HP Photosmart C4280 All-in-One Printer/Scanner/Copier (CC210A#ABA) | 
| Brand: Hewlett-Packard
List Price: $123.00
Buy New: $59.89
You Save: $63.11 (51%)
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Rating:  86 reviews
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Color: White/ Grey
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13.5
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 23.1 x 17.1
MPN: C4280
Model: C4280
UPC: 808736757744
EAN: 0808736757744
ASIN: B000P6L92C
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Robust and affordable all-in-one printer, scanner, and copier for home office and photo printing | | • | Preview and print photos without a PC by using 1.5-inch display; print photos in a snap without a PC by using memory card | | • | Print and copy snapshots with or without borders | | • | Print photos and laser-quality text with speeds up to 30 pages per minute | | • | 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Meet all your photo and document printing needs with the HP Photosmart C2480 All-in-One Printer/Fax/Scanner/Copier. Print true-to-life photos and laser-quality text with speeds up to 30 pages per minute (ppm). View and print photos from memory cards on the 1.5-inch color image display without the use of a PC. Make quick, beautiful reprints from original photos using a one-touch copy button. Easily edit, print, and share photos using the included HP Photosmart Essential software. Enjoy amazing color print resolution--up to 4,800 x 1,200 optimized dpi color--when printing from a computer and enjoy print speeds up to 30 pages per minute. The device can handle up to 100 sheets in its input tray and 50 sheets in its output tray. And with its memory card compatibility, users can print pictures straight from media stored on CompactFlash, Memory Stick or Memory Stick Duo, Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) and xD-Picture cards. Measuring 23.11 x 17.10 x 6.40 inches and weighing only 11.09 pounds, this all-in-one device is backed by a 1-year manufacturer's limited warranty. What's in the Box
HP Photosmart C4280, HP 74 black InkJet print cartridge, HP 75 tri-color InkJet print cartridge, power supply, power cord, Readiris flyer, software CD, setup guide, basics guide, pen shopping card, and registration card.
Product Description
A highly affordable photo All-in-One, the Photosmart C4280 is ready to bring you beautiful, true-to-life photos straight from your camera, without a PC. Just preview your shots on the 1.5" display and send to print. You'll also get great scans and quick copies, and you'll be able to print archival-quality documents without the edges cut off.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 81 more reviews...
 You get what you pay for... September 9, 2007
Brian Asquith
43 out of 50 found this review helpful
I figured the price of this was a little too good to be true and having only had it for a couple of weeks I'm beginning to think I was right. Bought it as a temporary printer for a homeoffice to be replaced somewhere in the nearish future - alas I'm already looking to replace it. Currently trying to run the scanner to see how good it is and alas I'm getting a "USB Not Connected" error even though it is connected as I can print. In draft mode it prints the pages very quickly which is to be expected but then proceeds to eject them at too high a velocity so they're all over the floor...couldn't HP incorporate a brake on the spooling when ejecting the page. Have a bad feeling about this printer, going by the other cautionary reviews here you might be better placed to spend a few more dollars and go with something a little more substantial/trustworthy. I won't be buying another one that's for sure.
After a couple of weeks use I am beginning to dislike this printer with a vengence - HP are obviously focusing on how to reach the market to sell cartridges without focusing on the quality of the printer using them - HP used to deliver a quality printer - now I would have to question their business ethics....this printer device is junk. 0 Stars.
OK...after another week of use the printer when the printer goes in to idle mode it is no longer being detected by the pc. This requires a turning off/on of the printer to have it recognised as a new device on the USB. There is too much tomfoolery with this thing - I'm now looking for a full refund from HP, I'll buy something more expensive but hopefully not sure a bear to use. Interesting how amazon won't allow you to change your initial star rating.
 Great all-in-one July 10, 2007
T. Dunckel (Upstate, NY)
28 out of 33 found this review helpful
I just bought this printer after using a lexmark and having nothing but problems since I upgraded to Vista. This works wonderfully. You can print, scan, copy by just using the buttons on the printer. You can even insert your memory card from your digital camera into a slot and print right from there. I have had no problems whatsoever with this printer. Just be sure to read what version of Windows it supports as I do not think it supports Windows 2000.
Unfair Reviews January 3, 2008
M. Branch (Florida)
22 out of 26 found this review helpful
I am an Amazon junkie, but I never write reviews. However, I was compelled to write a review for this product because of what I consider to be extremely unfair reviews about it. I have never been an HP fan. And the only reason was because of hear say. What kept me away was people constantly saying that HP ink is too expensive. I've used Canon, Brother, Epson and all with much satisfaction. So it was was great reluctance that I purchased this printer. But it was an emergency so I settled. It was the fist time I made a purchase without reading the reviews first. However, when I came home with the printer and logged onto Amazon and read the reviews, I was horrified and was planning on taking it back the next day. However, I was unable to take it back and when my new office desk arrived from Amazon, I decided to set up the printer and give it a try.
I must say it is FLAWLESS!!!!!!. It is the best printer I have ever had. I enjoy the ease of use and the simplicity of the product. I had it out of the box and up and running in 15 minutes. I have not even looked at the manual (except for the installation) and I've been using it without any problems.
