HP Photosmart A626 Compact Photo Printer Q8541A#ABA

Editorial Review
The HP Photosmart A626 Compact Photo Printer effortlessly prints lab-quality, 4x6" photos in only a few simple steps with or without a computer. Celebrate important moments at parties, special occasions or at home by sharing photos. You can even edit without using a computer. View photos and navigate the friendly menus with an easy-to-use, 4.8" color Touchscreen. Watch them as a slide show and simply touch the screen for the ones you want to print. Use the stylus to draw or write captions on your photos to create scrapbook-ready photos. Personalize greeting cards, using over 200 borders, adding messages, graphics and more. Choose from a variety of sizes in 5x7", 4x6", wallet, panorama and more. Print true borderless photos that are ready to be shared with no cutting or trimming necessary. Pass around lab-quality photos to share without smudging or smearing. Get the photo you intended to take by removing red-eye, enhancing photos and making subjects more slender. Input & Output capacity - Up to 20 sheets Sizes supported - 4x6, 4x6.5, 4x8 photo card, 4x12 panorama, 5x7 Weight supported - Up to 110 pounds index Memory card compatibility - CompactFlash Type I and II, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard and xD-Picture Card System Requirements - Microsoft Windows XP Home, Professional, Professional x64 editions, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Pentium II, Celeron Processor, 233MHz or higher, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Adobe Acrobat Reader 5, 128 MB RAM, 350 MB free space, CD-ROM, USB and Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Dimensions - Width 9.92 x Depth 8.72 x Height 5.2 (252x222x132mm) Weight - 3.4 pounds, 1.52 kg
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Customer Reviews

Great little printer

2008-04-22
This is the second HP printer I bought the first was the 8750 photosmart
it proves to be a very good printer one that uses only three ink cartriges. The A626 is providing some very nice pictures with options letting you type a caption from the printer. I recommend this printer to anyone who likes to have the ability to print from your memory card.

Excellent

2008-04-09
I only wanted a photo printer, that I could hook up to my Mac, and what I got with this little device is so much more.
The setup was easy, and the quality of the pictures is great (much better than the photo printer at my local pharmacy store or Wal Mart). And then you get all the extra features (photo editing, touch screen etc.).
There are plenty of hook ups for all flash card formats and flash drives.

The only complaint I have : There was no USB cable included. If you are planning to use this printer with your computer, don't forget to order the USB2 cable as well !

Best little printer for the money!

2008-01-01
I'm generally technically challenged. But I was able to start printing out pictures (once my husband added the printer to my laptop)in 5 minutes. I used my Adobe to edit some pics which printed well. Then I inserted my memory card and edited and added borders and doodled all over my pics just for practice without even having to ask my husband any questions. The touch screen is so easy to use. It takes you thru step by step directions. I'm a scrapper and will defintely be taking this to my scrapbook conventions. I won't have to spend hours prior to going to my conventions printing out pictures I may or may not use.

Great Fun! - See Update

2007-12-24
Love the printer - so much better than the Photosmart 375 I have. My only complaint is that some photos looked great on the screen and printed darker than they appeared. Also - if you scroll through the pictures too fast it can lock up. I almost bought the Epson Picturemate because they have some pretty cool Disney Frames but this one does so much more. The stylus pen is so much fun and I love the touch screen. I bought the A627 model at Best Buy for $129. not sure what the difference is compared to the A626. I also bought the case for it @ a great price of $10. also @ Best Buy and it's awesome. I've ordered the rechargable battery for $30. here on Amazon and can't wait for it to come. If you've ever used the digital printer at Walgreens - this does everything that does in the comfort of your home. The value pack (of ink and 120 photo paper) costs about $35. (at Best Buy), which I believe is reasonable for the convenience and all the customizations you can do. Very easy to use - Love It!!!

