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Won't pull paper in unless you find something to push the paper with and also have setted the rollers. What a pile!

What a piece of crap. It absolutely won't print now. The rollers will never grab the paper or any photos like they did at first. This is the worst printer I have ever owned and that is saying something. It brings a bad rep on all HP products. How can you sell a printer that won't print? ZERO STARS!

Uses individual ink cartridges (that's why I bought this product).

Constantly says it is out of paper, not matter what you do with the paper tray. An internet search finds that this is an endemic problem with this printer. This thing really deserves a no star rating. If your printer won't print, it's not of much use.

Don't waste your money!

Customer Service

None to speak of. I think it may be in Guadalajara.

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Epson 600. I loved it! The print head finally died after many years of service. I'm VERY sorry that I went over to the "dark side" and bought an HP printer.

I love the fact you can print from any memorycards, without turning the computer on. The photo program software included is very nice and easy to work with.
It is fun to be able to print color, black and whites,and also just sepia tones per picture.
The LCD screen is quite big and makes it easy to look at your pictures.

I was not too impressed with all the colors, especially if you have reds in your photos, it looks more pink than anything.
I have a hard time getting to print other papers, especially labels. The printer will just not take it and warns 'out of paper' all the time.
Right now I am trying to print things, without luck. Not the plain paper, not photopaper, not label paper. I am getting quite frustrated.
Access to the printer is not easy. For any paper jam you have to open the backside, so make sure you have enough room around your printer so you can access it. I can't find the problem with the printing, but cannot get a close enough look to see if something is stuck in it.
I would not recommand this printer, I am busy looking for another one.

I bought this one to replace my old HP printer (HP7200) which was a color printer, but not for photos.
I was looking for a multi purpose printer and thought I found it.
Set up was quick and easy, I was printing in 45 minutes

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Nothing yet...will come

The 8250's speed, compare it to your's, your best friend's, your neighbor's- but put your money on the 8250

Its 6 ink tanks- I mean, really! How can you compare something with only 1, 2 or 3 inks? How else can you get those 1,000,000+ colors? The 8250 warns you when 1 cartridge is low- replace just that 1

Price- $200 or less, not much more than the mediocre printers
HPs software- while I'm still learning, I can see great things filling future photo frames

Compatibility- prints from virtually any digital camera- pict-bridge or all mem cards I can think of

HPs Name- I do rest easier using this brand

Simplicity- I truly believe anyone literate and patient can be printing in an hour-
though the software package for the PC requires a little study

Quality- no commercial photo service can beat it for consistantly good, sharp, naturally colored prints. I haven't done more than dreamt of the possibilities for black and white prints. Just think about it- get the retro look with the all advantages of digital photography.

People will balk at their perceived costs to print- BALONEY! You replace only the empty tank not all 6. If you're like me and come home from a week-long trip with 12 or so rolls of 35mm- and no dark-room- having to get all 12 rolls processed to see the 60 or 80 good shots then you know this has got to be cheaper- print only the shots you like! And buy HPs Value Pack, with enough ink and paper for 150 "good" ones for only $35.99. Anyway, it's not about saving money so much as about printing what and when you like. You want to give a 5x7 or 8x10 to your daughter on her way out the door? Well, just ask her to stay a bit while you print one out.

I will caution future buyers about the "hidden costs" of owning an HP 8250. Your children, grown or nearly, even your wife, will have so much fun making their own prints that you will look for any ink and paper volume discounts you can find.

From the start, I liked everything about the PS 8250. Bought it online and on sale ($179.99) at Circuit City, picking it up at the local store a half hour later. 10 days pased when I saw it again on sale at CC.com for $159.99. Thanks to their Low Price Guarantee I was credited the $20 difference, plus 10%. To top it off, I bought it through an online shopping site, MyPoints.com, that gave me 20 points per dollar or about 20% additional discount. I felt like a smart shopper. But to the printer...

Let's face it, I really like HP products. I've owned many and all have met or surpassed my expectations. So HP got my first looks.

This is a printer, a photo printer, not for the beginner, though easily mastered, it's for the casual and beyond photographer who knows he takes good photos and wants to show them off. With quality, quickly and easily. The snapshooter who forgets his camera at home most weekends can save his money with a lesser printer or postcards.

I'd read reviews of the 8250, all glowing, including an Editor's Choice award from PCMag. And I thought I needed a printer, so, fired up with Christmas shopping extravagence I took another long look at it and placed my order. 10 days later, New Years Day, I got the chance to open the box and use my new toy.

It's not a "portable", weighing in at 18 lbs. Set up was simple, and I wanted prints so I by-passed the PC (not required for printing). It comes with a good-sized manual, but the "Quick" intro pages are enough to get you started. You can do some editing, i.e. red-eye removal, without a PC. It's Pict-Bridge enabled, but I stuck in a Memory Stick Pro Duo (I've got a Sony, but it takes most any memory cards) and went to work.

Immediately, you'll appreciate the large (2.5") screen, large enough for decent previews of your shots. Let's face it, we won't save any money printing our own if we print every shot, and 2.5" gives a good view for editing with the intention of winnowing the might-have-beens out . The 8250 comes with a separate photo paper-tray, just for 4x6 paper, keeping them neat and collated.

I had only a small variety of photo paper, 4x6s and a few 8x10s of different makes and types, leftover from my old home printer (Dell 922). I found quickly that the 8250 favors HP papers (far the best quality) and, at least that day, HP Premium Glossy. My matte papers didn't fare so well. Could have been the subject matter though.

HP claims to be the fastest photo printer on Earth. I didn't time it, scientifically, but can say the first 4x6 was out in less than a minute. And I was impressed. It was a shot taken outdoors, gray day and bleak, but it hit a memory receptor with its "hell, I was there" reality. Much better than Walmart's photo service and with a less than perfect shot.

I quickly ran through the paper I had and should have been more particular with the shots I chose to print. But I was having so much fun. I inked my 8x10s with mountain scenes from a recent deer hunting trip and got a wall hanger (not the deer, but the photo).

True to ife colors, white whites, no dashing, banding or spatter to be scene. But the date was printed on the lower right corner of my wall-hanger and I had to get the manual to find out how to turn it off. Well, my ink was running low (the printer told me) making me think the 8250 came with starter, low capacity, ink cartridges. That's another thing- some time later I bought an HP ValuePack at Office Depot, 6 ink cartridges and 150 4x6 glossies all for $35.99. That brings the cost per print to about $.25. My advice would be to buy the best paper (HP) you can afford, but if you have to scrimp-what the hey -don't scrimp! it's a waste of ink.

Now I'm looking for something to replace my Sony Cyber-Shot, something that whispers: enlarge me enlarge me enlarge me- because I just might paper my walls in 8x10s.

HP 8250- Print Quality, Quick and Easy.

Customer Service

I've had no need for help as of this writing, and will be surprised if and when I do. It'll feel something like going out to the car one morning, only to find a flat on one of your nearly new tires. I'll be shocked, with a "this can't happen to me, not in my driveway", feeling.

HP's known for their quality of customer service and I'll expect nothing less. I sleep well every night.

I didn't buy an extended warranty, available at Circuit City, and HP has their famous CarePack Extended Warranty products available for reasonable prices.

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The HP 8250 replaces my Dell 922, really just an entry level photo printer. I was satified with its output- but I can't tell you why. The 8250 simply shuts it down. No comparison. I'll keep it for its scanning and copying ability, but no more photos.