HP Photosmart Premium C309g

260 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Performance (22)
Print quality (11)
Multifunction (10)
Build quality (10)
Value for money (4)

Negative
Reliability (2)

General overview
Price comparison
Product Specifications

alaTest has collected and analyzed 260 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the paper handling and multifunction. The build quality and print quality also get good reviews, whereas comments about the control panel and ink consumption are different. There are some negative reviews about the reliability.

performance, print quality, build quality, multifunction, paper handling

reliability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Printers the HP Photosmart Premium C309g is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 260 reviews)

Expert Reviews

User Reviews

Review Ratings

(43% of reviews)
Show all 5 star reviews (22% of reviews)
Show all 4 star reviews (9% of reviews)
Show all 3 star reviews (8% of reviews)
Show all 2 star reviews (18% of reviews)
Show all 1 star reviews

Features

Performance
Show positive (73%)Show negative (27%)(Show all)

Print quality
Show positive (71%)Show negative (7%)(Show all)

Build quality
Show positive (73%)Show negative (18%)(Show all)

Multifunction
Show positive (26%)Show negative (11%)(Show all)

Paper handling
Show positive (22%)Show negative (17%)(Show all)

More features

Showing 143 review(s)

Expert Reviews User Reviews

Showing 1 - 10 of 143 Show Reviews: in English | in other languages (121)

Expert review by: Anand Tuliani (tech2.in.com)

HP Photosmart Premium C309g

Multifunctional devices have progressed by leaps and bounds in the past few years. Today, they offer a lot more apart from standard features such as printing, scanning, copying, direct printing and so on. More advanced models have support for wireless...

The HP Photosmart Premium C309g is an all-round multifunctional device. It offers a lavish feature set and is an ace performer. Aside from a few niggles, such as the absence of a CF card reader and its inability to print text documents from USB flash...

Mar, 2010

Partner Source

Read the full review

Expert review by: Sandy Berger (hardwaresecrets.com)

HP Photosmart Premium C309g All-in-One Printer Review

Review of the HP Photosmart Premium C309g, and all-in-one ink jet printer featuring wireless networking, including Bluetooth.

Very good touchscreen ; Good interface ; Good quality text printing ; Impressive output speed ; Excellent design ; Good handling of envelopes ; Useful Quick Forms ; Dual input trays

Time-consuming setup ; Extra black cartridge cannot be used for text ; Lack of hinged scanner cover ; Wired setup instructions could be clearer ; Photo printing could be better ; No “Cancel” button

Dec, 2010

Read the full review

Expert review by: Alvin Soon (hardwarezone.com)

HP Photosmart Premium C309 - HardwareZone.com

The HP Photosmart Premium C309 is an all-in-one inkjet printer that prints, copies and scans, with a 3.45-inch touch-screen LCD display built in.

Good overall performance; Good document prints; Beautiful photo prints

Lack of an ADF; Slow duplex printing speeds; Grainy photo scans

Feb, 2010

Read the full review

Consumer review by: btundrabar (cnet.com)

Printer easy to setup but takes a while noisy printing

Only had it less than a month. Everything seems to work as advertised so far. Unless issues surface, I am a satisfied customer so far. This printer has recently been discounted (November 2010). At $99.00 or less, it is a good value.

easy, straightforward setup particularly with Windows 7 computers

it is nosiy; after the printing of pages stops, it goes through a process like it's resetting itself that is very nosiy

Nov, 2010

Read the full review

Consumer review by: kumarram (pcworld.com)

HP (Hewlett-Packard) Photosmart Premium C309G Multifunction Printer

I bought the printer during black friday deal from Staples. It took me less than 15 min to set up and print the first page. WiFi connectivity works very well. Not sure about longevity of ink cartridges.

Easy Setup using wireless, excellent printing quality, quick printing, very low noise, touchscreen, bluetooth

Takes several tries to connect from some laptops

Nov, 2009

Read the full review

Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon review summary for the HP Photosmart Premium C309g

alaTest has collected and analyzed 29 user reviews of the HP Photosmart Premium C309g from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

usability, performance, connectivity, size, multifunction

reliability

17% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

Read the full review

Consumer review by: TLG (amazon.com)

Worst Printer Ever

Is it possible to have zero stars? I literally threw my printer in the trash and bought a new one for half the price that works better. Sometimes won't print at all. Sometimes prints fast. Sometimes prints 1 page in 10 minutes. But when you go to...

Jan, 2012

Read the full review

Consumer review by: rfguy (amazon.com)

hp photosmart premium c309g-m

I've had it for well over a year and I can only say all the bad reveiws for this printer are valid. Ink dries out, it's very slow, wireless/bluetooth is worthless and the cartridges don't last. Oh, I thought All-in-One meant Faxes but that has been...

Dec, 2011

Read the full review

Consumer review by: Stephen Snider (amazon.com)

Great promise, but the worst printer I've used in years.

I have had a terrible experience with this printer. Bought it, worked great out of the box both wired usb and wireless printing. Good looking pictures on photo paper, decent speed on documents. Wireless printing is very convenient.

Dec, 2011

Read the full review

Consumer review by: Kelly L joyner (amazon.com)

user issues from everyone else its not that complicated

I have had the printer for OVER 1 year and I use it for EVERYTHING!! it breaks my heart all these negative comments. I just put the cd in each computer installed the softwear and in a breeze hit the wifi button put in the password and ALL of my...

Nov, 2011

Read the full review

Product Specifications

Symantec Protection Suite Enterprise Edition creates a protected endpoint and messaging environment that is secure against today's complex malware, data loss and spam threats, and is quickly recoverable in the event of failure. Reduce the cost of securing your environment and more effectively manage the inherent risks of today's IT infrastructures with Symantec's market-leading technologies.Symantec Protection Suite Enterprise Edition is an unparalleled combination of award-winning technologies from the world leader in security and data protection that enables you to completely protect, easily manage, and automatically control the assets most crucial to your business.SYMANTEC BUYING PROGRAMS: EXPRESSSymantec Buying Programs are designed to streamline the purchase of Symantec security and availability software as well as support and maintenance services. Aligned to a variety of business requirements, Symantec Buying Programs offer enterprise customers the ability to earn greater discounts and to effectively track and manage software licenses.The Symantec Express program is designed especially for small to mid-sized companies that need an easy way to purchase small license quantities for use within a single country - without the time-consuming negotiations and complexity of signing contracts.Small and mid-sized business customers can use this program to purchase all Symantec security and availability software products, as well as support and maintenance service options. Ordering additional licenses on a given transaction can qualify the purchase for a different pricing band, making the customer eligible for greater incentives.ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICESSymantec Essential Support Services are the best option for most enterprises offering: fast response times and 24x7x365 access to Symantec's team of experts; access to innovative support technology; one-stop interoperability support; and 24x7x365 access to the latest software updates and patches available any time from any location.Symantec Essential Support Services help manage a holistic IT risk management program and allows to achieve uptime goals, protect network, storage, server, and client systems so the information is safe, secure, and always available.