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HP Photosmart 7960 Color Printer
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HP Photosmart 7960 Color Printer
Synopsis: This printer isn't cheap, currently $299.99, but if you want beautiful color or black and white prints this is the one for you.
Requirements: Microsoft® Windows® 98, Me, 2000 Professional, XP Home and Professional; Macintosh OS 9.1 or later, OS X v 10.1 through v 10.2 on G3 processor or greater.
Price: $270.00 - PriceGrabber.com
Rating: Noboby in my family touches this printer unless they need a quality print made.
Comment:
If you've been reading printer reviews lately you already know the HP 7960 is getting some glowing reports. For a more indepth analysis check out Steve's Digicam Reviews.
4800-optimized dpi with
eight-ink color printing
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But before you leave you might be interested to read about the following topics. First, do you know how you can really tell if HP's new printer is worth the cost of upgrading from an older photo printer? I do. Second, did you know the 7960 has the ability to scan a proof sheet and print the images you've selected? I did.
Since I already own a photo printer, I didn't want a new one unless it could provide me with appreciably better prints. I only know of one way to guaranty this.
View images on 2 1/2" LCD.
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Using premium photo paper, and setting the printer to its highest quality, I printed a beautiful shot I'd taken of some roses. To check skin tones I should have used a picture of a person with flowers. Nevertheless, I gathered up my digital image, some blank premium photo paper, and my newly created rose print. I proceeded to the nearest Staples where I had the salesman plug in my memory card, remember the 7960 can print directly from a memory card, and print out my roses image on his brand new Photosmart. I compared the two prints.
In my case there was a huge difference. The blacks were much blacker, the colors richer, this thing really looked like a quality kodak print. Your comparisons may vary.
After bringing the printer home I was pleased to discover it could perform an unexpected service. Not only could it print out a proof sheet from the memory card but the proof sheet was meant to be marked up and scanned.
1) Print proof sheet. 2) Mark-up proof sheet.
3) Scan and print your choices.
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By filling in circles akin to an SAT test, you tell the printer how many copies you want, which images you want printed and what size they should be. There is also a special paper holder for creating 4x6 borderless prints. Everything worked like a charm. Needless to say I've only scratched the surface of this printer's numerous features. There's the extra grey ink cartridge especially designed for printing black and white images, the seven different memory cards that this printer accepts, the large 2 1/2" color LCD screen, the ability to print directly from a camera or notebook, and on and on.
Purchasing the 7960 is money well spent.
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