: Hp Photosmart D7160 Printer
List Price: $130.99
Amazon.com’s Price: $62.57

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The Photosmart D7160 Photo Printer delivers 4×6 shots in as little time as 12 seconds and you’ll get documents at 32 pages per minute black, 31 pages per minute color. You’ll also love the spacious 2.4 inch color display and efficient, six-individual-ink system. Paper Handling - 100-sheet input tray, automated 4 x 6-in photo tray, US letter/legal, up to 25 sheets transparencies, up to 40 cards, up to 30 sheets photo paper, up to 20 4 x 6 photo, up to 10 envelopes, 50-sheet output tray, US letter/legal, up to 25 transparencies, up to 25 cards, up to 10 sheets photo paper, up to 25 labels, up to 10 envelopes Standard Memory - 64 MB Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi black, Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi Color Print Speed - Black Up to 32 ppm, Color Up to 31 ppm, 4 x 6 photo As fast as 12 sec Direct Print Supported - Memory cards, PictBridge cameras, Camera Phone, supported (Direct photo printing from camera phones with the optional HP BT450 Bluetooth Wireless Printer Adapter), Automatic Paper Sensor Supported, Borderless Printing Minimum System Requirements - Intel Pentium II Celeron compatible processor or higher, Windows 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP Home, XP Professional, SVGA 800 x 600 monitor with 16-bit color, Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 or higher recommended, Internet access recommended, Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 or higher, Mac OS X v 10.3.9, 10.4, G3 processor (G4 or higher recommended), 256 MB or higher recommended, 400 MB available hard disk space, HP Memories Disc Creator Unit Dimension - Width 18.2 x Depth 15.25 x Height 6.81 inches Unit Weight - 17 pounds (7.71 kg)

Amazon.com Product Description:
Do you want a printer that can churn out photos at a quick clip? Check out this new model from HP, the world’s fastest photo printer1. The Photosmart D7160 Photo Printer delivers 4 x 6″ shots in as little time as 12 seconds, and you’ll get documents at 32 pages per minute black, 31 color. You’ll also love the spacious 2.4″ color display and efficient, six-individual-ink system.

Super speedy, super results

  • Print documents at the world’s speediest rates: up to 32 pages per minute black, 31 color
  • Get 4 x 6″ photos fast: in as little time as 12 seconds
  • Use ink efficiently and save money with the six individual inks, which can be conveniently replaced as each runs out
  • Remove red eye and enhance detail with HP Photo Fix, which lets you simply touch a button
  • Print rich, realistic photos with six-ink color and documents with laser-quality text using HP’s Vivera Ink technology
  • Print fast from your computer via Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connection
  • Skip the PC and print from memory cards2, digital cameras, and camera phones
  • Use the automated 4 x 6″ tray for dedicated photo printing, plus do automatic two-sided printing4

Cool extras and software

  • Save, print, and e-mail photos fast with the HP Photosmart Premier software3
  • Ensure correct paper loading and optimal quality settings5 with our Auto Sense feature
  • Never run out of ink midway through a page or photo, thanks to HP’s Page Completion feature
  • Get familiar with printing tasks using the print wizard’s step-by-step instructions
  • Resist photo fading for generations6 and retain the clarity of stored text documents for decades7
  • Go borderless8 and create panoramas, plus explore fun creative projects using the HP Photosmart software

1. Speed comparisons in Default and Fastest modes when printing from a computer, based on HP internal testing of comparable consumer photo printing products available as of 3/06.
2. Memory card slots support Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, xD-Picture Card.
3. HP Photosmart Share service doesn’t require fees. Internet connection required, sold separately.
4. With purchase of HP auto two-sided print accessory, sold separately.
5. When using HP Advanced Photo Paper and Premium Photo Paper with HP Auto Sense.
6. Based on Wilhelm-Research.com light-fade testing under glass (as of 11/05) on HP Premium Plus photo papers.
7. Based on paper industry predictions for acid-free papers. Colorant stability data at room temperature based on similar systems tested as per ISO 11798 and 18909.
8. Using brochure and photo papers for borderless printing.

What’s in the box?
HP Photosmart D7160 Printer, HP 02 Black ink cartridge, HP 02 Cyan ink cartridge, HP 02 Magenta ink cartridge, HP 02 Yellow ink cartridge, HP 02 Light Cyan ink cartridge, HP 02 Light Magenta ink cartridge, HP Photosmart Premier software, Setup Guide, Basics Guide, Power supply, Power cord

Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - HP - What Happened to Quality?
I ordered this printer as a GoldBox item for Christmas. Received it and spent weeks trying to get it installed. Finally, after spending an additonal $50 for tech support through Office Max, it is up and running. The photos are nothing to brag about but not awful either. The ink is somewhat blotchy and looks like it was embossed on the photo paper. Not smooth like I would expect. Normal copies are OK, but again not great. So far, I haven’t had a problem with the ink cartridges running out so that’s a good thing. All in all, I wish I had had another $100 to buy a better model.

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Not quite Vista ready
This was a terrific printer for me, excellent pictures and good support for the occasional larger document.

Then I upgraded from Windows XP to Vista.

The D7160 still prints excellent pictures, but chokes on documents of large file size. I’ve done clean installs of the latest printer drivers and spent many hours with HP and Microsoft people to try to resolve the issue. At this point, it seems clear to me that HP has chosen not to support this line as standalone printers. HP salespeople have steered me away from the Photosmart line and the HP Home and Home Office site no longer lists duplexers for any of the Photosmart printers (after several months of identifying them as “out of stock”).

I don’t have room for two printers on my desk, don’t want to maintain another set of mutually incompatible cartridges, and don’t want to compromise on photo quality. If you need a printer that can produce high quality prints and the occasional document as well, you should probably look elsewhere.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Great printer, reliable, excellent output
I guess I got lucky as I got this printer from walmart.com for $79. Anyway, if I did pay full price I would still be happy.

This printer does not suck ink, contrary to what other people say. I have printed well over 50 4×6 photos, numerous reports, and many miscellaneous print jobs and I am not even half way through any of the many ink cartridges this thing has.

The 7160 is a little big so be prepared for that. The LCD and memory card slots I suppose are useful if you use them or if you don’t have a computer.

While this thing is made for great photo printing, it does not print as fast as it says. Although I tend to print higher resolution pix anyway, which take longer no matter what, don’t be discouraged.

Buy this printer, HP used to be renown for printers, then fell off the wagon for a while, but they are back with a great line of printers, the 7160 being one of them.

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Good printer when it works, paper jams often
Printer worked very well for about 6 months. But I put some photopaper in, and since then jams are very common even with plain paper.

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Piece of junk
I bought this printer in May, 2007 from a website other than Amazon. It printed amazing picture quality. Two weeks ago it started to make a banging noise. I immediately called HP support and they determined I needed a replacement and told me it was out of warranty, which it wasn’t. Two weeks later, 10 emails, 6 faxes and 6 phone calls and internet chats in the process, I still do not have a replacement printer. HP has the worst customer support imagineable. I’ve been lied to and promised things that did not occur. If you want a printer that is reliable and has good technical support don’t buy an HP, it is not worth the hassle. I wish I had my cannon printer back that I had for 7 years.