HP PhotoSmart 1315 Inkjet Printer

Forget having your digital photos printed by someone else. With this PhotoSmart InkJet printer, you can print full-color photos yourself quickly and easily. Print sizes range from 4 by 6 inches all the way up to 8.5 by 11 inches, at up to 2,400 x 1,200 dpi resolution (the highest-resolution photos will require premium photo paper).

The HP1315 lets you print directly from your digital camera, using CompactFlash, SmartMedia, or Sony Memory Stick memory cards. Even more impressive is the built-in 2.5-inch color display panel that lets you preview, and crop, rotate, and adjust brightness to enhance photos before you print. Wireless printing is supported through the IrDA port, ideal for use with handhelds.

You can also connect directly to your computer using either the USB or parallel interfaces and included HP photo imaging software. Printing is screamingly fast, producing 17 pages per minute (ppm) black and 13 ppm color, and the printer includes both a 20-sheet, 4-by-6-inch photo tray and a 100-sheet, 8.5-by-11-inch paper tray.

The HP 1315 features color layering technology from PhotoREt III, printing richer colors for great skin tones, as a quicker printing alternative to 2,400 x 1,200 dpi resolution, while maintaining the same exceptional print quality. In addition, an automatic paper sensor detects paper type and automatically adjusts print settings.

The HP 1315 is both Mac and PC compatible (but optimized for Windows): Windows 98, 2000 Professional, Me, XP Home, and XP Professional; and Mac OS 8.6 or later on G3 or G4 with USB-connect Macintosh. Unlike the similar HP 100 and HP 1115 models, the HP 1315 can be built into a network, using optional HP print servers. The printer is backed by a one-year warranty, with the option to extend it to three years at additional cost.