HP Photosmart C7180 All-in-One Printer, Fax, Scanner, and Copier | 
| Brand: Hewlett-Packard
List Price: $488.00
Buy New: $183.40
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Rating:  91 reviews
Color: GRAY
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 35
Dimensions (in): 18.3 x 11.8 x 8.5
MPN: C7180
Model: C7180
UPC: 882780597631
EAN: 0882780597631
ASIN: B000GWNQS0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 4800 x 4800-dpi Optical Resolution Scanning/48-bit Color, 256 Grayscale Levels | | • | 4800 x 1200 dpi Black Copying with 1200 Scan dpi/ 4800 Optimized dpi Color Copying | | • | Print Speeds of up to 32 ppm Black and up to 31 ppm Color/Convenient FAX from Glass Functionality | | • | Oversized, 8.5 x 12-inch Scanning Glass, Built-in Slide and Negative Adapter/Automated 4 x 6-inch Tray for Dedicated Photo Printing | | • | 25.94 Lbs (WxLxH) 11.81" x 18.30" x 8.50" |
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Product Description
HP Photosmart C7180 All-in-One is an ultimate photo all-in-one with fax, superior scanning and advanced wireless. Preview, edit and print photos without a PC - using 3.6" display and most memory cards. Share all-in-one with multiple computers using built-in wireless networking. Print lab-quality photos and laser quality texts.
Amazon.com Product Description
The HP Photosmart C7180 All-in-One Printer, Fax, Scanner, and Copier features leading scanning and wireless innovations for unparalleled ease-of-use. With six economical, individual ink cartridges, this multi-function unit allows users to print and reprint photos with superior quality and speed. 
Intuitive controls make printing tasks a snap. View larger. | It also provides multiple ways to print from camera phones, notebooks and other devices, and features convenient memory card slots that accommodate CompactFlash, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital, Media Stick, Memory Stick Duo and XD-Picture Cards. Because of its versatility and user-friendly functions, this all-in-one system is ideal for both growing businesses and home use. Time-Saving Features for High-Volume Workgroups
Ideal for high-volume printing, the C7180 comes loaded with features that can help improve the efficiency and productivity of your business or simply give you professional results in the comfort of your home. First, this system comes equipped with an efficiently designed ink system that produces rich and fade-resistant photos while allowing you to replace only the ink colors used, so you'll never waste an ink cartridge again. To help save you time, the HP Photosmart Express button makes completing your digital photography experience fast and easy-- view, print, share and save your photos and documents in seconds. For added convenience, HP Photosmart Premier software allows you to edit, organize, print, share, archive and create digital photo projects so you can organize and maintain important images and data.  The C7180 can handle most memory card formats, as well as PictBridge-capable devices. | Vivid Images and Crisp, Clear Documents
To help ensure all your images will be crisp, sharp, and clear, the C7180 offers high resolution of up to 4800 x 4800 dpi (dots per inch) optical for scanning, 4,800-optimized dpi for color photos, 4800 x 1200 dpi for black copying and 4800 optimized dpi for color copies. When it comes to troubleshooting common problems or enhancing your photos, the C7180 lets you remove red-eye and experiment with adaptive lighting so each photo you print will look like it came from a lab. For comfortable, reliable scanning, the scanner features an oversized, 8.5 x 12-inch scanning glass that easily handles a wide variety of books and magazines, built-in slide and negative adapter, and dust and scratch removal capabilities. Copy and Print Without a Computer
The C7180 lets you make both color and black-and-white copies, as well as photo reprints, without a computer. Just walk up to the unit, program the easy-to-read, 3.6-inch QVGA color image display with control panel adjustments for optimal viewing from any angle, and you're ready to go! You'll also be able to work quickly: this machine offers copy speeds of up to 32 copies per minute (cpm) in black and up to 31 cpm in color; print speeds of up to 32 ppm in black and up to 31 ppm in color; and 4 x 6-inch photos in as fast as 12 seconds. It's also a snap to personalize your photos and documents by taking advantage of the panorama printing option in any size up to 8.5 x 24 inches, with or without borders. You can even print directly from PictBridge-enabled cameras in as fast as 12 seconds, when you use the convenient front USB port. When it comes to connectivity, the C7180 is equally versatile; built-in Bluetooth wireless technology and Ethernet wired/wireless networking enable easy sharing of printing, faxing, scanning, and copying capabilities on a small computer network. Intuitive Control Panel For Easy Operation
The C7180 has an intuitive control panel and convenient one-touch buttons that are easy to use, so you'll never waste time or energy struggling to start or finish an important task. The HP auto paper type sensor optimizes print and copy quality by automatically adjusting settings to accommodate different papers. There's also a copy options button that allows you to quickly reduce or enlarge, changing copy quality and size. Additionally, the fax machine features a convenient "fax from glass" option so you can copy, fax, and scan one document without having to move it to different parts of the unit. What's in the box
HP Photosmart C7180 Printer, HP 02 Black Ink Cartridge (16 ml), HP 02 Cyan Ink Cartridge (4.5 ml), HP 02 Magenta Ink Cartridge (4.5 ml), HP 02 Yellow Ink Cartridge (4.5 ml), HP 02 Light Cyan Ink Cartridge (4.5 ml), HP 02 Light Magenta Ink Cartridge (4.5 ml), HP Photosmart Premier software on CD-ROm, setup guide, basics guide, power supply, power cord
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| Customer Reviews: Read 86 more reviews...
