HP Photosmart A626 Compact Photo Printer (Q8541A#ABA)

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 8.7 x 9.9 inches ; 4.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000SB6PAK
• Item model number: A626
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 27, 2007

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The HP Photosmart A626 Compact Photo Printer is perfect for people who enjoy printing photos and wish to add captions, messages, and more--without a PC! You can use the built-in 4.8-inch color touchscreen to add creative touches such as writing captions and creating different album layouts, frames, graphics, and other effects. Using the screen, you can also do slide shows and print individual shots by simply touching them. The printer has built-in memory card slots that support Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, and xD-Picture Card, allowing you to print directly from them. You can also print from a PictBridge-enabled camera or a PC. With the addition of a Bluetooth adapter, you can print wirelessly from Bluetooth devices.

The A626 prints at up to 4800 by 1200 optimized dpi (on advanced photo paper) for great photos that last a long time. With the optional rechargeable battery, you can bring the small printer with you to family gatherings and parties for printing photos immediately and passing them around. With built-in HP software, you can remove red eye, slim subjects, and enhance images right on the screen without a computer. The printer has a 20-sheet input tray and supports Windows XP Home and Professional, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.0. The HP Photosmart A626 Compact Photo Printer is backed by a 1-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Photosmart A626 compact photo printer, 110 tri-color ink cartridge, Photosmart software on CD, setup guide, user's guide, and power supply.

Product Description

HP A626 Photosmart Compact Photo Printer. View photos and navigate friendly menus with an easy to use, 4.8 inch color touchscreen. Share your memories when and where you want at parties, special occasions or at home without a PC. Easily print photos directly from memory cards, PictBridge enabled cameras or a PC. Show your favorite photos as a slide show and print any photo you see just by touching the screen. Wirelessly print from Bluetooth enabled devices. Make one of a kind memories, use the stylus to draw or write captions on photos. Create scrapbook ready photos and personalized greeting cards, using over 200 borders, graphics and more. Tell stories with your photos add captions and descriptions, using a touchscreen keyboard. Print photos in multiple sizes 5 x 7 and 4 x 6 inches, wallet, panorama and more. Print photos in a snap, using memory card slots and other photo only features. Preserve your memories with lab quality photos. Print true borderless photos ready to be shared no cutting or trimming necessary.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Printer, October 22, 2007

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CountryMom (Olathe, KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Photosmart A626 Compact Photo Printer (Q8541A#ABA) (Office Product)

I purchased this printer to replace my Epson Photomate and I just love it. It is so much lighter than the Epson and the ability to edit the pictures is amazing.

I don't always have the ability to put the photo on the computer, and then edit or use a photo program to create borders or add clip art. You can do all of that right here on the touch screen. I printed out a 5x7 picture with one of the borders and it looks great. This is the best little printer if you want something to carry around to scrapbooking groups or just with you when you travel so you don't have to wait until you get home to print those pictures.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Fun Fun Home Printer, December 22, 2007

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John Viera (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Photosmart A626 Compact Photo Printer (Q8541A#ABA) (Office Product)

When I researched this printer online I read many average reviews. I went down to the store and took a look at it in person. It looked fun and super compact in size. The store gave me a really cool HP luggage style bag for free. (This bag holds everything in it. Printer, cords, extra ink, photo paper. It looks cool too. It is perfect to take to a party and give people instant memories to take home with them.) The ink cartridges are $20 and the Advanced Photo paper was on sale. 100 4x6 sheets for $7.99. I couldn't resist. I got home and powered it up. What a nice printer. The ability to print 5x7 prints comes in handy for group/family photos where the larger size really brings out the faces. I love the white border setting that makes the prints look classic and the antique photo preset gives them a hand-colored classic feel. I don't know what scientists they have in these other review labs. I am not a scientist. I am a photographer and this printer gives you nice prints easily and inexpensively in the convenience of your own home. The intangible: It is very fun to use. Something these lab dudes didn't learn in chemistry class. In my opinion this printer is excellent.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun! - See Update, December 23, 2007

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E. DeJesus "EvieD" (LaVergne, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Photosmart A626 Compact Photo Printer (Q8541A#ABA) (Office Product)

Love the printer - so much better than the Photosmart 375 I have. My only complaint is that some photos looked great on the screen and printed darker than they appeared. Also - if you scroll through the pictures too fast it can lock up. I almost bought the Epson Picturemate because they have some pretty cool Disney Frames but this one does so much more. The stylus pen is so much fun and I love the touch screen. I bought the A627 model at Best Buy for $129. not sure what the difference is compared to the A626. I also bought the case for it @ a great price of $10. also @ Best Buy and it's awesome. I've ordered the rechargable battery for $30. here on Amazon and can't wait for it to come. If you've ever used the digital printer at Walgreens - this does everything that does in the comfort of your home. The value pack (of ink and 120 photo paper) costs about $35. (at Best Buy), which I believe is reasonable for the convenience and all the customizations you can do. Very easy to use - Love It!!!

Update - After about a hundred photos my printer started acting up. The part that dissapponts me the most is that everytime I try to print an album (my favorite feature) the photos print with lines running through them. It also started just shutting down for no reason, very frustrating.
As far as the reviewer that only got 20 photos - I did buy an inkpack here on Amazon that only gave me 40 photos but normally I get 100 photos per pack. I have a 7.2 megapixel camera - not sure if his camera is 10 or 12 pixels - maybe that makes a difference - not sure.