HP Photosmart 8250 Printer (Q3470A#ABA)

Box Contents: HP Photosmart 8250 Printer, HP 22 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge, 5 ml ink volume, HP Image Zone Express Photo and Imaging Software on CD-ROM, Setup Poster, User's Guide, Power Supply, Power Cord
The HP Q3470A Photosmart 8250 Printer lets you enjoy easy photo printing, the world's fastest photo printer. Easy to set up and use, it prints beautiful photos and laser-quality black text. Print a 4 x 6 photo in as fast as 14 seconds for as little as 24¢ each, or everyday documents at blazing speeds up to 32 ppm black text, up to 31 ppm color text. Six convenient individual ink tanks help avoid the hassle of running out of specific inks in the middle of a photo or page by letting you easily replace only the inks you need, when you need them. Also accepts custom sizes Memory card compatibility - CompactFlash Type I and II, Memory Stick (including PRO, Duo, MagicGate), Microdrive, MMC, Secure Digital (SD), mini SD (optional adapter required), xD-Picture Card Max. Memory - 64 MB Also connects to HP bt300 Wireless Printer Adapter or HP bt450 Bluetooth Wireless Printer and PC Adapter System Requirements(PC) - Intel Pentium II (or equivalent) or higher; 64 MB RAM (256 MB recommended); 600 MB available hard disk space (2 GB recommended); Windows 98, 2000, Me, XP Home, XP Professional; SVGA monitor (800 x 600, 16-bit color); 4x CD-ROM drive; USB port; USB cable (not included); Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 System Requirements(Mac) - G3 processor or higher, 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended), 150 MB available hard disk space, Mac OS X v 10.2 or higher, SVGA monitor (800 x 600, 16-bit color), 4x CD-ROM drive, USB port, USB cable (not included) Uses c8721w, c8771w, c8772w, c8773w, c8774w, c8775w ink cartridges Dimensions(WxDxH) - 17.59 x 19.13 x 8 Weight - 18.7 lbs.

Customer Reviews:

The worst printer
I bought this printer to do heavy cardstock printing and it is by far the worst printer I've ever owned by HP. Don't get me wrong, I love HP Products. It prints nice pictures but the feed mechanism is horrible - does not feed properly. Maybe you will get a few lightweight papers through the feed if you're lucky. Don't get this printer.
--2006-12-18

Rnn away...run away
Don't be fooled by the performance out of the box! Soon you will see that the paper feed mechanism breaks and then you'll start using language you never knew you had in you.

Seriously - this printer breaks and will lead to frustration. Avoid it at all costs.
--2006-12-13

Be Warned : Junk
Well I never written a review, but i have to write about this one. Buy something else. Even if it is still HP just don't buy this one. It worked great for a few months then it got jammed. Its easy to fix just open the back at there is the paper. I tried to print again and now the paper does not feed. When it does it takes 3 or 4 pages or the whole stack. Then it jams again. JUNK!!!!!!
--2006-12-09

Guaranteed to Break
I bought one of these printers when it first came out and was very excited about the quality of its printing. Then it broke--the paper wouldn't feed. HP sent me another one. It broke. The paper wouldn't feed. Now I'm on printer #3. It's broken (paper won't feed) and I haven't even used up the cartridges it shipped with yet. I can only conclude after having three printers with the same problem that there is something wrong with the manufacture. The printer is well-hyped, but poorly made. Please don't waste your money on it.
--2006-12-02

Worst printer I have ever owned
I have owned several HP printers and have always been impressed. The 8250 however is the worst printer I have ever owned by far. It tells me it is out of paper when it is not. It pulls ten sheets of paper or more at a time. It will just stop halfway through a print job and I have to turn it off to reset it. It will print one page of a print job, then spit out four or five blank sheets before printing another page.
HP still does not have Mac OS drivers for it, so if I want to use the photo paper drawer I have to print from a CF card. After several attempts with HP customer service, they basically told me they didn't want to and couldn't help since I am a Mac user and it works fine with PCs.
As I have said already, I have had several HP printers in the past and have always been impressed, but this is most certainly my last HP.
--2006-11-27

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