HP PhotoSmart A526

usability, performance, price, print quality, size

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

price, usability, size, performance, noise

60% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Inexpensive, natural-looking colour palette

Slow, spartan controls

Inexpensive, natural-looking colour palette

Slow, spartan controls

The Photosmart A526's minimal-options approach to printing photos will be a relief for some, a frustration for others. But it's the slow printing that dampens its value somewhat, even if the photos are worth the wait.

Bargain price ; Great print quality ; Good memory card support

Slow ; Basic feature set

The HP A526 is amazingly cheap considering how effective it is. It supports all major cards and, while it isn’t the fastest printer, it produces some great-quality prints

Small. Lightweight. Prints 4-by-6s and up to 4-by-12-inch panoramas.

Has trouble printing photos with dark areas.

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Inexpensive, Natural-looking color palette

Slow, Spartan controls

The Photosmart A526's minimal-options approach to printing photos will be a relief for some, a frustration for others. But it's the slow printing that dampens its value somewhat, even if the photos are worth the wait

Small. Lightweight. Prints 4-by-6s and up to 4-by-12-inch panoramas

Has trouble printing photos with dark areas

The HP Photosmart A526 Compact Photo Printer prints most photos reasonably well but has trouble printing photos with dark areas, such as shadowed backgrounds.

Low price ; Dead easy to use ; Easily portable

Fewer onboard features than competitors ; PC connection required for image editing and enhancement ; Photo quality needs some improvement ; Slow

Service and support HP backs the Photosmart A526 with a standard one-year warranty and you can chat live online with tech support, also 24-7. HP's site has drivers, software downloads, FAQs, and troubleshooting guides, as well.

The HP Photosmart A526's minimal-options approach to printing photos will be a relief for some, a frustration for others. But it's the slow printing that dampens its value somewhat, even if the photos are worth the wait.

Low price; dead easy to use; easily portable; cute.

Fewer onboard features than the competition; requires a PC connection for image editing and enhancement; slow; photo quality needs some improvement.

The HP Photosmart A526 snapshot printer is meant to be simple and easy to use, but we found it simplified to a fault. There aren't enough options in standalone mode, and it's not as fast as the competition.