HP Photosmart C6180 All-in-One Printer, Fax, Scanner, and Copier

I have read many reviews on numerous all-in-one machines and decided to take the plunge on HP's newest offering. I have to say that I am quite impressed after two full days of use. It was ridiculously simple to set-up over my home network, and I received a fax within 15 minutes of opening the box (granted, I have a dedicated fax line which helps). Other reviewers stated that HP set-up disks were defective...which I did admit gave me a little scare when I popped it in my PC expecting it to autoboot. It doesn't. Not a big deal if you know Windows. One possible drawback is that there are 6 different print cartridges which HP touts as an "economical" way to print.....veeerrrryyy clever. We'll see.

One of the features of the machine is a photo lab with a flip up LCD. Haven't tried it yet, but looks promising.

Overall I give it 5 stars because I haven't had to call HP for any problems, and was absolutely amazed at the networking capabilites. Imagine, NO CORDS and 3 different computers in 3 different rooms. Brilliant!

I bought this machine after looking at reviews for other all in ones in the HP line. The reviews were anything but encouraging. I almost gave up on HP and was looking at other companies. Then, just by accident, I stopped in to my local store and saw the 6180 and asked the store manager about it. He told me it was new in the store but that it looked like a good machine. I decided to take a chance. I am not disappointed! It took me a while to get it installed, because when they tell you NOT to turn it off while it is initializing, I had to turn it off because it would not work properly. However, once I had it going, I was amazed at the wonderful quality of the printing and the photo printing part is out of this world. I could not get better prints if I had a lab in my house. The separate ink cartridges are a good thing to have, because you can purchase only the colors you need and not have to waste ink as you would in a cartridge that has multiple colors. Also, for photoprinting, it has two extra colors, red and blue that make the colors in the pictures come out absolutely perfect. This is a great machine and I would recommend it highly.

We have had the new unit for about three weeks now. Setup was easy on two laptops and a desktop. Print quality is excellent on regular paper and fabulous on photo paper. Scanning is slow, and faxing and copying work as advertised.

I am very concerned about the cost of ink vs. the older HP all-in-one that this is replacing. HP appears to be doing everything it can to get you to consume more and more of their expensive ink - and what really surprised me is that HP clearly controls the cost of ink cartridges across all retailers, and keeps them very high. On my old printer I just refilled the cartridges at about $2 per refill - appears to be no way to do that with this new unit and a full set of cartridges runs about $70. Ouch.

There are many network features of the printer that seem both hard to use and designed to consume ink. For instance you can scan a photo from the printer and send it to yourself in email - but only via the printer talking to HP's proprietary and ugly web-based photo-sharing service - why not just send to any old SMTP server HP? Probably because when you register with their service on the web and send photos to their site it automatically prints out full page color confirmations on your printer - cha ching for HP.

So the unit works, but it makes me uncomfortable because it really does seem a bunch of marketing people are trying to make the device all about consuming expensive ink.

I wish there was a small all-in-one color laser - that would be the ideal product in this category. Until then this is a relatively cheap throwaway unit we just need to be careful to not use too much with $70 ink refills.

I needed to replace a number of my single-use devices with AiO and unclutter my desk real estate. I decided on HP because a single quality of HP cartridges: the printer may be off line for quite long time, and when one needs it, just turn it on and voila. It prints without hesitation. My first color printer from Epson, every time upon turning on, used to start long process of heads cleaning, using up half of the cartridges capacity just for cleaning. Still quality of prints was far below expectation. HP cartridges are ready to print this very moment when you need them.
I run selection wizard at Staples site and it indicated to me that my choice shall be HP 6130, although, the 6130 cartridge capacity and yield was scary. Another option having better ink yield was $1000 9000-series machine, with over 50 lb weight. While 6130 would ruin my pocket with the cost of ink, the 9000-series one would definitely ruin my desk. I decided to call HP and review with a technician HP modern ink cartridges and their yield. It seemed that the 02 cartridge yield had an edge over other cartridges. While calculated cost of print on 6130 would be about c9 (ink only, based on yield), the 02 cartridge would produce a print at c3 to c4. The HP technician advised therefore 3130 machine and I went for it. Then in the store, next to 3130 I've seen a 6180 using same 02 cartridges and HAVING Automatic Document Feeder. That was the factor that pushed me into buying C6180.
Installation was a breeze. Everything worked as advertised. After two weeks with 6180 I still like it very much. Ethernet connection allows for all functions of the unit to be accessed from the computer. You can send a fax from the unit or from the computer, or you may mix in one fax input from a computer and from the unit. Very cleaver.
Also, I noticed that the plain paper color prints after printing are dry and the ink is distributed over the paper suface, while on older machines like my last one HP952c the ink penetrated paper through. Perhaps this will be a positive factor on the ink use.

Downside:
So far I found one: the included software bunch. Very slow and messy. Why do I need Photosmart Express, Photosmart Premier and Document viewer I have no idea, but these programs happen to be very ambitious. They produce about 25 different program modules requesting simultaneous access to the internet and server privileges. To my taste it's much too much. I'm affraid that HP invaded my computer and tries to pry the control over it out of my fingers.

Just picked this up after being scared away by the reviews of the (more expensive) 7x10 series. So far, I have been extremely impressed. Very smooth setup, wireless is WONDERFUL (using on 3 PCs with 3 different OS), very nice print quality (with decent paper) very good (but not as good as my Kodak printer) photo printing. We'll see about ink usage, since that seems to be the profit center these days.

Cons:

1. Bloatware...takes forever to install the software, even on my big 3.4 MHz.

2. Scanning at >600 dpi takes forever for no apparent improvement, even in B&W.

3. Software doesn't seem to play well with Windows....temporarily hangs all three PCs on shutdown....and startup seems to be slower.

4. Scanning to a file...software doesn't let you name the file, it just gets set to ScanXXX.tif in the default directory. Would it kill them to have a popup window that lets you name the file?

All in all, recommended. Software prevents the 5-star rating--maybe the coders were too busy watching the antics of HP's executives...

I needed to consolidate. Donate my Printer, Scanner, and Fax machines to charity and purchase an All in One to save space and reduce clutter and wires.

The Best Feature is the built in network feature. Both Ethernet and Wireless. I've connected 3 computers thru my wireless router with WEP. The computer gained noticable overall speed when I switched from USB to network connection, (I really can't believe that I can scan and print quickly over the wireless network.

Set up, although consuming over 700MB of hard drive space was easy. Read the instructions first.

4x6 photo printing is as good as a drug store photo processor.
Scanner and the scanning program worked without any trouble.
The OCR program was amazing. I was able to scan a magazine artical into WORD and add or edit all of the text.
A Color Photo Copy on plain injet paper was really good.
You have all the controls on the printer itself and on the computer.
I has a place to insert my camera memory chip and my USB thumb drive.
I haven't tried the FAX but I have not doubt that it will work as well as the rest of the functions.

I have not regrets in buying the HP c6180



I purchased this All-In-One after having horrible problems with two Brother All-In-Ones. This was a Godsend!
The first Brother worked fine for a month or two then started coming up with a "no device" error every time I needed to print something important too!!! YUK!
The second Brother would NOT install no matter what anyone did, and crashed my brand new Sony computer 3 times trying ! Came up with an "unknown device driver error"
I was SOOO disgusted with Brother's by that time, I purchhased this HP .
I absolutely LOVE it! Recommend it especially if you're going to use it on a wireless network! WOW!!
5 stars really isn't enough, I would cheerfully give it a 10!!


The unit's OK and it works well on USB. I like it as a connected all-in-one, except that the paper holder is TINY -- you have to fill it up constantly.

There is very little functionality installed as a network unit. It prints, but that's it. I can't see the memory slots, can't make it scan or do anything that requires input from the unit. HP has tried to solve my network issues, but their solutions are extremely complicated and difficult to use. Just forget this as a network unit.


Just hooked it up today which I would say was relatively easy. I have printed, faxed both to and from, copied and scanned to the computer and all works great. I had an HP PSC 950 which is a much older model and it was starting to act up a bit. I was looking for an all in one that also did good quality photos and this does a very nice job on my photos. I want perfection when printing photos of my beautiful grandchildren and this gives me close to that. So like I said, so far so good. If I find out differently down the line I will be back.

People,

I went to a local store to check out this printer along with a Canon. This printer looked great until we made a copy of a 5x7 photo. The original had beautiful blues and yellows. The copy that was printed dulled the colors and was lifeless. It was very disappointing. A HP rep was there and he said something was wrong with it... But a C7180 did the same thing! The Canon mp830 looked great. I am an HP fan, and hope they can correct this. :-(

Great prints with the 4x6 tray, fast too!
It scans and faxes with no problems. The software is big, but the photofix to me does better than a lot of Adobe products!
I hooked it to the router and all the computers in the house use it. That was easy too!


Updated May 2007 to reflect new information.

Pro:
-Scanner, Fax, Printer "All-in-one"
-Brand name
-Good print quality in 6 colors
-Mac/PC compatible
-Ink is error proofed... can't put the wrong cartridge in the wrong spot
-Fast print, photo in about 10 seconds
-Slots for many different memory cards (e.g. Sony Memory Stick)
-Small color display, about 2" square for printing from a memory card without a computer, nice
-Fax works very well, quick and easy
-Scan has good number of options that once you learn the sequence of scanning is pretty good
-Photosmart software is decent... initially I did not want to install it, but I do use it once in a while
-Ink seems to last a long time, longer than other printers that I've owned

Con:
-Set up nightmare! Very specific set up protocol that's not intuitive (don't connect all the cables until you install the software first)
-Inks smear and run in the presence of even a little moisture
-Did not come with all the cables needed (no USB cable!!)
-Was shipped with the wrong setup CDs... they say series 6100 but the HP rep told me that all units were shipping with mislabeled discs
-HP support "chat" option initially did not work for Mac users (issue has been resolved). Unfortunately, although chat now works for Mac, the tech in India said they could not help with Mac issues and directed me to the 800 number for that
-Non-intuitive steps required when switching from the default setup to print something else. For me, my default is 8.5" x 11" and I often switch to 3"x 5" photo paper in the photo tray which was tricky for me at first
-2 separate and different install wizards opened at one time. Appears one wizard was a feedback set up, the other the real set up for the device. The feedback tool had to be uninstalled as it caused print software conflicts and other weird issues
-Unit is pretty heavy and the serial number is underneath... guys, next time please put it on the side or under the scanner lid. Sad. I wrote the serial number on the front with a Sharpie and then stuck Scotch tape over it to keep it from smudging so that I can have easy access to it.
-Modest paper tray, holds about 75 sheets (a guesstimate), photo tray maybe holds 30 sheets (also a guesstimate)
-Requires additional equipment (HP BT450 Bluetooth Wireless Printer Adapter) to use wireless/Bluetooth printing... scanning and faxing cannot be done via wireless even with the additional hardware that plugs into the front. Will cost about $30 more for this.
-Scanner sequence is a little odd for me and the many defaults aren't what I want, customizing has been slower than with other (unrelated) software that I've used

Neutral:
-Does not jam much, but not the easiest to clear either
-Does not have film negative/slide capability, buy a higher-end model if you want this capability

Bottom Line: Disappointing. Consider all other options first before picking this item. Has been a good unit, just more temperamental than I'd expect from HP. If you buy this unit, I don't recommend installing the feedback software.


