HP Photosmart A526 Compact Photo Printer

It worked when I got it, but no more. The timing tape inside the mechanism needs to be cleaned, but the unit doesnt come apart. Something you need to know about HP, after the warranty expires you are on your own. They wont even answer a simple email question.

All I can say is this is really a terrible printer. Printed about a half dozen pictures -quality so-so. Couldnt figure out why then the pictures started printing very poor quality with a weird whitish color overlaying the pictures.

I use mine at parties, family reunions and anywhere that I may want to share prints with people that I wont see soon. True I could email them to them but it is easier to print them and be done.

This printer makes pretty good prints, as long as you get them to the printer exactly how you want them to be printed. There are no photo editing options on this printer, except for the red-eye repair function (which has yet to work once for me.) I also just realized that only the SD card slot will read cards. I tried an XD memory card and four different USB flash drives and got memory card error for all of them. In order to print pictures from my new camera, I have to transfer them to my computer and then to an SD card. Annoying. Overall, I think this printer would be great for a teenager just wanting to share pictures with friends, but not really good for adults who want a higher quality picture and the ability to edit the picture before it prints.

THE HP PHOTO PRINTER WAS NOTHING BUT A PIECE OF JUNK! A VERY PRICIE PIECE OF JUNK. IT DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THE COLOR WAS AS IF THE INK WAS NEARLY EMPTY NOT NEW. I HAVE ANOTHER ONE THAT I BOUGHT SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT STILL WORKS & WAS TRYING TO GET A REPLACEMENT BEFORE IT QUIT . DIDNT HAPPEN . I WILL KNOW BETTER ANOTHER TIME. I HAVENT HAD VERY GOOD LUCK AT ALL WITH ANYTHING THAT I HAVE BOUGHT ON ANAZON.

I wanted one that could print 3 different sizes on the 4x6 photo paper and also have different type of borders.

This item wouldnt work after we got it. Im sending it back for an exchange. Disappointed that they couldnt take it home with them.

It would not print pictures!