HP Photosmart 7850 Printer

he HP Photosmart 7850 is a budget minded photo printer for anyone who enjoys shooting and printing digital photography. The PC and MAC compatible Photosmart 7850 offers good text, good graphics, and decent color photo prints of up to 4,800 x 1,200 dpi. It allows for computer free printing through its slots for all major memory cards and PictBridge port for direct printing from your digital camera. However, the lack of an LCD screen will make it less convenient. The printing speeds are comparably fast, with a little over 18 pages per minute rate. The printer uses a 2 ink cartridge system with 4 colors (HP 94 Black Vivera Printer Cartridge and HP 95 Vivera Tricolor Printer Cartridge) but the black can be manually replaced with a photo ink cartridge (HP 99 Vivera Photo Inkjet or HP 100 Gray Photo Inkjet) for six colors. One thing to note however, since they’re not individual cartridges they are less efficient and might cost more in the long run. Overall the Photosmart 7850 is a worthwhile option for causal users and students.