I love this printer. It is very fast and it was very easy to hook up to our wireless router. I would buy this for my whole family if they did not already get it themselves. However, if you have a lot of 35mm slides from the olden days, my dad bought the home version of this printer. It has a way to copy those slides to the computer or just print them out.

Bought this printer to replace an older HP all in one that I was also very happy with.

This one is really great. The two trays handle both regular paper and 4X6 photo paper. The speed and quality of printing are terrific. The document feeder for copying faxing or scanning is a great bonus. Six ink cartriges give top photo prints, plus savings by replacing individual ink colors.

I've learned the hard way that using HP papers and inks give you the maximum quality of printing, and are the way to go.

Setup went very smoothly. I am very happy with this purchase, and would recommend it.

I have been searching and searching for a scanner for my home office. I considered many scanners much more expensive than the HP C6180, but when it came down to the bottom line, you can't beat the features that the C6180 includes for the price. I can scan & review directly to a USB stick without a computer, print photos direct from my camera, fax, print and copy. I also have it set up so I can print wirelessly throughout my home. The 2 paper trays holds both photo & regular paper which is awesome. Some people don't like that it has a smaller paper tray, but let's face it people, reach over and fill it up!! I am very very happy and as a heavy user who needs reliablity and function, this is the one for me.

Well, I must admit the printer is a fast and easy to set up network printer. However, there are some very annoying factors:
-- I don't know how they worked this, but I print mainly black. Nonetheless, the color cartridges are continuously depleting. I go through a new set of cartridges every month.
-- When it gets low, it asks you to print 'black only', but then you have to walk to your printer (defeats the wireless purpose) to hit 'OK' to print the paper.
-- I can not get the scanner to work wirelessly. It states 'out of memeory' (I have two gigs of ram, so I don't think that is the issue).
Just my two cents.


I have an older G3 iBook and originally bought Canon's MP600, hoping for the best, but I was disappointed for various reasons (see my review on Amazon). I returned it and just recieved my HP C6180.

While the setup took a little longer than I hoped, I have been able to do everything I wanted the printer for. I had a little trouble connecting to the network, the printer kept asking for the WEP key in a specific format and I couldn't figure it out. So I just plugged it in to the Airport base station via ethernet.

First I printed a picture out of iPhoto, I had to wade through too many options and for some reason it came out on plain paper (a nice feature of this printer to note is that it has a tray specifically for photo paper). I took out the plain paper and it printed fine. The photo color came out better than the Canon, in my opinion. It looks like a real print from the photo lab (I should mention that I used matte paper for the Canon and glossy for the HP). I do wish HP would consider using the waterproof inks, but for my purposes this works fine.

The second thing I did was scan over the network. No problem. I stuck the image on the glass and hit "Scan PDF to Preview." It popped up on my computer with no further problems. AWESOME!

The last thing I did was print a b/w page with text and graphics that the Canon got stuck "processing." It printed instantly, and to my surprise, the black graphics didn't have the inkjet "banding" that the Canon did. Score another one for HP!

I do have concerns about the tiny ink cartridges and some of the other things I've read in other reviews, but so far so good, HP! Network scanning and printing rules!!!

This thing is great. I have it setup on a Wi-Fi connection working with 2 Macs and a Dell. All the functions are available - including faxing a computer document and all HP tools. One of the best features is the Automatic Document Feeder - not the fastest in the world, but it works a lot better than having to place the documents one at a time on the scanner glass.

The print quality is excellent for printing, faxing and copying. Speed is not as fast as I expected. Stats indicate it should be nearly as fast as my laser printer, but it's not even close. Speed is acceptable, though.

I didn't expect much in terms of photo printing, but was pleasantly surprised at how good it actually is. In fact, I recently needed additional prints of my child's school photo and opted to copy myself rather than order from the school photographer. The cost of reprints was extremely expensive and the copy I made with this printer looked just as good (albeit not an exact match) as the original print.

My only complaint is the paper feed mechanism. I have yet to figure out how to load the paper so that it goes in far enough to get pulled into the machine, but no too far because then the printer jams. This is a constant problem - made worse by the fact that the machine holds only a small amount of paper. I couldn't anything useful in terms of loading directions in the manual or online. I'm planning to contact HP tech support and hope that there is a fix for this problem. Otherwise, the machine is super simple to set up and use.

Notwithstanding my loading complaint, I would highly recommend this all-in-one.


From order to delivery took less than a week with regular super-saver shipping. Saved a lot of money using Amazon and got fantastic service, as usual.
The only negative is that this product did not arrive in an cardboard box -- it arrived in the printer box showing the information about the printer on the box. IT was left in front of my door and did not require a signature. This is more of a shipping negative than the product itself, so would caution you to consider a different shipping method requiring signature if that is of concern.

I have had this printer for just over a month. It is everything I hoped it would be when I purchased it to replace my ageing Officejet 710 All-In-One. All basic functions work great on my home network - Scan, Fax, Print, Photo Print, and Sheet Feeder. I like that it has 6 seperate color ink cartridges instead of 2 - it gets expensive when you replace a color cartridge when it runs out of one of it's 3 colors. The memory slots work great on the printer - over the network they are unstable and crash, requiring a printer power cycle to recover.

The software is quite frankly a problem to install. For some reason it generates a string of error messages while installing and does'nt register itself properly with windows - I have tried several uninstall/re-installs with the same results. It also fails to find it's registration webpage at the end of installing and drops into a very long re-try proceedure that tries 3 times to connect over about 5 minutes. I have had problems with parts of the software crashing unexpectedly at various times - primarily with the printer losing communication with the network and the memory slots crashing. The printer can be accessed through it's webpage, but appears disconnected from the network until power cycled.

My experience with HP products is that they make great hardware, but their software is buggy, tends to be bloated, and is inconsistent in functionality (some prgrams are great, some are clunky and hard to use).
All in all, I expect HP will work out many of the bugs in their software as they release new versions. I can recommend the printer based on its functionality, but be prepared for a frustrating experience with the software.

I love this printer. I use it @ home to print mostly pictures and occasionally documnets. The pictures are excellent. I like that it has multiple cartridges, so when one color runs out you only have to buy that color instead of a whole COLOR cartridge.

Te product is great, the service is great. Delivery was promt. However, the unit broke within a day basically. It stopped using the light magenta and magenta. I had to return the unit to HP. This is when nightmare began. I sent the item using their return box and receipt. The item was delievered on Dec. 5, but they claimed they did not receive it and charged my credit card. The matter is still not settled. HP shame on you!

Before buying the HP C6180, I read the reviews on Amazon, bet on the brand, prior experience with HP printers, but was so disappointed I returned the printer. The installation is fraught with problems. I spent about 8 hours installing and reinstalling, with HP "on line chat" helping and could not get all the functions to work. Finally I said, yes those reviews on Amazon about software installation problems are true and I don't want to spend more time with this HP printer.



I have had this printer for just over a month. It is everything I hoped it would be when I purchased it to replace my ageing Officejet 710 All-In-One. All basic functions work great on my home network - Scan, Fax, Print, Photo Print, and Sheet Feeder. I like that it has 6 seperate color ink cartridges instead of 2 - it gets expensive when you replace a color cartridge when it runs out of one of it's 3 colors. The memory slots work great on the printer - over the network they are unstable and crash, requiring a printer power cycle to recover.

The software is quite frankly a problem to install. For some reason it generates a string of error messages while installing and does'nt register itself properly with windows - I have tried several uninstall/re-installs with the same results. It also fails to find it's registration webpage at the end of installing and drops into a very long re-try proceedure that tries 3 times to connect over about 5 minutes. I have had problems with parts of the software crashing unexpectedly at various times - primarily with the printer losing communication with the network and the memory slots crashing. The printer can be accessed through it's webpage, but appears disconnected from the network until power cycled.

My experience with HP products is that they make great hardware, but their software is buggy, tends to be bloated, and is inconsistent in functionality (some prgrams are great, some are clunky and hard to use).
All in all, I expect HP will work out many of the bugs in their software as they release new versions. I can recommend the printer based on its functionality, but be prepared for a frustrating experience with the software.

Te product is great, the service is great. Delivery was promt. However, the unit broke within a day basically. It stopped using the light magenta and magenta. I had to return the unit to HP. This is when nightmare began. I sent the item using their return box and receipt. The item was delievered on Dec. 5, but they claimed they did not receive it and charged my credit card. The matter is still not settled. HP shame on you!

I love this printer. I use it @ home to print mostly pictures and occasionally documnets. The pictures are excellent. I like that it has multiple cartridges, so when one color runs out you only have to buy that color instead of a whole COLOR cartridge.

Before buying the HP C6180, I read the reviews on Amazon, bet on the brand, prior experience with HP printers, but was so disappointed I returned the printer. The installation is fraught with problems. I spent about 8 hours installing and reinstalling, with HP "on line chat" helping and could not get all the functions to work. Finally I said, yes those reviews on Amazon about software installation problems are true and I don't want to spend more time with this HP printer.



This unit works as advertized. I am using it daily... only problem was that unit was left on my front porch without my signature... luckly I arrived just as UPS was about to leave.

Within a month of purchase the photo paper tray jams and squeels whenever I try to print. I also had to remove a lot of the overlapping and intrusive software that comes with the printer. While the the print quality itself is excellent, the software and paper handling are not really up to previous HP standard.

