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HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Printer | 
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| Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Category: CE
List Price: $800.00
Buy New: $515.00
You Save: $285.00 (36%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  56 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
System Memory: 64
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 49
Dimensions (in): 26.5 x 23.5 x 9.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: B9180
Model: B9180
UPC: 882780360518
EAN: 0882780360518
ASIN: B000GWMK8C
Release Date: September 7, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW SEALED 1 YEAR HP WARRANTY WE DO NOT SHIP TO HI,AK, APO AND PR
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| Features:
| • | Professional-grade photo printer | | • | Enjoy up to 4,800 optimized dpi color (up to 4,800x1,200 dpi) when printing from computer | | • | Windows and Mac compatible | | • | Ethernet network compatible | | • | 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty |
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Product Description
Get precise, long-lasting colors with HP Vivera pigment inks and HP scaleable printing technology. The latter is ideal for professional photographers, graphic artists and others whose livelihood and interests depend on superior color management and control, as well as durable and consistent quality. Produce waterproof, gallery-quality color and black-and-white photos that resist fading for over 200 years, plus fine art prints on an impressive range of photo and fine art media up to B+ size prints.The HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Photo Printer delivers exceptional image quality and the best photo permanence on the market. HP Vivera pigment ink technology, combined with the printer's professional colors, enables accurate and consistent color reproduction. HP's third-generation gray ink is more neutral than ever before, allowing for exceptionally smooth transitions and detail. Eight individual high-capacity ink cartridges enable high-volume printing with efficient printing speeds - producing 4 x 6- inch photos in as fast as 10 seconds and 13 x 19-inch photos as fast as 1.5 minutes - ideal for professional photographers and advanced amateurs. Users can print exceptional photos on digital fine art media including canvas, photo rag, watercolor, stiff pre-matte and film up to 1.5-mm thick, as well as improved HP Advanced Photo Paper.
Amazon.com Product Description
The HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Photo Printer is an ideal solution for the amateur or professional who demands exceptional image quality. Utilizing HP Vivera pigment ink technology, combined with the printer's professional color selection, the printer provides for accurate and consistent color reproduction. HP's third-generation gray ink is more neutral than ever before, allowing for exceptionally smooth transitions and detail. Eight individual high-capacity ink cartridges enable high-volume printing with efficient printing speeds producing 4-x-6-inch photos in as fast as 10 seconds and 13-x-19-inch photos as fast as 1.5 minutes. Users can print exceptional photos on digital fine art media including canvas, photo rag, watercolor, stiff pre-matte, and film up to 1.5-mm thick, as well as improved HP Advanced Photo Paper. Compatible with Windows 2000 Professional and later and Mac OS X v. 10.2 and later operating systems, the printer features a speedy USB 2.0 data connection and is backed by a 1-year manufacturer's limited warranty. Measuring 26.6 x 16.9 x 9.2 inches, the printer weighs only 37.7 pounds. What's in the Box
HP Photosmart Pro B9180 printer, HP 38 ink cartridges (including black, matte black, gray, cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, and light magenta), HP Photosmart Premier software CD, quick start booklet, user's guide, and power cord
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| Customer Reviews: Read 51 more reviews...
 Good Prints. Shameful Customer Service. November 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the B9180 less than one year ago and also purchased the NEXT BUSINESS DAY customer care package. The unit did make good prints during that time but failed mechanically under fairly light usage. Then ownership of this printer led to the worst customer service experience I have ever encountered. A call to the support line (call center in India) led to one and a half hours of excruciating pointless documentation of irrelevant details such as the lot number and product number from all 8 color cartridges. The only troubleshooting consisted of asking me to cycle the unit off and on. A Customer Service Order was finally issued for replacement of the defective unit, but the actual replacement unit was shipped for delivery several days later, not for NEXT BUSINESS DAY as the care pack contract states. When I called to ask about the delay in violation of my contract, the customer service rep just told me "not to worry" and to wait or to "call the corporate number" to complain.
 Carefully consider ink cost/consumption November 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm an artist; I need to print documents and, occasionally, small prints of my work. After my Epson 1280 died, I did loads of research comparing Epson to Canon to this printer, and bought the HP Pro B9180. I've had it about 9 months, and in that time the printer has seen very light use - about one document a week, and some color photo/art prints once a month or less. I've left it on continuously, as recommended, and replaced all the inks as they ran out about 2 or 3 months ago.
