HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a Reviews (Printers)

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Product Age Average review date: Apr  3, 2010

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alaScore 68

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It's the best printer I ever had !

By Hamoodynet (cnet.com) Read the full review

It is really PHOTO LAB quality ! A fax that has advance control and different way to set it up . A screen that can support many languages ! You can even print on DVD directly ! Three trays ( Letter , Photo and DVD )When I got the printer i did not...

It has everything I need and more ! ( Print , Copy , Scan and Fax ) You can connected any way ( USB , Ethernet , Wifi and Bluetooth ) You can print from any popular media ( SD, XD, MSPD , CF And bridge ) Amazing photo quality

So far I have not see something that i will think of as cons

Feb, 2011 2011-02-03   5

HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One Review - Multifunction Devices

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I have printed a total 495 plain paper letter size pages over 75% of which in fast draft black for occasional home use. I just replaced all color and black ink cartridges for the THIRD time. HP website specs show 300 pages per cartridge for color and...

It will print

Extreme ink usage, legal size paper goes flying, confusing print set windows, must use color ink in all black printing

Nov, 2010 2010-11-03   0.5

HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One Review - Multifunction Devices

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See cons above.

Copier, fax and scanner works fine

Everything has gone wrong with printing. Manufactuer's customer service stated it was our pc. We bought a new pc & it still does not work. We've uninstalled & reinstalled several times & printer still does not work

Nov, 2010 2010-11-01   1

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Manufacturer's Description

Families are looking for a versatile all-in-one with fax, photo features and more. Wireless networking with easy setup is important for their multi-PC home. This versatile all-in-one offers print, fax, scan and copy functions, plus a 2-sided automatic document feeder and duplexer. It also has fun features like direct CD/DVD printing and Quick Forms, which provide Sudoku games, templates and more.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 323 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the performance and multifunction. The size and value for money get less positive comments.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Printers the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 68/100 = Good quality.

May, 2012 2012-05-16 alaScore 68 3.4

HP Photosmart Premium C309a

By Michael Brown (digitaltrends.com)

Award: RECOMMENDED PRODUCT

We love the utility of multi-function printers, but trade-offs seem inevitable—especially when you're talking about an all-in-one that claims photo-printing prowess. When we reviewed Epson's Artisan 800 a few months back, we concluded that it was a...

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

HP's Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a makes a great document printer that produces very good

Jul, 2009 2009-07-17   3.8

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The HP Photosmart Premium C309 - A Stylish Workhorse

By Alvin Soon (hardwarezone.com)

The HP Photosmart Premium C309 is a beautiful all-in-one inkjet printer that prints, copies and scans, with a 3.45-inch touch-screen LCD display built in. But is it all look and no substance, or does it hold its printing might against its closest...

Good overall performanceGood document printsBeautiful photo prints

Lack of an ADFSlow duplex printing speedsGrainy photo scans

Feb, 2010 2010-02-22   4.5

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HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309a All-in-One: Wireless Versatility for the Home Office

By Jermaine S (brighthub.com)

This wireless combination inkjet printer, fax, scanner, and copier combines every use a home office consumer could possibly want with a price and quality that makes the HP Photosmart Premium C309a Fax All-in-One hard to resist.

Jun, 2009 2009-06-30   4

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HP Photosmart Premium C309a multifunction printer

By James Hutchinson (goodgearguide.com.au)

HP packs more features into the Photosmart Premium C309a than you can poke a stick at. With premium pricing to match its moniker, this multifunction p...

Comprehensive connectivity, automatic duplexing, great photo print quality, fast printing

Small LCD screen, can't broadcast separate Wi-Fi network

With a host of features, the HP Photosmart Premium C309a multifunction printer is a great option for almost any task. Though not perfect, not much is wrong with this printer.

Mar, 2009 2009-03-24   0.5

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HP Photosmart C309a Premium Fax All-in-One Printer

By Alexandra Savvides (cnet.com.au)

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

HP provides a range of support options on its website, from manuals to troubleshooting and driver downloads.

Jun, 2009 2009-06-01   4

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Review: HP Photosmart C309a Premium All-In-One

By Alexandra Savvides (asia.cnet.com)

This All-In-One inkbox packs plenty of features such as wireless printing and automatic document feeder, and it delivers great-looking prints, too.