The printer prints ok, the color was not quite as good as the original, I expected better The scanner seems cumbersome to use The fax works great The document feeder works great The wireless works ok. The software is bad, I keep getting an errors message at shut down (program not responding).
This is a replacement for my returned 1st printer. The first printer/scanner had dirt under the glass and put a white streak down the picture (poor quality controll). The tech support is fast to answer the calls and the replacement was fast. But you can't understand there support peoples English, the last person I talked to wasn't very helpful or knowledgeable. I was instructed to turn my computer off then back on like it was going to fix the problem.

I give the printer C for all around marks. And an D for software and tech support



I've had this printer for a couple weeks and love it so far. It should be noted that I'm upgrading from an Epson 820s...which sucked ink and always had print head problems. This was a breeze to set up. Within an hour or so, I had my desktop connected via USB and my laptop connected wirelessly. Someone previously mentioned a problem with connecting to Toshiba laptops, but that was not a problem for me...taking only a minute so for it to recognize and connect. I haven't tested the fax yet - have no use for it at this point - but the scanner and copier work flawlessly. The printer works great, actually better than expected. I used the HP Photopaper that came in the box and my photos came out fabulous - a very pleasant surprise. The fast draft function is great if you're in a hurry, but even if you're not, regular printing is done in a timely manner. I also love the fact that I can take my flash drive and plug it in and my photos comes up instantly and I can even crop them without use of a PC.

Thanks to all the previous folks who mentioned issues with clunky/bulky software. Instead of just doing the normal install, I did custom and only chose what I thought I needed. This probably sped up my connection time and doesn't appear to have slowed down my PC any.

If I had to find something...anything to complain about, it would be that I can't hook my camera directly to the PC and print photos because my camera isn't pictbridge compatible. It's easily remedied though because the printer will read the pictures directly off the Memory Stick. Also, to scan images onto your PC seems a bit slow, but since I probably won't use that feature often, its not worth docking the overall rating a whole star. I'd rate this printer 4 1/2 stars, but since the rating system doesn't allow it, I'll stick with a 5. I just can't find really anything to complain about.

This is a good machine for the dollar value one has to pay for it. One must remember this is not a commercial printer. I also like the smaller size and the ability of document size paper, our old HP didn't have these assets. Have not tried the photo printing of this machine as of yet. Have used it to read the photos. We just purchased our first digital camera so am learning to use it first. Am sure that the printer will do as advertised on photos since it has done quite well in printing and copying. Only draw back is the lag time between telling it to copy and it starts to copy. This fault may be in my computer setup though.

I had this printer for a month. All the functions except scanning worked fine. Software easy to install. All functions worked either networked or over USB.

Unfortunately, scanned pictures were covered with white spots. Looked like white dust spects. Copying the picture worked fine, no white spects. Spend 5 hours with HP support with no resolution. Ultimately, I returned the printer to the seller. Otherwise, I really like the printer and it's functionality.

I've owned this printer for a month now. It was a little difficult to get hooked up to the wireless labtops. Best advice, don't read the manuel for setups. Call the HP # on the manuel for the printer. They were really helpful and customer service was great. As for the operation of the printer. I'm pretty happy, it doesn't print as fast as it says, and if you want speeed, you have to sacrifice a litttle for the quality of the prints. Overall, it seems to be doing ok, and I would definetely buy it again. Hope this is helpful.

Excellent Color, and exceptional photo printing. It is fast, efficient, and quite. Wireless networking works great. This printer has all the features and performance of a high end printer at an exceptional price.

I have to say that the Photosmart C6180 has exceeded expectations thus far. I was in need of a multi function printer that could be used on a wireless network. The C6180 has satisfied the need and then some. The Print quality is excellent. And my favorite is how well and easy the scan function works within the network. I can scan a document / picture and from the printer select which PC should receive it - even if the pc is sitting downstairs.

I've owned this unit for about two weeks. It had all the features I wanted, but I am disappointed by several things. 1) There is quite a delay between PRINT from the computer and when the job actually starts on the printer, maybe a minute. Mine is setup using the WiFi feature. It's not a warm-up thing. EVERY print job is delayed. Print 5 things, wait 5 minutes. Unacceptable IMHO. 2) My unit has a faint buzzing sound that is rhythmic, "buzz, buzz, buzz." Annoying when I am trying to write or concentrate on something. 3) Copy or scan is incredibly noisy, all kinds of clicks, whirs, rollers, etc. I have to leave the room if I'm on the phone. Print quality and features are great for the money. But these disadvantages mean a trip back to the store with my return slip.

The HP C6180 Photosmart All in One Printer has mechanically done all that the manufacture had said that it will do. The only downside is the loading of the software. This is very slow and needs to be made faster and easier. Also, make sure that you custom install and do not load any of the customer support elements of the software or the software will slow your computer down. I guess that it must be constantly going on line in the background looking for updates or something.

After the first install of the software and my PC was noticeably working slower. I actually had to uninstall and reinstall leaving out three of the customer support elements and my PC went back to normal speed. I was warned about this by other customer reviewers and they were right.
Also, if you have USB 2 and USB 1 on your PC, like I do, use the USB 2. It will load a lot faster. Actually, after the installation, you will get a pop-up constantly screaming for the USB 2.
Oh yes, another thing that I have not figured out yet is that the printer does not automatically turn on when I send it a document to print. I have to turn it on by its power button. I guess that I need to find properties and turn this feature on. This has not been an issue with my other HP printers; which I've had three.

Other than the software, this all-in-one is great; especially for the price! In reference to the software, isn't that way it usually goes?
I'd buy another one.

For the home, great all in one! Good quality, easy to set up and use.

We have only had the printer for about a month at this writing. I have a home network made up of Mac's and Pc's, desktops and wireless. It was easy to install on all the machines. We installed it as a network printer using the RJ-45 connection. Very short learning curve. It prints excellent photos and is very fast. For all that it does, it has a small footprint. Because we have VoIP phone service, in the past we have had problems using fax machines. This one works well provided there isn't a lot of uploading or downloading going on.

I would recommend this printer to anyone with the need for all the features.

I purchased this computer after owning another HP All-in-one printer. I LOVED my old printer but needed to switch after upgrading computers (the old printer was parallel). I am a bookkeeper and print checks daily. However, this printer would print certain checks but not others. The website didn't address the issue, troubleshooting didn't address it... so I called customer service. They told me that they "were not experts in printing checks" and I would need to purchase a plan for tech support. I don't think so. And not experts in printing checks? Are you for real? It's basic printing! This printer apparently has some "high tech" feature that alerts you when your paper is upside down or not the right size. Therefore, the security features in a check cause the printer to think the check is upside down. You can't print a partial page of checks because it tells you the paper is mismatched. I could live with it if there was a way to override it, but you can't. If you are into basic printing and photo printing, then this would be a good printer. If you do anything more advanced, stay away from it!

The printer was very much over-sold by HP sales support reps. Now that I have the printer and use it everyday, it isn't all that was promised to be.

I need to create a number of PDF files from scans and was fully assured that this would not be a problem, yet it has become a problem. The scanner itself is slow and not very intuitive.

Tech support was insulting, especially the center in Canada. The rep was so condescending, interruptive and acted like he was doing ME a favor by merely taking my call. I won't even get into the center over seas except they need to learn to understand the English language.

Set up was fairly easy and even the basic user could handle it. The SW for the printer has created many issues with my XP system and to get HP to get that fixed is not an easy task. I constantly get printer errors that ends up shutting down the printer or my system, so BE VERY AWARE of this.

I'm assuming there are better systems out there but I went by the review I read on CNET.

So far so good - excellent print quality, especially photographs. The only negative is that the first page you send after the printer has been idle, takes quite a while. If you can be patient, you will be pleased!

I like this printer. I was able to purchase the C6180 for less than the C6160, shop around. It was dificult to hook up the wireless network feature, but with HP telephone help it works now. The cuality of the express picture printing is good. Nice to use the fax without the computer being turned on. The printer is on WIFI, so friends and family with laptops can use the printer when they are over.

So far this has been a great printer. It took a little while for me to figure out how to set up the wireless functions. Once I got it working, we have been printing up a storm from our laptops. I have found some great deals on ink by buying the HP photo value packs. They include all colors of ink and about 150 sheets of 4x6 paper ($35). Can't complain yet...I'm sure I will at some point.

This AIO machine really does everything and handles all items with great quality.

The printer spits out PURE BLACK ink (some people say it's grey, they need to adjust the setting) on text documents in a flash. The speed of this ink jet is much faster than some high end laser printers on the market today. I have been through the laser printers as well and I am very impressed with the HP Photosmart 6180.

The photo quality is excellent for the amateur photographer seeking regular photo prints. Depending on the paper that is used to print photos will determine the overall quality of the photo print. The VIVERA ink system automatically adjusts to the type of paper being used.

The fax machine works well without any problems.

The scanner does well and will send the item scanned to any computer from the machine's setup screen.

Overall, the best feature is that the AIO machine is wireles. Wireless set up was a breeze and took all of 2 minutes at the most. However, the actual included software is somewhat different. The set up takes about 15 minutes, however, I installed the software on 4 different computers and did not run into one single problem. Currently, the printer is VISTA ready with some minor drawbacks with the software. BUT, the drivers work perfectly and who uses standard/included software anyway?

The quality of print is supberb and the speed of a print is amazing. What use to take minutes to deliver a 4x6 photo now takes literally seconds.

The ink is long lasting and I have printed several hundred photos and still on the original ink cartridges... but they will need replaced soon. One drawback, the ink is water soluble so the first drop of water will smudge most black and white text printouts. I placed 5 drops of water on a photo and there was smudging. However, I am not sure that I know of anybody that makes it a habit of dipping their printouts into water on a regular basis.

I highly recommend this printer. Be forewarned, the set up for regular HP drivers and software is a daunting task when it comes to time, however, if you follow the directions exactly, you shouldn't run into any conflicts. Again, the wireless portion literally took 2 minutes. The AIO machine searches for available routers and then you enter your passcode and it's finished. A quick reboot of everything and you are set to go.

