Friday, January 28, 2005
HP DeskJet 5150 Printer and Ink Cartridges Review
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HP DeskJet 5150 Printer Key Features:
- High speed color inkjet printer
- Up to 4800 dpi color printing, 1200 dpi black printing
- 8 MB built-in memory; imaging software bundle included
- USB interface; optional networking and wireless adaptors available
- PC and Mac compatible
- Scroll Down the page for Full Detailed Technical Specifications
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Important Printer Buying Tip: ALWAYS check for the ink cartridge prices before you purchase a printer. Why? Sometimes cheaper printers end up costing more because its ink cartridges may be way expensive. You should calculate the "cost of ownership" per month. The math is simple: (number of prints per month) times (cost of the cartridge) divided by (the yield of the cartridge). Yield is the number of pages that can be printed with one particular cartridge. For example, assume that average home user prints 150 black pages per month using a black cartridge that yields 200 pages and costs $28. The monthly "cost of ownership" is (150 pages) x ($28) = $21 200 pages Also look at the printer ink alternatives; besides the original manufacturer's cartridges (OEMs), you may have the selection of remanufactured cartridges, compatible ink cartridges, and ink refill kits. |
Below is the list of HP DeskJet 5150 compatible printer ink cartridges:
) OEM #: C6656 Color: Black Capacity: 19ml Yield: 450 pages |
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) OEM #: C6657 Color: Color Capacity: 17ml Yield: 391 pages |
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) OEM #: MC6656 Color: Black |
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OEM #: MC6657 Color: Cyan |
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) OEM #: C6658 Color: Photo Color Capacity: 17ml Yield: 125 pages |
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) OEM #: C6656/57/58 Color: Set |
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) OEM #: C6656/C6657 |
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) OEM #: C9319FN Color: Set |
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OEM #: C9319YAN Color: Black |
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) OEM #: C9320FN Color: Set |
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){kind=spacer} OEM #: C9320YAN Color: Color Yield: 782 |
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) OEM #: C9321FN Color: Set |
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) OEM #: hp56/hp57 Color: Set |
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) OEM #: C6656 Color: Black Capacity: 40ml |
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) OEM #: C6657 Color: Color Capacity: 75ml |
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) OEM #: C6658 Color: Photo Color Capacity: 75ml |
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) OEM #: C6656 Color: Black Capacity: 19ml Yield: 450 pages |
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) OEM #: C6657 Color: Color Capacity: 17ml Yield: 391 pages |
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) OEM #: C6658 Color: Photo Color Capacity: 17ml Yield: 125 pages |
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Detailed Specs (HP 5150, C8962A):
Product Description for HP DeskJet 5150 (From the Manufacturer, Hewlett Packard)
HP's DeskJet 5150 color inkjet printer offers high resolution output, fast print speeds, and time saving features that you won't want to be without. Delivering color prints at 14 ppm and black text at up to 19 ppm, you can choose from five different print modes to optimize print quality and speed. Resolutions of up to 4,800 dpi are achieved on a variety of media types and sizes, and optional 6-ink color printing can achieve prints that will resist fading, and last for years to come.
Connectivity is offered through a standard USB port, and optional wireless and networking accessories are available to expand versatility. Other convenient features include a print cancel button, on-screen ink level monitoring, one touch screen shot printing, and an optional duplexing unit. The DeskJet 5150 comes with a handy bundle of photo and imaging software, and a one-year warranty.
What's in the Box
HP DeskJet 5150 color inkjet printer, HP no. 56 (C6656A) black inkjet print cartridge, HP no. 57 (C6657A) tri-color inkjet print cartridge, power supply, power cord, software on CD-ROM (PC and Mac), reference guide, setup poster, media pack.
The HP DeskJet 5150 color inkjet printer delivers professional photo quality prints in high 4,800 optimized dpi, or optional 6-ink color printing. With fast print speeds, of up to 19 pages per minute in laser-quality black, and up to 14 pages per minute in color, it even prints photos with or without borders on standard size photo papers. Time and money saving features include a print cancel button, on-screen ink level indicator, and an optional two-sided printing accessory.
MSRP for HP 5150: $110.00
Street Price: $74.00 - $122.00
PCWORLD.com Editors' review:
HP's Deskjet 5150 costs only $100, and prints very attractive photos. Printing on glossy paper and using the optional photo-ink cartridge--which costs an extra $25--the Deskjet 5150 produced superb color photos with smooth texture and very sharp detail. A window in the print driver called HP Digital Photography simplified the process, thanks in part to an easy-to-use red-eye removal tool, a slider for increasing contrast, and a digital flash effect for brightening shadows. We also liked the fine detail and sharp focus of the Deskjet 5150's gray-scale printouts, despite their slightly yellowish cast.
Because the 5150 can hold only two cartridges at a time, you must swap the black cartridge for the photo-ink cartridge in order to make top-quality photo prints. When you swap cartridges, the printer automatically realigns its print heads. Unfortunately, that process lasted 8 minutes in our test; however, the printer needs to realign the print heads only once--the first time you insert the photo-ink cartridge--because it stores the calibration settings in memory for later use. If you forget which cartridges you last installed, however, you can't figure it out by checking under the hood; the latches that hold the cartridges in place also cover their labels. Instead, you have to check the driver, which means that both the printer and your PC have to be powered up. You can reinsert partly used cartridges, but when not using them, you should keep them in the storage container that HP includes with the optional photo-ink cartridge.
The 5150 printed at average speeds: 4.6 pages per minute for text and 1.5 ppm on graphics. On plain paper it produced sufficiently black text that was marred by some spattering. Narrow parallel lines in printouts impressed us by being distinct and almost free of random spray. Essentially, for $100, the Deskjet 5150 duplicates the quality and performance of the $250 Deskjet 5850, but without the built-in Wi-Fi and ethernet connections. Estimated per-page ink costs are high; about 4.4 cents per page of plain text, and roughly 13.4 cents per page of light graphics.
The Deskjet 5150's output tray rests on top of the main paper tray, but you have to remove it to access the main tray. There is no envelope bypass slot, and the Deskjet 5150 doesn't support an add-on paper tray, but you can snap HP's $95 optional duplexer into the back. The 5150's power-converting brick plugs directly into a wall socket, where it may block other sockets.
HP's documentation could be stronger: A cursory poster covers installation, and a 14-page brochure mostly refers you to the on-screen manual. Though the on-screen manual provides thorough coverage on how to use and maintain the printer, it displays information in tiny chunks in a small, unstretchable window; and because you can't simultaneously look at the index or table of contents, navigation quickly becomes annoying.
If you're considering the Deskjet 5150 for office use, you may appreciate its driver setting for printing documents with a coarse texture so they will reproduce better when faxed or photocopied.
UPSHOT: The Deskjet 5150 is a solid, low-cost choice for printing top-notch photos--as long as you don't mind swapping ink cartridges.
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