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User Reviews: HP PhotoSmart 8250

HP PhotoSmart 8250 Inkjet Printer
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2.6 out of 5.0 stars 14 Ratings (11 Reviews)

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    A decent purchase

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 19, 2005 | 9 out of 11 found this HP PhotoSmart 8250 review helpful

    Pros: Speed, 6 ink cart, nice LCD screen,connectivity "options"

    Cons: grainy prints, no USB cable included, tedious installation

    Oki just picked up this printer about a week back and so far i must say im not impressed too much.. heres the take: INSTALLATION: for starters... noUSB cable.. ok ok i have a extra cable for my speedstream lying around but ull have to shell about 5...$ on a usb cable.. right out of the box... not exactly a good thing.. and the manual was sparse and low quality software installation is good but boring.. 600MB to be precise.. so it can take a while... CONNECTIVITY: bluetooth supported, no pc required, pictbridge, mem slot drives... BUILT/STYLE.. heavy n large.. not too good a thing.. looks are alright, the lcd screen is of good quality SETUP: set calibration ( approx 5 mins) at startup..whole process is automatic PRINTS: this is the main thing so here goes.. TEXT: black.. i was NOT IMPRESSED i had an ancient 870 cxi deskjet lying around and it gave far sharper and more laser like results. Too much bleeding and feathering.. and the black did not seem saturated en Read more Less

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    Poor Quality Control

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 1, 2006 | 5 out of 6 found this HP PhotoSmart 8250 review helpful

    Pros: Nice features

    Cons: Slow, doesn't work well, uses too much ink

    The HP Photosmart 8250 is like a facade. It looks nice, but that's about it. I've had one for five months. In that time, HP has replaced it once and the new model has the same problems as the old one! Problems: It uses too much ink.... I use about 1 black ink cartridge per week, even though I print less than half of the 480 pages that HP claims a cartridge will last. Also, it uses almost none of the light blue and light brown inks. It constantly goes into maintenance mode. The printer has an annoying habit of moving into maintenance mode on a frequent basis. Paper handling is terrible! The printer continually thinks it's out of paper even when it's not. It's slow. Not nearly as fast as advertised. The Photosmart 8250 has some nice features and is attractive looking, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Read more Less

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    Big mistake

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 12, 2008 | 1 out of 1 found this HP PhotoSmart 8250 review helpful

    Pros: If it has all ink colors it will print.

    Cons: Ink! Ink! And more Ink!

    This is the first negative review I have ever given anything. I have had this printer for years and finally decided to put my thoughts about this product into writing and hopefully save someone out there some aggravation. The main problem I have with... this printer is the ink issue. It runs out of ink very, very, very fast. I mainly use my printer for black and white paper documents and even select for colored documents to be printed in only black and white. Even with these precautions this printer runs out of ink colors like crazy. I have almost convinced myself it automatically says you are out of colors, because after I buy brand new ink they are already less than full before I print anything colored! To top it off the printer will NOT let you print a black and white document unless you have all of the five the colored inks installed and not empty. This printer is a huge waste of money. Read more Less

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    Ok the first month - after that, pile of crap

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 27, 2008 | 1 out of 1 found this HP PhotoSmart 8250 review helpful

    Pros: Decent quality on prints

    Cons: Uses a lot of ink and you *cannot* print black if any of the color inc cartridges are empty

    I usually don't write reviews, but I'm som angry at this printer that I simply cannot resist. Maybe I'll spare some of you potential buyers a lot of irritation. The printer uses a lot of time doing so-called maintenance at each startup a...nd it takes a lot of time. The cartridges are really tiny and contains a very limited amount of ink - prepare to visit Frys at leat once a week ... The best part is that you cannot print black when one of the color cartridges are empty and the black is full. After this product I don't trust HP the way I used to. I get the impression this printer is just a "tool" to get consumers to buy piles of ink. Read more Less

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    Best printer I've ever had

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 23, 2007 | 1 out of 1 found this HP PhotoSmart 8250 review helpful

    Pros: 6 ink system, fast, great photos

    Cons: Big and heavy, but it's not meant to be a mobile printer.

