HP Photosmart 8050 Printer (Q6351A#ABA)

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 18.3 x 6.2 inches ; 9.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A6LNVY
• Item model number: Q6351A#ABA
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #4 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Printers & Scanners
  • #72 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Printers > Inkjet Printers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 22, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com

Enjoy true-to-life photo quality with the HP PhotoSmart 8050 color inkjet printer. Get up to 4,800 x 1,200 optimized color dpi when using premium photo papers and 1,200 x 1,200 input dpi from a computer, or print directly from digital camera memory cards. From either source, you'll see beautiful photos, thanks to HP's six-ink color system and PhotoRet IV resolution enhancement and color layering technologies.

Print up to 21 pages per minute in black, and color 4" x 6" photos in as little as 27 seconds. Print directly from your digital camera memory cards using convenient card slots--without using a computer. Or, simply connect your HP digital camera with direct-printing capability to the front USB port, then print your photos (also without using a computer).

You can easily save photos to your PC and print borderless photos using the 4-by-6-inch photo paper tray; view before printing with the built-in 1.8" LCD view screen. Photos from the 8050 resist fading twice as long as most traditionally processed photos, up to 65 years (requires premium photo plus paper and six-ink color printing with the included HP 99 photo inkjet print cartridge).

Other features include a save-to-PC button, HP Memories disc-creator software, auto paper-type sensing, a convenient 20-sheet 4-by-6-inch photo tray, and a 100-sheet, 8.5-by-11-inch paper tray.

What's in the Box:
HP Photosmart 8050 printer,95 tri-color inkjet cartridge, 99 photo inkjet cartridge, Image Zone Photo & Imaging software on CD-ROM, quick start booklet, user's guide, power supply, power cord

Product Description

PhotoSmart 8050 Ink Jet Photo PrinterPrint true-to-life, long-lasting photos and crisp black text documentsdocuments. Up to 4800-optimized dpi. Standard and custom size photos with or without borders borders up to 8.5 x 24. Edit on large color 1.8-inch 1.8-inch color display. Re-size, crop, zoom, and print photos without a PC. Print directly from your camera, camera phone and more more via memory card or Bluetooth wireless. Automatically remove red-eye, enhance detail in dark areas areas of photos with HP Real Life technologies. Turn on adaptive lighting to bring out details in poorly lit or or shadowy photos--your photos will look more lifelike. HP Real Life technologies also let you enhance the focus, contrast contrast and sharpness of digital photos. Print directly from your camera, camera phone and memory card or Bluetooth wireless. Fast print speeds--photos as fast as 27 seconds; documents documents up to 21 ppm black or color. Organize, edit, enhance and print photos and create photo photo projects with HP Image Zone software.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for the price, December 14, 2005

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R. Hartberg (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Photosmart 8050 Printer (Q6351A#ABA) (Office Product)

[...] Yes, you have to buy a separate USB cable and its probably a good idea to buy extra ink cartidges, so the price does go up a little, but that's pretty similar to most printers.

For $119, I was very surprised at the quality of my pictures. Vivid, clean, sharp pictures. I had to almost kiss the photo to see that it was printed off of a printer and not developed. (Pictures taken with a 3.2 MP Nikon Coolpix). Another great thing was that the setup was a sinch, so I was able to print pictures quickly. Lastly, this model (over the 7850) gives you the option to link the camera directly to the printer or insert your camera's memory card into the front of the printer so that you don't even need a computer. (There are some editing limitation with this option, but at least there's the option.) Lastly, there is an extra paper tray for borderless 4x6 photopaper. Nice.

The only complaints I have are that the software is not super intuitive, but I would only dock my rating about a quarter point for that, because the software does offer some nice options like making calendars or brochures, etc. Also, for great B&W photos, you'd have to buy a third cartridge (though there is a storage space built into the printer for an extra cartridge).

Overall, excellent printer for the price.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A dandy little printer, July 4, 2006

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Christine B (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Photosmart 8050 Printer (Q6351A#ABA) (Office Product)

I was in the market for a new inkjet and finally settled on this printer. The photo output is awesome and it's very fast!

There are only two things I would comment on that new users might not be aware of. I was ready to return the printer as I thought it was defective until I found out what the problems were.

1) When the cartridges dry out, it will tell you that the cartridges are incompatible. This was confusing as I did have the correct cartridges in the printer. A "replace cartridge" message would have been less ambiguous.

2) The printer has so far appeared "dead" once. When I went to turn it on, it would not do so. The solution is on HP's website - you must remove the rear door and do a hard reset. I did this and the printer worked fine again.

The printer does not come with a USB cable, but those can be easily bought for $14-20.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Performs beautifully, June 12, 2006

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M. Haley "hotmomma3" (Bristol, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Photosmart 8050 Printer (Q6351A#ABA) (Office Product)

Just received this as a bundle with the HP407 digital camera for about $120.00. The printer is great! Prints good quality, fairly quickly and doesn't burn through the ink. Haven't connected to my computer, as I'm using the printer as a stand-alone portable. I have an HP multifuntion & don't want to risk a software error by connecting a second HP product.

I print off the digital card from the camera, it accepts many different type of cards & printing is easy. I'm still playing around with it & getting used to the features/functions, but so far, it's great! I like the 4x6 tray & the tray storage in the top of the printer. It folds nicely into a relatively small footprint.

I wish HP made a travel bag for use with this printer, I ended up buying a carry-on style bag to accommadate the printer & accessories.

The printer has functions to remove red-eye, crop, and apply things like sepia to the pictures. The on-board display screen is nice and the menu is easy to follow. You can select how many pictures to print per page from 1 to 9, print index sheets, etc. It has quite a few selections available.

I don't know of many printers that come with the USB cable. If you get one that is included, you're very lucky & most likely, it won't be long enough anyway. I give 4 stars because I haven't had the printer long enough to give it the best review possible. From what I've seen so far, it works really well.