Product Description

HP Photosmart C4580 All in One Printer, Scanner, Copier. Easily print, scan and copy using this compact, affordable all in one with built in wireless connectivity. Get laser quality text, vivid graphics and lab quality photos that last for generations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9447 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Hewlett-Packard
• Model: C4580
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: 11.42" h x 17.09" w x 6.38" l, 11.16 pounds
• CPU: PowerPC G4 2.1 GHz
• Memory: 2000MB SDRAM
• Hard Disk: 1GB
• Processors: 1

From the Manufacturer
From the Manufacturer Want to print lab-quality photos and everyday documents in the comfort of your own home? Then you need an HP Photosmart. Edit and print photos easily without using your PC, plus create scrapbook pages, photo cards and more—without going to the store.

SPECIFICATIONS: Print Speed: Up to 30 ppm black, up to 23 ppm color; 4" x 6" photo as fast as 25 seconds(1) Scan: Resolution up to 1200-dpi optical; maximum scan size 8.5" x 11.7" Copy: Reduce/enlarge 50%–400% Paper Handling: 3" x 5" to 8.5" x 24"; up to 1,000 pages per month FEATURES: Built-in Wireless Printing Built-in Wired Networking Two-sided Printing Memory Card Slots Color LCD Screen 4 x 6 Color Photo Printing Auto Document Feeder INCLUDED NOT INCLUDED PRINT FROM ANY ROOM IN YOUR HOME • Share your printer using built-in wireless networking(2) • Scan documents and photos to create a digital library • Make sharp-looking copies without going to the copy shop • Print photos without using a PC using the memory card slots and 1.5-inch color LCD display • Remove red-eye and enhance photos with the touch of a button • Print Web pages without ads, menu bars and other unnecessary info using HP Smart Web Printing(3) • Reduce interruptions: print up to 100 pages without reloading the paper tray BOOST YOUR CREATIVITY • Produce everyday documents like Web pages, emails, homework and checklists • Print creative projects like flyers, photo books, greeting cards and activities for kids For project templates, tips to help you get started and more, visit the HP Creative Studio at www.hp.com/create. SAVE ENERGY • Count on this ENERGY STAR® qualified product REMEMBER COMPATIBLE INK, PAPER AND ACCESSORIES • HP, the #1 brand in ink is the #1 value • Count on documents with sharp text and photos with bright colors using Original HP Vivera inks • Choose higher-volume XL cartridges for more ink and lower cost per page(4) • Print up to 65% more pages than bargain inks(5) using Original HP ink • Create impressive documents and photos using a variety of Original HP paper • Connect your PC to this HP printer easily using a USB cable See all the compatible ink and recommended papers here RECYCLE • Recycle your print cartridges for free: visit www.hp.com/recycle for details In 2006, HP recycled more than 164 million pounds of hardware and print cartridges—the same weight as 600 jumbo jets. (1) After first page; see www.hp.com/go/inkjetprinter for details. (2) Wireless performance is dependent upon physical environment and distance from access point. (3) Requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. (4) Not included; please purchase separately. (5) A QualityLogic 2009 study compared Original HP inkjet print cartridges (92A, 93A, 98A, 95A, 21A and 22A) with refilled ink cartridges sold in North America. For details, see www.qualitylogic.com/2009HPinktest.pdf ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR logo are registered U.S. marks.

Customer Reviews

Easy fix for the wake-up problem!
The wake-up problem people have mentioned is easy to fix! Here's how it's worked for me:
I am a big fan of this printer! The print quality is great for the price, it has a small footprint for an all-in-one, and in general, it's aesthetically pleasing so I don't mind to see it setting out in my office.

As I checked reviews before purchasing, one problem seemed to have upset some people. I think I found an easy fix. Sure, it's better if you didn't need to do this, but hopefully this helps someone who is having the problem--or reassures someone who is looking for the great value this printer offers price-wise. Anyway, here's what happens:

You go to print, but your computer thinks the printer is offline (either because it is sleeping, or because it thinks it's sleeping even though you've already gone to the machine and woken it up by rebooting it or hitting the cancel button). On your computer, open up the printer. You can double-click the icon in your tray that appears once you've sent a job to the printer. The top of the printer window contains the caption "Use Printer Offline." But you want the printer online. All you do is go under File and uncheck "Use printer offline." The printer wakes up and prints your document! Not ideal, but easy to fix without even getting up from your desk!

And don't even bother with the HP Guided Solution--it pretty much has you reboot everything...which still doesn't work sometimes. The way I found is much easier! :-)

Great features for the price but beware!
The HP Photosmart C4580 printer is wonderfully feature-packed for its price but I cannot over look it flaws.

Let me first start with the good...
This printer is currently the best bang for the buck. The big features are: wireless printing, a scanner/copier, and a built-in memory stick reader. If you own a laptop that you're constantly bringing around, the wireless printing is very nice... just one less thing you have to plug in. Its probably also good if you have multiple computers. I'm not sure if I'll ever use the scanner/copier but it can't hurt and it doesn't raise the price too much. Its also a relatively small printer (at least compared to my old one) and has a very easy to use screen to change options. You can also use after-market products to refill the printer cartridges yourself making them much cheaper.

However the printer has three major flaws...
My biggest headache with the printer was its setup. The installer crashed on me every time I tried installing drivers and I spent three very long hours on the phone getting it fixed. [Tech-note: I was using Internet Explorer 8 Beta which is incompatible with the HP printing software]. Unlike most other India-based tech support I've dealt with before, HP support had minimal automated phone submenus, the staff were knowlegeable, and I wasn't transferred too many times.

Secondly, if you use the wireless feature the printer will hang. This is a product defect and HP hasn't gotten around to fixing it. However there is a relatively simple work-around for this defect if you're tech-savvy. Search around the internet for "HP Photosmart C4580 Screen Turns Off" to find the fix.

Finally, I had major rebate issues. Amazon advertises a rebate for this product, but beware! The rebate is not for the printer itself. The rebate requires you to buy a laptop or PC along with the printer.

So despite the fancy features on this printer you should be very careful with it cause there are some flaws and it may not be the bargain it sounds.

UPDATE: HP has apparently fixed the printer hang problem. Go to HP's driver support page for more details.

Nice quality, great value
After having read numerous complaints about this device going to sleep and never waking up, I made sure to immediately install it using the fairly public workaround of giving it a dedicated IP address. It has never used DHCP and it has never failed. Would it fail to wake up if I used DHCP? Probably so, but since I'm not using it that way, it's not a problem.

I'm ecstatic that the Windows driver can be downloaded and installed alone - without all of the extra overhead fluff that many consumer printers scatter around your system. When I'm not printing, there aren't 10,000 printer related processes running in the background like there were with my old Lexmark.

So far I've only used the included inks and the photo quality, at least to an untrained eye, is much better than I would have expected from a device at this price. I don't know if the 6 ink option produces better photos than the default 4 color output right out of the box, but again, to my untrained eyes, the photo output looks great from the CMYK cartridges which were included. I'm not likely to ever buy the photo cartridge.

My setup: HP c4580 connected wirelessly to a ZoneAlarm z100g. I've printed with Windows XP SP3 (32), and Vista SP1 (x64) which are also connected to the zonealarm z100g's wifi network.