Colour me impressed. Quick, easy and wireless to boot. October 3, 2006
Chris Lee Mullins (Highlands Ranch, CO)
79 out of 80 found this review helpful
So far, this printer is a delight. UPS delivered the unit to me without issue, and a day earlier than Amazon anticipated. Unbox and setup proceeded smoothly and almost without incident on both my MacBook Pro and my wife's Dell Inspiron E1705 (although it ran **very** slowly on the Dell). At first, the PC Setup Wizard wouldn't find the printer. I found C7180's MAC address and had it find the printer manually. True to form, the printer set-up on the Mac was quick and easy.
I was initially worried that printing wireless to the C7180 would be slow, laborious and error-prone. Not so. From both the Dell and the Mac, I noticed little difference between USB and 802.11g printing modes.
The first few prints on the provided 4x6 HP Advanced Photo paper were a little off, both Mac and PC. Black and white prints were flawless, although drying times were longer than I'm used to from my previous HP Photosmart 7520. Looks as if the nozzles needed some cleaning (not uncommon with a new Photo printer), as a single cleaning cycle fixed issue with colour prints.
Normal fast prints to regular paper from Word and Excel (both Mac and PC) were very sharp. Not quite laser quality, but very legible at 5 points.
When trying to print from iPhoto to 4x6 paper, I'm having to use the Advanced print option to choose the print tray, otherwise the photo prints to normal paper. Maybe that could be considered an "Advanced" setting, but that's not something I had to do with the old Photosmart 7520.
I haven't done much scanning, but I'm please with what I have done so far (some slides). For some reason, the light bar on the scanner **never turns off** and I plan to call HP about it tomorrow. The last thing I need is for that light bar to burn out. Additionally, the 3.5" screen is always lit up. Could be a function of being on a wireless network - the screen gives you feedback on the strength of the wireless signal and whether or not you are receiving messages or shared photos via HPs photosharing service.
So far, I'm impressed. I love the ability to print wirelessly from...well, whereever I want to be. I'm sure my mother-in-law will love the internet photosharing function. I'm docking a single star for the light bar and color screen remaining on for hours at a time.
edit - Duh. An option in the printer setup will allow you to shut off the scanner lamp if unused for an hour. Still no solution for the printer LCD remaining backlit.
 Average results! Could have been better. November 12, 2006
G.R. (Colorado)
64 out of 70 found this review helpful
I got this printer the other day to replace my HP PSC 950 all-in-one printer but found it to be a very mediocre printer compared to mine. The printer is nice and compact at a hefty 26-27 pounds. The screen menus are straight-forward and easy to use.
The setup was a snap. The printer offers several setup configurations. You can connect it to your computer via USB, router or just plain wireless. I choose to connect it via my Linksys Router since I didn't want to put my desktop on a wireless network. At lease this way my other three other computers (connected to the network via wireless) could still access the printer. I didn't have any problems with the printer recieving the data from the wireless computers--it took a little time but it was acceptable. If you allow the printer to be standalone, it might take a little longer to print a document or have a couple more issues (dropped network connectivity) since you're relying on HP's wireless hardware to connect your computers to it. Don't know how long HP has been in the business of making wireless hardware--that could be a issue. It worked ok for me, but I'd rather rely on my Linksys router for connectivity since I've rarely had a dropped connection.
