The photos were printed using the all-in-one’s default, auto settings and you can set the machine for higher quality output, as we did for the PC print. This sits between mid-range Canon (longer) and Lexmark (shorter) machines. The drying delay here is 14 seconds, which is quite long and increases the test time for a 20-side text document to 6mins 24s. The C7280 includes an ink-drying delay on double-sided prints, which is common to many inkjet machines and we’ve commented on this in previous reviews. The prints we produced at this speed contain a lot of noise, though, noticeable as soon as you start to look closely at them. Photo prints, which took just 40 seconds for a borderless 15 x 10cm image from SD card or camera, are very quick – up to three times the speed of rivals we’ve tested. These times equate to print speeds of 4.84ppm and 3.16ppm, competitive with comparable inkjet all-in-ones. Under test, a five page text job took 1min 2s and the combined text and graphics job took 1min 35s, both printed in normal mode, which most people use most of the time. These are figures for draft print and, even then, are pretty optimistic. Both these applications are well designed and cover all the basics most people will need.ĭon’t be fooled by HP’s claims of 34ppm and 33ppm for black and colour print. Photosmart Essentials transfers and manages images from camera and memory card. OCR software is provided and integrated into HP Solution Center, which handles scanning photos and documents. There’s also 802.11g WiFi, so you can connect via wireless as well as through a ubiquitous USB 2.0 link. There’s built-in fax functionality, with software support and a number pad on the control panel, but no fast-dial numbers. ![]() Installation is simple, though it can be longwinded if you need all the Photosmart C7280’s facilities. Paper is loaded into a 100-sheet paper tray and there’s a 20-sheet photo tray integrated with this that automatically slides photo blanks forward when you select to print photos. ![]() There’s a full set of memory card readers and a PictBridge socket, set at the bottom right of the front panel. There’s a 61mm, colour LCD monitor which is well used by HP’s Photosmart Express software for control of the all-in-one and to display photos. Its layout is fairly conventional, with a flatbed scanner sitting on top of a six-colour, inkjet print engine. The grey and ice-white livery with silver highlights should fit the device in with most modern PC or Mac installations.
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