Hp Photosmart 5520 Schwarz Druckt Nicht

TechRadar Verdict

Pros

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Superb, fast photograph press
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Great text output
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Good overall build quality
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Spider web and mobile printing options

Cons

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No 2nd A4 tray
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Some build issues
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Slight banding on default-quality images
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No Ethernet connectivity

Although office of HP'due south image-orientated Photosmart range, the HP 7520 is a very capable home function all-in-1 printer. It has fax facilities alongside the expected printing, scanning and photocopying.

There'south a 25-canvass document feeder for the scanner, a compact 125-canvass newspaper tray and a 20-sheet tray for photo newspaper (up to 5 x 7 inches). It can both print and scan in Duplex too.

On the downside, there's no second A4 (US letter of the alphabet) sized newspaper tray and the scanner lid has fixed hinges then they can't stretch to accommodate thicker materials.

Merely even so, the multifunction printer is comfortably good plenty to service a dwelling house or modest office. Is the distinction between HP'due south Officejet and Photosmart printer ranges becoming blurred?

The HP Photosmart 7520 connects to your network through Wi-Fi or direct through USB; there's no Ethernet option. HP ePrint enables yous to email documents to your printer from internet-connected smartphones, tablets and computers, and information technology's AirPrint-capable for press from Apple devices.

Wireless directly printing enables you to make a Wi-Fi connection without a network, and information technology's also Google Cloud Print-set. Its inkjet arrangement uses five tanks: cyan, magenta, yellow and black, with a second blackness tank with pigment ink for loftier-quality text press.

The HP Photosmart 7520 is easy to set up and use. Its 10.9cm (4.29-inch) colour touchscreen puts all its functions at your fingertips, and yous can view video guides for maintenance tasks such equally clearing a paper jam or replacing spent ink cartridges.

Wi-Fi set-up is uncomplicated too - y'all'll be connected to your network in no time. The touchscreen is very responsive, merely not so twitchy that you will printing buttons by accident simply by brushing confronting them.

Unfortunately, it can exist fickle when scrolling through the row of downloaded print applications atop the screen, but its basic office buttons work well.

Overall build quality is very adept. It's solid and robust, with meaty paper trays and a solid ADF for the scanner. Information technology has a couple of weak points, though. The hinges for the scanner chapeau don't stretch or telescope for when scanning something thick and meaty, which is a surprising oversight considering how much effort has been made in bringing small-office features to the printer.

Also, the catch tray that holds your printouts is little more than than a sliver of plastic that has to be manually extended before printing.

The HP Photosmart 7520 is priced £179/U.s.$149.99/AU$269, putting it in the same sort of toll subclass as the HP Officejet 150 Mobile, Canon Pixma MG6350 and Blood brother MFC-J4510DW.