, you have plenty of options, and while the price, looks and some of the features of the C5280 may tempt many people, other competitors offer better performance in other key areas. The Canon wins for quality

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Manufacturer: HP

Part number: Q8330A#ABA

General

Copier Type Digital
Width 17.8 in
Depth 15.2 in
Printing Technology Ink-jet - Color - Photo printer
Height 9.3 in
Monthly Duty Cycle (max) 3000 impressions
Weight 15.7 lbs
Display Diagonal Size 2.4"
Office Machine Features Print from memory card
Localization English / United States

Printer

Inkjet Technology HP Thermal Inkjet
Ink Type HP Vivera Inks

Memory

Supported Flash Memory Memory Stick Duo, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick Pro, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SD Memory Card, XD-Picture Card

Copying

Max Copying Speed up to 32 pages/min (mono) / up to 24 pages/min (color)
Max Copying Resolution up to 1200 x 1200 dpi (mono) / up to 4800 x 1200 dpi (color)
Gray Scale Half-Tones 256
Max Document Enlargement 400 %
Max Document Reduction 50 %
Maximum Copies 50

Scanning

Scan Element CIS
Optical Resolution 2400 x 4800 dpi
Interpolated Resolution 19200 x 19200 dpi
Gray Scale Depth 8 bit
Color Depth 48 bit

Printing

Max Printing Resolution up to 1200 x 1200 dpi (mono) / up to 4800 x 1200 dpi (color)
Max Printing Speed up to 32 pages/min (mono) / up to 24 pages/min (color)
Ink Palette Supported (Colors) Cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan, light magenta
Color 6-ink
Printer Drivers / Emulations PCL 3

Document & Media Handling

Max Original Size A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in)
Original Type Sheets
Min Copy Size 3 in x 5 in
Max Copy Size 8.5 in x 24.0 in
Min Copy Weight 60 g/m2
Max Copy Weight 280 g/m2
Supported Media Type Plain paper, Cards, Transparencies, Labels, Printable CD/DVD disk, Photo paper, Envelopes
Standard Media Capacity 125 sheets
Output Trays Capacity 50 sheets
Document & Media Handling Details Input tray - 125 sheets - A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Output tray - 50 sheets - A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in)
Speed Details Printing : up to 32 pages/min - B/W draft, Copying : up to 24 pages/min - Color draft, Printing : up to 24 pages/min - Color draft, Copying : up to 32 pages/min - B/W draft

PC Connectivity

PC Connection Availability Yes
PC Connection Hi-Speed USB
Operating System Support MS Windows XP Professional, Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9, MS Windows 2000 SP3 or later, MS Windows XP Home Edition, Apple Mac OS X 10.4