Hewlett Packard PhotoSmart 1315 InkJet Printer

Pros: Color LCD Display, card reader, high quality printing
Cons: none so far

For those people that are familiar with digital photography and camera's know that they pose a unique problem. How is the best way to print these pictures that you just spent hours taking? Most digital cameras come with a color LCD screen to view the...

Pros: Print excellent photo quality without a computer!
Cons: The price of $399!

Hewlett Packard has provided a line of Photosmart printers that can print your digital photos without the use of your computer.

The HP Photosmart 1315 is the first one to have a color LCD display so you can view your photos. The other...

Pros: Direct prints from various digital media, good multipurpose inkjet, various features
Cons: Expensive, good photo prints but worse than previous models.

The latest model of the PhotoSmart line from HP packs more features than any other photo printer in this price range... Unfortunately, the price range is around the $350-$450 model range.

The PhotoSmart 1315 offers you several perks above the...

Pros: good connectivity, no PC required
Cons: high price

My friend is a photo enthusiast. She especially loves to take photos with her digital camera. She recently purchased the 1315 so she could print pout her photos from her digital camera.

I found out that 1315 is one of the HP{ Photosmart...

Pros: Great!!!! Silent printing! Easy loading of paper, software very easy to follow. Appearance (color)
Cons: Size (desktop footprint). Doesn't hold much paper. Prints a blank when I turn it on.

Reproduces colors pretty well, print speed very reasonably, comprhensive software but not easy to use or much choice for image print manipulation. But, it is easy to print a photo.
Base line: Great printer for the price, especially concidering the...

Pros: Numerous features not found on other printers, great quality, great prints
Cons: No 6 color ink system

The HP 1315 is a great printer that has received numerous recommendations from Technical Review Editors and was PC Magazine's Editor's Choice in 2001 when the model 1st came out. I did a lot of research before deciding to buy this printer and was glad to...

Pros: FAST, ACCURATE, AWESOME "photo quality", lcd screen, ETC...
Cons: High Price, High Price, High price

I don't usually do this, but I am going to start out with the positives. THIS IS A GREAT PRINTER. I mean it is very easy to use and you don't even need a computer. All you have to do is put in your memory card, use the clear lcd screen to choose the...

All in all the 1315 is a good choice for an all around printer. I give the photo quality about an 8 out of 10. For documents I give it a 10. The downfall of this printer is the high cost of the "High Capacity" colour cartridge.