This is one very nice printer. I can't say enough good things about the performance. Setup was tricky because of some wireless issues on my end, but the help desk was there for me. I guess if I were to say anything negative it would be about what now is in my startup files. It seems to have slowed my laptop boot0up a bit and I'm not sure what I absolutely need vs. fluff. But the printer is very nice. Great pictures, scanninng, etc.

Easy set up right out of the box and beautiful results to boot. If HP could only make a decent set of drivers this would be the best printer I've ever owned.

I love HP C6180 for making it easy to copy and correct old photos for my scrapbooks. The best part: I saved almost $100 over local prices.

I bought this printer for my small office. I needed the fax, scanner, copier, and color printer. All in one was a space saving bonus! I used to have an Hp Office Jet which was awesome. This printer is just OK. The inks in the C6180 are not a vivid as the office jet. the printer is slow to start the job. It makes all of these noises... I guess it's purging the inks. At times it can almost take about 60 seconds to start. That's a big delay. The copy feature is slow too. Once it starts to print the fast printing is very fast. So fast it shots the paper out onto the ground. Overall its a nice printer for home. I do not use the wireless feature yet, eventually I'll hook that up. It dose not belong in an office as it says it can be. I miss the office jet series, I wish I'd spent the extra $$ to get it.

needed help to set up,however, i'm not good at that stuff. the printer is fantastic.the price was great.

Overall this is a great all-in-one. It is a little noisy like others have said but it doesn't bother me. The scanner software crashes occassionally but the issue that bothers me the most is that the scanner has resolution limits that aren't easily understood. For instance 1200 dpi is the maximum resolution for a 4x6 print even though the scanner is capable of 4800 dpi. I've contacted HP with no success. 600 dpi has been fine for what I'm doing but at some point it would be great to scan a picture with high resolution. The reason that I bought the unit was to scan stacks of photos. It works great to digitize old prints (the autofeeder worked for all of my prints except for some on Fuji paper). Overall it is hard to beat for the price.

very pleased with product; have used all functions and features and overall quality is excellent

An excellent all-in-one printer. I like the fact that the cartridges are split up so that one can be replaced for less than $10 per color vs. replacing a much more expensive cartridge every time a color runs out. Very quiet and fast compared to my previous hp.

I have found the c6180 easy to use and a great value for the price. I did have one problem with installing the printer to my computer and needed to use the HP website to troubleshoot and find the correct drivers. I think the instruction manual could have included this problem in their troubleshooting section.

The printer itself works great. The fax,copy and scan functions are easy to use and give great results. Photo prints are very sharp and clear with good color renditioning. The only problem I had was in getting the software loaded on my laptop in wireless mode. Tech support was pretty much useless. After 3 hours on the phone they pretty much gave up and sent me to the laptop tech support people who didn't have a clue what to do. A friend suggested that I try to install the printer hardwired to my router and that worked. A couple software problems have also arisen where the digital monitoring function or hp CUE software reguarly shuts down and the computer must be rebooted to restart it. This is an HP acknowledged problem but no fix is yet available.

Easy to set up and use. Scanning and faxing is a breeze and quality of copies is excellent

I read other reviews before my purchase and some said they had difficulty with install. I had no problems and followed step by step the install instructions. I have used all features and I am satisfied with it's performance. I do have one complaint and that is that the machine is bulky.

HP C6180....One of the best investments you will ever make.....bar none! This is an excelent all-in-one Printer-Fax-Scanner-Copier from HP. This one comes packed with lots of features, and is blazing fast as well. The scanner quality is top notch, producing amazing results. This one has the 6 cartridge set up, which I really like. These are easily replaced, and are relatively inexpensive. You can buy the entire 6 cartridges for 35.00 and they even give you photo paper with the deal. You can also replace just the one that is low as well. The color cartidges retail for 10.00 each, with most stores allowing a 3.00 discount if you bring in your used one. I have found this printer to be very ink conservative also. Foe whatever reason the yellow ink is used more than the others, including the black cartidge (which does have a larger capacity) The 30 plus pages-per-minute in both color and black and white print-outs is super-fast. This printer is capable of printing photos that rival any phot lab as well. (photo quality does take more time, yet this is rated as the world's fastest photo printer. The software that is free with the instalation CD is pretty cool as well. I bought this on Amazon, because they offered this at the absolute lowest price I could find, at just over 200 dollars delivered (217 to be exact) and they even threw in free shipping! The large color screen that is built has several usual menus, and this printer has memory slots as well as pic-bridge capacity. Also include auto feed top feed 50 sheet capacity for larger printing tasks, as well as a dual paper tray built in. Great printer at a great price, check this one out aty your local store, and buy it here on Amazon for the best price.

Before this we had a wireless print server that was always messing up!! With the HP after about 5 minutes of set up we were printing. Now you can print from the living room sofa, from the kitchen table, the bathroom, or wherever your favorite place to shop Amazon is. I like it so much and it is so easy I think I might get one for my parents.

This printer is well worth the money. Set up is a breeze and all aspects of the printer are so easy to use. Not to mention the quality of the photos, copies, and prints are excellent. I highly recommend this printer.

The scanner is pathetic. Quality of scans is much worse than my Epson 2400. Software is not very well designed. Customer support promises to call you back in two hours and never does. Online support addresses the wrong problem. Printer and copier however are pretty good. Wireless was surprisingly easy to set up. If you want a printer and copier, this is OK. If you want high quality scans, cross this one off of the list.

I replaced my G85 all in one with the C6180. The wireless set up with the mac was a snap. It took several days to get the wireless to work with one windows machine and I do not yet have it working with the others.
The copier is a little slower that the G85 and the controls for copying are right in the center, so when you are copying something from a book, you have to lift the book to press the copy button and then get it back in place before it starts to copy. It also goes through a lot of whining and various noises when you turn in on and in between copies sometimes. Fax works fine. Scanner works fine too, although white dots show up on the scanned version on the screen. They do not show up on printed version. Paper tray is a little bit of a pain. You can't just slide a stack of paper in. You have to pull the tray out to put the paper in. All in all, not nearly as good as my old all-in-one, but it was a lot cheaper and it is much smaller. I have only had it a couple of weeks and I have already gone through several yellow cartridges and one pink and one blue. I hope my total costs for ink won't increase, but I have a feeling they are going to.... I guess you get what you pay for. I would recommend it if you are on a budget for the printer, but can afford the ink.

The only good thing I can say is the print quality is fine and the wireless network works. But...software installation is long and tedious (and took three times on one laptop to get to work). Installed drivers cause my PC to take 45+ seconds longer to boot and sometimes (about 30%) stop the shut-down sequence (I have to click "end" in a dialogue box). The ink runs out (even the big black one) amazingly quickly and replacements are $54 at Costco. It seems you gotta get ONLY HP cartridges, as third-party cartridges fail. I'll never buy another HP printer.

This unit replaced my old AIO 7410, which I LOVED. This one just feels cheap. The construction is cheap, parts are loose, and it feels like a child's toy, not an office tool. Given the choice, I would not buy another one.

my printer came last night and i had it hooked up and running in less than a hour on my new imac. Everything works great. super quality on scans and printing. easy to set up on my home network and hooked to my laptop wireless in 10 minutes. great printer and pack of 6 cartiages are under $40 my old printer was over $40 for two




I shopped around for my first all-in-one and decided on the HP C6180 because it was compact, had all the features I was looking for and more. HP has a reputation of quality products and this latest purchase confirms the same. I still have an HP LaserJet 4L that I know I paid twice as much for many years ago. It still works just fine.

Everything works excellent that I have tried to date and set-up was a breeze. Look no further....you can't go wrong with the HP C6180.

The scanner is everything it needs to be other than photo scanning quality. I had a old HP 4C series scanner is better than this one. The picture quality is too graining it may be user error. I will look into it.

Great product! Even though I hate the thought of buying a new HP printer since you can get refurbs for half the price I am happy with this product. It's no secret that they make money on the consumables anyway. Set up was easy and followed all the instructions. We run both macs and wintel machines here and they print to it wirelessly with no problem. Its great to know that all you need is to plug it into the wall to power it up. Oh yah, even scanned documents wirelessly! My wife placed it into the feeder and I sat in the other room and received the PDF!
The only drawback was entering the encryption key. It was a pain, but that's the price you pay for "security". Great product, would highly recommend for a soho environment. Works great with Macs and PCs.

This is a fantastic deal from Amazon on this printer. I got it for $240, when all local stores were selling it for $300. The printer was easy to set up with the included software. I am using the wi-fi capability, and it is awesome. I highly recommend it. You just plug in the power cord, install the cd and you're done. I saw one review about the HP Print Monitor program slowing down your computer and I did experience this too. But I just exit that program each time I reboot and everything is fine. I can print from anywhere in the house using the wi-fi, send/receive faxes with no problems, scan to pdf, jpg, etc., or copy. It all works well and is fairly easy to operate. I have seen some reviews about the noise it makes cleaning/charging the heads. I don't see the problem. Mine is sitting next to my desk (3 feet away) and it is not even loud enough to interrupt a phone conversation or anything, so not a big deal to me. Photo quality is very good, but I think my HP 895CSE deskjet was just slightly better. Black and white print quality is excellent, and if you set it to draft it will print fast enough to spit the paper off the desk and onto the floor, so be prepared. My wife uses it for business and I use it for printing photos and some letters, etc. Overall, I highly recommend this printer.

Very Satisfied. Great printer. Would recommend for the home computer. Prints sharp. Love it.

So far, I find this to be a very user friendly product. Having the small monitor screen on the unit makes it easy to operate and the results are above expectations.

The HP C6180 shakes, wobbles, regurgitates, snorts, clunks, and vibrates while it noisily prints a great copy. When it's finished printing, it shakes, wobbles, etc. etc. Would I have bought it had I known this? Probably not.

I just unpacked this printer today, set it up, and was dismayed at: (1) the LCD, though it was sharp and pretty, would turn on and off when it was bumped or moved (loose wiring?) and (2) even after its auto-calibrate/setup was done, the printer would crumple the upper-right corner of my paper - every time!

I RMA'd this printer and have already dropped it off at UPS. The same day I received it!

Arrrgh. I hope this was just a fluke and HP's Quality Control isn't consistently this flakey.

