HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One Expert Reviews

HP's C309a streams out documents like a champ, but can't fill the shoes of a real photo printer.

Excellent text quality; built-in duplexer for two-sided printing; USB, Bluetooth, wired Ethernet, and Wi-Fi support

Photos exhibit more grain and less color saturation compared to some competitors' products; awkward CD-printing mechanics

The name of this color inkjet multifunction printer--HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One--clearly signals its ambition and its price ($300 as of May 5, 2009). If you don't need all of the extras included here, consider opting for its less expensive ...

Prints on specially coated CD/DVD media Produces photos quickly

Very expensive to purchase Copy speeds are sluggish

Ink costs are basically average across the board. The machine ships with a 250-page black cartridge for $12 (4.8 cents per page), and 300-page cyan, magenta, and yellow cartridges for $10 each (3.3 cents per color per page). A fifth color, photo black ...

If you're looking for a high-end all-in-one (AIO) for the home or home officeor a single AIO for bothdon't overlook the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One ($299.99 direct). Although it's limited by its 125-sheet paper capacity to relatively light ...

High-quality graphic and photo output. Prints on optical discs. Fast speed for photos

Although text quality is good enough for most purposes, it's a touch below par. Limited paper capacity

Aimed at both the home and home office, the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One produces sharp-looking graphics and photos and offers a host of office-centric features.

HP's Photosmart Premium C309g-m offers many of the features you would expect from an inkjet multifunction in this price range, like Wi-Fi, advanced photo printing functions and even a touch screen. However, it lacks CD/DVD printing and we experienced ...

Produces great photos, Touchsmart control panel is responsive, Snapfish by HP access, automatic duplexing

Can't print document files directly from USB drives and memory cards, inconsistent Wi-Fi access, no CD/DVD printing, no scan settings on control panel, expensive consumables

Those looking to access online photos and produce high-quality printouts will enjoy using the HP Photosmart Premium C309g-m, particularly thanks to the responsive touch screen. However, it isn't as versatile as Canon's PIXMA MP640 and difficulties ...

The C309a follows in the footsteps of recent HP AIOs by delivering excellent quality prints in a stylish, fully featured unit.

CD/DVD printing ; automatic document feeder ; stylish design for an AIO

Slightly expensive cost per page

The C309a is clad is a stylish white casing

Not to judge a book by its cover, but the Photosmart C309a even looks more like an office machine than something you'd use for arts and crafts projects. Where the Artisan 800 is done up in glossy black plastic and features a fancy touch-screen user ...

Both printers boast USB, wired Ethernet, and Wi-Fi connectivity, but the HP goes one step further to support Bluetooth networking, too. Adding the printer to a home network was very easy-in marked contrast to the Epson, which requires a hard-wired ...

hp photosmart c309a premium fax all-in-one printer review: The C390a follows in the footsteps of recent HP multifunction devices by delivering excellent quality prints in a stylish, fully featured unit. If it weren't for the initial and ongoing ...

CD/DVD printing ; Automatic document feeder ; Stylish for a multifunction

Slightly expensive cost per page ; Printer itself is expensive

The C390a follows in the footsteps of recent HP multifunction devices by delivering excellent quality prints in a stylish, fully featured unit. If it weren't for the initial and ongoing running costs, this would be the ideal solution for a home or ...

CD/DVD printing, Automatic document feeder, Stylish for a multifunction

Slightly expensive cost per page, Printer itself is expensive

The slightly odd name of this colour inkjet multifunction printer - HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One - clearly signals its ambition and its high end price.

You get some really special features for with the Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One's high price. Its older cousin, the HP Photosmart C8180, provides an interesting variation of its own: it can write to CD/DVD media and etch labels onto LightScribe ...