HP Photosmart c5180 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The C5180 handles photos well and offers built-in networking.PCworld.ca rating: 78 Good

Verdict: An excellent all-in-one, particularly when it comes to photo quality, but it's possible to get more features elsewhere

Review summary: The HP Photosmart C5180 is a perfectly acceptable photo all-in-one, but you can get more features and faster print speeds for the same amount of money.

Pros: Decent overall print quality and speed, Built-in media card reader, Inexpensive, Lots of options for photo printing, Network ready, Support both Windows and Mac PCs, No PictBridge port, Limited paper handling, Fewer task options than printers in the ...

Cons: No PictBridge port, Limited paper handling, Fewer task options than printers in the same price range

Review summary: The HP Photosmart C5180 is a perfectly acceptable photo all-in-one, but you can get more features and faster print speeds for the same amount of money.

Pros: Decent overall print quality and speed ; built-in media card reader ; inexpensive ; lots of options for photo printing ; network ready ; support both Windows and Mac PCs

Cons: No PictBridge port ; limited paper handling ; fewer task options than printers in the same price range

Review summary: HP's all-in-ones continue to march on, yet this generally impressive machine has some surprising omissions that might make you think twice before buying similar models at a comparable price. In terms of design, it's very similar ...

Verdict: The lack of PictBridge capability allied to the faded quality of scanned documents and off-colour scanned photos make this a disappointing addition to the usually exemplary Photosmart series, although you will still have fast reproductions and ...