On Apr 9, 2005, at 9:41 PM, David Oswald wrote:
...I did a little web research, and ended up deciding on the HP Photosmart 8450. ...
Hopefully I made the right decision. The printer should arrive in a few days: $199 at buydig.com (I decided to give pricegrabber.com a try, and BuyDig was the lowest price with a reasonable reputation.)
Anyone have any comments or tips for this printer?
That's the upgraded version of the HP7960, which I've been using for the past six months. Excellent printers ... the 8450 has resolved some imaging issues which show up on the 7960 occasionally (a light herringbone pattern can appear in certain prints under close inspection). Same inks although in different cartridges (don't know why they did that).
HP's inks are a little pricey, and I prefer the Epson Premium Glossy and Matte paper surfaces to the HP papers, but the Epson papers work fine in it too.
The only downside to the fact that the nozzles are contained in the ink cartridge is that calibration shifts a little bit as you change cartridges, but I've not found this to be a problem in practical use.
Godfrey
