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For use with Mac,PC or direct printing fro memory cards the HP Photosmart 7960 inkjet printer provides up to 8 colour printing. HP and compatible inkjet cartridges listed.

HP Photosmart 7960 Review

HP's Photosmart 7960 may well appear costly, but you get a considerable amount for the investment. A built-in Liquid crystal display enables you to preview as well as modify pictures prior to printing, or you may print right from digital media as well as an HP Direct Print digital camera. Additionally, the unit generates among the better photos we've seen up to now coming from a photo inkjet. It's an appropriate option for anyone who loves to take and print digital photographs.

The 7960's 19.5-inch width is wide with respect to an inkjet, however its over all size could certainly accommodate a great deal of special features. Under a see through plastic lid, a range of digital-media slots enable you to print straight from CompactFlash, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, as well as xD-Picture Card media. Additionally you get a USB port in order to connect a notebook computer or perhaps a direct-printing digital camera. The three ink cartridges called for in the Photosmart 7960's eight-colour printing require the print carriage to be a bit larger compared to normal. The Photosmart 7960 uses a USB cable, which is sold separately.

On the front panel, a 2.5-inch colour Liquid crystal display enables you to examine and change photographs prior to printing. A few buttons manage the LCD's applications.

The Photosmart 7960's paper handling is approximately the average for an inkjet, although it is tuned for picture printing. The input tray supports 25 sheets of photo paper, 100 sheets of plain paper, or even 15 envelopes. Output capacity is 20 sheets of photo paper, 50 sheets of plain paper, or 10 envelopes.

The Photosmart 7960 works with Windows 98 or over as well as Mac OS 9.1 or higher. Setting up is an easy matter of loading the correct drivers from the provided CD and consequently plugging in the unit to an available USB port.

The 7960 model is really simple to use that we consulted the printed handbook only one time - to determine which direction to place the photo paper.

The LCD enables you to conduct basic editing tasks, for example getting rid of red-eye, increasing brightness, and also introducing a frame. You may even create an album or even print an index page without resorting to a Computer. Mailing pictures through e-mail demands a Personal computer, however it is simple: press the E-mail button and consequently continue with the steps layed out within HP's exceptional software.

The provided Compact disc includes a collection of valuable software that will let you do most of the projects that you are likely to desire easily.

Photo output when using the HP Photosmart 7960 ink cartridges was some of the best we've ever witnessed. It printed skin tones smoothly and also consistently. The unit produced with ease complex juxtapositions of textures, colours, and also shading in our evaluation picture. Graphics output using the HP inkjet paper was also top notch. Actually, we'd never seen these kinds of vibrant shading and gradient sections on the evaluation document; additionally , the line drawings along with fine details were all spot-on. Overall, however, the colour appeared very nearly pale compared with that of the original. Text was decent as well as dark yet slightly fuzzy about the edges. Nevertheless, when we did some casual printing upon higher-quality, coated inkjet paper, the text looked considerably clearer.

The Photosmart 7960 definitely takes its time. Our assessments confirmed a common picture print velocity of 5.3 minutes per 8.5x11 page. Text documents printed at 2.2 pages per minute, around average with regard to a photo printer.

Overall the HP Photosmart 7960 is a great, if slow, photo printer.