HP Photosmart C4780 All-in-One Printer

Product Review

The HP Photosmart C4780 is a 3-in-1 device with print, scan and copy capabilities. It features print speeds up to 29ppm and laser-quality output at resolutions up to 1200dpi. With built-in wireless connectivity the device is easily shared, and the HP TouchSmart display panel and built-in memory card readers enable computer-free operation. The C4780s' scanner outputs digital scans at resolutions up to 1200 x 2400dpi, copies at 1200 x 1200dpi and it can handle up to 30 sheets at time. This all-in-one comes with an 80-sheet input tray and 15-sheet photo tray to keep prints moving without constant paper replenishment. FEATURES: Easy Wi-Fi Printing - Easily connect to a wireless network using this all-in-ones' built-in wireless connectivity. Easily share and print from notebooks and PCs. Wireless set up is quick and easy with just a touch of a button. PC- Free Photo Printing - With built-in card readers, the C4780 will print directly from a wide variety of memory cards. The HP TouchSmart Frame displays a photo preview on its' 1.45" LCD screen where pictures can be edited and enhanced on the display before being printed. High-Speed, Quality Print,Scan, & Copy - The C4780 prints at speeds up to 29 pages-per-minute in B & W, 23 pages-per-minute in color, and color photos as fast as 29 seconds. It boasts scan resolutions up to 1200 x 2400dpi and copies up to 1200 x 1200dpi Windows Live Photo Gallery - Windows Live Photo Gallery helps organize and share photos. Users can find photos in an instant and share them in a variety of ways... Snapfish, Instant Message, E-mail, Blog, and even on a digital photo frame. You can also edit photos and turn them into slideshows to share with family and friends. HP Smart Web Printing - With this fast, free download, this enhancement to Microsof

Product Features

Easily view and print photos without a PC using the color display with HP TouchSmart frame.
Use paper more efficiently by printing multiple pages onto each side of the paper using the Paper-saving Printing option.
Get great results for Web prints with HP Smart Web Printing—simply clip and print only the content you want3
Edit, store and print photos, and make cards, calendars and more with your PC and Windows Live Photo Gallery.

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Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(133 customer reviews)

62 of 70 people found the following review helpful

Awesome Product, August 25, 2009

surrey405 (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Photosmart C4780 All-in-One Printer (Q8380A#ABA) (Office Product)

UPDATE (05/06/11):
By now this product is quite old considering all the products out there.
I still love it, it continues to function and uses the least amount of ink when compared to all the printers I have ever used.
I would buy a new one just because when this came out there was not AirPrint support.
The issue with restarting the printer has gone and the printer is always online.

UPDATE (01/23/10):
I have been using it with my wireless network, although after a couple of days I have to restart the printer in order to print from it, otherwise it does not show up in my active printers list.

ORIGINAL POST:
Have been using it for a week.
Scan, copy, printing all work perfect.
Have enjoyed using this printer.
It uses only two inks and they are cheap, a twin pack costs about $30 which is really cheap.
Love it.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful

Known Issue - Prone to locking up completely!, July 6, 2010

usaf_drew (Middle GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Photosmart C4780 All-in-One Printer (Q8380A#ABA) (Office Product)

EDIT 27 AUG 2010 - There is now a firmware update that addresses the lockup issue. Took them a while to get this out while so many were frustrated, so I won't change my rating. (Delete the spaces) [...]

HP is aware of an issue with the C47XX line of printers where the wireless may lock up the printer completely resulting in a bricked printer. The way this happens is during wireless setup. If the SSID which the printer is looking for is not 13 chars long, wireless setup will fail and there is a good chance that the printer will lock up and display HP logo and infinite progress bar on the LCD display. Nothing will function (some get USB fucntionality) and your printer is now bricked. When this happened to me, I immediately called CS. Their 'fix' was to issue a $140 voucher to HP shopping site for a new printer, since they already know the C47XX line is flawed with no real fix. So I happily accepted the voucher (worth almost twice as much as the printer) and went...Read more

41 of 48 people found the following review helpful

Buyer Beware! Problems with Vista, October 2, 2009

Mother of Two (NE of LA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Photosmart C4780 All-in-One Printer (Q8380A#ABA) (Office Product)

The install and connection to the network went flawlessly. The print quality is very good. Unfortunately, the HP scanner software does not work with Vista. I spent countless hours on the phone with HP tech support. The case was finally referred to the Engineering Department. They are aware of the problem but don't have a fix yet.

By the way, you can use the scanner with the "Windows Photo Gallery" program. I really like the small footprint and the print quality of this all-in-one, and therefore I didn't return it. I will just use the other program until HP can come up with a fix. Because the HP software doesn't work for scanning, I cannot use the button on the printer to scan. I have to go through the PC. That's why I only gave this printer three stars.