Hewlett Packard Photosmart C3150 Printer Review

My old printer got a mysterious error code and refused to print, so I needed an inexpensive replacement, fast. I got a Hewlett Packard Photosmart C3150 Printer and haven't regretted the decision.

I wanted a printer that made high-quality prints. What I got was a printer that printed photo-quality prints AND a printer that also scanned AND a printer that made copies! The HP Photosmart C3150 Printer does it all. I didn't realize how much I would come to depend on those extra features. No more sneaking things to work to use their copier machine. And now that I've become involved with mystery shopping, I need to scan receipts and/or business cards as proof of visits all the time.

I've learned to live with the minor downsides, since the pluses far outweigh the minuses. My biggest inconvenience has been the ink cartridges: they just don't last very long. Luckily, they can usually be found in multi-packs, containing both black and color cartridges. The cartridges are easy to replace. 

Also, this printer does not accept the MDI memory card from my Olympus camera, where my old printer did. I believe it will accept the more standard SDI format, but I haven't used this feature.

All in all, I am very pleased with my HP Photosmart C3150 Printer.