Great machine, easy setup and I found the "HP Photo Value Pack", which has all 6 ink cartridges plus 150 sheets of HP 4x6 photo paper at WalMart for $35.88

Easy set up, including wireless networking, inexpensive ink. Really does it all

I bought this printer to replace an Epson which died after just about two years. I had never owned a HP printer before, I only knew they had a good reputation and years of experience in making printers. The C6180 seemed to fit all of my needs so on blind faith alone I pulled the trigger.

From the minute I took the printer out of the box I knew I was dealing with quality. HP provides both a thick manual and a very well laid out quick start guide. Within literally 10 minutes I went from removing the stickers on the printer, to configuring my wireless network, to printing a test page. In my opinion HP totally nails the concept of "user-friendly".

A half-hour after unpacking the unit I had my PC set up to print and scan wirelessly, along with two Apple Macbooks. HP provides CDs for both Windows and Mac in the box, along with instructions of where to go to get Vista drivers. The Windows installation has easy/expert options, where the expert settings allow you not to install all of the bundled software (scanner, photo library, etc) which gets HP major kudos from me. My only complaint with the OS X installation is that it requires a manual step for adding the printer in the control panel that I didn't find completely user-friendly. It also leaves the fax driver as the default, which I found confusing when I went to print for the first time.

When it's up and humming, the printer is dead easy to use. Via WiFi I am able to print and scan from my couch. The colors and photo printing are truly beautiful. I expected no less than 100% from HP and they delivered. I've not tried the fax capabilities as I do not fax often, so I cannot comment on the fax quality or ease of use.

Overall it was a wonderful experience setting this printer up. HP is one of the few companies out there (Apple being another) that genuinely focus on giving the user an easy, user-friendly, setup. For that I salute them.

Very good photos limited to 6X4" that also serves as a printer, Fax, Scanner and Copier. Good speed for printing and is a good bargain for a home office.

this printer is great.very easy to hook up.wireless is great and setup is very easy.printing and copying is fast and excellent quality.very pleased with printer

The HP photosmart C6180 is the greatest all in one printer! It's very easy to navigate the buttons on the keypad, and it works efforestly and much quietier than expected. No need to memorize the instruction booklet because all the navigational keys are labeled. To ensure your correctly using the features, the picture screen says everything your doing--it even shows you when the phone is off the hook and in use. The best selling point of this printer is it's wireless feature. This feature enables you to have only one printer in the house even when you own serveral computers. The laptop can use the printer two floors away and the kids using the desktop in the same room as the printer can use it too. No need to have a printer for every computer in your house. My family loves it. Photo's, faxes, copies, etc.. all come out looking fantastic. The ink lasts much longer than our old one too. Replacement cost for cartridges are inexpensive running around $35-$40 for an all in one pack (all color cartridges you need and the black). Our old printer cost that for just one color or tri color cartridge. This printer may be a little higher priced than some, but it is well worth it. It also has several photo card slots, and a color screen which make it even more valuable. The only down side is it's size. Although it is no bigger than a regular printer width wise, it is much taller than a regular printer. Depending where you want to place it you may be limited. It didn't work in our shelving desk area, but since it's wireless we didn't have to leave it with a computer which opens the door to all kinds of placements. I can't say enough about this printer, and if you have kids they will be able to use it with ease as well.

I've owned an HP OfficeJet 7300 Series in the past and have enjoyed HP's reliability in the past. This model is a major improvement especially for photo printing and high resolution scanning. It's more stylish and more compact than the OfficeJets and is just as fully featured for the small business user.

upgraded to vista and needed a printer that worked with it. had hp psc 2410(which i was very pleased with). I feel this is a much better unit. I have 3 little girls, so i do a lot of photos. Have printed plenty of pictures and the ink still shows almost full. The quality is exceptional. The only small complaint is the warm up time is a little long, but will deal with considering everything else is great.

I have had the HP C6180 All-in-One printer for about three weeks. At set-up, I had a problem with the yellow ink cartridges that was provided and couldn't get it to work. I called HP Tech Support and was told that all I had to do was replace all the ink cartridges and it would work fine. I ask why I couldn't just replace the yellow cartridge and was told that the ink cartridges supplied were just starter cartridges and weren't compatible with the standard replacement cartridges. I asked HP to replace the cartridges. I was told that HP couldn't replace the cartridges, but they would replace the printer... I would receive a replacement printer in a week or so. I didn't want to wait, so I bought replacement cartridges the next day, which cost about $50.00 at COSTCO. I subsequently found them for $35-$40 at several other stores.

Once I installed the replacement cartridges, the installation was a breeze. I was able to get the HP C6180 up and running right away. The wifi works great with my two laptops. The printer works very well, but it "shakes, rattles and rolls" before it prints. It also copies and scans well. I have not printed any photos yet, nor have I hooked up and used the fax.

So far, I am pleased with the performance of the HP C6180. I would have rated it 5 stars, if not for the ink cartridge fiasco.

Purchased this because we thought it had an entire host of options for a great price - particularly having an automatic document feeder on top of everything else. Picture quality was pretty important - and we'll echo other reviews that the prints are excellent (on premium paper) and come out quick too. It is taking some time to figure out all of the printing options and what works best when, though I suspect reading the manual would help there.

So for my c6180 all in one is great. It is nosie but I guess that is okay. I have not had a chance to set it up wireless yet but that will be great if it works.
The software does not work with Vista. You need to down load the software you need. That went very well. It was very easy. Everything went very well after that.

I researched for a multifunction printer for months as my other peripherals were aging. I looked a various types, makes, and models. I went to stores to print test pages to see the quality and noise they made printing. I looked at comments for ink usage that eliminated several I was considering. Since purchasing this I have been very pleased with the results. It was fairly simple to setup as long as the instructions were explictly followed. This is a great printer for the cost and the print qualities are great. I have had some problem with the scan feature going to my computer but this is probably due to my inexperience doing this. I highly recommmend this to anyone.

I have to say that this is the first hardware purchase in a long time that I've been truly satisfied with. Opening and installing the printer is straightforward (simple instructions, easy to access internals, and color-coordinated sockets!). I used the built-in wireless which let me drop the printer just where I wanted it. It joined the network just fine.

I use a Mac laptop at home, but I really wanted a scanner that would work with my Ubuntu Linux server too. The Mac software is a bit overpowering in that "everything but the kitchen sink" way, but works well and mostly hides itself away. The hplip package in ubuntu and hp-setup program are really easy to use Scanning documents is just a matter of using the 'scanimage' command, and works with the automatic document feeder so you can scan in more than one page comfortably. Printing is fine too -- I haven't tried the hp-sendfax program yet, but I have high hopes. If you're tres geeky you might want to give your printer a static IP address rather than getting one from the DHCP server: the CUPS driver software currently expects it to be at the same IP always... This is a very nicely done home-office setup, both for nerds like me, and someone who just wants something that will work out of the box.

I've never created a review here for any product - but I'm so impressed with this printer that I thought I'd take the time to rave about it.

I've had a few HP all-in-ones in the past and I have had mixed, at best, experiences. I bought this at an Apple store as part of a deal with my wife's new MacBook Pro. Everything this printer promises it delivers extremely well. I've been using it as a wireless device. Absolutely no problem with the printer finding my airport wireless network. Photographs are beautiful. The card reader works great and the printer is smart enough to properly crop or expand the photo from an image that is not the proper proportion. I've had the AIO for about 8 weeks and I haven't had to replace a cartridge yet, even with quite a lot of printing and copying.

I may seem like I'm overly ecstatic about an All-in-one device, but I am constantly pleased with new-found features.

We installed Vista on my wife's MacBook Pro using Parallels. Not wanting to have to plug in the laptop to a printer cable every time she wanted to print, we wanted to be able to print to a printer that is hooked up to the airport. We couldn't get that to work and then tried the 6180. It immediately showed up in Vista and she can print wirelessly throughout the house.

Got my HP Photosmart C6180 printer a couple of weeks ago and I am very happy. I had no difficulties with the software set-up on multiple family computers. Everything went very smoothly in terms of set-up with no errors.

One thing the product information does not make clear is that there is also a wired RJ45 Ethernet port available on the printer. I hooked this up directly to my home router via an ethernet cable and assigned a static (manual IP) address of 192.168.1.50 outside the range of my DHCP (Dynamic) space of 192.168.1.100 and above on my home network.

The family has been using this printer for faxes, copies, and printing. We must have ran several hundred pages through it already. The photos come out looking very awesome, and the 02 ink cartridges consume a lot less ink then the earlier HP printers we had.

The only function I have not tried yet on this printer is scanning... that is up next.

So far, I am very impressed with this printer and would recommend it to others. This printer is very fast and quiet compared to other printers our family has purchased in the past.

Setting up the printer on our wireless network was almost painless. Print quality is good for pictures and great for documents. Fax and scan features were easy to set up and use. We have purchased HP printers before and are always pleased with them. A good value for the price.

After owning an All-in-one printer by another company, I was very skeptical to buy another. However, right out of the box, this printer was very easy to set up. I was able to intuitively set up the printer and download the necessary software to get this up and running. I didn't even realize until I brought it home that it had wireless capability.

Wireless set up was very easy.

Daily operations from printing, faxing, copying and printing is done with efficiency and ease. It even has a sheet feeder for multiple documents to copy or fax. This printer prints quickly with high quality output. Receiving or sending faxes is no problem. This truly has all the features that you need and is more than capable to carry it out.

The ink levels are maintained for a long time (in my standard) - other manufacturers would have required a refill by now.

I highly recommend this machine, if you want an integrated system. This is one of the best for your home office. At least until the next version comes out.

I love the ease of use. It is great to use the printer alone or with my computer. it is so easy to use I can't believe it. The pictures I print are crystal clear and easy to edit on the small screen on the printer, you can crop and editright on the printer. I would recommend this to anyone.

This printer does a great job printing pictures and copying pictures, which was important to us. And it's speed is OK - really good for plain printing, kind of slow for pictures. We like the separate holder for 4x6 photo paper, and the many options such as copy, fax, print. The copy menu doesn't have very many options. We were used to our old HP All-in-one which gave us almost unlimited enlarging and shrinking capabilities. The cartridges are overwhelming, but we've adapted to that. The worst part is the paper tray. It is unbelievably small, holds very few sheets of paper, is difficult to access, and difficult to load.

