HP D5360 Photosmart Printer
The HP Photosmart D5360 Printer series is designed for families looking for a versatile printer offering the best of all worlds - easy photo printing, laser-quality single- or double-sided documents plus the ability to print directly onto CD/DVDs.ents and can output them economically without sacrificing the quality of the original image. The most frequent uses of the HP PhotoSmart photo printer include photo enlargement, cropping, red-eye elimination, scratch removal, replication of snapshots, and the creation of greeting cards and other novelties. These uses require the support of a wide variety of media sizes. These media sizes include a wide variety of media types, like photo weight papers (photographic glossy or photographic matte), special project papers, transparency, and a calendar kit. A new “straight-through” paper path facilitates media types that are too thick for traditional curved paths.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Good printer with great features
So, as you probably already know this printer is called HP Photosmart 5360 but Amazon listed it as HP Q8361A#B1H for some reason. Well, this printer is not perfect but is best suited for my needs. The bundled software had an annoying feature which showed a popup window everytime, and everypage, duplex printing was used but this bug has been fixed in the update.
Pros:
1. Unassisted duplex printing. Print on two sides with the included duplexer. No more paper waste, or waiting while printing odd pages to flip over to even pages. Best feature!
2. Can print in black and white when color ink runs out. This may seem like no big deal but it is. Many printers will stop printing in any color if any other color runs out.
3. Ink backup mode. This is a mode where you can still print in black and color once the black ink cartridge runs out or is removed. This feature uses the color ink cartridge to reproduce black. This is truly great and is a money saver along with #2.
4. Prints on DVD. Unfortunately I didn’t yet get to test this one out, but I’ve heard good things about it
5. Photo tray for printing 4×6, 5×7, etc photos. I don’t really print many photos but the photo I printed looked good.
6. Cartridges are not chipped with encryption, so you can buy aftermarket ink. This would be good for ink savings, but the truth is you are better off buying the 74XL and 75XL official ink.
Cons
1. Small ink cartridge. The normal ink is small, but you can get the 74XL and 75XL cartridges which cost twice as much but pack three times the ink. Not a bad deal.
2. Duplexer protrudes a few inches from the back of the printer. No big deal really, unless you are that low on desk/floor space.
3. Slow duplex printing. You have to wait a few seconds before the page is flipped. I guess this is done so that the ink on one side of the page can dry.
4. Only has two cartridges: black and color. However pros #2 and #3 more than make up for this. Plus, many of those 6, 7, or 8 ink printers (esp. Canon) do not allow you to print after any one of the ink cartridges runs out.
5. Is not a laser printer and cannot match the quality of one. But what inkjet can?
Overall a very good buy. I love this printer!
3 Stars good printer- watch out for paper jam
HI I loved this printer til a paperjam. Pulled out the sheet and a black roller thing shot out.. it fed the paper in.. oops.Went to replace with same model. NO longer available. so I upgraded… still a good printer. Just be easy with the paperjams people…
5 Stars I Love This Printer!!!
This is a Fantastic Printer, first off I only paid $45.99!!!
I had bought this printer to print on DVDs, It does a Great Job!!!
Second, This has a Duplex attachment so you can automatically print on TWO SIDES…Great!!!
Thirdly, It prints 5X7 photos in Only 2 Minutes on the highest setting, Fantastic!!!
The Clarity and Detail of this printer is Incredible.
For the PRICE I Paid, This is a GREAT Printer!!!
1 Star Don’t buy if you want to print on CDs/DVDs.
I bought this printer a year ago and loved it (past tense). However, when my computer died and I had to replace it, I cannot get HP Photosmart Premier software anymore because HP has discontinued it. Now I have a printer which is only good for color printing. That would be okay, but I bought this printer just to print CDs. (I already have three other color printers.) I would sell this one cheep!
5 Stars D5360 does all I need for a song
The HP Photosmart D5360 does everything I need: Double sided, black or full color, 4×6 or 5×7 photos, and direct onto inkjet-printable CD’s. I don’t use the built-in digicam memory card features, but they don’t interfere. Since HP consumables are pricey, I’ve used Costco’s (thinner) 4×6 photo paper with no problems so far. For the money, I’m astonished with this unit so I don’t mind giving HP a few extra bucks for the ink. The included software has more bells & whistles than I would prefer, but it gets the job done. All in all, I’m pleased.
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