Hewlett Packard 3050A Wireless All-in-One Color Photo Printer

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 16.8 x 9.8 inches ; 7.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0057UAB34
• Item model number: 3050A
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #7 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Printers > Inkjet Printers
  • #16 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Printers > All-In-One Printers > Inkjet All-In-One Printers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 9, 2011

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

WHY BUY?

Quick and easy wireless printing and sharing—automatically connect to a network1 HP ePrint—print documents, photos and more instantly from any mobile device. Just send it to your printer and it prints!2 Save energy with HP Auto-Off Technology—turns your printer off when you don’t need it3

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FUNCTIONS

HP ePRINT™ Simply print wirelessly from your iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod touch®.3 AIRPRINT™ Simply print wirelessly from your iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod touch®.3

FEATURES

Built-in Wireless Printing Print from any room without using cables Built-in Wired Networking Share your printer with multiple people Two-sided Printing Save paper by printing on both sides automatically Memory Card Slots Print photos without using a PC Color LCD Screen Edit photos and/or manage your printer easily 4 x 6 Color Photo Printing Print brilliant photos for albums or to enhance business documents Auto Document Feeder Fax, scan and copy multiple pages automatically INCLUDED NOT INCLUDED

SPECIFICATIONS

Print Speed ISO Speeds: Up to 5.5 ppm black, up to 4 ppm color4 Scan Resolution up to 1200-dpi optical; maximum scan size 8.5" x 11.7" Copy Maximum number of copies, up to 50 Paper Handling 4" x 6" to 8.5" x 14"; up to 1,000 pages per month

REMEMBER ORIGINAL HP INK AND PAPER

SAVE MONEY when you choose high-capacity cartridges over standard ones

RECOMMENDED HP INK5 61 190 pages 61XL 480 pages 61 165 pages 61XL 330 pages

RECOMMENDED HP PAPER  HP Premium Plus Photo Paper HP Bright White Inkjet Paper

MORE INFORMATION

Datasheet (PDF)

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1. HP Auto Wireless Connect may not be available for all system configurations. Wireless performance is dependent upon physical environment and distance from access point. For information on compatibility, visit http://www.hp.com/go/autowirelessconnect.
2. Requires an Internet connection to the printer. Feature works with any connected Internet- and e-mail-capable device. Print times may vary. Some HP LaserJets may require a firmware upgrade. For a list of supported documents, and image types, see www.hp.com/go/eprintcenter. And for additional solutions, see www.hp.com/go/mobile-printing-solutions.
3. HP Auto-On and Auto-Off capabilities subject to printer and settings.
4. Either after first page or after first set of ISO test pages. For details see: http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims.
5. Average cartridge yield: Declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752 and ISO/IEC 19798. Actual yields vary based on specific use including images printed, printer, print settings and other factors. See www.hp.com/learnaboutsupplies for more information.

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Product Description

Print, copy, and scan with the compact, wireless HP Deskjet 3050A e-All-in-One, featuring HP ePrint. Print photos and documents from any mobile device, from virtually anywhere with HP ePrint. Just send it from your mobile device to your Deskjet 3050A e-All-in-One and it automatically prints. This all-in-one delivers laser-quality text and vivid color, and helps save money and resources with optional high-capacity ink cartridges and HP Auto-Off Technology, which turns the printer off when you don’t need it.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

128 of 129 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best HP Wireless DeskJet Printer Ever!!, August 21, 2011

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This review is from: Hewlett Packard 3050A Wireless All-in-One Color Photo Printer (Office Product)

I have been a Cannon Inkjet printer user for the last 10 years. For my light duty needs they performed fine until the last two purchases. The last two printers failed a couple of months after the warranty expired. That was the last straw with Cannon.

I have not looked into the line of HP DeskJet printers for more than a decade. I was very pleasantly surprised by the selection and prices. After reading as many reviews from every online source I could fine, it appeared that the recently discontinued HP DeskJet 3050 had good reviews and the new HP DeskJet 3050A model was starting to get good reviews also. After using my new printer for a while, I love it.

