HP Photosmart C5280 is a printer which is better suited for graphic and photo printing than for text printing. This multifunction printer stands 17.8 inches wide, 15.2 inches deep, 8 inches tall, and weighs a mere 15.7 pounds . It’s better suited for graphics and photo printing than for text printing. Additionally, the CD/DVD print feature is easy to use and produces good-quality prints. This multifunctional printer consists of four memory card slots that are mounted on the front of the unit.
The Photosmart C5280 uses a two ink cartridges: one black and one tricolor. The black cartridge can be swapped out for an optional tricolor photo tank for six-color photo printing. Black text costs about 4 cents per page and a full color print costs about 10.7 cents per page–both numbers are low for an inexpensive inkjet printer. The scan and copy features of this multifunctional printer are standard.
Compared to similarly priced inkjet multifunction, the HP Photosmart C5280 is a middle-of-the-pack performer with printing. It produced black text at a rate of 5.53 pages per minute. The color graphics print of this cheap printer is impressive, with smooth gradients, smooth color saturation, and sharp and detailed photo elements. The 4×6 photo print of C5280 is equally good: sharp details and pleasing and believable skin tones. The Photosmart C5280 did its best work with the color scan. Overall, the Photosmart C5280 is better with graphics and photos than at text.