HP D5360 Photosmart Printer
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(3.5 out of 5)
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(4 out of 5)Save paper, print on both sides! Excellent Mac support
This is the HP Photosmart D5360 (Amazon has it listed weirdly). The greatest feature on this printer is the built-in ability to duplex print on both sides of paper. I can't tell you how much wasted paper I've gone through because some website is just long enough to print two lines on a second sheet. With this printer, I never have this problem. Text printing is incredibly sharp and very black.
Even though the LCD screen is very small, it's incredibly handy compared to printers without any screen. The built-in memory card readers make direct printing very easy. On the Mac, the printer also acts as a card reader -- any card you insert will show up on your desktop! Cool! Mac printer drivers are terrific too. You can choose how much ink to use and drying time. Plus, it has a separate slot for photo paper and can also print on DVD! (it stores the caddy in a handy slot)
My only complaints are that it doesn't use individual ink cartridges and the duplexer easily adds 4 inches to the depth of the printer -- so it wouldn't be good for very shallow desks. Other than that, it's the least expensive printer I know of that prints on both sides. So save a few trees and duplex print!
(5 out of 5)B. Robbins
I purchased this printer specifically for printing double-sided color documents from Microsoft Word. For the price, this is an EXCELLENT printer! It does indeed do duplex-printing and is rather fast. It is designed for small ink cartridges, so it runs out of ink relatively fast; however, you can purchase extra large ink cartridges for this printer, which makes it an exceptional buy. Supposedly, it has many other features as well (printing on CD, label making, etc.), but I do use those functions.
(5 out of 5)Great for printing directly to disk.
HP Q8361A#B1H Photosmart Printer
Purchased solely to print on dvd/cd's and at the current Amazon price it is by far the cheapest way to label disks. Get the upgrade "Surething" labeler software and you can create thousands of great labels directly on disks that will not jam your stereo when the label peels.
Also prints great photos and you can purchase larger ink that comes with unit. The price elswhere is almost double Amazon price. Be sure to set for the correct disk as some direct print disks print to the center and some have a space around the hub that is not coated and will cause ink run. But the software has the setting for each type disk. Prints on the silver and white ones equally well.
(5 out of 5)I Love This Printer!!!
This is a Fantastic Printer, first off I only paid $45.99!!!
I had bought this printer to print on DVDs, It does a Great Job!!!
Second, This has a Duplex attachment so you can automatically print on TWO SIDES...Great!!!
Thirdly, It prints 5X7 photos in Only 2 Minutes on the highest setting, Fantastic!!!
The Clarity and Detail of this printer is Incredible.
For the PRICE I Paid, This is a GREAT Printer!!!
(4 out of 5)Good printer with great features
So, as you probably already know this printer is called HP Photosmart 5360 but Amazon listed it as HP Q8361A#B1H for some reason. Well, this printer is not perfect but is best suited for my needs. The bundled software had an annoying feature which showed a popup window everytime, and everypage, duplex printing was used but this bug has been fixed in the update.
Pros:
1. Unassisted duplex printing. Print on two sides with the included duplexer. No more paper waste, or waiting while printing odd pages to flip over to even pages. Best feature!
2. Can print in black and white when color ink runs out. This may seem like no big deal but it is. Many printers will stop printing in any color if any other color runs out.
3. Ink backup mode. This is a mode where you can still print in black and color once the black ink cartridge runs out or is removed. This feature uses the color ink cartridge to reproduce black. This is truly great and is a money saver along with #2.
4. Prints on DVD. Unfortunately I didn't yet get to test this one out, but I've heard good things about it
5. Photo tray for printing 4x6, 5x7, etc photos. I don't really print many photos but the photo I printed looked good.
6. Cartridges are not chipped with encryption, so you can buy aftermarket ink. This would be good for ink savings, but the truth is you are better off buying the 74XL and 75XL official ink.
Cons
1. Small ink cartridge. The normal ink is small, but you can get the 74XL and 75XL cartridges which cost twice as much but pack three times the ink. Not a bad deal.
2. Duplexer protrudes a few inches from the back of the printer. No big deal really, unless you are that low on desk/floor space.
3. Slow duplex printing. You have to wait a few seconds before the page is flipped. I guess this is done so that the ink on one side of the page can dry.
4. Only has two cartridges: black and color. However pros #2 and #3 more than make up for this. Plus, many of those 6, 7, or 8 ink printers (esp. Canon) do not allow you to print after any one of the ink cartridges runs out.
5. Is not a laser printer and cannot match the quality of one. But what inkjet can?
Overall a very good buy. I love this printer!