Update - After about a hundred photos my printer started acting up. The part that dissapponts me the most is that everytime I try to print an album (my favorite feature) the photos print with lines running through them. It also started just shutting down for no reason, very frustrating.
As far as the reviewer that only got 20 photos - I did buy an inkpack here on Amazon that only gave me 40 photos but normally I get 100 photos per pack. I have a 7.2 megapixel camera - not sure if his camera is 10 or 12 pixels - maybe that makes a difference - not sure.

Fun Fun Fun Home Printer

2007-12-22
When I researched this printer online I read many average reviews. I went down to the store and took a look at it in person. It looked fun and super compact in size. The store gave me a really cool HP luggage style bag for free. (This bag holds everything in it. Printer, cords, extra ink, photo paper. It looks cool too. It is perfect to take to a party and give people instant memories to take home with them.) The ink cartridges are $20 and the Advanced Photo paper was on sale. 100 4x6 sheets for $7.99. I couldn't resist. I got home and powered it up. What a nice printer. The ability to print 5x7 prints comes in handy for group/family photos where the larger size really brings out the faces. I love the white border setting that makes the prints look classic and the antique photo preset gives them a hand-colored classic feel. I don't know what scientists they have in these other review labs. I am not a scientist. I am a photographer and this printer gives you nice prints easily and inexpensively in the convenience of your own home. The intangible: It is very fun to use. Something these lab dudes didn't learn in chemistry class. In my opinion this printer is excellent.

So Easy To Use!

2008-07-21
Purchased this product for my wife because she felt printing pictures from the PC was too difficult. With the easy to follow directions included with this printer my wife was printing pictures in just minutes. The quality of the prints exceeds my high-end photo printer and the unit cost was more than reasonable.

Great Photo printer! Easy to use, nice picture quality!

2008-07-21
This a wonderful product, I like the simplicity and the quality. It has many extras like adding clipart, frames & borders, red-eye removal, cropping, brightness adjustment, an album creator, and the ability to add photo color effects like black & white, antique, sepia, and negative. The stylus makes it easy to scroll the menus and to choose your selections on the large LCD screen. It has all the ports for memory cards, USB, and Bluetooth adapter for wireless printing from your cell phone. It can print on 4x6 and 5x7 photo paper. It's great to take on the go because it's lightweight, compact, has a carrying handle and the screen and front door fold in. You can even purchase a battery for it for even more travel convenience. No computer required! I've printed tons of pics on just one ink cartridge (not on the one that is included though, it is only good for a few). The ONLY thing I wish it had is the option to print smaller pics (like two 2x3's on one sheet of paper). Other than that, this printer has it all and I've throughly enjoyed using it and believe me, I have used it A LOT! It is ideal for scrapbooking, too. A great item!!!!

Slow, but High Quality Output

2008-07-15
I prefer the design of the Sony Portable printer, but this is faster! However, overall the printer is pretty slow and takes around a minute to print a 6X4 print. So, this is useful for printing a few pictures at a time.

The quality is really excellent and I like the fact that it is totally disconnected from a PC.

Printer Perfect

2008-06-07
This printer is ideal for us as we are traveling about the country in an RV and making loads of pictures at historic sites. The photos are sharp, clear and editable right off the camera card in the printer meaning no computer is necessary. The prints are also instantly dry, another bonus!

Great Buy!

2008-05-31
I love this printer! The photo color quality is GREAT, even on the HP Advanced Photo Paper. Picture print time in under 2 minutes and the picture dry instantly when using the HP Advanced Photo Paper. The touch screen and stylus are fun and easy to use. Even better are the NMEROS options to add borders, frames, text and even draw on your pics. Also, you can crop and remove red-eye right from the printer's touch screen - no need to use your computer. Setup is GREAT: I just plugged it in, loaded the ink and paper and then put in my camera's memory card. That's it and I was ready to print!

But remember, the printer only comes with a SAMPLE cartridge (that allows you to print 8 pictures) and 5 pieces of HP Advanced 5x7 inch paper. So, make sure you go out and buy an HP 110 Tri-colo ink cartridge and some photo paper; I like HP's Premium Photo paper better than the Advanced but the HP Advanced Photo paper is still pretty good.

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