I've been very impressed with the ease of use of this printer. The wireless network feature was pretty easy to set up. It found my network and prompted me for my WEP key, after which it immediately connected via DHCP. My only complaint with the process was that I had to enter the WEP key via a little menu on the LCD rather than the small keypad, but it worked ok. I have 3 Intel-based Macs on the home network, and the Mac software that came with the printer installed without any problem.

One of the features that's been very useful is the built-in card reader. I can share photos to all 3 Macs very easily. It's basically a networked memory card reader. Simply bringing up the HP C6180 Manager and clicking Transfer Images causes it to quickly download the photos on the card.

Shortly after installing it, I became concerned that using DHCP would eventually cause me problems with connectivity. I used the LCD menu to change the IP address to a static address, and went to a Mac to see what kind of nightmare it would be to update the connection on the Mac. To my surprise, the Mac automatically found the printer despite the IP change. I didn't have to do a thing! It has a built-in web server which shows the network information, ink usage and other stats, and is easy to use.

I haven't seen any problem with it printing unwanted pages. For example, when I sent a fax via the C6180 I expected it to print a confirmation page. Instead, feedback has been provided via the LCD panel.

I highly recommend this printer to anyone with a small wireless home network. There's no need for multiple printers anymore when you can spend an extra $100 and serve everyone in the house.


Not much to say except Amazon filled my order promptly, shipped almost same day, free shipping, and am very satisfied with the product and Amazon.

I've had lasers, inkjets even dot matrix from most makes and this printer is by far the best I have had. It was easy to install, has great status on ink level and is very fast. At times it can be a little noisy after the print?

The printer is pretty good for xp operating system. for using with vista, need to download additional software from hp website. the networking is pretty good with xp than with vista. overall a good printer needs little bit improvement for vista operating system. The shopping experience with amazon is amazing. delivered in time.

This printer is good in terms of its ease of setup and use. It's print quality is excellent, and the wireless is great, but DO NOT put this printer to use in a high volume environment. In the past three months I have spent more than the printer's purchase price on ink. If you are only printing a couple pages a day, then this printer is fine, but any kind of volume more than 20 pages a day and you will find this printer to be much more expensive than other printers with 4x the initial price.

My family recently purchased this all-in-one printer to replace our old, also HP all-in-one. We networked it to three computers, which is a great function that comes with the printer, the main desktop, my laptop, and another work laptop..all within about 10 feet of each other. The first couple of months were great! Good faxing, good/quick printing, nice little view screen for digital pictures, etc.

However, now on midway through my third month, I feel like I have the PRINTER FROM HELL. No joke! For every ten pages it prints, about nine come up messed up with smeared ink marks and crushed/crumpled pages. It's godsent when I finally get one properly working! Also, the scanning function stopped working for some random reason! I had to scan..from a website (on HP support site) which was a hassle to get onto every time. Also, it always claims that it is "busy" doing God knows what.

I feel like I have printer with the spirit of a spoiled, whiney girl in it! Avoid it (for normal use/networking)!

We've had this all-in-one since about Feb (5 months). As noted in many reviews the software is a huge and complex processor hog that bogs down start up, operation, and shut down, We are running on a Dell desk top Dimension XPS and an HP Laptop, both with Windows XP and plenty of hard drive and RAM. The startup time tripled with the addition of the all-in-one software. When we shut down the HP software will not respond and delays shutdown. We have the all-in-one networked through wireless, and it suddenly stopped working for scanning although it would still print. HP support through various non-USA locations consumed many of our hours and theirs over several days uninstalling, reinstalling software even though it made no sense that both of our computer's software would "corrupt" at the same time in the same way. Do you have time for this? Eventually they sent a new disk- no help, then a new printer unit which turned out to be deffective after 2.5 more hours of tech support- then the original unit started to work again & we returned the replacement. If you enjoy meeting people in foriegn countries by phone and trying to understand them, if you enjoy technology that performs erratically and bogs down otherwise well-functioning computers, you will love the HP all-in-one. If you actually just want to print, scan, and fax stuff- get separate machines and stay away from this cluster***k! If we could just get a refund and walk away we would, and if we have to spend any more hours on any more problems we will trash it. At this point although it works with my wife's laptop I have not re-installed it on my desk top because I am so glad to be be free of the shutdown and startup delays!

So far no problems-nice compact all-in-one and also pleasing to the eye. This replaced my HP 7310 which failed after having it for about 5 years. As in other reviews that I noticed before purchasing the C6180 this printer does make a little noise when scanning-unusual but I can deal with it. I printed a couple of 4x6 pictures and they came out looking excellent. Text printing was fine too.
I highly recommend this all-in-one especially for the price that I got thru Amazon.

Works very well. Has a small footprint. There are alot of printer cartridges to regulate & replace. Have not tried the fax function yet. Does not print as fast as advertised & makes alot of weird noises. Overall, it does the job I need it to do very well; and I like the HP programs that let one use scan & other functions very well. I am happy with my purchase. I haven't tried the photo function yet. Hope this helps:)

Have had printer for about 2 months. Makes great copies, does quick faxes, good color photos and works with my wireless system very well. I had a little trouble setting up to print wirelessly due more to my not understanding the directions between my apple wireless router and the printer. Great for the price!

So far no problems-nice compact all-in-one and also pleasing to the eye. This replaced my HP 7310 which failed after having it for about 5 years. As in other reviews that I noticed before purchasing the C6180 this printer does make a little noise when scanning-unusual but I can deal with it. I printed a couple of 4x6 pictures and they came out looking excellent. Text printing was fine too.
I highly recommend this all-in-one especially for the price that I got thru Amazon.

Works very well. Has a small footprint. There are alot of printer cartridges to regulate & replace. Have not tried the fax function yet. Does not print as fast as advertised & makes alot of weird noises. Overall, it does the job I need it to do very well; and I like the HP programs that let one use scan & other functions very well. I am happy with my purchase. I haven't tried the photo function yet. Hope this helps:)

Have had printer for about 2 months. Makes great copies, does quick faxes, good color photos and works with my wireless system very well. I had a little trouble setting up to print wirelessly due more to my not understanding the directions between my apple wireless router and the printer. Great for the price!

My family recently purchased this all-in-one printer to replace our old, also HP all-in-one. We networked it to three computers, which is a great function that comes with the printer, the main desktop, my laptop, and another work laptop..all within about 10 feet of each other. The first couple of months were great! Good faxing, good/quick printing, nice little view screen for digital pictures, etc.

However, now on midway through my third month, I feel like I have the PRINTER FROM HELL. No joke! For every ten pages it prints, about nine come up messed up with smeared ink marks and crushed/crumpled pages. It's godsent when I finally get one properly working! Also, the scanning function stopped working for some random reason! I had to scan..from a website (on HP support site) which was a hassle to get onto every time. Also, it always claims that it is "busy" doing God knows what.

I feel like I have printer with the spirit of a spoiled, whiney girl in it! Avoid it (for normal use/networking)!

We've had this all-in-one since about Feb (5 months). As noted in many reviews the software is a huge and complex processor hog that bogs down start up, operation, and shut down, We are running on a Dell desk top Dimension XPS and an HP Laptop, both with Windows XP and plenty of hard drive and RAM. The startup time tripled with the addition of the all-in-one software. When we shut down the HP software will not respond and delays shutdown. We have the all-in-one networked through wireless, and it suddenly stopped working for scanning although it would still print. HP support through various non-USA locations consumed many of our hours and theirs over several days uninstalling, reinstalling software even though it made no sense that both of our computer's software would "corrupt" at the same time in the same way. Do you have time for this? Eventually they sent a new disk- no help, then a new printer unit which turned out to be deffective after 2.5 more hours of tech support- then the original unit started to work again & we returned the replacement. If you enjoy meeting people in foriegn countries by phone and trying to understand them, if you enjoy technology that performs erratically and bogs down otherwise well-functioning computers, you will love the HP all-in-one. If you actually just want to print, scan, and fax stuff- get separate machines and stay away from this cluster***k! If we could just get a refund and walk away we would, and if we have to spend any more hours on any more problems we will trash it. At this point although it works with my wife's laptop I have not re-installed it on my desk top because I am so glad to be be free of the shutdown and startup delays!

This printer is good in terms of its ease of setup and use. It's print quality is excellent, and the wireless is great, but DO NOT put this printer to use in a high volume environment. In the past three months I have spent more than the printer's purchase price on ink. If you are only printing a couple pages a day, then this printer is fine, but any kind of volume more than 20 pages a day and you will find this printer to be much more expensive than other printers with 4x the initial price.

I've had lasers, inkjets even dot matrix from most makes and this printer is by far the best I have had. It was easy to install, has great status on ink level and is very fast. At times it can be a little noisy after the print?

The printer is pretty good for xp operating system. for using with vista, need to download additional software from hp website. the networking is pretty good with xp than with vista. overall a good printer needs little bit improvement for vista operating system. The shopping experience with amazon is amazing. delivered in time.

Not much to say except Amazon filled my order promptly, shipped almost same day, free shipping, and am very satisfied with the product and Amazon.

I've been very impressed with the ease of use of this printer. The wireless network feature was pretty easy to set up. It found my network and prompted me for my WEP key, after which it immediately connected via DHCP. My only complaint with the process was that I had to enter the WEP key via a little menu on the LCD rather than the small keypad, but it worked ok. I have 3 Intel-based Macs on the home network, and the Mac software that came with the printer installed without any problem.

One of the features that's been very useful is the built-in card reader. I can share photos to all 3 Macs very easily. It's basically a networked memory card reader. Simply bringing up the HP C6180 Manager and clicking Transfer Images causes it to quickly download the photos on the card.

Shortly after installing it, I became concerned that using DHCP would eventually cause me problems with connectivity. I used the LCD menu to change the IP address to a static address, and went to a Mac to see what kind of nightmare it would be to update the connection on the Mac. To my surprise, the Mac automatically found the printer despite the IP change. I didn't have to do a thing! It has a built-in web server which shows the network information, ink usage and other stats, and is easy to use.

I haven't seen any problem with it printing unwanted pages. For example, when I sent a fax via the C6180 I expected it to print a confirmation page. Instead, feedback has been provided via the LCD panel.

I highly recommend this printer to anyone with a small wireless home network. There's no need for multiple printers anymore when you can spend an extra $100 and serve everyone in the house.


Setting up the printer on our wireless network was almost painless. Print quality is good for pictures and great for documents. Fax and scan features were easy to set up and use. We have purchased HP printers before and are always pleased with them. A good value for the price.

