HP Photosmart c5180 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The HP Photosmart C5180 is a perfectly acceptable photo all-in-one, but you can get more features and faster print speeds for the same amount of money.

Pros: Decent overall print quality and speed, Built-in media card reader, Inexpensive, Lots of options for photo printing, Network ready, Support both Windows and Mac PCs

Cons: No PictBridge port, Limited paper handling, Fewer task options than printers in the same price range

Review summary: The HP Photosmart C5180 is a perfectly acceptable photo all-in-one, but you can get more features and faster print speeds for the same amount of money.

Pros: Decent overall print quality and speed; built-in media card reader; inexpensive; lots of options for photo printing; network ready; support both Windows and Mac PCs.

Cons: No PictBridge port; limited paper handling; fewer task options than printers in the same price range.

Review summary: All-in-one photo printer, scanner and copier

Verdict: The lack of PictBridge capability allied to the faded quality of scanned documents and off-colour scanned photos make this a disappointing addition to the usually exemplary Photosmart series, although you will still have fast reproductions and excellent p

Review summary: The C5180 handles photos well and offers built-in networking.

Pros: Ethernet port, lots of software, Snapshot paper tray

Cons: Lacks PictBridge

Pros: Decent overall print quality and speed; built-in media card reader; inexpensive; lots of options for photo printing; network ready; support both Windows and Mac PCs.

Cons: No PictBridge port; limited paper handling; fewer task options than printers in the same price range.

Verdict: The HP Photosmart C5180 is a perfectly acceptable photo all-in-one, but you can get more features and faster print speeds for the same amount of money.