HP Photosmart D7160 InkJet Printer Review

HP’s Vivera inks and scaleable print technology have together improved the print quality and reduced the cost of the company’s ink-jet printers. The Photosmart D7160 is one of the latest beneficiaries and has a couple of other good features as well. Selling at around £80 [$100-$180], it’s surprising to see the range of facilities available.

This is a substantial printer, as large as some of HP’s entry-level, all-in-one machines. Coloured in white and two-tone grey, the printer has a fold-up, 61mm LCD display in its top, a series of well laid-out buttons for control of menus and print functions and a set of memory card readers below a curved, flip-up cover on the right. Bundled applications include Photosmart Premiere, which provides useful, image management and editing. HPs automatic photo fix and adaptive lighting can make good, hands-off improvements to a wide range of digital photos.

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