Customer Reviews 

HP PHOTOSMART 130 PRINTER
2009-06-09EXCELLENT PRODUCT FOR MY NEEDS// I WANTED A PRINTER THAT DOES THUMBSIZE PRINTS// WALLETT AND 4X 6// THIS IS THE ONLY PRINTER THAT DOES THAT// PLUS IT IS SMALL /PORTABLE /LIGHTWEIGHT ////ALL OTHER PRINTERS DO 4X6 6X8 8X 12// I DONT WANT THAT// /
QUESTION:::IS THE 130 THE SAME AS THE 145???
THANK YOU//EVA MC CONNELL

really good printer
2004-04-18i got this printer to start a photo studio in my house, and i live out of te city and all the people i took a picture, are happy whit it. i am workin whit this printer so, i tink is one of the best i have. also have lexmark 6170 all in one and works great too. the ink last me a lot. have more than 100 shots and still almost at half. i sold all the pict. and share whit some family , all are in love whit this printer. another thing. i dont use glossy paper. starting using ferrania profesional satin is the best paper for photos. try ferrania and youll remember me.

Great for novices and travellers
2004-01-11The printer is highly suitable for non-PC environments and for those on the go. The HP Photosmart 130's affordable price, support for the main digicam storage media, "no-brainer" operation and quality output also make it a good buy for novice and intermediate digital camera users who are looking for a photo printer.
Pros: Portable, no PC required, quality output.
Cons: Printing costs can get expensive, takes 2.5 minutes to produce a 4R print.

Good Printer for the Price
2003-12-31Considering that this is an older model from HP (HP discontinued this model and suggest to buy Photosmart 145 as an alternative), this is a good printer. It does pretty well what it promises to do - print quality 4x6 photos. The printer is easy to set up and easy to use. It accepts different types of digital memory cards and is pretty fast in printing - less than 30 seconds to print one photo. The quality of the prints is as good as regular camera prints - your friends wouldn't tell the difference unless you tell them. The one inconvenience with this printer is the non-availability of print preview facility on the printer - you have to note down the serial number of the image (by viewing on the camera) before inserting the digital memory card into the printer. Overall, this is a good printer for the price you get it.

new to photo's
2003-12-08I was never one to get into photography but with the gift of a sony digital and this HP130 I am in buisness. I take a whole bunch of photos and when I get the one I like I give copies to the folks I think will appreciate it. No waste of money to develope just to see if I got a good Picture....The people around me especialy like my picture of "grumpy" from disneyland last march...they say he is my patron saint...
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