HP PhotoSmart A618

49 reviews

Feb, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 49 reviews of HP PhotoSmart A618. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the design and print quality. The size and price are also appreciated. Many are critical about the durability and performance.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the HP PhotoSmart A618 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for HP PhotoSmart A618

alaTest has collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of HP PhotoSmart A618 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

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Feb, 2025

Expert review by (photographyblog.com)

HP Photosmart A618 Review

The HP Photosmart A618 is extremely easy to setup, taking less than 5 minutes from removing it from the box to being ready to print. The Setup Guide poster is very easy to follow and there are just 7 steps to complete. Curiously in one of these steps,...

We're constantly asked the questions "What is the best digital camera?", "Which camera should I buy?" and "I have X amount of money, what's the best digital camera in my price range?". In attempt to answer all of these questions and lighten the load on...

Dec, 2006

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Expert review by : Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)

HP Photosmart A618

The Photosmart A618 lets you cut free from wires thanks to its built-in Bluetooth support.

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : tech.co.uk staff (techradar.com)

HP Photosmart A618 review

HP turns in another solid compact printer

Good quality prints ; Competitive price ; Consistent results ; Bright LCD display

Slow prints ; Photo Fix is best disabled

The Photosmart's printing times are a bit slow, but the prints are worth waiting for

Mar, 2007

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Expert review by : Stuart Miles (pocket-lint.com)

HP Photosmart A618 Compact Photo Printer

HP has updated its compact "Toaster" range of printers with the latest model, the Photosmart A618 Compact Photo Printer. The A618, like its predecessors is very good and the new features only hope to improve the overage package.

Small and compact, Bluetooth, Easy to use, Photo Fix option

Battery to make it truly portable is an optional extra

The A618, like its predecessors is very good and the new features only hope to improve the overage package.

Oct, 2006

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Expert review by (macformat.co.uk)

HP Photosmart A618

Compact photo printers like this Photosmart A618 are bread and butter to HP. Each year the company spends tens of millions of dollars refining its inks, optimising its nozzles and blending coatings for its photo paper

Good quality prints, Competitive price, Consistent results, Bright LCD display

Slow prints, Photo Fix is best disabled

The Photosmart's printing times are a bit slow, but the prints are worth waiting for

Apr, 2007

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Expert review by : Michael Haynes (techadvisor.co.uk)

HP Photosmart A618

There's no getting around it: the HP looks uncannily like a toaster. Sadly, it has no bread-heating capabilities, but it is neat, practical and it occupies a minimal amount of space.

Build quality is a worry, but the HP is easy to use and print quality is decent.

Feb, 2007

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Expert review by : Karen Haslam (macworld.co.uk)

Photosmart A618

With the days of shooting film well and truly over, Macworld takes a look at a series of compact photo printers designed to help you get the most from your digital images.

Jun, 2007

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Expert review by : paul_smart (gadgetspeak.com)

HP PhotoSmart A618

A photo printer but certainly not run of the mill as it not only supports 15x10cm but also 18x13cm and panorama 30x10cm images. It has a certain upmarket look.

The unit is black with grey buttons and a grey trim around the drop down front that provided the reception for captured images. However when this is opened the whole front is found to be grey.

Dec, 2006

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Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

HP - Photosmart A618

HP's first round of dedicated photo printers - the small, toaster-shaped ones you can print from directly using your camera - have been a big success, so it's hardly surprising that the company would want to ...

HP's Photosmart A618 is an evolutionary printer. It takes the technology that's proved successful in earlier HP photo devices and stretches it a bit, geometrically, to take wider paper. It's cheap to run, reasonably cheap to buy and produces prints...

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by : Andy Shaw (webuser.co.uk)