Kamis, 12 Mei 2011

Portable Inkjet Printer: A Review of the HP PhotoSmart 100 Portable Inkjet Printer

By Jacob Akshire


There are a lot of portable photo printers that you can find on the market, but are they really all reliable? If you're looking for a portable inkjet printer which can produce excellent photos, then HP has all that you need. The company has been producing excellent photo printers throughout the years, and since the popularity of compact and lightweight devices, it has not failed to release some of the best portable photo printing devices. The HP PhotoSmart 100 Portable Inkjet Printer is one of these. This review will cover everything you need to know about this product.

Design

The general appearance of this device is simple enough, with a stainless shade of silver and a top panel with a small LCD and minimal buttons. Operating and navigating this device is very easy, and although it uses an older technology of simple symbols on the LCD display rather than full color LCD with real graphics, it's still easy enough to use. As for being portable, it's very handy and perfect for travel. You can bring it during vacations, road trips, and out of town events, when you'd just want to have every single photograph you take to be printed out. Its dimensions are 4.7'' x 4.3'' x 8.8'' and it weighs a mere 2.9 pounds. It's definitely easy enough to carry around and travel with, and you can easily place it on your backseat or in your travel bag.

The LCD display makes use of symbols to minimize space consumption. It is also backlit so you can easily read the screen under different lighting conditions. It has a lot of symbols and the buttons have lights which indicate different functions, and you should read the manual closely to make sure that you can operate the device properly. Nevertheless, it's still very good for printing photos and you'll definitely be satisfied with using this portable inkjet printer.

Printing and Other Functions

As a printer, this device can do its job very well. But because it's an older model, it's not as speedy and comfortable to use as newer devices in the market today. It can print a single photograph in 2 minutes, a very long waiting time as compared to other newer models, but what it can be proud of is its beautiful output and excellent resolution. Every photo is worth the wait when printing with this device because it produces images with a clear and crisp resolution of 2400x1200 dpi, a number bigger than many other portable photo printers. The larger the resolution, the more detailed the output can be.

The paper tray can carry up to 20 sheets of photo paper so you don't have to keep on refilling it if you're going to print several photos. The maximum number of sheets that the output tray can hold is the same. The paper sizes that it can print on are mostly photo paper sizes, with 4'' as the maximum width. So 4x6, 4x6.5, 4x8, and 4x12 paper sizes can be printed on. You can also print on an index card with the same size for extra printing functionality.

Other Features

The device is very useful as far as printing goes, and it has a several memory card slots which you can use for printing without a computer. However, because the device is an old model, it does not support smaller memory cards or PictBridge cameras. It also does not support USB 2.0 devices, and its interface is USB 1.1. But printing from a computer can be easy with this model and you can get excellent high quality output no matter where you print your photos or documents from. This model is not an Energy Star compliant device because it's an older model, but it doesn't consume much power so it can still be advantageous for you to use.

Conclusion

It may be an old model but the HP PhotoSmart 100 Portable Inkjet Printer can still be very useful and handy. If you're looking for a portable inkjet printer which prints photos and even documents in high quality, this is one of the best models that I can recommend for you to get. It's also very handy so you can really benefit from it if you're a frequent traveler. All in all, I can say that this is a reliable device which can give you all your portable photo printing needs, and for an extremely affordable price.




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