A wide range both in terms of features and the price tag of cameras producing state of art photography has enhanced in a huge increase in the number of photographers among us. Thus there is the need to serve this amateurish photo clicking community in terms of easy, smart and uncomplicated ways of the peripherals like picture print-outs and frames etc.
HP thus has introduced the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One, a device which is a combination of an inkjet printer, a scanner, a fax machine and a copier all in one at a price tag of $270 with the aim bind the amateur photography enthusiast and the work-from-home professional. Its features include an integrated auto-document feeder, along with wireless networked printing, double-sided printing, and an interactive control panel for direct editing which allows the printer act independently with a digi cam.
Features of HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One
The first thing that one has to take note is its smart attractive shape and suave finishing which makes it appear as if it were cut out from one single plastic block. With a 23lbs chassis it measures exactly 19 inches by 18 inches along with a width of 23 inchs and yet it can be fitted smoothly in small enough spaces. The built-in auto-document feeder which allows loading a maximum of 50 sheets of paper to be scanned or copied to the memory and transferred to any computer is at the top.
The actual control panel is rested underneath the scanner which has a position-adjustable 2.4-inch color LCD screen. The USB port is also PictBridge compatible which enhances one-touch printing with compatible digital cameras. The onboard card reader enables the scanning and/or copying to its memory which again can be conveniently transferred to a computer’s hard disk, and a series of other buttons allows the user to choose from the commonly used setting options like two-sided print, photo reprints, auto answer, fax dialing, red-eye removal, and photo zoom with touchups.
There is an Ethernet port on the hinder to enable more stronger networking, and a Bluetooth receiver to connect the cell phones It is capable to produce five different shades viz. black, photo black, cyan, magenta, and yellow, each of which has its own dedicated slot under the cover.
Drawbacks of HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One
This printer is not able to create much impression in the market because of the too msteep price of the black ink cartridge.
What is hot in HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One ?
It is unique in itself because of its streamlined user-friendly interface. The cost of printing per page in colour is incredibly 2.4 cents, and that in black costs 4.3 cents.
HP justifies this claiming the black XL cartridge "contains much more ink in the cartridge than the color XL cartridges do, and that's why it costs more," Eye-capturing appearance with superb output rate along with an impressive quality of output, both documents and photos. This makes this printer a best choice for the people.
- Anjum Azaz is a technology enthusiast and a research scholar in University of Delhi , India.