The HP Photosmart 8250 retains the 4,800×1, 200dpi resolutions, the long-life Vivera inks, and the relatively speedy printing of its predecessor. HP Photosmart consists of an innovative reservoir system fed from six separate ink tanks. Although it functions serviceably as a speedy text printer (especially with the optional duplexing attachment), the HP Photosmart 8250′s real strength is as a personal photo lab.
HP cheap Photosmart 8250 measures 17.6 by 15 by 6.3 inches and weigh almost 19 pounds, the HP Photosmart 8250 will dominate any desktop or printer stand where it resides. This cheap Printer also contain a USB 2.0 cable, five compact color ink cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan and light magenta) and a larger-capacity black ink tank. Installing the HP Image Zone software and drivers takes another 10 minutes or so.
The cheap HP Photosmart 8250 in standalone mode is more convenient than printing with it from a Windows or Macintosh computer. In addition to printing from a computer, the HP Photosmart 8250 supports PictBridge-compatible digital cameras or your choice of Compact Flash I/II, SD/MMC, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, and xD-Picture cards. A big 2.5-inch LCD along with built-in preview and editing tools let you crop, zoom, brighten inky shadows, banish demon red-eyes, or print frames from video clips.
Prints obtained from this cheap printer are very good. The colors of the text are good, with realistic flesh tones and excellent saturation but a slight blue cast on some prints. There was lots of detail in highlights and shadows, and we saw little banding.