HP PhotoSmart 7550 Inkjet Printer Technical Guide
Features
# Up to 4,800 optimized dpi, 7-ink system for impressive color and laser-quality text # Up to 17 ppm black, 13 ppm color # Advanced HP PhotoRet IV color-layering technology # Convenient 4-by-6-inch tray for borderless photos # Directly accepts CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Secure Digital, Multi-Media, Memory S
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Price Range:
Amazon: $69.99
Superwarehouse: $291.99
Review 1
Header: A beautifully engineered printer for serious photographers
Reviewed By: Roger Buffington
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2006
This is an excellent printer for the serious photographer. The images are clear, sharp, and crisp, and professional in every way, at least to my amateur eye. I am a picky amateur photographer, and I bought this printer so that I could easily print 8x10, 5x7, and 4x6 photos from my several digital cameras. This printer does the job. This is a beautifully engineered and solid piece of equipment.
Some technical issues. Beware, when the ink first prints, it smears easily, so let it dry for a few minutes--it dries quickly enough. I am happy to say that the photo download from the card reader slot (I measured it on the CF card reader--I haven't tried it for my SD cards yet) is lightning fast, as compared to my older HP printers, I guess that is the USB 2.0 that this device features. This is a welcome improvement--earlier HP printers lagged behind even cheap card readers in speed. No more.
So far my print feeds have been flawless and jam-free. You can effortlessly switch between 4x6 and 8x10 prints, and the feeds are fine. (Haven't tried 5x7s yet, but I expect no problems.) When you first take the printer out of the box it will prompt you to put paper in the printer and let it test the ink cartridges. Beware--you need to install them first. This only takes a second, and these are the most foolproof printer cartridges I have ever seen, but the printer does not tell you that the cartridges are not yet installed, at least not until you try to run the diagnostic. No big deal; I installed them, and the printer calibrated itself perfectly!
The printer installed perfectly and effortlessly the very first time. Simply insert the supplied CD and follow the instructions. Remember not to insert the (not supplied!) USB2 cable into the computer until the software prompts you to do so.
It appears to me that some of the other reviewers (here on Amazon) of this printer made the same initial mistake I made. Specifically, here is the deal: this printer can detect what kind of paper you are feeding it (if it is HP paper anyway)--it detects it from a code on the back of the paper and it adjusts the ink application accordingly. Further, this printer is very precise as to how it applies ink to a given paper type. So if you try to manually tell it what kind of paper you are using, and if you guess wrong, you will get lousy pictures with the ink incorrectly applied. Once I figured out the rather amazing fact that this printer KNOWS what kind of paper it is printing on, I started getting wonderful pictures. (It literally never occurred to me that it could do this--I had to, you guessed it, read the manual to find this out). This is cool--you can insert different kinds of HP photo paper in the same stack, e.g. matte, glossy, etc. and expect to get perfect pictures without having to look in the printer to see what paper is next. Just tell it on the print menu to automatically select the paper type. I love the 21st century!
Personally, I think that HP has hit a home run with this one. While I cannot compare this one to its rivals from Epson or Canon (I have not reviewed these), I can say that I am completely satisfied. Recommended.
Supplies:
Remanufactured HP C6656AN (HP 56) Premium Ink Cartridge (Black)
Remanufactured HP C6657AN (HP 57) Premium Ink Cartridge (Color)
Remanufactured HP C6658A (HP 58) Premium Ink Cartridge (Photo Color)
VALUE PACK for HP C6656/C6657/C6658 Remanufactured Cartridges 
Premium Refill Kit (Black) to refill HP C6656 (HP 56) or C8727 (HP 27) or C9351 (HP21)
Premium Refill Kit (Color) to refill HP C6657 (HP 57), HP C8728A (HP 28) and C9352A (HP 22)
Premium Refill Kit (Photo) to refill HP C6658 (HP 58)
VALUE PACK for HP C6656/C6657/C6658 Remanufactured Cartridges
Original New OEM HP C6656 Ink Cartridge TwinPack (C9319FN)
Original New OEM HP C6657 Ink Cartridge TwinPack (C9320FN)
Original New OEM HP C6656A and C6657A Ink Cartridge Combo Pack (C9321FN)
VALUE PACK for HP C6656 (HP 56) & C6657 (HP 57) Remanufactured Cartridges
Remanufactured HP C6656AN (HP 56) Premium Ink Cartridge (Black)
Remanufactured HP C6657AN (HP 57) Premium Ink Cartridge (Color)
Remanufactured HP C6658A (HP 58) Premium Ink Cartridge (Photo Color)
Original New OEM HP C6656AN (HP 56) Premium Ink Cartridge (Black)
Original New OEM HP C6657AN (HP 57) Premium Ink Cartridge (Color)
Original New OEM HP C6658A (HP 58) Premium Ink Cartridge (Photo Color)
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Review 2
Header: What did HP do?
Reviewed By: Chewy
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2005
WOW! That is all I have to say about this printer. HP has finally shown that - once again - it will always lead the pack and make everyone else copy their technology. I just got this printer about a 4 days ago, and the speed and quality of the prints are faster and just as close as my i9900. The first thing that allured me was the ink and printhead being seperated - which allows for a more continuous flow of the ink - which by the way seems like it never runs out. There is a new closed tank system where the ink is recycled when it is used during maitenance procedures!!! Great plus! Also the printhead has 3900 nozzles which makes this puppy push out photos faster than some of my other pro photo takers have ever seen. I love this printer and suggest for anyone into photography from casual printers to serious ones (that can take the limit of 8.5" x 24) to go get this printer. For around the $200 price range and only $34.99 to replace the ink and get paper!!! IT IS THE BEST DEAL AVAILABLE! HP you have once again won me over. Keep the creativity flowing.
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