If you’re looking for a multifunction device that produces the best possible photo scans and photo prints, the C7280 might not be your best choice but if you are looking for a printer/copier/scanner/fax machine with very good overall print quality, flexible connectivity, and strong standalone functionality, the C7280 can be a great addition to the home or small office. You can purchase multifunction printers that are less expensive than the Photosmart C7280, but it would be hard to find an all-in-one that has such a rich and well-balanced set of features. At the ‘real’ price of around £200, it’s a bit expensive compared with its rivals. At that price, it would be very good value. There was a false alarm on the pricing, where Laskys appeared to be offering the device for £130. It costs a bit to run, though, and print quality is variable, depending on the document type. The Photosmart C7280 looks good, prints quite fast and has many useful features – though no direct CD/DVD print. All these capabilities make it a great choice for the dual role of home and home-office AIO. It offers photo-friendly features and high-quality photo prints, and also sports an automatic document feeder (ADF), standalone and fax, network connector, and Wi-Fi capability, all features that any office would welcome. The HP Photosmart C7280 All-In-One is strong in both departments. The former are best suited for a home, while the latter work well for a small office or home office. Most ink-jet-based all-in-ones (AIOs) emphasize either photo-related or office-centric features. I have selected some of the review I read when researching for the new printer: I recently found some non-original cartridges which were about 50% cheaper but voids the warranty so I am not sure I will be buying them. But if only more black ink is needed the larger HPC8719EE 17ml cartridge is around 60% cheaper in ink costs than the 6 ml HPC8721EE cartridge. If one needs all the color cartridges the cheapest thing is to by a HP Q7966EE Photo Pack 363, which contains all 6 colors and 150 sheets of glossy photo paper. The only problem with this printer is that ink-cartridges are a bit expensive. I find this kind of Linux support remarkable and if I worked at HP I would put a big stamp on the box saying “Great Linux supported”. I have no problems scanning, printing, copying, checking ink levels, cleaning the printer from the Linux interface.
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I didn’t have to install anything and it was working straight away.
In fact the installation on the Linux machine was by far the easiest.
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When it came to the Linux installation I thought that I need to download all sorts of files but it turned out that hplip (the driver and frontend) is included in a standard Ubuntu installation.
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The unit came with a installation CD which contained both Mac and Windows drivers and even though the programs for both were quite bloated and large they worked with out a hitch.
Since my last printer had two-sided printing (duplex) I couldn’t go back to a printer with out this option. The main reason to by a new printer was to be able to make copies and scan documents, so a new printer would have to be a All-In-One (AIO) printer. My girlfriend has a Mac and all my computers run Linux and I have one Windows installation for games, so Linux and Mac support was crucial.
While researching I had the following prioritized demands for the new printer: After researching the web for quite a while I finally bought a new multifunction printer for my girlfriend.
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