HP Photosmart 8750 Photo Printer Technical Guide
Features
Borderless printing from 4 by 6 to 13 by 19 inches
Up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi black resolution, 4,800 x 1,200 dpi optimized color
Print speeds up to 19 ppm black, 4-by-6-inch photo in about 29 seconds
Direct printing from popular memory cards, PictBridge compatible
USB 2.0 and Ethernet interfaces, optional wireless B/G; PC/Mac
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Price Range:
Amazon: $72.00
Superwarehouse: $479.99
Review 1
Header: Superb printer - expensive inks and papers,
Reviewed By: Frank Edema
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2005
I upgraded to this printer from the Epson Stylus Photo 2000p, which was an excellent printer. I have now had the opportunity to print many dozens of large format high quality prints with the HP 8750.
My first print out of the machine won overall top honors in a photo competition, and I have had many other prizewinning prints from the HP 8750 in the 6 months I have owned it.
I have had superb results from this printer right out of the box. The color gradations and photo detail are as close to flawless and I have seen from any inkjet. Speed is excellent for normal size text or text plus graphic printing, and good for large format highest quality photo printing. 11 by 17 inch prints take about 4 minutes, which way better than the 20-30 minutes the Epson 2000p took.
Color calibration is not absolutely necessary, since right out of the box my colors were excellent at default settings. To fully realize the enormous potential of this printer, it is necessary to calibrate your monitor.
"Borderless" and "borderless auto-fit" print settings produce unpredicatable results, sometimes leaving the images cut off at the edges or printing a bit off -center. When you are printing large images, I recommend you print a cheap proof on plain paper first to avoid wasting ink, paper, time, and money. The HP 8750 allows this with the "fast proof" print setting that will crank out a proof in seconds flat.
I found the the printer uses a lot of #102 (photo grey) ink cartridges at 30 bucks a pop. All of the ink carts are expensive and undersized for a large format printer, which is a shame and a source of significant expense to the user. Naturally, best results are expected with Premium photo papers from HP, which are also "trez cher" at about $1.50 a page for the 11 by 17's.
If you get this printer, get ready to exchange your gold coins for gold-medal-winning prints!
Supplies:
Remanufactured HP C8766WN (HP 95) Premium Ink Cartridge (Color)
Premium Refill Kit (Color) to Refill C8766 (HP 95) and C9363 (HP 97)
Premium Refill Kit (Gray) to Refill C9368 (HP 100)
Original New OEM HP C8766WN (HP 95) Premium Ink Cartridge (Color)
Premium Refill Kit (Color) to Refill C8766 (HP 95) and C9363 (HP 97)
Premium Refill Kit (Black) to Refill C8767 (HP 96)
Premium Refill Kit (Photo) to Refill C9369 (HP 99)
Remanufactured HP C8767WN (HP 96) Premium High Yield Ink Cartridge (Black)
Remanufactured HP C9363WN (HP 97) Premium High Yield Ink Cartridge (Color)
Remanufactured HP C9369WN (HP 99) Premium Ink Cartridge (Photo Color)
Original New OEM HP C8767WN (HP 96) Premium Ink Cartridge (Black)
Original New OEM HP C9360AN (HP 102) Premium Ink Cartridge (Gray)
Original New OEM HP C9363WN (HP 97) Premium Ink Cartridge (Color)
Original New OEM HP C9365AN (HP 101) Premium Ink Cartridge (Blue)
Original New OEM HP C9368AN (HP 100) Premium Ink Cartridge (Gray)
Original New OEM HP C9369WN (HP 99) Premium Ink Cartridge (Photo Color)
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Review 2
Header: Large format AND superb photo quality!
Reviewed By: S. Eklund
Date Reviewed: February 14, 2006
I recently purchased my 8750 and have since printed a variety photos with it. I wanted it to print large photos for use as house decor - why buy art when you can print your own photos at 13x19 inch and get some nice looking wood frames from Target?
The printer has amazing ability. It will print all the way up to 13x19 inch, and that is one huge chunk of paper! The quality is amazing, it is the best photo printer I have seen (much better than the smaller photo only printers).
Other than wanting large format, what really sold me was Consumer Reports gave it extremely high ratings, and mentioned in their review that "it had better black and white photo printing than most", for which I really wanted the printer for. Also, the 3 cartridges with 3 inks each - and also the blue photo cartridge can be changed with a more nuetral photo cartridge for better sepia prints, etc.
The paper gets pricey if you are serious about stocking up on the different sized photo papers. The 13x19 stuff is around $55 for 25 sheets, and I just bought some 11x17 premium photo paper for $30 (25 sheets). 11x17 multipurpose inkjet paper was much cheaper at only $10 for 500 sheets.
Overall it is excellent. The price is steep, but in my opinion worth it if you will use the large format. If you are planning on buying a large format printer, there are cheaper options, but if you want to do photos that will actually look photo-finisher quality, this product is highly recommended.
Also, it is big. Really big. Make sure you have room to set it on!
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