The HP D5460 Photosmart Printer
is a solid solution for users seeking a low-cost inkjet photo printer. It is both PC and Mac compatible and can be connected to your PC via USB cable. It has a maximum resolution of 9600 x 2400 dpi. The D5460 has a maximum print speed of 33 pages per minute for black and white jobs and 31 pages per minute for color jobs. The D5460 comes with a 1.5" LCD screen for easy editing of your photos without having to use the attached PC. It also supports a wide variety of media cards for direct printing: CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital High Capacity Card, and xD-Picture Card. Unlike some other HP models that use only a black cartridge and a tri-color cartridge, the Photosmart D5460 has five ink cartridges make up it's printing; it has a pigment-based black ink for text (HP 564) and then four other individual color cartridges (also HP 564s) for black, cyan, magenta, and yellow. There are high capacity cartridges for the various inks (HP 564 XL). One nice feature of the machine are the paper trays. The main tray can hold up to 125 sheets for normal everyday printing and the additional tray is dedicated for photos (you can print up to a 5" x 7") and holds 20 sheets of photo paper. Overall, the Photosmart D5460 is an almost unbeatable choice due to the price point and the features included.