Features & Benefits
The HP Photosmart Premium e-All-in-One C310a is a stripped-down version of the HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web, featuring features such as a dual-access paper tray and a bright 4.3-inch touch-screen control panel. The C310 also includes ePrint e-mail access as well as a wireless Internet connection to Hewlett-ePrintCenter Packard's for downloaded material. For black, picture black, cyan, magenta, and yellow, the printer uses five HP PHOTOSMART PREMIUM C310 ink cartridges, each with its dedicated slot with a print resolution of 9600 dpi.
To use the ePrintCenter apps, HP requires that the printer and the host computer be connected to the Internet via the same wireless network, so there is no wired Ethernet port option. You can connect the printer to your computer via a USB port on the back, but you'll be limited to printing only. The HP Photosmart Premium e-All-in-One boasts print speeds of up to 33 pages per minute in black and 32 pages per minute in color, as well as built-in wireless 802.11b/g/n for printing from numerous computers in your home. Using print apps and the HP TouchSmart screen, you can print Snapfish photos, coupons, movie tickets, and other amazing web material without a PC, and HP ePrint makes it simple to transmit photos, documents, and more from any mobile device directly to this all-in-one.
This inkjet printer features a big TouchSmart screen that allows you to print papers and lab-quality photographs with HP PHOTOSMART PREMIUM C310 ink cartridges, as well as make copies and scan photos, without having to turn on your computer. A 125-sheet input tray, a 20-sheet auto-engaging photo tray, automatic 2-sided printing, and a flatbed scanner that can scan documents up to 8.5" x 11.7" in size are all included in the HP Photosmart Premium e-All-in-One. Individual and high-capacity HP PHOTOSMART PREMIUM C310 ink cartridges help you save money on printing, and this Electricity Star-qualified all-in-one conserves energy.
Expert Verdict
The Photosmart Premium C310 is a sleek all-in-one printer from HP that shares the control panel and dual-access paper basket with the HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web printer. The Photosmart Premium C310 is a versatile printer that is well-known for its print quality and clever touch-screen technology. It is, however, prone to software crashes. The user interface can be made friendlier, and the touch-screen can become sluggish. It is a multifunction printer with enhanced scanning and copying capabilities, as well as support for numerous document and picture file formats, ePrinting, and a wide selection of HP web apps. For its size and cost-effective HP PHOTOSMART PREMIUM C310 ink cartridges, it is also pretty reasonable.
This printer is really easy to set up. Open the box, remove the printer, remove all tape and plastic, install the HP PHOTOSMART PREMIUM C310 ink cartridges, drop paper into the main paper tray and photo paper into the photo tray, and turn on the printer without glancing at the instructions or quick-start guide. The printer performs a first-time configuration that takes around 6 minutes and is completed automatically. I finally arrived at the point where I needed to enter the network pass after following straightforward directions on the bright, built-in touchscreen display. The printer was connected to the network and was ready to use.
A variety of Print Apps are available for download and installation directly on the printer. You don't even have to turn on your PC or iOS device to use the Print Apps. The ability to print with no settings is the next exciting feature. On a Mac, you'll still need to add the printer using the Print & Fax System Preference, but there's no need to instal drivers or software unless you want extra features like scanning and copying. The capacity to print from nearly anyplace is the final major feature. Each HP printer that supports ePrint has its own email address. Any Word, Excel, PowerPoint, text, PDF, or image (JPG, PNG, and other formats) file can be emailed to the unique email address after you register the printer online, and it will print on your printer in a short amount of time.
Five different HP PHOTOSMART PREMIUM C310 ink cartridges are used in the Photosmart Premium: cyan, magenta, yellow, black, and photo black. The Photosmart Premium comes with an extra-large HP PHOTOSMART PREMIUM C310 ink cartridges that hold more ink than typical cartridges. The setup cartridges have extra ink to compensate for the ink used during the initial printer calibration. The Photosmart Premium C310 foregoes hard-button controls in favour of a touch-screen interface, which isn't always a good move. The system has a tendency to crash frequently, and the touch screen is slow to respond. TIFF images are not supported by the Photosmart Premium e-All-In-One C310a, despite the fact that it promises to support a range of file extensions. The print quality of photos and documents is average, some users have complained that photos are too vivid, and that they look nothing like the original. The print head has also been reported to become blocked when the machine is not used frequently. The system also has a tendency to freeze, and the touch-screen technology's response time might be improved. To use the ePrintCenter apps, both your wireless device and the printer must be connected to the Internet via a wireless router.
There is no need to physically connect the HP Photosmart Premium C310 to a computer to print documents and photos wirelessly from any supported device. The touch screen provides access to a number of shortcut programmes that make printing, scanning, faxing, and copying a breeze. Individual HP PHOTOSMART PREMIUM C310 ink cartridges are both inexpensive and high-quality, so you can expect laser-print quality and professional-looking images. The Photosmart Premium C310 is designed to be environmentally friendly and can automatically handle double-sided printing. It uses recycled HP PHOTOSMART PREMIUM C310 ink cartridges and is Electricity Star-qualified, consuming less than a watt of energy while in 'Off' mode.