Hewlett Packard Photosmart P1100 InkJet Printer

Pros: Prints photos as if they were taken to a photo developer...
Cons: The large capacity color ink cartridge is $60+...

Last year, while shopping for computer equipment with my husband I fell in love. Granted it was an inanimate object, but I was in love just the same. I fell in love with the PhotoSmart P1000 Printer by Hewlett Packard. Not only was this...

Pros: Great speed in draft. Duplexer. Good image quality. Revolutionary unit in it's day.
Cons: Ink usage is a high. Rear paper jams.

At one time, this was the mother of all Text/Photo Quality Printers. Rated at 2400x1200 dpi and 12 pages per minute in black and 10 pages per minute in color, this unit gave us what we wanted from all angles. It also has a compact flash card slot and a...

Pros: Good photo quality
Cons: occasionally jams, cartridges expensive

For many years, I’ve only used a black and white laser jet printer. The yield is high, the cost per page is inexpensive. Although the initial cost of the printer is high (although some of them are now less than $100), they are cost effective if you ...

Pros: Wonderful image quality, duplexer eliminates handling of paper to print two-sided documents.
Cons: Discontinued by HP, even though its technology is the same as the currently available P1000.

With recent cost reductions and bargains on Ebay, the HP PhotoSmart P1100 is a terrific deal. If you can't find it, you can realize the same features by combining a P1000 with HP's optional duplexer.

Great Image Quality
The P1100...

Pros: Good Text, Excellent Color & Builtin Card readers.
Cons: Poor high gloss photo support, poor borderless prints support & no smoothing mechanism for photos.

HP has long been known for their high speed and high quality Laser Printers; it is literally to the point, when HP is mentioned you think printers. Well, for quite a few years now they’ve also been making personal inkjet printer of varying quality....

Pros: Fast, good quality full page photo printing, reads memory cards.
Cons: Jams once in a while ripping the paper, lines when printing color from PC.

Before anything else, I have to say that I got a REFURBISHED model from eBay.

Some stats:
Speed: black & white - 11 ppm (worst), 4.4 ppm (best); color 4x6 - 0.6 ppm (best)
Max Resolution: 2400 x 1200 dpi
Paper: 4x6 up to...

Pros: Great speed, quality, PRICE, and durability. HP has thought of every aspect of photo printing and put it into this printer that can even stand alone w/o a PC attachment!
Cons: The price of cartridges and paper, however, it is still cheaper than having photos developed.

I remember the day I first saw and tested the P1100 like it was yesterday. My coworkers at Staples and I were setting a new store display
for this new HP photo printer that was supposedly amazing. Being the computer experts we were we did expect...

Pros: Accepts Memory Cards. Quiet, Fast, Two Sided Printing
Cons: Doesn't come with needed Cables. Photo Quality is bland. Single Color Cartridge.

I am a former owner of a Lexmark 3200 that I had bought before my Photosmart. The Lexmark was a great bargain, but print quality and cartridge pricing lead me to look elsewhere. My wife and I decided to purchase an HP Printer. I was easily ...

Pros: True photo quality, quiet operation
Cons: Expensive, needs a fast PC

As a long time user of color inkjet printers, I've watched quality and speed improve dramatically over the years. My first printer (a Canon) produced fair results, but was far from photo quality. The second (an Epson) was a workhorse that delivered...

Pros: Amazing quality, CompactFlash and SmartMedia slots, self-alignment periodically, double-sided printer add-on included, IR port, computer not required, 8 Mb, huge resolution, parallel port/USB, 4.7 PPM Black at best quality, 3.1 PPM color at Best quality, t
Cons: Paper bin only holds 150 sheets, slow printing at best quality, HEAVY (13 lbs., 15 with the 2-sided printer add-on), shakes my stand, no method of preview for the CompactFlash or SmartMedia cards, Windows required to use many of the special features (two-s

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Ah, let's take a trip down memory lane. A few months ago, I had only two printers. A Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 6L, and a DeskJet 890C. Whenever I get a printer, I make sure it...

Pros: Great print quality, nice overall look to the printer itself - it's awesome!
Cons: Expensive, I hope the costs of ink cartridges comes down soon.

Why I Purchased a Color Printer... Back in the fall of 1996 when I replaced my Panasonic dot matrix with an HP LaserJet 6P, I wondered how I ever did without it. The LaserJet gave me the speed and power to print quality black & white ...

Pros: Best Photo Printing yet. Very quiet. Duplex printing
Cons: Still a bit pricy, but well worth it.

I am a computer technician, and have worked on and tested many different styles and brands of ink jet and laser printers. Until the HP P1100 series printer, and now the P1224, photo printing on inkjet printers just didn't quite fit the bill.

