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Review summary: Does this multifunction inkjet printer master all of Jack's trades?

Verdict: This is a good looking all-in-one, but in comparison with earlier machines we're not happy with the print quality, the noise of the scan head and the lack of a PictBridge socket. For these reasons, the Photosmart C5280 doesn't score as well as we ...

Review summary: hp photosmart c5280 review: Its features set is oddly unbalanced, and better all-in-one inkjet options cost just a bit more, but the HP Photosmart C5280 is a good bet for casual home users on a tight budget.

Pros: Inexpensive, Great graphics and photo print quality, Excellent colour scan quality, Can print on specially coated optical discs, Dedicated photo paper tray, Bundled software is easy to use, Print quality on discs is good

Cons: Text quality needs significant improvement, Photo menus need to be reorganised to be more intuitive, Can't produce scannable proof sheet, Can't sort memory card contents by date, Lacks a PictBridge port

Verdict: Its features set is oddly unbalanced, and better all-in-one inkjet options cost just a bit more, but the HP Photosmart C5280 is a good bet for casual home users on a tight budget.

Review summary: Its features set is oddly unbalanced, and better all-in-one inkjet options cost just a bit more, but the HP Photosmart C5280 is a good bet for casual home users on a tight budget.

Pros: Inexpensive; great graphics and photo print quality; excellent color scan quality; can print on specially coated optical discs; dedicated photo paper tray; low print costs; Roxio Express Labeler software is easy to use; print quality on discs is good.

Cons: Text quality needs significant improvement ; photo menus need to be reorganized to be more intuitive ; can't produce scannable proof sheet ; can't sort memory card contents by date ; lacks a PictBridge port

Review summary: The HP Photosmart C5280 is a bargain of an inkjet multifunction at $150. Its task speeds aren't stellar, but they are acceptable for the average home user. It's better suited for graphics and photo printing than for text printing, though, so look ...

Verdict: Its features set is oddly unbalanced, and better all-in-one inkjet options cost just a bit more, but the HP Photosmart C5280 is a good bet for casual home users on a tight budget.