| The HP Photosmart C5580 printer is great for all | | | | drawback is that the fax mechanism is not |
| office and commercial printing usage. With a | | | | available on this HP Photosmart printer. |
| pricing, which is reasonable (between 90 and 151 | | | | HP Photosmart C4480 printer |
| USD), this printer has all the features you would | | | | The HP Photosmart C4480 printer is great for |
| expect from a multifunctional printer. | | | | home and non-commercial print usage but when it |
| Affordable and good quality | | | | comes to features, functionality and speed, it is |
| One of the good things about the HP Photosmart | | | | less than satisfactory. The price seems to be the |
| C5580 printer is that it is reasonably priced. You | | | | real consolation as this HP Photosmart printer is |
| can print on DVD or CD machine using this printer, | | | | available at a retail price of 100 USD. The print |
| which is yet another advantage in this printer. | | | | output and quality is also good but in terms of |
| However, this option is not very feasible if you | | | | design, it looks almost like a shoebox! The simple |
| have a Mac operating system. The 10.5 version | | | | control panel maybe easy to operate but it lacks |
| operating systems can be quite slow if you want | | | | the intuitive features of some of the other |
| the DVD or CD printer to start working. There | | | | printers within this niche. Plain text printing has a |
| are a couple of glitches with the updated drivers | | | | speed of 7.5 ppm and color graphics at 1.8 ppm. |
| and the manual of instructions is a little hazy in | | | | Sometimes, the speed can be slower than this. |
| terms of clarifications. However, once you are | | | | The textual print quality is reasonably good and |
| able to get the machine to start working, the | | | | photo printing is quite attractive even when |
| efficiency is good. HP Photosmart C5580 printer | | | | printing on regular plain paper. The HP Photosmart |
| also comes equipped with connectivity via | | | | C4480 printer uses the HP 74 as well as HP 75 |
| Bluetooth. Thus, installation, especially with a Mac | | | | printer cartridges. Each black cartridge costs |
| OS is easy. The photo finish and output is superior | | | | around 30 USD while the colored ones cost |
| and with dedicated slots of 4x6 as well as 5x7, | | | | around 35 USD. The HP 75 printer cartridges do |
| you can print small photos too. The scanner | | | | not last more than 200 pages, making the CPP of |
| output quality is excellent and you can even print | | | | these cartridges quite expensive at 4.2 cents CCP |
| straight from the slot of the memory card. One | | | | for black and 7.3 cents for color prints. |