I'd like to address some of the problems I've seen people commenting on with this printer and I have to say that a) I think some of you do not read instructions, b) some of you have not done your research and c) some of you are just plain cheap and want everything for nothing.
a) Many people have complained about the scanner not working and problems with getting the printer to print and issues with the software. But I have to ask. Did you connect the USB cable BEFORE or AFTER you installed the software? If you connected the USB cable BEFORE installing the software then that would explain your predicament. This is standard with ALL printers. Perhaps this is why HP customer service told you the problem is with your computer and not with the printer.
b) Many people have called it an ink hog and said the inks are expensive. Well perhaps if you change the setting to draft rather than printing at full quality, the ink would last longer. Also, the printer comes with smaller ink cartridges. Larger ones are available for purchase. I must say this is great. I don't know of any other brand that sells inks in different sizes. And for those of you who complain about the price of the ink, well shop around, you will see that printer ink generally is kinda pricey. I found Canon in to be inexpensive, however, when I had my Canon printer I had to be trekking to the store almost every month to buy ink. And I was not even using the printer much. So when you look at it that way it balances out or, the Canon ink would end up being even more costly than the HP ink in the long run.
c) Finally. Why does everyone want something for nothing? You get a printer. It comes with ink. And then you complain that the ink cartridges are too small. I think it's great that the printer comes with ink. When you think about it. The manufacturers don't need to do this. They can sell you the printer and make you buy the ink separate. How many of you buy toys for your kids with batteries in them? Or even appliances for yourselves? I think it is only proper business sense to issue the smaller ink cartridges with the printer purchase. It is a business after all.
And to the one or two reviewers who commented that it's no wonder Apple is giving this printer away with their comptuers, well I have three Apple computers, an iMac (the white edition), an iBook and a MacBook and my take on it is that Apple is giving away this particular printer with their computers because it looks so darned good next to the computer. The printer is white and gray and so are the computers. My office looks FANTASTIC!!! And the desk I ordered from Amazon matches with them too.
Good work HP. It's a great little printer for an amazing price!!! I always rely on reviews before making my purchases, but in this case, I am glad I bought the printer before reading the reviews. I am VERY happy with it and I've learnt that sometimes it's just best to find out for yourself.
Now, for those who complained about the customer service at HP, well, I have not had to ring them up as yet, but I do hope you are wrong about that also. If you are, then HP, you've got a customer for life!!!
 Absolutely Worthless pile of garbage July 6, 2007
M. L White (Tannersville, PA United States)
14 out of 33 found this review helpful
HP used to be one of the most impressive companies in the USA. They were innovative, made incredibly high quality products, and were highly respected. Now they make cheap trash that doesn't even pretend to work. This piece of garbage is one paper jam after another, I can print to it, but when I try to scan it says there is no USB connection - how can it print if there is no USB connection? HP has gone way downhill and I will never, ever buy another piece of junk from them.
I should add that this is my third HP all-in-one, and my fourth HP scanner. The first all-in-one died just after the warranty expired and informed me that it needed all new print heads and ink cartridges - to the tune of about $200. Instead I bought a new HP all-in-one - a C6180. That one lasted for about 8 months, and was an unfortunate victim of a lightning strike (I don't blame HP for that - it was an excellent printer while it lasted). The scanner ( an HP 4670) worked great for about a year and then just quit working - it didn't wear out from heavy use, I probably scanned a total of about 100 pages. It just died and won't do anything now. So out of 4 HP all-in-ones/scanners, exactly one has been a useable product. That is the reason I will never buy another HP product again.
Most disppointing electronics purchase ever December 2, 2007
clamarama (Shoreline, WA United States)
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
I was pretty happy with this for the first couple of weeks that I owned it. But I was replacing a 7 year old printer, so probably any new model would have been much better than that one. The print speed is pretty good and the quality seems fine to me - even on its "draft" or "fast draft" settings. But I do find it very annoying that I can't have the draft setting as the default. The settings have to be changed for every single document. Even if you save your favorites, it will still default to its "general" high quality settings.
I haven't printed any photos with it, but I did make a color copy of a color document, and the quality was very impressive. The card reader is a nice feature and seems to work well.
The problem came when I tried to scan a document (and shame on me for not testing this function before it was too late to return the printer). I get an error message that says that the device is not connected to the computer. I called HP - and they have the worst customer service department I've ever dealt with. I spent hours and hours on the phone with them, and all they knew how to do was read instructions out of a book. Despite the fact that you can go to the HP forums and find countless instances of scanning problems with HP all-in-one devices, the customer service people insisted that the problem was with my computer. That was also the answer they gave me when I connected the printer to a different computer and it still wouldn't scan. They claim that neither computer is capable of the "bi-directional communication" that scanning requires, even though both computers work with other scanners. They said it was a problem with the USB drivers or with windows and that I should call microsoft. The Microsoft employees were far more polite and truly tried to be helpful - even after determining that this was an HP problem - they even called me several times to find out if I'd worked it out.
HP did offer to replace the printer under their warranty, but they acknowledged that it was a software issue - not a hardware issue, so obviously it's not going to solve the problem to replace the device. I will never ever buy another HP product.
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