HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer (CD055A#ABA)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 17.9 x 7.8 inches ; 16.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 22 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002GWVZHW
• Item model number: CD055A#ABA
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
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  #6 in	Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Printers > All-In-Ones

• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 8, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

WHY BUY?

HP TouchSmart Screen: Touch the color screen to connect directly to Snapfish1, plus select, view, enhance and print photos Auto-engaging photo tray Easiest wireless setup—simply touch one button2

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FUNCTIONS

FEATURES

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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 Up to 33 pages per minute black, up to 32 ppm color; 4" x 6" photo as fast as 16 seconds3 Scan Resolution up to 4800-dpi optical; maximum scan size 8.5" x 11.7" Copy Reduce/enlarge 25%–400% Paper Handling 3" x 5" to 8.5" x 14"; prints up to 2,500 pages per month; copier up to 1,250 pages per month Wireless Wireless 802.11n; Bluetooth® wireless technology

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REMEMBER ORIGINAL HP INK AND PAPER

RECOMMENDED HP INK4

564 250 pages 564XL 800 pages

564 130 photos 564XL 290 photos

564 300 pages 564XL 750 pages

564 300 pages 564XL 750 pages

564 300 pages 564XL 750 pages

RECOMMENDED HP PAPER

HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, 8.5" x 11"

HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, 4" x 6"

HP Bright White Inkjet Paper

MORE INFORMATION

Datasheet (PDF)

At-a-Glance

WHICH HP PRINTER IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

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		Good		Better		Best
		HP Photosmart Plus All-in-One		HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One		HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One
All-in-One Functionality Do more than print
Color Display View, edit and print photos easily		2.39"		3.45"		4.33"
Built-in Networking Share your printer		Wireless		Wireless & wired		Wireless & wired
HP TouchSmart Control Panel Do more with the touch of a finger		Photo editing without a PC		Snapfish.com access without a PC		Web printing without a PC
Auto-engaging Photo Tray Print photos without changing paper		20 sheets		20 sheets		20 sheets
Automatic Two-sided Printing Save paper				Automatic		Automatic

(1) Requires a Snapfish.com account and an Internet connection to the printer.
(2) Requires a WPS router with an integrated push-button. Wireless performance depends on physical environment and distance from access point.
(3) After first page; see www.hp.com/go/inkjetprinter for details.
(4) Average based on ISO/IEC 24711 or HP testing methodology and continuous printing. Actual yield varies considerably based on content of printed pages and other factors. For details see www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies.

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Product Description

Wirelessly print,1 copy, scan and access photos on Snapfish.com2 right from the large HP TouchSmart screen on this energy-saving all-in-one.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

74 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Had to return the first one, October 3, 2009

By	C. Goodchild (Fairport, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazon Verified Purchase

I did a ton of research and finally decided to go with this unit despite no reviews at the time. Installation was a breeze (using Mac OS X) except for one part where it asks you to set up a print queue. After doing so, it didn't recognize it after multiple attempts. I finally decided to click past that step and it worked fine anyway.

We printed about a dozen photos over the first three days. On day 4, the printer booted up and slammed the print cartridge hard to the left, then came up with a "Carriage Jam" error. The nice thing about the touch screen is that it also visually walks you through pictures of the areas that you need to check for paper jams, etc.. Alas, after going through every trouble shooting step provided, it didn't solve the problem.

We returned it to Amazon (Very hassle free I might add--can't fault them a bit) and decided to try a second one since we did like the features. I was glad to see that Amazon ships you another even before you return the defective one. So far this one is working fine although it's only been a couple of days.

Our last HP was probably 4 years old. I have to say the print speed on this one is amazingly fast by comparison. I'm impressed it can print a 4x6 photo as fast as it does. Copy and scan work well too, although I've found I have to initiate scanning from the Mac. Didn't seem to work if I tried to use the touchscreen to scan. I was pleased how easy they make choosing options with scanning. You can scan a document straight to PDF, JPEG, TIFF, Memory Card, USB drive, OCR...

