HP Photosmart C6380 Expert Reviews

If your budget for a home or light duty small business all-in-one printer is in the middle range, you won't find a better value than the Photosmart C6380. This is particularly true if you do a lot of photo printing – you can't beat the specs and ...

WiFi, Ethernet and USB connectivity, Color (draft, letter): Up to 31 ppm ; Black (draft, letter): Up to 33 ppm, Separate text and photo paper trays, Built-in 2.4-inch LCD display

The HP Photosmart C6380 represents a solid value in an all-in-one...

The Photosmart C6380 printer is best designed for the photo enthusiast who also needs occasional plain paper output and document copying.

High quality photo output ; easy to set up WiFi networking ; Mac friendly software ; handy 2.4” LCD screen with easy to use menus ; single color ink cartridges

Too noisy for quiet areas ; no USB cable in the box ; not easy to duplicate prints with borders ; large prints will drain ink cartridges quickly

The C6380 prints documents up to 8.5 by 11 inches from the 125 sheet paper tray, and includes a dedicated 20-sheet photo tray for 4-by-6 and 5-by-7 prints. It has a 4,000 dpi, 48-bit color flatbed scanner that serves double duty as a copier, a 2.4 ...

HP's Photosmart C6380 All-In-One color inkjet multifunction may target home photo enthusiasts, but it does a good job at nearly everything. Still, a few of its features are a bit skimpy for the price.

Simple control panel Very good print quality

Small color LCD Orangey fleshtones on photo paper

A few things about the Photosmart C6380 seem not to fit with its midrange price. In most ways, however, it handles a multifunction's many tasks with aplomb, making it one of the better-designed competitors on the market

Inkjet all-in-ones (AIOs) tend to be designed primarily for either the home or office, even when they can claim a foot in both worlds. The HP Photosmart C6380 All-in-One Printer ($199.99 direct) clearly falls into the home category, with high-quality ...

High-quality photos. Prints directly from cameras, memory cards, and USB keys. Scans to USB key. Wired and Wi-Fi network support

No fax modem. No automatic document feeder

Aimed primarily at home users, with a nod toward light-duty home-office use, the HP Photosmart C6380 All-in-One Printer, Scanner, Copier is most notable for its high-quality photo output.

The Photosmart C6380 all-in-one inkjet printer may well hit the sweet spot for many beginner photographers, combining ease of use with competitive performance and decent output quality. Its photo prints aren't the best we've ever seen but, for the ...

Inexpensive ; dual output trays ; fast output speed ; painless Wi-Fi set-up ; comprehensive driver software ; easy to use ; small footprint

Output quality won&apos ; t satisfy professional photographers

The HP Photosmart C6380 is a good choice for beginner photographers who want more than just a simple printer. Its five-ink cartridge bay, and scanning and copying functionality extend its versatility. While the output quality could be improved, the ...

An excellent all-in-one printer for the home and small office, the C6380 pairs great photo printouts with an easy to use interface.

Excellent photo-quality prints, Very easy to use, Wireless/Ethernet connectivity, Very quiet during printing

and very noisy afterwards, No document feeder

The C6380 is a versatile, relatively inexpensive all-in-one option for a home or small office. Excellent photo prints and black and white documents make the investment worth it, but do consider the ongoing cost of consumables in the overall package.

Well designed, with solid speed and print quality, this home-oriented model has what it takes.

The Photosmart C6380 performed pretty well in our tests. It printed plain-text pages at a rate of 11.3 pages per minute (ppm), and color graphics as fast as 3.2 ppm--above average compared with the competition, though far slower than HP's claims (33 ...

HP's Photosmart C6380 All-In-One colour inkjet multifunction printer may target home photo enthusiasts, but it does a good job at nearly everything. Still, a few of its features are a bit skimpy for the price.

A few things about the HP Photosmart C6380 seem not to fit with its midrange price. In most ways, however, it handles a multifunction printer's many tasks with aplomb, making it one of the better-designed competitors on the market.

Quality photo prints and much more

Great photo prints ; good value ; screen for PC-free printing ; wired and wireless networking

Noisy ; long warm-up times

It's noisy, but this is a great MFD that offers great photo prints - just don't pay over £150 for it