HP Photosmart C5180

Pros: Built in networking, inexpensive ink, waterproof photos, reasonably priced. Works great with Windows Vista.

Cons: Occasionally and unexpectedly goes into a self-cleaning mode.

The Bottom Line: Highly recommended. It's stylish, but at the same time offers individual ink cartridges, and improved photo quality, as well as speed and ease of use.

Review: HP's Next Generation Printer Ok, so maybe "next generation" is an exageration. After all, this printer pretty much has the same technology HP has been using the past couple of years, with the individual cartridges and the scalable printing ...

Pros: Impressive photo quality, network connectivity, lots of functionality for the space and money

Cons: The scanner is somewhat noisy at times, setup is time-consuming

The Bottom Line: A very good, cost-effective choice for light-to-moderate home use, especially for a network with several users.

Review: We have a small home network with three PCs, a laser printer, a color inkjet printer, and a flatbed scanner. The inkjet and scanner have been showing their age lately, so we examined a number of all-in-one (AIO) units, finally settling on the HP C5180. ...

Pros: Looks nice, does its job quickly and the output looks good!

Cons: Noisy!

The Bottom Line: This printer was well worth my money and comes highly recommended. From great colors, to sharp blacks; easy scanning and copying, this printer has it all for a good price!

Review: When I purchased my new computer in 2007, it bought a brand new Windows Vista system. After excitedly hooking it up, I discovered that my old HP printer and scanner were not to be supported by Hewlett Packard for Vista. Angry, but accepting, I went to ...

Pros: Modestly-priced cartridges, trouble-free, convenient

Cons: Does quite a dance when printing more than 20 pages at "General Printing" mode.

The Bottom Line: Buy this printer, you'll love it! Both the paper and the cartridges load easily, ink is modestly priced, and jams and other problems are rare.

Review: I bought this printer as a desperation move-I had no working printer. I chose the particular printer because it was the machine in stock at my local office supply store that seemed to have the best features and best price both short- and long-term. It ...

Pros: Photo quality, 6 individual ink cartridges

Cons: noisy, slow start up

The Bottom Line: I definitely recommend this printer for those who want great quality prints at home.

Review: My husband bought this printer for me over a year ago for a Christmas present. I have not had any problems with the printer itself, however, from time to time I do have to reinstall the drivers because the computer doesn't recognize the printer. I assume ...

Pros: Great quality pics.  Easy to use.

Cons: A little noisy when starting up.

Review: The HP Photosmart C5180 is a great all in one printer.  I have owned mine for over a year now and absolutely love it.  It definitely is great to have.  The quality of your work is excellent, and pictures really turn out ...

Pros: Great for photos, easy ink loading

Cons: noisy and can be quirky at times

The Bottom Line: Yes, impressive print quality for the price

Review: Overall, I have been very happy with this printer. It is amazing at printing photos. The colors come out amazing and the images crisp. Ink is relatively inexpensive in comparison to other printers. You can get a whole pack with all the colors and the ...

Pros: Small, compact, pleasing design. Easy front-loading for ink. Easy back-access for paper jams.

Cons: Slow. Noisy. Shakes desk. Freezes computer during printing. Poor color quality printing from the web.

The Bottom Line: The HP C5180 is an OK, small, fairly easy printer if color quality, print speed, or noise don't matter. If these are issues for you, look further before buying.

Review: I purchased the HP C5180 all-in-one printer 9/14/07 to replace a 4-year-old Epson Stylus CX5400 which had begun to leak ink. This seemed a great opportunity to get a new, smaller, and better printer. I assumed - since technology moves so fast now - ...

Pros: network support, separate cartridges for each color, accepts most memory card types

Cons: - buggy driver - noisy

Review: Printer is pretty good, and does a good job with printing photos. Having different cartridges for different colors saves money too. However, the driver is buggy, and will result in an extra process that cannot be killed - print a few times, and ...

Pros:

Inexpensive. Looks good.

Cons:

Burnes through ink. Ink expires. Ink is expensive. Stops working if one color out.

The Bottom Line: If you print frequently and therefore anticipate spending time and $ buying ink cartridges, this is your printer.  If not, avoid it like the plauge.

Review: Prospective buyers of this and other HP printers should be aware in advance (I was not) that 1.) if one color runs out - nothing will print 2.) Even if you have full ink cartridges, they will stop working on a preset date. They are programed to ...