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Apart from the ON/OFF button there are only two blue diodes signaling the WiFi and Bluetooth connection on the panel. Again, HP has moved the control concept using the panel and the display a bit forward with this model series.

The printer very much resembles the HP multimedia notebooks and it can very nicely be used in combination with them (Which however does not exclude its trouble-free use with anything else). The top part of the matte plastic body is covered by the glossy cover of the flatbed scanner. HP Photosmart Premium Using the HP Photosmart Premium printer If you want work with the Snapfish service, just enter your login information after pressing the respective icon and wait until the albums and photographs from the Internet service are loaded. Upon request the printer will print summary information concerning the current settings for you.Īt this moment all the installing necessary for using the printer within a network along with Internet is done. Select one of them, enter the login information and the printer is ready to be used. In a while, you will see a list of found WiFi networks on the screen. If your WiFi router has been configured to assign the IP addresses automatically to the machines in your network, just run the wireless network connection wizard and wait a few moments. If we want to use the printer without a computer, the only thing that we need to do is to plug it in and to press the network settings icon on the touchscreen. HP Photosmart Premium Installation and connection However, it is quite possible that support for other photo sharing Internet services will emerge soon. HP Photosmart Premium connects to the Internet through the Snapfish service that is provided directly by the HP company.

Yes, this printer is equipped with a wireless WiFi connection, which is not so exceptional by itself, but thanks to this feature it allows you to connect to the Internet. All the functions of the device, including printing, uploading photographs from memory cards to the Internet, scanning, image adjustments etc., can be controlled using the touchscreen. Although it is not the first multipurpose ink printer that does not need a computer to work, it combines several new functions in an interesting way. HP Photosmart Premium is a device that meets the aforementioned conditions perfectly. Of course, the knowledge of some terms is still necessary, but entering several simple pieces of information is much simpler then operating a computer. Working with such devices reaches maximal simplicity. Running costs are very reasonable and rather more competitive than the Canon MP640 and Epson PX710W models for combined ink and paper costs for photo printing.It was only the matter of time until technologies and hardware producers got to the point when they could offer their every-day use devices in such form that they no longer require to be connected to the computer.
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Switch to top quality photo mode and things slow down noticeably, but at just under three minutes for a full borderless A4 photo print, the HP isn't exactly a slouch.

Print speeds are pretty impressive in normal quality modes, with our tests recording nine seconds, 19 seconds and 27 seconds for A4 mono, A4 colour and 6 x 4-inch photos respectively. Unlike the Canon MP640, however, there's no CompactFlash slot, which some photographers may find a bit of a drawback. The HP is well-connected, coming complete with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi and even Bluetooth interfaces as standard, as well as card reader slots for SD, SDHC, MMC, MS and xD media cards. It's a bit like online photo printing in reverse. You can create photo album pages, panoramic prints, wallet photos and passport photos direct from a media card, without needing to fire up your computer.Ī little more oddly, there's also a direct link to Snapfish, HP's online photo printing service, so you can log onto the site and print photos on your desktop printer that are stored online. There are some neat touches in the Photo section of the on-screen menu. This makes standalone functions like making photocopies or scanning directly to a USB drive or memory card supremely intuitive.Įven so, at 8.9cm the touchscreen is 2cm smaller on the diagonal than the one featured in the Lexmark Interact S605, and the HP lacks some of the customisation options offered by the Lexmark's downloadable Smart Solutions, but the interface works well nonetheless, with the minimum of fuss and bother. Sleek and compact in its stylish black shell, one of the HP C309G's main claims to fame is its colour touchscreen.