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

Slightly expensive cost per page

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

Aug, 2009 2009-08-26   4

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HP Photosmart C309a Premium Fax All-in-One Printer

By Alexandra Savvides (zdnet.com.au)

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 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...

Jun, 2009 2009-06-01   4

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HP Photosmart Premium C309a

By (consumer.org.nz)

Excellent print quality, ease of use and versatility. Very good copying and scanning. Good print speed. Cheap ink costs. Has an auto document feeder. Can connect via ethernet and wifi. Can print to CDs and do auto duplexing

Just OK energy use

  3.7

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a from cnet.com. The user reviews were collected from Aug, 2010 to Feb, 2011. The average user rating from cnet.com is 32 out of 100.

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It's the best printer I ever had !

It is really PHOTO LAB quality ! A fax that has advance control and different way to set it up . A screen that can support many languages ! You can ev

HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One Review - Multifunction Devices

I have printed a total 495 plain paper letter size pages over 75% of which in fast draft black for occasional home use. I just replaced all color and

HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One Review - Multifunction Devices

See cons above. Copier, fax and scanner works fine Everything has gone wrong with printing. Manufactuer's customer service stated it was our pc. We b

HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One Review - Multifunction Devices

Features, in theory, extensive. Print quality fine for my uses. Freezes up ridiculously often, cancel button does nothing, is unusually loud. Strongly

  1 Users positive 5 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 4 user reviews of the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a from digitaltrends.com. The user reviews were collected from Oct, 2009 to Apr, 2010. The average user rating from digitaltrends.com is 70 out of 100.

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HP Photosmart Premium C309a

I had no problems at all in connecting my HP laptop to the printer wirelessly but have not been able to connect my daughters Dell laptops at all. can

HP Photosmart Premium C309a

Just purchased this one day ago. It comes inside an ECO friendly bag and a plastic bag, this makes it a bit of a struggle to get it out of both bags a

HP Photosmart Premium C309a

Just purchased this printer at Costco after waaaaay too much research (I have a bad habit of doing that with purchases like this). Almost everyone com

HP Photosmart Premium C309a

Just purchased this printer at Costco after waaaaay too much research (I have a bad habit of doing that with purchases like this). Almost everyone com

  2 Users positive 1 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a from abesofmaine.com. The user reviews were collected from Nov, 2009 to Jan, 2010. The average user rating from abesofmaine.com is 93 out of 100.

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This printer is AWESOME

The setup is very easy (for a Mac): We have three running off this printer. It does take several minutes per computer, but it is worth it, since it ju

Lab Quality Prints

It does seem a little noisy, but from another room I didnt hear it. Love this printer. All the features for a reasonable price. Easy Setup,Easy To Us

It's a good thing . . . . . mostly.

No complaints except the difficulty I've had with using it's Bluetooth capability with my Imac. Compact Design,Easy Setup,Fast Operation,Great Print

  3 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a from circuitcity.com. The user reviews were collected from Nov, 2009 to Feb, 2010. The average user rating from circuitcity.com is 77 out of 100.

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software:

I love the price you have for the C309; I bought one at best buy; paid the full price; I was had: but it never got off the ground; three days in to it

For this much money, you can buy better

I purchased this 2 months ago primarily for 1 feature: direct-to-disc printing. While this unit compares favorably to the only other unit on the marke

Good Printer

Easy set up. No problems with drivers (XP). I like the individual ink cartridges, you don't have to buy a hole new cartridge when one color runs out.

great printer

Works like a dream. Very easy to set up. I applaud you for very fast shipping. It was here like 2 days after the purchase date. 2 thumbs up

  5 Users positive 1 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a from jr.com. The user reviews were collected from Sep, 2010 to Sep, 2010. The average user rating from jr.com is 100 out of 100.

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great multifunction

Everything works as it should. Great print quality. Excellent multifunction project. Easy Setup","Easy To Use","Great Print Quality Noisy

i would by it again

it is easy to setup, has wifi and blue tooth. Bluetooth","Easy Setup","Easy To Use","Great Print Quality","Reliable","Wireless networking Noisy","Slo

  2 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analyzed 55 user reviews of the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a from newegg.com. The user reviews were collected from May, 2009 to Jan, 2011. The average user rating from newegg.com is 71 out of 100.

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Slow, frustrating software

Not recommended. Cheap initial cost. All-in-one Installation process very painful in Windows 7. I've spent 4 or 5 hours installing and re-installing.

