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HP Photosmart A536

$120.00 Released January, 2009

The Pros:Prints look bright and colorful, never washed out. Easy to set up, only takes a few minutes and is technically uncomplicated. Prints consistently and reliably without hanging up or jamming.

The Cons:Runs out of ink quickly, and the replacement ink is very expensive. Driver tends to give you pop-ups that get in the way while you're trying to do other things. Details sometimes get a bit lost and many pictures have a "grainy" look to them.

The HP Photosmart A536 is an entry level compact photo printer retailing at $120. Critics have praised its cheap price, ease of use, and lightness that makes it very portable. This piece can be used as a stand alone printer or it can be connected to a PC.

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It has few options (ie red eye removal, date stamp etc), but it can print on 4-by-6-inch and 5-by-7-inch photo paper. The the Photosmart A636 Compact Photo Printer shares that feature, whereas the more expensive Epson PictureMate Dash does not. This piece prints images at a rate reflective of its cheap price: 0.7 page per minute, but with a good print quality.

The Photosmart A536 ships with five sheets of 5-by-7-inch photo paper and a starter tricolor cartridge that yields 10 to 20 prints, so new supplies will have to be bought right away. HP's pack of 120 sheets of 4-by-6-inch paper and ink costs $38, or 29 cents per photo--a much better deal than the 55-sheet pack, which costs $20 (36 cents per photo).

Features

Print speed: 27 sec (with border, direct connect)
Print Quality (Colour, Best Quality): Up to 4800 x 1200 optimised dpi when printing from a computer and 1200 input dpi
Display: 6.1 cm LCD (colour graphics)
Print Head Nozzles: 600 colour ink nozzles
Number of print cartridges: HP Vivera 3-ink colour
Standard memory: 32 MB
Memory Card Compatibility: Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card
Standard connectivity: USB - compatible with USB 2.0 specifications, PictBridge, memory card slots

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Pros

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prints look bright and colorful, never washed out
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easy to set up, only takes a few minutes and is technically uncomplicated
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prints consistently and reliably without hanging up or jamming
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has a very small footprint making it ideal for a small desk

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runs out of ink quickly, and the replacement ink is very expensive
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driver tends to give you pop-ups that get in the way while you're trying to do other things
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details sometimes get a bit lost and many pictures have a "grainy" look to them