I tried scanning a printed text document (without pictures) and have to say that it was much slower compaired to my printer. The only reason I can think of is that it's trying to also generate (and save) a preview on its small screen which I think is useless. The screen is too small to use as a preview for text. It also took its sweet time printing the copy (text only). They result was also below average print quality. I found better quality on my HP 722C injet printer. I tried printing a color photo and the print quality wasn't as good as some of the Epson printers. You still have to be careful how you handle the pictures--it probably has a lot to do when the quality of HP's paper. I think Epson ink and paper are better then HP. I'd actually look at buying one of those picturemate printers to print my photos before I relied on these all-in-one printers. When you start cramming a lot of features into my printer--you're bound to run into some technical issues in other areas.
Yes--cartridges for this printer can be purchased individually compared to many older printers so you don't have to replace those that have three-in-one color cartridges. That really didn't matter to me since I really don't print in color very often. I tend to go through black (for text printing) anyway. The 10ml black cartridge ($18)for the C7180 is pretty small compared to the 25ml black cartridge ($14-$25) on my old printer. If you do the math--these newer cartridges (costs per page) will turn out to be more expensive (especially if you print in color). When I printed a test page and compared it to other HP printers, frankly the quality wasn't that great. I expected more from this printer.
I didn't try the faxing capability since I use my computer to send/receive my faxes--besides I get a better size preview screen (for my text/graphics documents) on my computer. The one thing that really disappointed me was the mechanism for feeding paper into the printer. The entire tray is made of much softer/flimsy plastic (especially the small embedded tray for 4x6 pictures. The paper didn't fit in it smoothly. When I tried adjusting the width, it took some doing and highlighted how cheap it was. My 950's paper tray is much more sturdier than the one on this printer. Additionally--it seems you have to remove the 8.5x11 paper from the tray if you want to print envelopes. I didn't see a seperate tray/slot for inserting individual envelopes for printing. These couple things turned me off to this printer in a hurry--that's why I decided to keep my HP PSC 950 and yes--my HP 722C inkjet for now and return the C7180.
Don't be roped into this printer because of the fancy screen. Don't waste your money if you plan to use this printer to print a lot of pictures--you'll go through these small cartridges in a hurry. Get yourself one of those portable picturemate printers (with a preview screen)--like Epson. They work great. The scanner on this printer is not that good either--it's the same as my PSC 950. It probably has a lot to do with the scanning software the HP provides with this unit. HP hasn't made a lot of improvements since they started packaging it with older printers (like my PSC 950). I've also heard people having problems using other scanning software (like Paperport) with this unit but I wouldn't know.
Three stars--for the compact unit, screen menues, network connectivity and fax feature.
 Excellent quality and lots of great features October 1, 2006
J. Smith (Cullman, AL)
45 out of 46 found this review helpful
I bought this printer to replace a hp psc 2100. The automated 4 by 6 picture paper tray is great, no having to take the letter paper out and worrying about getting the picture paper lined up correctly. The printer also is 802.11g wireless, I have the printer connected to my home pc with the usb cable, and I have setup my laptop with the wireless, and it works very well. I printed pictures and documents off of my laptop and the quality was great. the c7180 also is bluetooth ready, I have it paired with my cell phone and have printed pictures that I took with it. I tried out the negative processing on the printer. It takes about a minute to convert the printer over and get the film loaded in the special tray. It took about 5 minutes for the printer to scan and process the 5 pictures that was on the negative. I had a friend come over with a memory card, we put the card in the printers built in card reader, then viewed, edited, and printed the pictures without even turning my computer on. The included photosmart software is ok, it is not the easiest to use and does not have a ton of features but if you are just doing basic editing then it will be just fine. I have not tried the fax, since I already had a fax machine. The price may seem a little steep but with all of the features and how long that hp printer last for me(this is my 3rd hp printer in 15 years.) I would recommend this printer to anyone that does photo printing
A very pleased Mac user April 3, 2007
C. Thomas (Washington State USA)
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
I researched this and other products online before testing machines in person at a retail store. Price wasn't my first priority, but it helped that I was able to purchase it on sale.
I have used at least eight home printers in 20 years, including Epson, Canon and HP. I've had a couple of duds, but most have been adequate, and I'm partial to none. I've replaced only one printer due to failure. The others I've replaced as my needs changed and the technology improved. This is my second all-in-one.
As a scrapbooker, photo printing and scanning are important to me. My husband and grandson mostly print, copy and scan in black and white. Connecting our three Macs to one quality printer/scanner/copier made sense to us.
After seeing the machines in person I eliminated the Canon and went back and forth between the HP C7180 and the HP C6180. I considered the 6180 because of the lesser price and smaller footprint. The specs suggested both machines should be equal in speed and print quality, but I found the 7180 to be faster and quieter, with better photoprint quality. It also has a nice solid feel, and even with a little bigger footprint than I like, it fits easily where my old printer did.