A week ago, the printer indicated problems with faulty printheads. I called HP support (which is absolutely fantastic) and we went through various tests while the printer claimed a variety of printhead malfunctions (the errors it reported changed frequently). HP sent me out two new printheads, which I replaced yesterday; after half an hour of making lots of noise - presumably initializing and calibrating - the printer is showing 1% ink left in the Matte Black cartridge, which had more than 50% ink at the beginning of the week. Other cartridges are also significantly depleted during all this malfunctioning.
Given the $30+ per cartridge, I spent ~$250 several months ago in replacing all the cartridges then, and NOW need to replace several right away due to this printhead problem (it probably consumed about $100 worth of ink this week trying to find its brain)...the others will likely need replacing before the printer hits its one-year-old mark. That means $500+ spent on ink in just one year, for VERY light use. As a self-employed small businessperson, that cost hit is significant and prohibitive.
I'll be researching the current Epson and Canon printers, because I cannot afford to feed this beast.
 Solid Photo Printer October 23, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been using the B9180 for 10 months. I've waited this long to write a review because, frankly, problems with photo printers typically take a while to show up.
1) I use the 9180 with a Mac running OS X. No problems there at all. The HP drivers all work well and there's even a widget available that will provide a quick ink status check. I've printed from iPhoto and PhotoShop without problems.
2) I've followed HP's recommendation to leave the printer turned on 24/7 to avoid ink nozzle clogs. This is one of the primary reasons I picked this printer in the first place. All my previous color inkjets clogged. I'd be out of town for a week or two, come home, try to print some photos and find that I needed to replace print heads, or get more ink, or both. Not going to print for a month? No problem at all with this HP. Others have said that this wastes ink. I'd rather waste a little ink than lose time and money on photo paper only to find that red isn't working today.
3) Prints are beautiful. This is the first printer I've used where I've regularly looked at my prints and found them at least comparable to lab prints from Kodachromes. On extremely close inspection, you'll see only one minor flaw - the paper is pulled through with very tiny spiked metal washers. On dark areas of the print, you'll see remnants of where the metal touched the paper. I notice this particularly on 13x19 prints of astronomical images with a predominantly dark sky. For the majority of work, however, you're never going to see this.
4) Monochrome black & white prints look as neutral and pristine as a darkroom developed print. You can still tell this is a digital B&W print by the glare from the print if lighting is at just the right angle, but side-by-side prints of a scanned Pan-X negative printed on the 9180 vs a darkroom print from the original negative are quite similar. There are pros and cons to both but I prefer the print here on the 9180.
5) No question that ink is expensive. Yeah, well, printing full color in a darkroom wasn't inexpensive either, so if you want prints that are comparable, don't expect to get away inexpensively. A direct comparison of pricing shows that this unit isn't out of line. My technique is to always have a spare of each ink color. If the light gray runs out, I put in the spare and order another light gray using Amazon Prime. No shipping charge and it arrives in two days, long before I'll need it again.
6) HP knows how to include wireless in their printers and should have done so here since the printer is too large to conveniently be located on your desktop. Maybe that will be in the 9190?
7) The paper path setup works well, and I've had much better luck here than with Kodak's dye-subs. I haven't lost any paper during my months with the unit due to misfeeds.
Overall, I'm very pleased with the printer and highly recommend it.
Rugged & reliable & super-accurate October 20, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've had this printer since it was first introduced. Compared to the high-end Epsons & Canons I've had it is more reliable (no constant nozzle clogs & deep cleanings), more accurate (side by side the prints from this printer make the others look like cartoon colors) & more rugged. The black & white prints it produces are outstanding.
I moved a year ago from NY state to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. I removed the ink cartridges and print heads from the B9180, packed it in its original box & put it in storage with our furniture for 3 months (in the fall & winter) while we looked for a house. It was then shipped cross-country in January. When it arrived & I put it back together, it only needed 2 cartridges replaced (they had had low ink) & it runs beautifully & gives me gallery-quality prints every time.
Best printer I've ever owned!
Excellent Printer October 18, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The B9180 printer has proven excellent in printing repro digital prints of my oil paintings and pastels. I'm using Hahnemuhle art paper and the color is extraordinary. Using it with Photoshop, I hardly ever have to correct the colors, so I haven't wasted a lot of high end paper. Your investment will turn out to be more in the ink and paper you buy than the printer itself. I chose it over the Canon because Canon prints a wide border on the paper, and I wanted to have more flexibility with that. I can print without a border, and get buy with smaller sizes of that excellent but very expensive paper.
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