What Existing Users think of the Photosmart 7260
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What We Think
You'll also get an unbiased view of what we think as well; we don't sell Inkjet Printers and as such have no hidden agendas!
The Photosmart7260 is a nice capable printer that delivers a cost effective printing solution. Built-in print-heads help to make it economical. Customer Reviews of the Photosmart7260 show that the large majority of users are very happy with this Inkjet Printer.
Inkjet Cartridges & Consumables:
This printer is designed to use any of several combinations of print cartridges listed below:
• HP C6656AE Ink Cartridge No 56 Black (19 ml) 450 pages @ 5% coverage
• HP C6657AE Ink Cartridge No 57 C/M/Y (17ml) 390 pages @ 15% coverage
• HP C6658AE Ink Cartridge No 58 Photo (17ml) Up to 125 photos
The HP Photosmart 7200 and 7400 series printers can operate using several different print cartridge configurations. These configurations will impact print quality as detailed in the table below:
Print cartridge configurations
Print quality
Black cartridge only installed
Monochrome printing. colour images are rendered into gray scale
Printing quality is affected by the Print Quality settings (FastDraft, Normal, Best) and type of media
Black images are not as clear as if printed with black and tri-colour together
Tri-colour cartridge only installed
colour and composite black printing
Printing quality is affected by the Print Quality settings (FastDraft, Normal, Best) and type of media
Black and tri-colour cartridges installed together
This combination provides optimum print quality and speed
Printing quality is affected by the Print Quality settings (FastDraft, Normal, Best) and type of media
Tri-colour and photo cartridges installed together
Provides six-ink, grain-free photos that are resistant to fading when HP Premium Plus Photo Paper is used
Printing quality is affected by Print Quality settings and type of media
The printer holds two print cartridges
at a time.
To print Colour or black and white documents:
Use HP #57 (C6657A - Tri-colour print cartridge) and HP #56 (C6656A - Black print cartridge).
To print Colour photos:
Use HP #57 (C6657A - Tri-colour print cartridge) and HP #58 (C6658A - Photo print cartridge).
To enable your printer to create the highest quality photo prints, install an HP 58 Photo cartridge in place of the HP 56 Black cartridge and load the printer with HP Premium Plus Photo paper.
When the HP 58 Photo cartridge and the HP 57 Tri-colour cartridge are installed together in your printer, you can create true-to-life, virtually grain-free photos using six-ink colour printing.
When the HP 58 and HP 57 cartridges are used with HP Premium Plus Photo paper, you can create photos that will resist fading for generations - longer than most traditionally processed photos.
The above page yield & coverage figures are meant as a rough guide and may vary depending upon coverage and image quality.
Compatible Inkjet Cartridges are available for the Photosmart7260 and represent a good saving on the original cartridges. We at System Insight guarantee your printer against any damage caused by using our compatible cartridges (other suppliers often don't).
What the Manufacturer, HP says:
The HP Photosmart 7260 photo printer delivers easy true-to-life photo printing in 6-ink colour or up to 4800-optimized. At the touch of a button, it is so quick and easy to download, print and save your photo. Just slip your camera's memory card into a compatible slot and print - no PC required! Or, use your printer's save-to-PC button to easily save photos to your computer. Photos resist fading for generations - twice generations - twice as long as most traditionally-processed photos! And, it's a snap to print fabulous borderless photos using the convenient 4 x 6-inch photo paper tray and HP Premium Plus Photo paper.
Print photos with or without borders from included swapable tray
print photos that resist fading twice as long as most traditional photographs. Also
prints up to 16 pages per minute in laser-quality black, up to 12 ppm in colour
create digital slide shows to view and enjoy using your TV and DVD player, or PC.