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Pros: 1200X2400 dpi, 10ppm color, dual side printing
Cons: ??????????????????

If you own a digital camera that uses either Compact Flash, or Smart Media memory cards, you'll find this to be a most useful printer.

Hewlett-Packard has been the standard in printing technology for a very long time, and now with the 1100,...

Pros: Everything!
Cons: When printing photos uses a lot of ink - but they are great pictures!

I recently was a rep for Hewlett Packard. We were flown out for training in Utah and introduced to the new P series Photosmart Printers. I fell in love and came home crying to my husband, " I NEED THAT PRINTER!!!"
Well, it wasn't on the...

Pros: Great print quality. Can handle memory cards and varied papers.
Cons: Slipping H.P. support. Poor envelope handling.

This printer was sent to me by H.P. due to a series of problems I had with a purchased 970 Cse/Cxi printer (see my review on that in that area). I bought a defect, was sent a defect as a replacement, and after MANY toll calls and complaints, was sent...

Pros: Convenient true photo quality at an affordable price
Cons: Does not include USB or parallel port printer cable

I just purchased a Hewlett Packard PhotoSmart P1100xi printer and have not stopped playing with it since I set it up.

It did not start well, however. One aggravation was that the cable was not included, and I had to run out to purchase one...

Pros: Outstanding photo quality, and also high quality text printing on plain paper
Cons: Windows-only, has some problems with feeding envelopes

I'm an amateur photographer and computer buff. I've seen lots of printers that claimed to be "photo quality", but this is the first one I've seen that's actually delivered on the claim. I've made prints as large as 8"x10" and they...

Pros: Ease of use (using the USB PORT) Produces great prints.
Cons: I have no use for the infrared port

I purchased the HP 1100 about 6 months ago (a year after the purchase of my digital camera). There is another model the HP 1000, about the only difference is that the 1100 can print double sided. This printer goes for about $499.

This was my...

Pros: Super quality pictures and normal print
Cons: Expensive to operate.

The HP-P-1100 printer we just purchased for office use is nothing less than amazing. It features traditional HP reliability (after two months of constant use) and prints digital photos and letters with equal ease and remarkable quality. This machine is...

Pros: no need of a computer, USB supported
Cons: price

If you have a digital camera that uses a flash card this is the printer for you! This printer has two slots found on the right hand side of the printer that can read the memory cards of most digital cameras. This allows the printer to read the images off...

Pros: Multi-purpose, great design, fast and small
Cons: Photo quality not that much better than original

I've been into digital photography for a few years now, and was looking to replace my original Photosmart printer with a newer model. I was looking for a printer that would primarily give me faster printing, take up less space, allow me to connect with...

Pros: Beautiful photos when it was working. Fast card reader.
Cons: Printer died after 18 months. Only option-- pay $423 for refurbished model!

This printer has been troublesome from the moment I paid $50 for it -- but when it worked, it worked great! USB installation was troublesome until HP sent a new driver. Paper jams are frequent. Photos are beautiful, though ink doesn't last long and is...

Pros: Photo quality excellent, hard to tell from originals. Wonderful bundled software and 4x6 photopaper tray.
Cons: Names by buttons on front of printer a little hard to read.

When my old Canon printer died, I shopped around at several electronics stores looking for the HP 1100, but it was out of stock. I decided to try the HP PhotoSmart 1115, new on the market and substantially cheaper by almost $100 than the 1100. Though I...

Pros: Excellent printer with good quality
Cons: Blew up my Windows 98 for four days

I got this printer after rejecting the Epson 900 which was slow and had lines. The HP is somewhat faster and has no lines at all. This is a great printer. But I ran into a serious problem. Trying to install the software, my Windows 98 blew up and did not...

Pros: Excellent Print time for both color and B&W's,Great photos too! Two sided printing feature
Cons: Cost of ink and slight mis feeds

The PhotoSmart was bought for me by my wife as a present. It was to compliment my digital camera, a Nikon CoolPix 950, and it does.

I'll start with Photo printing. It has a separate tray that holds 6x4's. That's great so you don't have a paper...

Pros: Photos just like from a print shop! Great speed, easy to use.
Cons: The cartridges are costly! But there are some places you can get deals on them.

Over the last year, I've tried to get into printing all my pictures from home. At first, it was my camera that held me back.....but then I invested in a great one. Only to find that the pictures still looked cheap. Even though I had a 1200 x 1200...

Pros: great photo quality
Cons: a little pricey for home use

We purchased this printer because we recently bought a digital camera and we wanted to be able to print the photos we took from the camera. The photosmart, has excellent quality. We bought photo quality paper and then printed our photos. It doesn't...

