HP Photosmart D7560 Printer

The engineers at HP have developed the D7560, an innovate touch screen photo printer with built in bluetooth technology. Released for the US market in late Fall early Winter of 2008, this mid-priced printer provides ease of use, multiple flash card ports, thumb drive port, and literal one touch printing without the need of a computer.

After reviewing and trying different printing settings, we were amazed by how quickly the D7560 spits out boarderless 4x6 prints. The color touch pad display is a revolutionary design that sets the bar for future HP and other industry printers.

Features
Black Print Speed:
Up to 33 ppm##

Color Print Speed:
Up to 31 ppm##

Black print resolution:
Up to 600 x 600 rendered dpi

Color print resolution:
Up to 9600 x 2400-optimized dpi color (when printing from a computer on selected HP photo papers and 1200-input dpi)

Duplex Printing:
Manual (driver support provided)

Display :
3.5-in LCD (color graphics) touchscreen


Pros:
3.5 in. Color touchscreen display
fast color printing
built in bluetooth
SD,XD, and other flash card ports
Computer not needed for printing
Energy Star efficient product

Con's:
Many print cartridges needed
No built in WiFi
No built in Scanner

Final Word:

We recommend this printer both for its ease of use and innovative design. We would however like to see a built in scanner, which which will round out this product.

HP Officejet J6480 All-in-One

We got our hands on HP Officejet J6480 All-in-One printer during an after Thanksgiving sale. As a former Officejet 5700 series user, a number of aesthetic upgrades became quite evident. First and foremost HP has bundled many user friendly features into a slightly smaller and affordable daily office printer. With a price tag of under $200, this printer appeals to home offices, and small businesses looking for an economically priced performer.

Secondly, the new angled 50 sheet auto-document feeder allows for ease of scanning with fewer paper jams. Additionally the built in 802.11g wireless feature can connect to any wireless network for hassle free printing.

Furthermore the new features include double sided printing, auto-document feeder, Optical Character Recognition scanner; painless 802.11g wireless setup; excellent quality text, graphic, and photo prints. The energy saving features draws less energy when operating in stand by mode and is more green friendly than previous HP models.

While there are many enticing features, there are also some drawbacks. It would be nice if HP integrated a larger full color menu screen. The current blue screen is much brighter than the previous drab green screens, however the addition of a touchscreen would have truly rounded this product out.

Overall the HP Officejet J6480 is a solid everyday that is ideal for the small or home based business. The economical price tag and various functions makes this a recommended choice for any office manager or business owner.