As long as it's plugged into the wall, the printer whines. You hear it whether the printer is on or off. And there's no banging from side to side.īut we really don't like the high-pitched whine from the power supply. We also like how whisper quiet it is when printing. Make sure you remove all the protective tape, plastic and foam before you power it up.Īt 17 pounds, it's surprisingly heavy. In contrast, the printer was swaddled in adhesive wraps and tape and foam to protect it from scratches and more serious damage. One thing missing that is _always_ missing with an HP printer is the cable to connect the printer to the computer. A few things were missing (like a power cord and the cartridge cover to keep a partially used cartridge from drying out) that should be included in the retail version. We didn't get a retail version of the printer, but one that's been packaged for lowly reviewers.

Operating environment is 59 to 95 degrees with a recommended humidity range of 20-80 percent RH. Dimensions are 20.9x15.1x7.6 inches and 16.8 pounds. The unit is built to handle 3,000 pages a month, consuming 10 watts when printing and four when idle (and even two when off). Printable media includes plain, inkjet, photo and glossy paper transparencies labels cards iron-on transfers and banner paper - all of which have HP-brand products. The 100-sheet input tray includes a 20-sheet built-in 4圆 tray. It uses HP's PCL Level 3 Enhanced printer language.

Internal memory is 16-MB, facilitating black-and-white print speeds of 21 ppm in Fast Draft mode (0.9 ppm in Best mode) and color in 35 seconds (Fast Draft) or 97 seconds in Best mode. There are buttons to Print New Photos, Save photos from the card to your computer, Email a photo, Zoom in or out on the LCD, set the paper Size, Print tagged photos (using Digital Print Order Form fields), set the number of Copies, Rotate a photo and Select photos for printing. Note card reader (big window top right), LCD (middle), 4圆 tray (window on tray)(Ī 2.5-inch swivel LCD provides feedback from an array of buttons on the front of the printer. Next to them the second USB port handles direct printing from a compatible HP digicam. The slots can read CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Sticks, Secure Digital/Multi Digital/Multi Media and xD-Picture cards. The 7960 features drop-on-demand thermal inkjet printing up to 4800-dpi (1200-dpi black) using two USB ports and four memory card slots. In fact, HP sells a black ink cartridge optimized just for that. While it's a Photosmart printer, you can certainly print plain black text if you want. That firmware can calibrate the printer automatically when you change cartridges, plus print and read a proof sheet to automatically print images from your storage card, among other things. It includes an LCD monitor, a card reader that can handle 10 formats, a scanner and some intelligent firmware. But since the advent of photo quality inkjets, anyone can enjoy them.įor $299, HP's engineers put together a fast 4800-dpi printer using three cartridges with up to eight inks. Seeing your images large used to be a thrill reserved for professionals or amateurs with infrequently used bathrooms. The 7960 goes a bit further than the Hi-Touch by providing larger prints of similar quality. But you don't have to resort to the computer to make excellent prints. You have to copy your images to some sort of long-term storage (like CDs), so a computer inevitable enters the equation (stop the presses: MicroSolution's RoadStor may solve that problem - stay tuned). But we've also pointed out that it doesn't address the storage problem. We've applauded this approach in the Hi-Touch 4圆 dye subs (which can make 40 cent 4圆 prints). Make it easy, Carly said, to print digital images without resorting to Windows. But with the Photosmart 7960, HP has focused its expertise on creating the Ideal Home Photo Printing Experience. Hewlett-Packard invented the thermal inkjet printer (Canon the bubble and Epson the piezo, according to the rock painting on the wall behind us). The Imaging Resource Digital Photography Newsletter NO COMPUTER NEEDED HP Photosmart 7960 - More

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