After owning an All-in-one printer by another company, I was very skeptical to buy another. However, right out of the box, this printer was very easy to set up. I was able to intuitively set up the printer and download the necessary software to get this up and running. I didn't even realize until I brought it home that it had wireless capability.

Wireless set up was very easy.

Daily operations from printing, faxing, copying and printing is done with efficiency and ease. It even has a sheet feeder for multiple documents to copy or fax. This printer prints quickly with high quality output. Receiving or sending faxes is no problem. This truly has all the features that you need and is more than capable to carry it out.

The ink levels are maintained for a long time (in my standard) - other manufacturers would have required a refill by now.

I highly recommend this machine, if you want an integrated system. This is one of the best for your home office. At least until the next version comes out.

I love the ease of use. It is great to use the printer alone or with my computer. it is so easy to use I can't believe it. The pictures I print are crystal clear and easy to edit on the small screen on the printer, you can crop and editright on the printer. I would recommend this to anyone.

This printer does a great job printing pictures and copying pictures, which was important to us. And it's speed is OK - really good for plain printing, kind of slow for pictures. We like the separate holder for 4x6 photo paper, and the many options such as copy, fax, print. The copy menu doesn't have very many options. We were used to our old HP All-in-one which gave us almost unlimited enlarging and shrinking capabilities. The cartridges are overwhelming, but we've adapted to that. The worst part is the paper tray. It is unbelievably small, holds very few sheets of paper, is difficult to access, and difficult to load.

Got my HP Photosmart C6180 printer a couple of weeks ago and I am very happy. I had no difficulties with the software set-up on multiple family computers. Everything went very smoothly in terms of set-up with no errors.

One thing the product information does not make clear is that there is also a wired RJ45 Ethernet port available on the printer. I hooked this up directly to my home router via an ethernet cable and assigned a static (manual IP) address of 192.168.1.50 outside the range of my DHCP (Dynamic) space of 192.168.1.100 and above on my home network.

The family has been using this printer for faxes, copies, and printing. We must have ran several hundred pages through it already. The photos come out looking very awesome, and the 02 ink cartridges consume a lot less ink then the earlier HP printers we had.

The only function I have not tried yet on this printer is scanning... that is up next.

So far, I am very impressed with this printer and would recommend it to others. This printer is very fast and quiet compared to other printers our family has purchased in the past.

I've never created a review here for any product - but I'm so impressed with this printer that I thought I'd take the time to rave about it.

I've had a few HP all-in-ones in the past and I have had mixed, at best, experiences. I bought this at an Apple store as part of a deal with my wife's new MacBook Pro. Everything this printer promises it delivers extremely well. I've been using it as a wireless device. Absolutely no problem with the printer finding my airport wireless network. Photographs are beautiful. The card reader works great and the printer is smart enough to properly crop or expand the photo from an image that is not the proper proportion. I've had the AIO for about 8 weeks and I haven't had to replace a cartridge yet, even with quite a lot of printing and copying.

I may seem like I'm overly ecstatic about an All-in-one device, but I am constantly pleased with new-found features.

We installed Vista on my wife's MacBook Pro using Parallels. Not wanting to have to plug in the laptop to a printer cable every time she wanted to print, we wanted to be able to print to a printer that is hooked up to the airport. We couldn't get that to work and then tried the 6180. It immediately showed up in Vista and she can print wirelessly throughout the house.

I have to say that this is the first hardware purchase in a long time that I've been truly satisfied with. Opening and installing the printer is straightforward (simple instructions, easy to access internals, and color-coordinated sockets!). I used the built-in wireless which let me drop the printer just where I wanted it. It joined the network just fine.

I use a Mac laptop at home, but I really wanted a scanner that would work with my Ubuntu Linux server too. The Mac software is a bit overpowering in that "everything but the kitchen sink" way, but works well and mostly hides itself away. The hplip package in ubuntu and hp-setup program are really easy to use Scanning documents is just a matter of using the 'scanimage' command, and works with the automatic document feeder so you can scan in more than one page comfortably. Printing is fine too -- I haven't tried the hp-sendfax program yet, but I have high hopes. If you're tres geeky you might want to give your printer a static IP address rather than getting one from the DHCP server: the CUPS driver software currently expects it to be at the same IP always... This is a very nicely done home-office setup, both for nerds like me, and someone who just wants something that will work out of the box.

I researched for a multifunction printer for months as my other peripherals were aging. I looked a various types, makes, and models. I went to stores to print test pages to see the quality and noise they made printing. I looked at comments for ink usage that eliminated several I was considering. Since purchasing this I have been very pleased with the results. It was fairly simple to setup as long as the instructions were explictly followed. This is a great printer for the cost and the print qualities are great. I have had some problem with the scan feature going to my computer but this is probably due to my inexperience doing this. I highly recommmend this to anyone.

So for my c6180 all in one is great. It is nosie but I guess that is okay. I have not had a chance to set it up wireless yet but that will be great if it works.
The software does not work with Vista. You need to down load the software you need. That went very well. It was very easy. Everything went very well after that.

Purchased this because we thought it had an entire host of options for a great price - particularly having an automatic document feeder on top of everything else. Picture quality was pretty important - and we'll echo other reviews that the prints are excellent (on premium paper) and come out quick too. It is taking some time to figure out all of the printing options and what works best when, though I suspect reading the manual would help there.

I have had the HP C6180 All-in-One printer for about three weeks. At set-up, I had a problem with the yellow ink cartridges that was provided and couldn't get it to work. I called HP Tech Support and was told that all I had to do was replace all the ink cartridges and it would work fine. I ask why I couldn't just replace the yellow cartridge and was told that the ink cartridges supplied were just starter cartridges and weren't compatible with the standard replacement cartridges. I asked HP to replace the cartridges. I was told that HP couldn't replace the cartridges, but they would replace the printer... I would receive a replacement printer in a week or so. I didn't want to wait, so I bought replacement cartridges the next day, which cost about $50.00 at COSTCO. I subsequently found them for $35-$40 at several other stores.

Once I installed the replacement cartridges, the installation was a breeze. I was able to get the HP C6180 up and running right away. The wifi works great with my two laptops. The printer works very well, but it "shakes, rattles and rolls" before it prints. It also copies and scans well. I have not printed any photos yet, nor have I hooked up and used the fax.

So far, I am pleased with the performance of the HP C6180. I would have rated it 5 stars, if not for the ink cartridge fiasco.

upgraded to vista and needed a printer that worked with it. had hp psc 2410(which i was very pleased with). I feel this is a much better unit. I have 3 little girls, so i do a lot of photos. Have printed plenty of pictures and the ink still shows almost full. The quality is exceptional. The only small complaint is the warm up time is a little long, but will deal with considering everything else is great.

I've owned an HP OfficeJet 7300 Series in the past and have enjoyed HP's reliability in the past. This model is a major improvement especially for photo printing and high resolution scanning. It's more stylish and more compact than the OfficeJets and is just as fully featured for the small business user.

The HP photosmart C6180 is the greatest all in one printer! It's very easy to navigate the buttons on the keypad, and it works efforestly and much quietier than expected. No need to memorize the instruction booklet because all the navigational keys are labeled. To ensure your correctly using the features, the picture screen says everything your doing--it even shows you when the phone is off the hook and in use. The best selling point of this printer is it's wireless feature. This feature enables you to have only one printer in the house even when you own serveral computers. The laptop can use the printer two floors away and the kids using the desktop in the same room as the printer can use it too. No need to have a printer for every computer in your house. My family loves it. Photo's, faxes, copies, etc.. all come out looking fantastic. The ink lasts much longer than our old one too. Replacement cost for cartridges are inexpensive running around $35-$40 for an all in one pack (all color cartridges you need and the black). Our old printer cost that for just one color or tri color cartridge. This printer may be a little higher priced than some, but it is well worth it. It also has several photo card slots, and a color screen which make it even more valuable. The only down side is it's size. Although it is no bigger than a regular printer width wise, it is much taller than a regular printer. Depending where you want to place it you may be limited. It didn't work in our shelving desk area, but since it's wireless we didn't have to leave it with a computer which opens the door to all kinds of placements. I can't say enough about this printer, and if you have kids they will be able to use it with ease as well.

this printer is great.very easy to hook up.wireless is great and setup is very easy.printing and copying is fast and excellent quality.very pleased with printer

I purchased this AIO after reading many positive reviews. It seemed to have all the features I was looking for. Unfortunately I have been extremely disappointed with the scan quality. Every scan comes out with white spots (looks like dust) even though the originals were in near perfect condition. Copying the picture worked fine, no spots! I tried increasing the resolution and adjusting some of the other settings but continuously receive memory errors for anything at a resolution over 200dpi. I've contacted tech support and they say it's a software issue and had me uninstall and reinstall everything and run a bunch of commands from the command prompt but after 3 hours my scans were still grainy. I wish I discovered this problem sooner so I could have returned it.

I strongly recommend this printer. It was extremely easy to set up. I have a wireless network in my home and this printer fits my needs perfectly. The print quality is wonderful and it is what I expect from an HP inkjet printer. The printer lets you know when inks are getting low and stops printing when they need to be replaced. The inks are very easy to load. I have used the Fax and Copier but I have not used the Scanner. I would definitely purchase this printer again.

This is the best printer I have ever owned! I love it!

HP makes really nice printer hardware. Unfortunately they outsource their software creation and packaging to people who do not know software very well.

The printer comes with the wrong drivers on the CD. (Ok, perhaps a packaging problem, but still bad if you have to google around for finding this out)

The correct Mac OS X drivers are available from HP, but at a whopping 140+MB. They do not provide drivers only just the whole bundle with a whole lot of crapware bundled in. Ok, so you go through that.

Network (ethernet) printing works from Mac OS X, but network scanning (using the built in web server on the printer) does not. So the multifunction printer you just bought becomes a single function printer. (fax driver never worked either)

The drivers from HP are so bad, they actually cover up some buttons in the standard mac print dialogs (like Cancel and half of OK)

The network printer does not get recognized from a Windows XP PC on the same network.

If you want a direct USB connected multifunction (with bad drivers) this is for you. The network printing / scanning is plain unusable.

Sad. I am hoping HP can fix the software issues by getting some competent developers involved.




