HP 6525 Ink
Photosmart 6525 Ink Cartridges

HP 6525 Printer Review

The HP Photosmart 6525 all-in-one inkjet is a significant improvement over the 6510 and earlier models, with the inclusion of Wi-Fi, as well as mobile printing capabilities. Its ISO speeds are around 12 pages per minute for black and 8.5 pages per minute for color, and it can even fax without a phone line.

While most of the 6525's functions are fairly standard, it has a unique capability for faxing, which includes integration with the eFax web-based faxing service. This allows users to send and receive faxes even if they don't have a phone line, which becomes increasingly more common as the majority of the world switches to mobile phones. This can also save a lot of HP 6525 printer ink as it uses a digital workflow.

Speaking of mobile phones, the unit supports Apple's AirPrint for printing from popular Apple devices, and HP's ePrint can serve a similar function for a wider variety of devices, even allowing for cloud printing through email. The large touchscreen control panel offers ePrint apps as well, so that users can access and print photos and documents from Facebook, Flickr, and other sources with ease.

Paper handling is a bit limited. The small input paper tray can only hold a maximum of 80 sheets, which might seem limited even for some home users. The machine has a flatbed scanning platen, but doesn't include an automatic document feeder, so scanning, copying, and faxing must be done one page at a time.

The low purchase price wouldn't mean much if printer ink prices were high, but luckily, HP 6525 ink cartridges are quite affordable. Individual Photosmart 6525 ink cartridges are available in large capacities of up to 750 pages for each color and up to 800 pages for black. This makes the cost per page for Photosmart 6525 ink one of the lowest in its class.

If buyers are looking for an affordable and easy-to-use all-in-one inkjet, it is easy to recommend the 6525. The only downsides are its lack of an ethernet port and its limited paper handling, but the low price of HP 6525 ink will help make up for its few shortcomings.

HP Photosmart 6525 Instructional Video

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