Overall, it does seem as though this printer is very well made. It's also great having a tray for both paper and 4x6 photos. Unlike so many printer reviews, it doesn't appear as though this printer is burning through much ink at all.

Although I would definitely recommend it, I can't give it 5 stars due to the issues mentioned above.

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best printer I've owned so far, October 3, 2009

By	John S. Dean "jdthird" (Sturtevant, WI United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I had a not very old Epson Photo printer, the RX580, and was happy with it. However, it did not last long at all. While I may go a month or two without printing, I certainly don't expect the printer to become inoperable during downtime...
I purchased a new Mac to replace my tablet PC in July, so a few days ago for the first time I tried to hook my mac up to it, and I could not get anything to print well. After some troubleshooting and testing from other platforms, I realized that there was something wrong with the unit physically, and tossed it in the garbage and looked for a printer at a local brick and mortar.
I was half sold on getting one of the Canon all in one units, based on some favorable remarks in some of the apple forums, but the local store by me only had one model of Canon, a lesser one than I wanted, so I looked at the rest of the available printers, and narrowed it down to this HP and another HP, one step below this. The kicker for me was the bluetooth in this one, which was worth the extra $40 for me, since I run an 802.11n only network at home, and had assumed the wireless on this unit was just 802.11 b/g like most. Happily, I was mistaken.
Got it home, unboxed, and like the other reviewer said, this is a nicely sturdy, well built, solid home printer.
As usual, I downloaded the most current version of the software and driver rather than relying on the CD to be current, and indeed the CD had been superceded. The download and install went fine, so when it started nagging me about where the printer was, I hopped into the printer and set up the wireless just to see, since it actually saw my 802.11n network. Sure enough, entered my encryption key, and there it was. And instantly my mac found it, and the install completed.
One thing to note, the little paper manual that came with it didn't seem to have anything in there regarding setting up the unit, so I'm going to assume detailed instructions are probably on the CD in PDF or TXT files somewhere. But I was able to get the wireless going without any documentation, the touch screen is very well designed and extremely simple to follow. The flow for printing or setup is well thought out.
So I did some printing, both of 4x6 as well as some 8 1/2 x 11 photos, and they turned out just excellent. Superb, better than I had hoped for, and certainly faster than I had expected.
I will also add that the printer loves to do the samba, especially the 8 or 9 minute "first run" it does the very first time you power it on. But it gives the status right on the LCD, and a timer counting down so you know how long it will be. I'm assuming the wiggles after printing are probably cleaning off the heads and parking them to seal them again between print jobs.
I haven't tried the duplexer yet, but as the other reviewers mentioned, scanning is just as simple and as high quality as the printing.

After I knew it worked and was happy with it, I hopped back into the on screen menu and checked the bluetooth settings, then added it via bluetooth to my mac, and a minute later, was printing via bluetooth.

One surprise was that it actually came with a USB cable for those who will use one - something I'm not used to seeing bundled with printers.

Another nice feature for me is the front paper load - after the Epson I just tossed, it's nice to be able to get at the paper right in the front, rather than feeding from the top in the back. Makes it easier on my shelf in the computer armoire, i don't have to roll it out and play around trying to find where things fit back there out of sight.

The finish is nice. And the mac software works well, haven't booted to my Windows 7 install yet to see how it works there, but I would be surprised if I had any problems on the windows side. This is not my first HP printer, and if it performs and lasts as well as my others have, I will be more than happy with it.

I purchased mine without any review searches at all, since it was an impulse grab at the store when the one I was looking for wasn't available, but I'm glad it wasn't, as this one has a few more features and works better than I could have hoped.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NICE PRINTER BUT SOME BUGS, November 9, 2009

By	W. Allen (New Jersey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazon Verified Purchase

Quality of print jobs and speed of printing are excellent. However, using the wireless interface my computer could not locate the printer and I had to reinstall the software three times to get it to work. Also, HP brags about their ink lasting longer than other manufacturers. I found that this is not true as I had to buy a new black ink cartridge after just 40 pages. Not a bad printer for low end home use, but the cost of replacement ink could make other printers a better buy.