HP C5288 Ink
Photosmart C5288 Ink Cartridges

HP C5288 Printer Review

The right printer is hard to find, but it is important to know exactly what is needed before looking. If an all in one is what's in mind, take a look at the HP Photosmart C5288. It will print, scan and copy impressively, and it won't take up too much space, either. Its dimensions are only 17.8x15.2x9.3 inches, and it only weighs 15.7 pounds. For three amazing functions, this size is hard to beat—its upfront price will be hard to beat too. It has an affordable price tag, and its cost of maintenance is fairly inexpensive too due to very low costing HP C5288 ink.

Able to produce up to 3,000 pages monthly, this thermal inkjet unit will probably work best in a home office. Want exceptional photo printing? The C5288 has that covered too. While traditionally it only needs a black and a tricolor Photosmart C5288 ink cartridge, two photo printer ink tanks are also offered for the highest quality photos possible. These tanks are photo color and photo gray, yielding 130 pages and 80 pages, respectively. The black printer ink has a yield of 200 pages, and the color has a yield of 170. The black and color ink tanks also come in high capacity, which yield more than double the pages of the standard ink.

Though these HP C5288 ink cartridges won't last incredibly long, third party vendors do sell remanufactured versions. These remanufactured versions exert the same high quality resolutions for a much lower price. Printing using only the black Photosmart C5288 ink, a resolution of 1200x1200 dpi can be acquired. If printing with color HPC5288 ink, the resolution can reach up to 4800x1200 dpi. For an inkjet printer, these results are very good.

USB connection, Mac and Windows capability and great final products all come standard with this unit. Users agree that the C5288 is a great purchase.