HP Photosmart D7560

I've had several HP printers in the past that have been real work horses but this one is a DOG. It's totally incompatible with Word 2007 when trying to do anything like print envelopes, custom sized papers,… etc. It's also very noisey, eats ink and keeps sending me HP advertising messages. I absolutely do not recommend this printer unless all you want to do is print photos and then be ready to spend a bundle on ink.

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I bought this printer to replace 2 (I bought the same one twice) HP Photosmart 8250s because after a couple of years of use they started telling me that the paper tray was empty, when it most assuredly was… not. I tried all sorts of fixes, like adding more paper, deleting the job in Print Manager, tweaking Device Manager, to no avail. Other than that fatal flaw, that printer was extremely easy to use. NOT so with this one. Out of the box, the install program failed and required me to find the most recent HP Photo Gallery software and install it. Then I could reinstall the printer. The print setup is way more complicated that I am used to and must be done every time I print something. The initial print quality was awful - too yellow and too dark. I have already wasted a lot of photo paper and ink trying for something acceptable. It has required modifications to the printer controls (which took hours of experimentation) to make the changes permanent, but I am not satisfied yet. I'll probably be looking for something else, as I can't see how this one is ever going to be a winner.

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Nice printer with a nice price.I did some research and I think it paid off.I am very pleased with this printer.I have a dell computer,but I like Hp printers better.I also have an old HP Deskjet 5740 printer… too.Ink dries fast to HP photo paper,which is good.HP photosmart D7560 is very noisy,but it does the job.I have it for a month now.I love it.Amazon is fast on shipping it to you too.Thanks Amazon.

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I was looking for an economical way to print nice colorful CDs and DVDs for a small business of mine. I had previously used the laser engraving method but was not pleased with its clarity. I researched… some very expensive disc labeling machines but learned that HP had a line of Photosmart printers that would also print directly on the CD/DVD. I would agree the included software is poor if you want to vary from the designs included, but I developed a Photoshop template that works nicely. This HP D7560 it prints much faster than the laser method I was previously using (Lightscribe), DVDs look professionally made, and the only negative feature would be the amount of ink it uses. But, it's still much cheaper than the $1,500-$2,000 disc printers on the market. I would highly recommend this printer.

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