Key features of the PhotoSmart 7260
Print borderless photos with colourful, customized frames
Transform photos into instant classics with black-and-white, sepia, or other colour effects
Improve the quality of photos by removing red eye, brightening, and improving the contrast
Two ink cartridge printing system
Up to 5x zoom
Clockwise picture rotation
Specifications
Connectivity, maximum HP JetDirect External Print Servers: 175x, 310x, 380x
Connectivity, standard USB: Front and back ports
Windows 98, 2000 Professional, ME, XP Home, and XP
Professional
Mac OS 9 v9.1 or later, OS X v10.1 through v10.2
In tray capacity 25 sheets of photo paper
100 sheets of plain paper
20–40 cards (depending on thickness)
15 envelopes
20 sheets of banner paper
20 sheets of labels
25 transparencies
25 sheets of iron-on transfers
Media sizes Photo paper (4 x 6 inches, 10 x 15 cm)
Photo paper with tab (4 x 6 inches with 0.5 inch tab, 10
x 15 cm with 1.25 cm tab)
Index cards (4 x 6 inches, 10 x 15 cm)
Hagaki cards (3.94 x 5.83 inches, 100 x 148 mm)
A6 cards (4.13 x 5.85 inches, 105 x 148.5 mm)
L-size cards (3.5 x 5 inches, 90 x 127 mm)
L-size cards with tab (3.5 x 5 inches with 0.5 inch tab, 90
x 127 mm with 12.5 mm tab)
Media specifications,
maximum
Recommended maximum length: 14 inches (356 mm)
Recommended maximum thickness: 11.5 mil (292 μm)
per sheet
Media sizes, standard
Photo paper:
3 x 3 inches to 8.5 x 14 inches (76 x 76 mm to 216 x
356 mm)
Plain paper:
Letter, 8.5 x 11 inches (216 x 280 mm)
Legal, 8.5 x 14 inches (216 x 356 mm)
Executive, 7.5 x 10 inches (190 x 254 mm)
A4, 8.27 x 11.7 inches (210 x 297 mm)
A5, 5.8 x 8.3 inches (148 x 210 mm)
B5, 6.9 x 9.8 inches (176 x 250 mm)
Cards
Hagaki, 3.94 x 5.83 inches (100 x 148 mm)
L-size, 3.5 x 5 inches (90 x 127mm)
L-size with tab, 3.5 x 5 with 0.5 inch tab (90 x 127 mm
with 12.5 mm tab)
Index, 3 x 5 inches, 4 x 6 inches, and 5 x 8 inches (76
x 127 mm, 10 x 15 cm, and 127 x 203 mm)
A6, 4.13 x 5.85 inches (105 x 148.5 mm)
Envelopes
No. 9, 3.875 x 8.875 inches (98.4 x 225.4 mm)
No. 10, 4.125 x 9.5 inches (105 x 240 mm)
A2 Invitation, 4.375 x 5.75 inches (110 x 146 mm)
DL, 4.33 x 8.66 inches (110 x 220 mm)
C6, 4.5 x 6.4 inches (114 x 162 mm)
Custom
3 x 5 inches to 8.5 x 14 inches (76 x 127 mm to 216 x
356 mm)
Transparencies
Letter, 8.5 x 11 inches (216 x 280 mm)
A4, 8.27 x 11.7 inches (210 x 297 mm)
Label sheets
Letter, 8.5 x 11 inches (216 x 280 mm)
A4, 8.27 x 11.7 inches (210 x 297 mm)
Media types Paper (plain, inkjet, photo, and banner)
Envelopes
Transparencies
Labels
Cards (index, greeting, Hagaki, A6, L-size)
Iron-on transfers
Memory cards CompactFlash Type I and II
IBM Microdrive
MultiMediaCard
Secure Digital
SmartMedia
Sony Memory Sticks
xD-Picture Card
Memory card-supported
file formats
Saving: All file formats
Out tray capacity
20 sheets of photo paper
50 sheets of plain paper
10 cards
10 envelopes
20 transparencies
20 sheets of banner paper
25 sheets of labels
25 sheets of iron-on transfers
Paper trays One letter-size tray
One 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photo cassette
Photo media cassette
capacity
24 sheets of photo paper
Print cartridges 1 black HP #56 (C6656A)
1 tri-colour HP #57 (C6657A)
1 photo HP #58 (C6658A)
USB support USB: Front and back ports
Windows 98, 2000 Professional, ME, XP Home, and XP
Professional
Mac OS 9 v9.1 or later, OS X v10.1 through v10.2
HP recommends that the USB cable be less than 10 feet
(3 meters) in length
System requirements
Component Windows PC minimum
Operating system Windows 98, 2000 Professional, ME, XP
Home, and XP Professional
Macintosh minimum Mac® OS 9 v9.1 or later, OS X v10.1
through v10.2
Processor
Pentium® II (or equivalent) or higher G3 or greater
RAM 64 MB (128 MB recommended) Mac OS 9.1 and OS 9.2: 64 MB (128
MB recommended)
Mac OS X v10.1 and OS X v10.2: 128
MB
Free disk space 500 MB 500 MB
Video display
800 x 600, 16-bit or higher 800 x 600, 16-bit or higher
CD-ROM drive 4x 4x
Connectivity
USB 2.0 Full speed (Windows 98, 2000
Professional, ME, XP Home, and XP
Professional)
USB: Front and back ports (Mac OS 9
v9.1 or later, OS X v10.1 through
v10.2)Browser Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or
higher
Not required for installation
