HP Photosmart C4680 All-in-one Printer (Q8418A#ABA)

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 8 x 14 inches ; 12.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001ULDAKA
• Item model number: Q8418A#ABA
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (135 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 15, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the ManufacturerWant to print, scan and copy with the touch of a finger? Then you need an HP Photosmart with TouchSmart. Edit and print photos without a PC by pushing the buttons around the color screen, plus print everyday documents, scrapbook pages, photo cards and more.

SPECIFICATIONS: Print Speed: Up to 29 ppm black, up to 23 ppm color(1) Scan: Resolution up to 1200-dpi optical; maximum scan size 8.5" x 11.7" Copy: Resolution up to 1200-dpi Paper Handling: 3" x 5" to 8.5" x 30"; up to 1,000 pages per month FEATURES: Built-in Wireless Printing Built-in Wired Networking Two-sided Printing Memory Card Slots Color LCD Screen 4 x 6 Color Photo Printing Auto Document Feeder INCLUDED NOT INCLUDED TOUCH. PRINT. GO. • HP TouchSmart Frame: Touch the buttons surrounding the color screen to select, view, enhance and print photos • Use the Paper-saving Printing Option to print multiple pages on one sheet of paper • Print Web pages without ads, menu bars and other unnecessary info using HP Smart Web Printing(2) • Print photos without using a PC using the memory card slots and 1.45-inch color LCD display • Reduce interruptions: print up to 80 pages without reloading the paper tray BOOST YOUR CREATIVITY • Produce everyday documents like Web pages, emails, homework and checklists • Print creative projects like flyers, photo books, greeting cards and activities for kids For project templates, tips to help you get started and more, visit the HP Creative Studio at www.hp.com/create. SAVE ENERGY • Count on this ENERGY STAR® qualified product REMEMBER COMPATIBLE INK, PAPER AND ACCESSORIES • HP, the #1 brand in ink is the #1 value • Count on documents with sharp text and photos with bright colors using Original HP Vivera inks • Choose higher-volume XL cartridges for more ink and lower cost per page(3) • Print up to 65% more pages than bargain inks(4) using Original HP ink • Create impressive documents and photos using a variety of Original HP paper • Connect your PC to this HP printer easily using a USB cable See all the compatible ink and recommended papers here RECYCLE • Recycle your print cartridges for free: visit www.hp.com/recycle for details In 2006, HP recycled more than 164 million pounds of hardware and print cartridges—the same weight as 600 jumbo jets. (1) After first page; see www.hp.com/go/inkjetprinter for details. (2) Requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. (3) Not included; please purchase separately. (4) A QualityLogic 2009 study compared Original HP inkjet print cartridges (92A, 93A, 98A, 95A, 21A and 22A) with refilled ink cartridges sold in North America. For details, see www.qualitylogic.com/2009HPinktest.pdf ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR logo are registered U.S. marks.

Product Description

Easily print, copy, scan and get lab-quality photos all from one compact machine, avoid printing errors and get consistent results¿drag and drop photos to HP Photo Print Gadget, Great photos are simple¿pop in a memory card and the all-in-one automatically removes red-eye and makes other enhancements before printing them. Easily get great results for Web prints with HP Smart Web Printing¿simply clip and print only the content you want. View and print photos without a PC using the color display with HP TouchSmart frame, make scans, copies and enlargements easily with the hassle-free HP TouchSmart; and quickly make lab-quality photo reprints with consistent, accurate color¿no PC needed, HP¿the world¿s easiest printers to use, as chosen by consumers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

83 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Other than scanning, very nice, July 27, 2009

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W. Beau Christian (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Photosmart C4680 All-in-one Printer (Q8418A#ABA) (Office Product)

The first thing I learned when I put the HP 4680 on line was that the old usb cable I had from my evidently crippled HP 1210 had failed. I didn't even know that usb cables could do that, but the 4680 couldn't 'see' the connection using the old cable. When I purchased and attached the new cable, the 4680 then went righ along very well.
Incidently, my curiosity was eating me alive as to whether, all this time, the cable could be the problem with my old HP 1210. Turns out, it was, and the old printer was once again functioning. With it now resurrected, I began to question whether I really needed the new 4680. Still, it was pretty nice with the little LCD screen & all - so I put it on line.
Two days later my wife was attempting to scan a page, not using the computer, and it would not, saying, instead, try scanning from the computer. So - went to the HP Solutions Center program, and again, it would not, and gave some sort of 'disconnect' error code.
Yesterday I spent over two hours with HP tech support and really they were very polite, worked hard, reinstalled the software, installed other software, etc., and still could not get it to scan as indicated in the manual. The tech guy DID discover, however, that it would scan using Microsoft Windows Gallery, under the heading of 'Insert' 'Scan'. So we then knew that the scanner really works, just not using the software from HP, at least so far.
So - now I am about convinced to return the 4680 and shop for some other sort of printer, or just keep going with my old one. I don't know whether anyone else has had this problem, nor, of course, whether a solution has been found. I just want it to work as indicated.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works with Ubuntu after driver upgrade, August 29, 2009

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J. Minker "theshovel" (Lake Worth, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Photosmart C4680 All-in-one Printer (Q8418A#ABA) (Office Product)

After reading numerous reviews, this unit looked too good to pass up. The price was a definite factor, but I've also had good success with HP products. I was hoping to find a review from a Linux user, but since I've found very little that Ubuntu Linux can't handle I bought it. Well, after a very quick ship (thanks!) and a no-hassle installation (like I said, Ubuntu just finds it even without the installation software), I thought I was all set ... until I tried to scan something to the computer. I couldn't even find the scanner through Xsane (the scanner app). A quick search revealed that this HP unit needed the latest HPLIP driver. A few minutes later everything was connected.

Here's that info for anyone running Linux:
Download newest driver from http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install_wizard/index.html (a .run file) and then go to that directory in terminal (commands are based on downloading to the Desktop and using latest driver at the time)

In the terminal enter the following:

cd Desktop

sh hplip-3.9.8.run

Jim

45 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HP Photosmart All-in-One, August 28, 2009

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Solewheezer (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Photosmart C4680 All-in-one Printer (Q8418A#ABA) (Office Product)

Well almost "all-in-one". I didn't pay close enough attention when ordering and thought this was a 4 function all-in-one---printer, copier, scanner, fax. IT IS NOT A FAX. Disappointing, but for the price, I'm still pleased. The quality is great, though I'm still not familiar enough with it to know how to do certain things that I want to do. It does go through the ink quicker than it's supposed to. I printed a 20 page b&w document, two 8x10 colors pics, and one 5x7 color pic and my ink is 3/4 gone! It was delivered quickly, great price, and looks sleek.