Hewlett Packard PhotoSmart 1215vm InkJet Printer

Pros: Very easy to use, prints great
Cons: Haven't seen any cons

I have had my printer for several months now and it has performed flawlessly. I do not print a lot, but, of the things I have printed, they are of excellent quality. We recently printed an iron on transfer for my mother. It was a picture of all her ...

Pros: Fast. Photo quality. Looks cool, too.
Cons: On the high-end of price for a home printer.

I finally gave up on my old HP 694C (what a mistake that was!), and replaced it with the hot, new HP Photosmart 1215. This printer seems to be about 5 times faster than my old printer (on text and graphics), and it prints at photo quality on good paper....

Pros: Top quality prints for both normal and photo uses.Quite,fast and very sexy...
Cons: Driver installation can be a little tricky.Follow instructions to the letter!

This printer is a real quality bit of kit! The print quality
is excellent in all respects. Even if you rarely print photos you will not fail to be impressed with the quality of text and graphical output.
For daily home and office use it boasts...

Pros: Brilliant output on any paper. Fast, easy to use, convenient, Don't need a computer to print.
Cons: Expensive, auto sensor sometimes not reliable

I was looking for a printer that would give me speed, film quality output, and ease of use and boy did I find it! I won't bother going into the specs of the printer because you can get all that stuff from the HP web site. What I can give you is my...

Pros: Fast, quiet, and very reliable.
Cons: Expensive

I have been using printers for various reasons going on 15 years. Of course back then it was a daisy wheel printer. I can say with all confidence that I have never seen a quality of print like this. The standard print on plain paper is fast and sharp....

Pros: Downloads from memory card, great color and resolution
Cons: a little problem printing from quark

I started doing graphic design freelance when I stayed home with my first child. I needed a good color printer and wanted a laser, but didn't want to spend the money. I couldn't believe the quality of the photos that this printer made!! I can print all...

Pros: Awesome quality printing
Cons: None

Hewlett Packard has done a lot of stuff that has just blown my mind, but this printer has just got me amazed. The HP photosmart 1215 does just about all you can ask of a printer.

This printer comes with an infrared beam. That means you can...

Pros: Beautiful, fast, quiet prints, Card Media
Cons: Water based inks?

I loved this printer. I mean, my wife was jealous. I recently baught a Fuji digital camera, and I got this printer when I saw it could take the SmartMedia and CompactFlash memory cards.

What really made me buy it though, was that I was...

Pros: Produces beautiful photo quality prints.
Cons: Ink replacement can be a bit expensive.

After buying a new digital camera I realized that I needed a photo quality printer. I originally set out to buy the Kodak model printer. But they only had the display model left. I bought this one instead and boy am I glad that I did! The print...

Pros: Good quality.
Cons: Slow, even on normal print jobs.

My mother new I was having trouble with my printer, so she bought me this one for a Christmas gift. Wow! Thanks mom.

So far, I've been happy with my printer. It prints really well, even on cheap copy paper. Even draft quality prints look good...

Pros: Picture Quality, speed of printing, card slots for compact flash and smart media cards.
Cons: none

I recently purchased the P1215, and I am completely happy with my choice. I have had an HP for about 5 years and was thinking of trying something different. So I researched printers for a few weeks before I decided on this one.

From what...

Pros: Fast. Photo quality. Looks cool, too.
Cons: On the high-end of price for a home printer.

I finally gave up on my old HP 694C (what a mistake that
was!), and replaced it with the hot, new HP Photosmart
1215. This printer seems to be about 5 times faster than my
old printer (on text and graphics), and it prints at photo
...

Pros: OUTSTANDING fast true color prints
Cons: costly customer support

Here I go again! I am back and can tell you without hesitation, if you have a digital camera you NEED this printer. You shove in your media card, select the photos, edit them, determine the size you want and print. OUTSTANDING color on plain copy paper...

Pros: great 8x10 photos, slots for Smart Media/Compact Flash, 4x6 and 8.5x11 trays, quiet, FAST.
Cons: Not expensive if you remember you can add a 2nd head for 2 sided printing.

11 July 2001, 2145 hrs EDT

I bought my HP 1215 PhotoSmart printer in January of 2001 at Best Buy for about $400. I know you can get a less expensive model HP printer, but this one has an expansion slot on the back that allows the user to...

Pros: Great color print quality. Can print directly from digital camera flash cards.
Cons: Software could be better.

I upgraded from a HP 690C inkjet and went directly to the Consumers Reports September 2001 issue (pp.26-29) to get more info. Read this article first before deciding what to buy.
I found the HP 1215vm heavily discounted at Sam's Club here in...