HP Photosmart C8180 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The HP Photosmart C8180 is a colour inkjet multifunction printer that's designed to be a one-stop photo-processing shop rather than an office workhorse. Its wealth of features - most notably, a DVD-rewritable drive - comes at a significant cost, ...

Verdict: Serious digital shutterbugs will love the HP Photosmart C8180's do-it-all photo processing capabilities. Everyone else should consider HP's more businesslike OfficeJet Pro L7680 or Canon's Pixma MX700, which offers a more balanced blend of photo and ...

Pros: High-quality printing, scanning, copying ; Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, network capabilities ; LightScribe-compatible DVD burner lets you archive photos ; 3.5-inch touch screen ; 35mm-slide-scan adapter

Cons: No fax component ; can't use DVD burner over network ; limitations on simultaneous wireless and network connections ; low-capacity trays

Verdict: This photo-centric multifunction printer offers high-quality printing, scanning, and copying. It also has a built-in DVD burner, as well as both wireless and wired networking capabilities, though there are significant limitations to these additional ...

Review summary: The HP Photosmart C8180 All-in-One is a color inkjet multifunction printer that's designed to be a one-stop photo-processing shop rather than an office workhorse. Its wealth of features--most notably, a DVD-rewritable drive--comes at a significant ...

Pros: LightScribe drive; touchscreen LCD Integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Cons: Expensive; no ADF; no fax features Washed-out quality on plain paper

Verdict: Ink costs are reasonable: 2.3 cents for a text page, and 9.3 cents for a page with small amounts of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. A full-color photo will use more ink

Review summary: There seems to be an ongoing competition at the moment to see how many gadgets and features can be attached to an all-in-one printer, and HP's Photosmart C8180 has not only joined the race but has ...

Verdict: A much improved all-in-one printer with a user-friendly touch-screen operation, DVD/CD burner, improved scanning quality and automated small photo feeder. A fax engine would have been nice, though.

Review summary: This is a All In One as it scans, copies and prints but it also has a built in Light Scribe CD drive so it can also do that bit more, so I suppose it's an All In One plus unit.

Verdict: So if you want just an All In One HP do plenty of machines but if you want an All In One with built in CD/DVD and Bluetooth/Ethernet and the ability to scan slides and negatives then this is certainly the model for you