As a longtime Mac user, I expect easy set-up, and I was not disappointed. The QuickStart Guide was enough to get me printing, copying and scanning. I was especially pleased that the printer immediately recognized my wireless network, even though we are still using our original Airport rather than the newer Airport Extreme. Connecting the other two Macs was as easy as installing software and going through the step-by-step set-up process. I don't know if this printer would be faster with a direct connection, but it is faster than my previous printer was with a USB connection, so that's good enough for me! I love the wireless connection. Love it.
I like the individual color ink tanks, three for regular color printing, five for photoprinting. The printer automatically knows when to use all five. The cartridges are color coded, easy to access and change -- no waiting for the printer carriage to align. Simply open the door, pop out the old and pop in the new. Cost was about $10 per color cartridge. For my previous printer, I was spending almost $50 for one black and one color cartridge, so this didn't seem bad to me, considering that I won't have to change a whole cartridge when my most used colors are gone. This is still an unknown, though, so I may have to report back later.
I also like the two paper trays -- one for regular paper and one for photo paper, with a special slot for 6x4 photo paper. All papers align perfectly for printing and copying.
While all the buttons on the control panel are a little initimidating at first, the functions are well-labeled and easy to use. Press one button to copy. Press another to scan, or scan from the HP Studio software. Borderless printing is a snap from iPhoto or card and the photoprint quality is the best I've gotten from any printer ever. So far the HP C7180 is well worth the cost (I paid $399) and deserving of five stars.
High value, low cost. April 29, 2007
Chad Curvin (Woods Cross, Utah USA)
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
The HP PhotoSmart printer series is an extremely high value. It has been pretty much since its inception. However, it has typically been less of a bargain due to its much higher cost than the non-PhotoSmart equivalent. Finally, price meets value with the c7180. This printer is awesome! It has great networking capabilities with 10/100T Ethernet, 802.11b/g wireless and Bluetooth! The viewing screen is amazingly brilliant and large, and provides great onscreen instructions to perform any task.
I was having a problem choosing between this and the c6180. One of the deciding factors was the power plug. The c7180 uses a standard "computer" cable for power while the c6180 uses the proprietary 3-prong connector. This was a huge selling point for me because I may have a time where I need to replace the cable (puppy chews cables, kids pull on things, accidents happen...) and being able to replace it with any PC cable makes it considerably easier (and potentially cheaper).
Other factors that weighed in my decision were the auto document feeder, or ADF. The ADF is a very nice addon to any all-in-one printer. It sort of completes the package for copying and faxing. However, my point of realization for that feature was when I sat back and thought about why I was getting either of these printers. Primarily for photo printing, secondarily for document printing, and all other features are "bonus". I occasionally need a fax, sometimes need a scanner, and rarely need a copier. With this in mind, and knowing I was getting an inkjet, I decided the ADF was a cool, but unnecessary feature for my typical needs. Using the flatbed scanner in its place would prove to be an easy task when it came up. If you really need this feature, I would recommend a laser printer instead.
The added features that really offset the ADF were the photo gadgets that came with the printer. The slide and negative brackets are a nice plus. In addition the Bluetooth is truly the way of the future. Bluetooth is still in its relative infancy even though it has been out for several years. Because of its late adoption, only the newest of computers and accessories are realizing its potential. As we move forward Bluetooth will be how a product is judged on whether its life will continue or if it will be replaced with a newer (Bluetooth enabled) component.
And last, but probably the most 'valuable' part, the ink. The last printer I bought was also an HP. The 932C. It was a very good printer, even by today's standards. However, it had lived its life and was ready to be retired. One of the biggest downfalls of that printer was ink. The cost of the cartridges was extremely high, and the number of pages was increasingly low. With the c7180 you get individual cartridges for each color! Replacing only the color you need saves you a ton of money by not having to throw out a cartridge not completely empty. In addition, the cost of replacement colors is extremely cheap. Doing some window shopping I found them for as low as ten bucks USD. I am very pleased to see some standardization with the new cartridges and the cost finally becoming a reality for everyday people.
In the box you get a telephone cord for the Fax, a power cable, a packet of paper that includes photo paper and brochure paper, your first set of ink cartridges and a lot of tape. You also get a Windows and Mac install CD if you are so inclined to be that mainstream. If you are ahead of your time and run Linux you can rest assured that CUPS as well as HP themselves, directly both support this product in its full capacity (not just a driver, but full utility tools as well).
Finally, a purchase well worth making in the printer arena.
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