    I have had the 8250 for almost 2 years now and it has been the best printer I've ever had. It has never jammed on me, never prints slow, and the 6 inks save me money by only having to replace one color at a time. The picture quality is amazin...g. There are some things that need clarified that I saw in other reviews: People complain that it didn't come with a USB cable. No printers today do. Not the printer's fault. Also, people say that it is slow. If you print on HP's premium/plus photo paper, it will print slower than on the advanced photo paper. And if you do not have USB 2.0 ports on your PC/notebook, of course the printer will be slower. Again, faults of the consumer, not the printer. Lastly, people complain about the software that comes on the CD when you install it. You know what? Uninstall whatever you don't want after it's done. Not that hard. I honestly do not know how people have issues with this printer, or other HPs. It doesn't take that much technological knowledge to use a printer. I print a few hundred pictures a month for the family, and plenty of documents for work and school. It is the most reliable printer I've ever had, and I'll never have anything but HP's in the future. Read more Less

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    Great photo printer!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 20, 2006 | 1 out of 2 found this HP PhotoSmart 8250 review helpful

    Pros: Amazing photo quality, ease-of-use, hardly uses ink, self-cleaning

    Cons: Cleans every time I turn it on (there might be an option to turn that off, lol)

    Overall, it's an amazing printer. I've had it over 6 months and have yet to replace the black ink - and I print a lot for work (I'm a free-lance writer and student). I've only had to replace the yellow ink, but that's due to heavy... photo printing - and let's face it, yellow is used a lot to create greens and skin tone hues. The ink is easily found on ebay or discount stores, and I love the fact that each color is a seperate cartidge - didn't it suck when you only had one cartridge for all the colors and you just knew that you still had most of the color, but had to replace it because ONE color ran out? This is much more pleasant, and it's impossible to see the difference between the photos it prints and the ones I used to get from the store. One thing to note, a lot of reviewers complain of a slow, cranky printer. I have experienced none of these problems but did with other printers in the passed. I've found that covering and dusting the printer prevents a lot of these problems - I have two pets and my cat loves to sleep on it. So, I keep it clean and it does its job. If you want a great photo printer that does a good job at printing regular papers, too, this is the printer for you. Read more Less

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    Forget HP Printers

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 30, 2009

    Pros: none

    Cons: Ink

    The option to print using only the black cartridge does not function unless all the color cartridges are full. When they ARE full and you select to print in black only, it still uses all the colors to create black. I think a class action lawsuit is i...n order. I will never buy or recommend another HP product. Read more Less

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    Do not waste your money

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 9, 2008

    Pros: none

    Cons: so much...

    I'm not really one to write reviews but I just need to inform readers about this horrible product. First, it takes forever to warm up and even longer to print. So slow. Second, if you are out of one color ink and need to print only black it will ...not bypass and let you print in black and white. I had to get a pink and yellow printer cartridge for the printer to work when I only needed to print something with black ink. Third, it starting freezing and malfunctioning about 6 months in. It will start printing then freeze with a blue screen, needing to be retarted and then die again on the reprint. Finally, HP support is HORRIBLE. I tried to resolve the issue and they had no idea. They told me to unplug it then print a test page. I tried again and they had not clue. This is a slow clunky product that does not work and support is pathetic. Do not buy! Read more Less

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    Be Forewarned!!!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 6, 2007

    Pros: quite, fast, nice color

    Cons: PAPER PICK UP PROBELMS!!!!

    The 8250 has a design flaw that outweighs all the good points about it. It will develop a A4 paper pick up problem. Do a search for HP 8250 paper problems and read for yourself. It's too bad too because other than that issue it's a nice pr...inter. But that one issue is enough to kill the deal. Read more Less

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    Ink will not set on ordianry inkjet paper

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 25, 2006

    Pros: ease of use

    Cons: Terrible ink (Vivera)

    I purchased the HP Photosmart 8250 printer last Christmas (one year ago). I immediately had problem with the ink not setting on normal inkjet paper. I was told by HP to buy their special paper. That was expensive and the ink still didn't set on t...he paper. The printer also uses way too much ink - expensive!! No help from the HP customer service. I won't buy another HP printer. Read more Less

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