Pros: Great image quality, good text quality, fairly speedy
Cons: Uses a bit of ink, envelopes occasionally jam

The P1100 Printer from HP, although discontinued, is a very good photo printer that does very well on a variety of media. For text printing, it does extremely well on plain paper at its Draft setting; it is both speedy and produces clear text. For...

Pros: Awesome Print Quality, Extremely Easy to Use, Not that Expensive
Cons: Print Cartridges Run Out Quick and are over $60 for Large Capacity

The P1100 is truly a great printer. Especially for those who use Digital Cameras that support the Smartmedia and CompactFlash Media Cards. This printer will work even without being hooked up to your computer. All it needs is a power source and either...

Pros: Photo quality prints. Double sided printing. Fast Fast Fast.
Cons: Not compatible with Mac.

I have always been an HP fan. They have always made great printers, but this one blows everything else away. If you have or are thinking about purchasing a digital camera (other than a Sony) this is the printer to buy. You can print photos from smart...

Pros: great photo quality, high print speed, memory card reader
Cons: high cost

In the way of all the new Photo Printers that are flooding the market as of late. Its hard to tell which one is better than which. I'm here to tell you that Hewlett Packard is leading the way with their own series of Photo Printers. Leading the pack...

Pros: Excellent photo quality printing
Cons: Lacks a good photo-editing program

The reason that I purchased this product was because I wanted a top-of-the-line printer. I recommend this printer to anyone that wants great quality in photo printing. The output quality of this machine is great as long as the picture being printed is of...

Pros: price, excellent quality, 2 cartridges (one color, one black), ability to print directly from digital camera storage media, you can copy data from a memory card in the printer to your computer
Cons: none that I see yet

The HP Photosmart color printer is an all around excellent printer. Not only does it print superb photos, but any color printout is outstanding. One bonus is that it has a separate color and black cartridge. This saves on ink. The cartridges run...

Pros: near photo quality, price, decent speed
Cons: single tricolor tank, colorfastness, waterfastness

This printer has fantastic output and decent speed. The quiet motor and smooth paper handling are good indicators of high quality. But this fashion statement comes with due drawbacks and can be a serious blow to your work. Without further delay, I...

Pros: Great Pictures, Great Features, Extremely Versatile
Cons: I can't think of any, I guess it could be cheaper.

The pictures I print on this printer look like they were made by a photo lab. The color is realistic and sharp, the images are smooth, and the contrast is excellent. (2400x1200 Resolution !!) However, this printer is only used to its fullest if it is...

Pros: EVERYTHING
Cons: Can't think of a one... not into anything MAC so I really don't care that they're not compatible

HP has outdone itself with this one. I do quite a bit of photo printing for business and pleasure and this little machine stands up to the best!

I was tired of the inferior choices so when HP came out with this I jumped on it. Not only...

Pros: Great picture quality
Cons: Fairly expensive printer cartridges

We bought this printer at WalMart for a really good price and have loved it ever since. We wanted to get a good photo quality printer and this has done the job quite well. I would suggest this printer to anyone I know who wants to buy a good quality...

Pros: high quality
Cons: none

Like other reviewers I am very impressed at the print quality of the P1100. I'm using it in conjunction with a Kodak DC 280 Zoom, and the Kodak Picture Kit and software, mainly to produce borderless 4" X 6" prints, of a typical photoshop...

Pros: Very quiet operation, beautiful quality prints, user friendly
Cons: Hard to get a jam out from the back

I want to give a positive review for th HP P1100 series printer. I do not understand why it was so ...

Pros: The best on the market
Cons: cost is still to high

This is best quality printer on the market to day in conjunction with the HP C200 or C500 XI Camera. Every picture turns out better, than any commercial processing I have ever seen. These two items should be sold as a pair, at this time the printer cost...

Pros: Versatility
Cons: Duplexing worth $100???

I received the HP1100 Photosmart for Christmas from my wife. A great printer with excellent versatility. A must for any digital camera owner. Allows thumbnail proof sheets direct from flash or smart cards without a need for a computer. After the...

Pros: can't say without installing
Cons: could not install

I recently purchased a digital camera and this Christmas I received a HP P1100 printer to go with it. However I could not install the printer. I spent almost 2 hours on the HP's help line and they were unable to solve the problem. The service tech....

Pros: Good quality despite high prices
Cons: Uses a lot of ink

I really don't want to say this but with my reputation of telling you how it is here on epinions.com, I have to do this for your own good. This really isn't a good printer by any means. I was so disappointed when I came to this conclusion. This ink...