HP Photosmart 8250 is a reliable and affordable printer made for personal usage. It is designed to deliver good speed and outstanding quality for photo and text document printing. Its innovative ink reservoir system with 6 individual and replaceable HP Photosmart 8250 ink cartridges make it a perfect choice for photography enthusiasts. It is integrated with many high-end features like, PictBridge, USB 2.0, and built-in card readers.
The printer weighs approximately 19 pounds and measures 17.6x15x6.3 inches. Though it is a large and heavy machine, it still got a compact design that smartly holds all the components together. It also helps you enjoy easy photo printing with its Vivera inks. Its flip-up LCD screen, multiple memory card slots, and PictBridge port help you carry out an impressive array of functions. However, sometimes graininess and banding can be observed on the printouts.
Advantages:
- Low cost printer
- Optimised resolution of 4800x1200 dpi (colour)
- Integrated with PictBridge port, USB 2.0 port, and built-in card readers
- Easy to setup and use
- Laser-quality image and text printing
- Economical choice for photography enthusiasts
- Multiple connectivity options
- Mac and Windows compatible
- Supports professional-quality 4-by-6-inch photo prints
- Prints fast in draft mode
- Scanner can detect bar codes and identify paper types
- Uses 6 individual and replaceable HP Photosmart 8250 ink cartridges
Disadvantages:
- Quite large and heavy
- No wireless connectivity option
- Prints oversaturated colours on glossy paper
- ‘Normal' and 'best' mode printing speeds are significantly slower
- Users notice graininess and bands on pictures
- Screen size is too small to use features like cropping, red eye removal from the images
Conclusion:
With the advantage of being versatile, quick and economical, HP Photosmart 8250 printer has become a popular choice for photography enthusiasts. It delivers a good combination of speed and print quality every time. Instead of the outdated built-in printheads on the tri-colour ink cartridge system, this cost-efficient printer uses 6 individual and replaceable ink cartridges to deliver precise and high quality printouts.
Cartridge Requirements:
The replacement HP Photosmart 8250 ink cartridges are:
- HP C8719E (HP363BXL) Black ink cartridge
- HP C8771EE (HP363CXL) Cyan ink cartridge
- HP C8772EE (HP363MXL) Magenta ink cartridge
- HP C8773EE (HP363YXL) Yellow ink cartridge
- HP C8774EE (HP363LCXL) Light Cyan ink cartridge
- HP C8775EE (HP363LMXL) Light Magenta
















