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Review on ๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ HP PhotoSmart 130 Inkjet Printer: High-Quality Photo Printing Made Easy by Gary Reed

Revainrating 4 out of 5

What a great printer!

I was interested in being able to print my favorite photos from my Canon A20 digital camera (also a great camera). I've read reviews of the HP 100, the 130's "little brother". I tried the HP 100 at home and while the printer was fine (which means the concept was pretty cool), I loved the Print quality not impressed. So I returned the HP 100 and bought the HP PS 130 - what an amazing difference. In fact, the HP PS130 produces professional-quality, wallet-sized 4 x 6 prints. There was no comparison between the output at 130 and 100. The difference is that the HP 130 has a resolution of 4800 x 1200 dpi while the HP 100 has 2400 x 1200 dpi. The printer is relatively quiet, fairly quick and easy. use. One downside: I see where it would be useful to have a screen to view the image, but it's not critical. As mentioned in other reviews of other photo printers, this is also not the most economical way to print 24 images as the printer paper and cartridge are not cheap but the ability to print the images you want almost instantly is very high. reward. I have not tried the included HP software or connected the printer to my computer. The printer literature states that when connected to a computer the resolution drops at 130 from 4800 x 1200 to 2400 x 1200 dpi which would be sad if true. At this point, I don't need to connect a printer to my computer, so I don't have to worry about anything. Good luck and read the Revain.com reviews, I found them very helpful.

Pros
  • Photo printer
Cons
  • Out of fashion