Hewlett Packard Photosmart 230 InkJet Printer

Pros: Makes real use of the digital camera, small, easy, no computer needed
Cons: Price, no USB cord included

For my birthday last year, my husband was kind enough to purchase me the lovely Olympus C-3000 digital camera. Since then, I’ve barely (if at all) pulled out my old “regular” point and click in favor of my newer, much more expensive, and...

Pros: Small size, excellent photo prints, Color LCD monitor, easy to use
Cons: only 4x6 prints, expensive ink costs, not truly portable

Several nice item came over Christmas... the PhotoSmart 230 was one of those nice items. This particular printer is one of HP newest class printers... an extremely compact 4x6 sheet only photo printer. There are several other models in this particular...

Pros: Quality photos and ease of use
Cons: Extra costs–ink and paper

Finally, my mom has been able to put her digital camera to some use without the needed knowledge of a computer.

Within 10 minutes of having the HP PhotoSmart 230 out of the box, she was printing quality pictures directly from her digital...

Pros: Very good quality photos
Cons: Could be faster

WHY I BOUGHT IT
I have been using a digital camera for a long time now because I'm tired of having photos developed and only half of them being ones I like. Since then, I have always used Shutterfly.com to print out photos (which by the way,...

Pros: Its Small, Prints are Quite Nice, Color LCD
Cons: Not totally portable, Expensive to use relative to other printers Limited Use Ability

The 230 is a nice addition to have if you have VERY limited room, and you are NEVER going to print anything bigger than a 4x6 picture. This unit is just slightly worse than its predecessor(s) especially the 130 and 100 series but offers some nice options...

Pros: Small size, easy to use, no computer needed,
Cons: no usb cord included

I bought this unit about 2 weeks ago and it is by far the best
purchase I have made for my digital camera. The unit is smaller
than a toaster and can be easily carried just about anywhere.
You do need to plug it into an outlet, but...

Pros: It is very easy to travel with.
Cons: You can only print pictures on it.

This is a good printer for pictures. It cant do any thing eles. It is nice and compact so its easy to travle with. You dont have to hook it up to the computer, you just plug your cammare into it. The pictures look like you got them from a picture place.