A darn fine option for an all around printer. I've learned to expect alot from HP all-in-ones and was not disappointed. I moved to this model for the wireless feature but have been pleased all around.

Wireless: Works wonderfully. One hitch, if you have a computer that is hardwired, (ex: wireless laptops, but one desktop is plugged into the wall), you can't connect the hardlined computer through the router. Don't bother, HP doesn't support it. Instead, put the printer by the computer and connect via USB. Simple sounding, but it was frustrating to try it the other way.

Prints and Images: Excellent, the printer still does top-notch "fast-draft" images that use very, very little ink. Color images and photos are superb.

Scans and faxes: It is SOOO nice to use the feeder tray to do long scans. Instead of scanning one page at a time, you can load up to 50 pages in the feeder and start the process, then you end up with a PDF of all 50 pages. This has saved me hours so far sending paperwork to people. Scan quality is excellent. Turn off jpeg compression and you get 4x6's scanned in pretty much artifact free. Scan bulb life seems great since I've scanned a few thousand photos and there are no artifact lines showing up yet. Setting up the fax took about 2 minutes with directions. Easy. Turn down the fax quality to get better ink life, it doesn't reduce readability much.

Double sided printing: Tricky to setup, then it works perfectly. Make sure you look for the option that says "reverse pages" and decide whether you want it on or not.

Ink life: Can't comment yet. Ink lasts forever on "fast draft" mode and gives great lifelike images on photo prints.

Few cons: Could use more space in the paper tray. It's nice to have the separate photo tray, but it gets in the way sometimes.

Very good photos limited to 6X4" that also serves as a printer, Fax, Scanner and Copier. Good speed for printing and is a good bargain for a home office.

I bought this printer to replace an Epson which died after just about two years. I had never owned a HP printer before, I only knew they had a good reputation and years of experience in making printers. The C6180 seemed to fit all of my needs so on blind faith alone I pulled the trigger.

From the minute I took the printer out of the box I knew I was dealing with quality. HP provides both a thick manual and a very well laid out quick start guide. Within literally 10 minutes I went from removing the stickers on the printer, to configuring my wireless network, to printing a test page. In my opinion HP totally nails the concept of "user-friendly".

A half-hour after unpacking the unit I had my PC set up to print and scan wirelessly, along with two Apple Macbooks. HP provides CDs for both Windows and Mac in the box, along with instructions of where to go to get Vista drivers. The Windows installation has easy/expert options, where the expert settings allow you not to install all of the bundled software (scanner, photo library, etc) which gets HP major kudos from me. My only complaint with the OS X installation is that it requires a manual step for adding the printer in the control panel that I didn't find completely user-friendly. It also leaves the fax driver as the default, which I found confusing when I went to print for the first time.

When it's up and humming, the printer is dead easy to use. Via WiFi I am able to print and scan from my couch. The colors and photo printing are truly beautiful. I expected no less than 100% from HP and they delivered. I've not tried the fax capabilities as I do not fax often, so I cannot comment on the fax quality or ease of use.

Overall it was a wonderful experience setting this printer up. HP is one of the few companies out there (Apple being another) that genuinely focus on giving the user an easy, user-friendly, setup. For that I salute them.

I just unpacked this printer today, set it up, and was dismayed at: (1) the LCD, though it was sharp and pretty, would turn on and off when it was bumped or moved (loose wiring?) and (2) even after its auto-calibrate/setup was done, the printer would crumple the upper-right corner of my paper - every time!

I RMA'd this printer and have already dropped it off at UPS. The same day I received it!

Arrrgh. I hope this was just a fluke and HP's Quality Control isn't consistently this flakey.

Great machine, easy setup and I found the "HP Photo Value Pack", which has all 6 ink cartridges plus 150 sheets of HP 4x6 photo paper at WalMart for $35.88

Easy set up, including wireless networking, inexpensive ink. Really does it all

Great product! Even though I hate the thought of buying a new HP printer since you can get refurbs for half the price I am happy with this product. It's no secret that they make money on the consumables anyway. Set up was easy and followed all the instructions. We run both macs and wintel machines here and they print to it wirelessly with no problem. Its great to know that all you need is to plug it into the wall to power it up. Oh yah, even scanned documents wirelessly! My wife placed it into the feeder and I sat in the other room and received the PDF!
The only drawback was entering the encryption key. It was a pain, but that's the price you pay for "security". Great product, would highly recommend for a soho environment. Works great with Macs and PCs.

This is a fantastic deal from Amazon on this printer. I got it for $240, when all local stores were selling it for $300. The printer was easy to set up with the included software. I am using the wi-fi capability, and it is awesome. I highly recommend it. You just plug in the power cord, install the cd and you're done. I saw one review about the HP Print Monitor program slowing down your computer and I did experience this too. But I just exit that program each time I reboot and everything is fine. I can print from anywhere in the house using the wi-fi, send/receive faxes with no problems, scan to pdf, jpg, etc., or copy. It all works well and is fairly easy to operate. I have seen some reviews about the noise it makes cleaning/charging the heads. I don't see the problem. Mine is sitting next to my desk (3 feet away) and it is not even loud enough to interrupt a phone conversation or anything, so not a big deal to me. Photo quality is very good, but I think my HP 895CSE deskjet was just slightly better. Black and white print quality is excellent, and if you set it to draft it will print fast enough to spit the paper off the desk and onto the floor, so be prepared. My wife uses it for business and I use it for printing photos and some letters, etc. Overall, I highly recommend this printer.

Very Satisfied. Great printer. Would recommend for the home computer. Prints sharp. Love it.

So far, I find this to be a very user friendly product. Having the small monitor screen on the unit makes it easy to operate and the results are above expectations.

The HP C6180 shakes, wobbles, regurgitates, snorts, clunks, and vibrates while it noisily prints a great copy. When it's finished printing, it shakes, wobbles, etc. etc. Would I have bought it had I known this? Probably not.

The only good thing I can say is the print quality is fine and the wireless network works. But...software installation is long and tedious (and took three times on one laptop to get to work). Installed drivers cause my PC to take 45+ seconds longer to boot and sometimes (about 30%) stop the shut-down sequence (I have to click "end" in a dialogue box). The ink runs out (even the big black one) amazingly quickly and replacements are $54 at Costco. It seems you gotta get ONLY HP cartridges, as third-party cartridges fail. I'll never buy another HP printer.

This unit replaced my old AIO 7410, which I LOVED. This one just feels cheap. The construction is cheap, parts are loose, and it feels like a child's toy, not an office tool. Given the choice, I would not buy another one.

my printer came last night and i had it hooked up and running in less than a hour on my new imac. Everything works great. super quality on scans and printing. easy to set up on my home network and hooked to my laptop wireless in 10 minutes. great printer and pack of 6 cartiages are under $40 my old printer was over $40 for two




I shopped around for my first all-in-one and decided on the HP C6180 because it was compact, had all the features I was looking for and more. HP has a reputation of quality products and this latest purchase confirms the same. I still have an HP LaserJet 4L that I know I paid twice as much for many years ago. It still works just fine.

Everything works excellent that I have tried to date and set-up was a breeze. Look no further....you can't go wrong with the HP C6180.

The scanner is everything it needs to be other than photo scanning quality. I had a old HP 4C series scanner is better than this one. The picture quality is too graining it may be user error. I will look into it.

The scanner is pathetic. Quality of scans is much worse than my Epson 2400. Software is not very well designed. Customer support promises to call you back in two hours and never does. Online support addresses the wrong problem. Printer and copier however are pretty good. Wireless was surprisingly easy to set up. If you want a printer and copier, this is OK. If you want high quality scans, cross this one off of the list.

I replaced my G85 all in one with the C6180. The wireless set up with the mac was a snap. It took several days to get the wireless to work with one windows machine and I do not yet have it working with the others.
The copier is a little slower that the G85 and the controls for copying are right in the center, so when you are copying something from a book, you have to lift the book to press the copy button and then get it back in place before it starts to copy. It also goes through a lot of whining and various noises when you turn in on and in between copies sometimes. Fax works fine. Scanner works fine too, although white dots show up on the scanned version on the screen. They do not show up on printed version. Paper tray is a little bit of a pain. You can't just slide a stack of paper in. You have to pull the tray out to put the paper in. All in all, not nearly as good as my old all-in-one, but it was a lot cheaper and it is much smaller. I have only had it a couple of weeks and I have already gone through several yellow cartridges and one pink and one blue. I hope my total costs for ink won't increase, but I have a feeling they are going to.... I guess you get what you pay for. I would recommend it if you are on a budget for the printer, but can afford the ink.

Before this we had a wireless print server that was always messing up!! With the HP after about 5 minutes of set up we were printing. Now you can print from the living room sofa, from the kitchen table, the bathroom, or wherever your favorite place to shop Amazon is. I like it so much and it is so easy I think I might get one for my parents.

This printer is well worth the money. Set up is a breeze and all aspects of the printer are so easy to use. Not to mention the quality of the photos, copies, and prints are excellent. I highly recommend this printer.

HP C6180....One of the best investments you will ever make.....bar none! This is an excelent all-in-one Printer-Fax-Scanner-Copier from HP. This one comes packed with lots of features, and is blazing fast as well. The scanner quality is top notch, producing amazing results. This one has the 6 cartridge set up, which I really like. These are easily replaced, and are relatively inexpensive. You can buy the entire 6 cartridges for 35.00 and they even give you photo paper with the deal. You can also replace just the one that is low as well. The color cartidges retail for 10.00 each, with most stores allowing a 3.00 discount if you bring in your used one. I have found this printer to be very ink conservative also. Foe whatever reason the yellow ink is used more than the others, including the black cartidge (which does have a larger capacity) The 30 plus pages-per-minute in both color and black and white print-outs is super-fast. This printer is capable of printing photos that rival any phot lab as well. (photo quality does take more time, yet this is rated as the world's fastest photo printer. The software that is free with the instalation CD is pretty cool as well. I bought this on Amazon, because they offered this at the absolute lowest price I could find, at just over 200 dollars delivered (217 to be exact) and they even threw in free shipping! The large color screen that is built has several usual menus, and this printer has memory slots as well as pic-bridge capacity. Also include auto feed top feed 50 sheet capacity for larger printing tasks, as well as a dual paper tray built in. Great printer at a great price, check this one out aty your local store, and buy it here on Amazon for the best price.