I was a little worried about setting up the wireless access part but the process could not have been any easier. In fact, the directions to set everything up was so short and simple, I thought HP forgot to include the full directions. But I followed the steps and Bingo; the printer was online and was working.

The printer has a small footprint, is quiet and it prints fast and with very good quality. The scanner works well but is a little slow scanning at higher DPI.

I do have one instillation note I wish to pass on...

My system is a HP notebook, Windows 7 64-bit, AMD processor, ATI discreet graphics, 4 GB RAM and it is wirelessly connected to my DSL modem. Even though the printer will start to work after you follow the steps to set it up, I had to restart my notebook after all of the drivers and software was installed to get full functionality. The restart step was not covered in the directions and not suggested during the installation of the software. However, since completing the installation, the printer has always connected to the network and has never dropped the connection.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great printer for the price..., August 28, 2011

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Bart - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hewlett Packard 3050A Wireless All-in-One Color Photo Printer (Office Product)

Bought it at Walmart because I needed it today (sorry, Amazon). Setup on a MacBook Pro is brain-dead simple. Insert the CD, start the install and plug in the enclosed USB cable, all according to the instructions. Went through the setup routine, which included wireless. Disconnected the USB cable and voila, I'm printing wirelessly. Changed the IP configuration from DHCP to static to prevent later problems, simple using the web management app. Scans JPG or PDF, also through a web app. Text isn't as black as I would like, but it's a $50.00 printer (at Walmart...) and I can live with that. The perfect printer for any student. Print, scan or copy. Since it's new, I have no experience with the ink cartridge life, which other reviewers have complained about. I was apprehensive on buying it based on what I read in other reviews, but I thought that HP makes tens of thousands of this printer and my experience has been that HP is alalogous with printers. I still use a HP 990C that I have had for years and have no complaints about it. While your experience may vary, I do not think you will go wrong with this printer.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for our needs, September 22, 2011

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This review is from: Hewlett Packard 3050A Wireless All-in-One Color Photo Printer (Office Product)

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I was looking for a reasonably priced printer that could also scan & copy but one that was NOT a L*xmark because I had given up on that brand. I've always been a fan of HP so I decided to give this one a shot.

Right out of the box, it looked great. Not too big/bulky but big enough to handle a standard sized sheet of paper for both printing and scanning.

The set up: Simple. I gave the box to my 13 year old and said "Ok, take this, install it on our network and make sure everyone in the house can print to it" It took him about 15 minutes to install the printer to our home network through our router and then fix it so seven of us with varying types of computers (Dell, HP, Toshiba, Acer, Asus) were connected and able to send and complete a print job from our various machines. In the past, we've not had a lot of luck getting wireless printers to work in our house so this was a huge bonus.

I was also able to download an app to my android phone and print documents from my phone wirelessly, which is a neat feature as well.

The lid works the same as any home copier/scanner so it was no problem to scan in a magazine, page from a book or a photo. The entire process was very simple which is a nice change from my previous experience with scanning. The images came out exactly as I had hope and look great online and I was able to save them in several different formats and it comes with a software that has basic editing features which is simple to use as well.

The cartridges are about the same price as competitors refills, maybe a little cheaper but seem to last longer (this is from my previous experience with an HP printer). I have been able to successfully refill my own ink cartridges at home with my previous HP printer, it's a little tricky, but it can be done and I plan to give it a try with this one and will come back to edit this review to report if I was successful or not. I wish manufacturers would just make it simple and easy for customers to refill their own ink cartridges instead of the game they are playing now....they would find themselves with very loyal customers if they did.

All in all, I'd definitely recommend this printer if you're looking for a good-priced, basic home printer/scanner/copier that is wireless and easy to connect and use that prints good quality documents and is fairly quiet and fast enough for home use.