Earlier this year, I found that I needed a new printer AND a new scanner. Rather than buy separate components, I shopped around and found the very affordable HP Photosmart C4280 All-In-One Inkjet Printer. At only around $100 or so, it is a great printer for the money.
I was especially looking for something that would give me decent quality prints of my digital photos, which I use for my scrapbooking projects This little machine does the trick!
The machine comes with one black cartridge and one three-color ink cartridge, which do the job well. But for enhanced color for your photos, they make a six-color cartridge that you may want to invest in.
The ink cartridges aren’t dirt cheap (black goes for about $15, tri-color for about $20, you can save by buying a two-pack with one of each). But they last surprisingly longer than I thought they would. Just do yourself a favor and use only genuine HP inks, I have used cheapo ones in other printers, and they ruined the printers.
The scanner and printer features work really well, too. You can set it to scan into your favorite image editing software, or just use the software that comes with the device. And it makes good quality photocopies, as well…no more having to go out to a copy shop, or put money in the machine at the library.
You can either print photos from your computer, or you can insert your camera’s memory card and print from there, no computer needed for this. There are slots for various sizes and types of cards, including the SD card and Compact Flash.
The only thing is that this does NOT come with a USB cord, which is required for hooking it up to your computer. You will have to either buy one separately, or just use the one from your old printer, which is what I did.
If you are looking for a good all-in-one printer and are on a budget, you could do much worse than this one. I highly recommend it for those looking to spend around $100 or so.
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