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Learn about important features to take into consideration when choosing a printer for your home. Some HP printers and All-in-Ones go well beyond the basics to equip you with tools to organize, work, and create with ease. |
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Decide: All-in-One vs. single function |
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| Use an HP All-in-One, such as the HP Photosmart Plus All-in-One Printer, to scan for fun—cookbooks, magazines, 3-D objects—or to back up important documents, such as taxes and medical information. |
| A single function printer like the HP Photosmart D7560 Printer can provide creative photo printing capabilities for a home that already has a stand-alone fax or scanner. |
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Explore the advantages of HP All-in-Ones and HP single-function printers, and see which would be an ideal fit for your family’s printing needs.
HP All-in-Ones
Most homes could benefit from the versatile features of an HP All-in-One, which offers printing, copying, scanning, and, on select models, faxing capabilities:
Scanning lets you:
- De-clutter: Save papers on your hard drive instead of in piles on your desk or in bulky filing cabinets.
- Preserve: Archive everything from photos to valuable tax records, rental agreements, leases, and real estate contracts.
- Save time: If you only have a hard copy of a document you need to work on, scan and then edit it using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software—you’ll save yourself the hassle of having to re-type the entire thing.
Copying lets you:
- Help: Run off flyers for volunteer events, invitations to social activities, or a recipe to give to a friend.
- Backup: Make hard copies to back up documents you plan to send out, such as flex-spend claims, taxes, immunization records, passport applications, rebate claims, insurance, and medical information.
Faxing lets you:
- Save: Postage is going up while phone rates are going down. Fax your important, signed documents instead of mailing or hand-delivering them.
- Guarantee: Directly send a signature that needs to arrive immediately, and get a confirmation on the spot rather than wondering whether or not it got there via “snail-mail.”
HP single-function printers
Consider an HP single-function printer if:
- You already have a stand-alone fax and/or scanner.
- You have a black-and-white All-in-One, but want to add the option to create color documents, print photos, and get creative at home.
See the All-in-One buying guide.
See the single function buying guide. |
See all you can do with wireless! |
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From saving money to simplifying your printing experience, HP wireless printers offer a range of advantages for your household:
- Save money and resources
Wireless lets the whole family share a single printer, saving you money on equipment and energy.
- HP TouchSmart Web printing
This latest innovation in HP Photosmart printing, available on the HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One Printer, allows you to access the Web directly from your printer to print coupons, maps, movie tickets, and Snapfish photos without the use of a PC1!
- Easy wireless setup
Some HP printers can now be connected to your wireless network with the touch of a button.
See the Wireless printer buying guide. |
Quick Forms—work, play, organize |
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| On some HP printers, you can access Quick Forms with the touch of a button on your printer’s control panel. |
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Quick Forms is a feature found on several HP Photosmart printers and allows you to print an assortment of useful papers without using a PC.
- To help with work/homework
- Fax cover sheets
- Graph paper
- Notebook paper (wide, college, and child rule)
- To help you stay organized
- To-do lists
- Weekly calendars
- Monthly calendars
- Just for fun!
- Sudoku
- Mazes
- Dot game
- Blank music scores
Learn more about all you can do with Quick Forms. |
| Use your printer’s memory card slots to take advantage of HP’s latest in-printer photo printing and editing features. |
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A home printer with memory card slots or a PictBridge port allows you to do so much with your family’s photos:
- Print photos without a PC.
- Edit photos in-printer using a color display—no PC required.
- Scan photos and other documents directly to memory card or flash drive for easy transport, sharing, and back-up.
Learn more about printing photos from your memory card without a PC. |
Consider economical printer choices |
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| Replace your printer’s ink cartridges less often when you choose low-maintenance, high-capacity HP XL cartridges. |
| Cut your paper use by 50% and save money on printing supplies by choosing a printer that offers automatic double-sided printing. |
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HP offers a selection of products and features that can help make your home printing experience more economical.
Replace ink less often
- Choose a printer that uses XL cartridges and reduce your cost per page up to 25%—saving you money and time, because cartridges don’t need to be replaced as often2.
- Select a printer that uses individual inks instead of multicolor cartridges so you only have to replace the color that runs low.
- Find more information on HP ink options and discover how to Save on ink by choosing the right printer.
Replace ink less often
- Choose a printer with automatic duplexing (double-sided printing) and make it your default for everyday draft-quality documents. This simple action can cut your paper use by up to 50%.
Save energy
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Select a printer for your home |
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Below is a selection of HP Photosmart All-in-Ones—versatile home printers that are loaded with enough features to meet the printing needs of everyone in your family.
And visit the HP Printer Buying Guides to see more HP printers and All-in-Ones sporting a wide variety of features, prices, and uses. |
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- Large HP TouchSmart screen
- Upload to and print photos directly from Snapfish without a PC1
- Built-in WiFi, Bluetooth, and Ethernet
- Automatic duplexing
Ideal for: A home looking to share an energy-efficient, wireless All-in-One that provides lab-quality photos and the option to print directly from the online photo-sharing site, Snapfish1. |
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- Quick Forms
- Built-in WiFi, Bluetooth, and Ethernet
- 50-page automatic document feeder with automatic duplexing
- Fax capabilities
Ideal for: Busy households that would benefit from a wireless printer for home office needs (printing, copying, scanning, faxing), and high-quality photo printing. |
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- Extra-large HP TouchSmart screen
- HP TouchSmart Web printing—no PC required1
- Built-in WiFi, Bluetooth, and Ethernet
- Automatic duplexing
Ideal for: The home that wants it all: Printing, scanning, copying, faxing, and direct access to the Internet for printing useful Web content such as recipes, maps, and coupons—all without the use of PC1. |
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1Requires Internet connection to printer.
2Cost-per-page calculations based on ISO/IEC 19752 yield and web-based SRP for HP (XL) cartridges versus its standard (A) cartridge counterparts. |
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