HP C4180 Ink
Photosmart C4180 Ink Cartridges

HP C4180 Printer Review

The HP Photosmart C4180 ink printer is an all-in-one with a feature set that aims to please home users and photography enthusiasts. The user can print, copy and scan using this device. The machine measures 15.8x18.3x22.3 in and weighs 10 lbs. It has a monthly duty cycle of 3000 sheets.

The HP C4180 inkjet unit has print speeds of up to 30 ppm and 24 ppm for black and color prints, respectively. Maximum print resolutions of HP C4180 ink cartridges are 1200x1200 dpi for black printer ink and up to 4800x1200 dpi for color. This PC and Mac compatible machine connects via USB. The input tray can hold up to 100 sheets at a time. It accepts plain paper, photo paper, cards, envelopes, transparencies and iron-on transfers. The HP C4180 inkjet device offers 4- and 6-color prints. It uses the HP 99 Black and HP 95 Tricolor printer ink tanks. For 6-color documents the black HP C4180 ink cartridges have to be replaced with photo ink cartridges.

The digital copier on the Photosmart C4180 yields up to 50 copies from an original at one time. It can enlarge and reduce documents to 400% and 50% of the original size, respectively. The 48-bit color flatbed scanner is bolstered by an image editor and OCR software. The media card slots support CompactFlash Type 1 and II, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro and Secure Digital. The 2.4 inch LCD screen enables easy preview, editing and printing via the Photosmart Express software.

The HP Photosmart C4180 inkjet MFD does not support certain useful office-oriented features, such as duplexing and auto document feeding. Also it does not contain a fax element. Its output speeds are decent and one can extract good scans out of it; however, the print quality could be better. The machine offers good enough photographs for occasional printing by the home user.