Very nice photo printer and MFC/AIO

Overall, I'm very happy with this purchase. After losing an outstanding Xerox 8560 in a job change, I wanted a small, quiet printer capable of decent

You Get What You Pay For

Just proves (especially with HP products) you get what you pay for. It was a decent deal (not really cheap though) but low quality plastic POC. Ink is

Not the best

My company furnished this printer after a similar HP printer died in spite of my pleas to not get an HP. I would not under any circumstances buy this

  38 Users positive 17 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 121 user reviews of the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a from amazon.com. The user reviews were collected from Oct, 2003 to Aug, 2011. The average user rating from amazon.com is 39 out of 100.

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Poor Photo Printing

I have had this printer for about 2 years and it has never worked well! Initially I had troubles with the photo tray - It wouldn't work unless I used

HP 309a Photo-Not-Smart-At-All in One Printer

I have never written a review before. This is a testament to how much I despise this printer. I had numerous problems trying to get the drivers to l

Piece of Garbage

I have owned Canon and HP Photosmart printers, and would characterize our household as light users. This printer does not work reliably, and you end u

I absolutely HATE my HP PhotoSmart printer!

This printer has put me off HP, for life. It has to be the most overpriced piece of junk I have bought this year (2011). The low rating for this produ

  32 Users positive 89 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a from bestbuys.com. This user review was collected in 0000-00-00, with a rating of 20 out of 100.

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Photosmart Premium C309A Multifunction Photo Printer

As soon as I bought the product, it became evident that it couldn't scan documents at all. I had to do some intense research and download a special fi

  1 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a from epinions.com. The user reviews were collected from Oct, 2009 to May, 2010. The average user rating from epinions.com is 100 out of 100.

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When Speed Is Of The Escence.

The main problems with printers is that you never really know when they are going to start breaking down or if they may just up and quit on you. It ma

Pleasantly Surprised by this AIO

I was wanting to get a new All in One Printer (AIO), and was looking at printers such as the HP J6480, HP 8000, and the 6500. I had purchased these pr

  2 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a from mysears.com. This user review was collected in 2010-09-09, with a rating of 100 out of 100.

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Easy to set up and good quality

I replaced an Epson Artisan 800 with the HP Photosmart Premium. After my horror experience with the Epson (I have always had Epson printers) I wasn't

  1 Users positive

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HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a

HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One C309a: product specifications

Brand

Copying
Automatic Duplexing
 Yes
Max Copying Resolution B/W
1200 x 600 dpi
Max Copying Speed B/W
33ppm
Max Copying Speed Color
32ppm
Dimensions & Weight
Depth
18.6in
Height
11.1in
Weight
22.9lbs
Width
18.4in
Document & Media Handling
Max Copy Size
8.5 in x 11.7 in
Standard Media Capacity
125sheets
Environmental Standards
ENERGY STAR Qualified
 Yes
EPA Energy Star Compliant
 Yes
Fax Machine
Max Transmission Speed
33.6Kbps
Header
Country Kits
Australia/Europe
Manufacturer
Hewlett-Packard
Model
Premium C309a All-in-One
Packaged Quantity
1
Product Line
HP Photosmart
Memory
Max Supported Memory
64MB
Office Machine
Functions
Copier / Fax / Printer / Scanner/Copier / Fax / Printer / Scanner
Monthly Duty Cycle (max)
2500impressions
Printing Output Type
Color
Printing Technology
Ink-jet
Type
Fax / copier / printer / scanner
PC Connectivity
PC Connection
Ethernet 10 Base-T / Hi-Speed USB / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Hi-Speed USB / Ethernet 10 Base-T / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g
PC Connection Availability
 Yes
Printing
Max Printing Speed B/W
33ppm
Max Printing Speed B/W (ppm)
33ppm
Max Printing Speed Color
32ppm
Max Printing Speed Color (ppm)
32ppm
Max Resolution B/W
600 x 600 dpi
Max Resolution Color
9600 x 2400 dpi

Manufacturer's Description


Families are looking for a versatile all-in-one with fax, photo features and more. Wireless networking with easy setup is important for their multi-PC home. This versatile all-in-one offers print, fax, scan and copy functions, plus a 2-sided automatic document feeder and duplexer. It also has fun features like direct CD/DVD printing and Quick Forms, which provide Sudoku games, templates and more.

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