Customer Reviews

HP A616 Photosmart Compact Photo Printer

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I just bought this printer and it wasn't what I expected. I had an Epson Picturemate that I liked quite a lot, but it died after about a year and a half. I thought I would go back to HP and get an upgrade to at least as good quality, better reliability, and 5x7 photos to boot.

Setup was easy and I was printing from Mac iPhoto in about 20 minutes. But unfortunately the first photo that I tried to print was taken in difficult lighting conditions. Nonetheless it looks good on the screen and there is lots of interesting green and brown vegetation in dark areas of the picture. On the screen it looks good, but on the printer the dark areas of vegetation just washed together into mostly black. I tried aligning again, full cleaning procedure, and online tech support. The Tech had me try moving the photo back to a memory card. That actually helped for some reason and I get some detail in the dark vegetation, but now the green clothing is washed out.

I tried the sample photo from HP and it looks great. I tried another photo and it looks good - brighter than the original with reds enhanced from the original. I kind of liked the original authentic colors but I could get used to these enhanced ones.

I'm disappointed that this printer doesn't reproduce faithfully the pictures on my computer. But it does seem to produce pictures taken with good lighting with a vivid quality that I hope I'll grow to love. And I do like being able to print 5x7's at home, and I also like to be able to purchase ink and paper separately which one cannot do with the PictureMate.

I recently bought the A616 and it is very easy to operate, not complicated at all. Perfect size. This is definitely user friendly. The pictures come out very clear and nice. The ink cartridges are at a reasonable cost which was also important to me.

I purchased this printer for my wife along with her first digital camera. She is a complete techno novice. She has never used a computer. She was able to set up the printer, print photos and use the editing features on her own the first day she had it. The photo quailty and speed is impressive. The unit stores convieniently ans it has a great look and feel.

Got this for my son-in-law for Christmas. He loves to tinker with computers and electronics, and this has been a great buy. He connected it up to the TV so that we were able to view several family members' pictures in a slide show, and printed selected pics quickly. It's a great portable size, quality was good, took him just a few minutes to set it up, and was delighted with the results.

I just bought this printer for my wife for Christmas and I must say it is amazing. The print quality is the same as shutterfly and better than costco. I bought her the battery pack and case and she loves it. She is not tech savy and she has no problems using it. It usualy takes about 2 minutes to print a 4X6 picture at great quality. We plan to take it on all trips to Grandma's.

I'm real happy with the performance of this model, I have one of the first HP printers of this type and
must say they've improved over the years. Print speed is about 2 mins. and using the best HP
photo paper it makes near perfect prints. I did try the cheaper HP photo paper, the darker areas
have a hazed look, this is NOT the case using the HP Premium Plus Photo Paper. I bought a refurbished
one about 3 months ago and couldn't tell it from new, HP offers the same one year warr. and includes
everything the new one comes with, even the ink! I've found for me most things that are refurbished
have perform perfectly, it was worth the chance this time.

This printer is a very nice compact package. Easy to use and the pictures look good to me. I use the printer separately, not hooked up to a computer. In fact, I have no intention of ever using it with a computer. I use it as a convenient, fast, easy way to print a picture, without having to turn on your computer. You can also take the printer with you when you go places and print on the spot. You can easily zoom in, crop, and some other simple edits right on the unit. If I want to do more extensive editing, I use my computer. I haven't used any of the other portable printers out there, so I can't comment on printing speed, etc., but I am very happy with this HP printer.

I purchased this printer and loved the results. Like the other comments stated it was very east to operate. If there is something that is not clear just refer to the manual and it will help you out. Printing out a 5x7 photo is easy and the results come out great. This is a good printer that is worth the price.

This is our first photo printer. I was pleased with its ease of setup and use. I was amazed at the high quality photos it produces. It is really fun to have instant access to our photos without leaving home. I'm sure that we will enjoy its portability over time. The unit itself, along with reasonable ink costs, make this a great value.

It is so easy to use and the photos are high quality. I've have showed them to friends and they couldn't believe that I printed them and it wasn't done at a photo center. This is definitely a great purchase.