An Affordable All-in one Printer
Written by leroy on October 13th, 2008HP has been the worldwide market leader in printing and imaging ever since they rolled out their first LaserJet and DeskJet printers in 1984. With the introduction of the Photosmart series in 2006, HP created ripples in the worlds of digital photography and printing. This series allowed consumers, even home users to print professional quality photos from their printers. In addition, these devices are multifunctional with the abilities to print, copy and scan, at reasonable speeds and with excellent quality output. The HP Photosmart C5280 provides the same functionality with added features and its price makes it especially attractive to an average home user.
The HP Photosmart C5280 has an attractive glossy exterior in cream, silver and light gray, and measures 17.8 inches wide, 15.2 inches deep, and 8 inches tall. Its weight at 15.7 pounds is another advantage. The Photosmart C5280 works with both Windows and Mac but can only be connected via USB. There is a control panel in the front, which allows you to choose from the different menu options for printing, scanning and copying in addition, there is also a button for red-eye removal. A 2.4-inch color LCD is mounted on top of the control panel, which allows you to preview photos or documents and work on them before printing them out. This LCD can turn through 90 degrees so that you do not face problems viewing it whether sitting down or standing up.
The Photosmart C5280 has all the standard features for scanning and copying. You can copy and print at speeds of up to 32 ppm for black and 24 ppm for color. It can produce high quality; high speed scans of 4800 X 4800 resolution. The C5280 also has a Smart Web Printing feature, which allows you to print web pages without cutting off the edges. The greatest number of options, of course, is for printing photos. You could work on the photos to enhance their quality before printing them out or you could connect to a PC from where you can send them as an email attachment.
HP today is one of the market leaders in printing and imaging. Until recently, this group accounted for more than half of the operating profits made by HP. Even today, its main focus is on simplifying the technology experience for the consumer, may it be large businesses or home users. The Photosmart series was one such step to open up the photo printing experience to all an amateur photo enthusiast or a professional lab. The Photosmart C5280 brings together all the essential HP features innovation, ease of use, speed, quality, and affordability in one hard to beat package.
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