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HP Photosmart C1610 All-in-One Images

By Jeffrey Fuchs, CNET.com on 14/03/2005

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The good:

Easy-to-use walk-up or computer-controlled printing, scanning, and copying
Slick look
Low price, digital memory cards and PictBridge port

The bad:

Slow
No photo preview LCD, automatic document feeder, or two-sided printing
Fair scans
Requires ink swapping

The bottomline:

The HP 1610 all-in-one is well suited for an individual or a family that will use colour scanning and copying only occasionally.

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7/10

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