Comments about Hewlett-Packard Hewlett Packard - HP 13" Photosmart Pro B9180, Photo Inkjet Printer with USB & Ethernet Interfaces, Mac & Windows.:

17 days over warrenty and HP won't help with a common problem with charging. The error message "Service Stall Press OK to continue" comes up and won't go away, this $600.00 printer with less than 25 printers and it's a piece of junk. Check the internet you'll see, some people say they get great help and service but not for me.

Comments about Hewlett-Packard Hewlett Packard - HP 13" Photosmart Pro B9180, Photo Inkjet Printer with USB & Ethernet Interfaces, Mac & Windows.:

I owned HP B9180 for a year before I got tired of power cycling and ink usage! When I first got it, printer produced acceptable quality prints till I updated the firmware!! After that no matter what I did my prints did not match my monitor. I did not like the gloss differential it created on semi-matte and glossy finish. The other thing I did not like was power cycling when printer displayed the error massage which I never figured why it was happening!! and each time it happened I had to disconnect the printer from power wait 30 second then connect the power cord back to the printer. You might think that is not a big deal!! each time you disconnect power from printer it looses the color calibration so you have to that again and that means more ink gets wasted plus one sheet of glossy paper!!
According to HP you have to leave the printer on all the time for the printer to maintain its health so everyday printer shoots some ink through its print heads and that expensive ink just gets wasted, since printer does not have user replaceable waste tank sooner or later you get your sponge pads saturated with ink and that will cause a premature print head failure. Default setting for printer maintenance software coming on too early and too frequent to tell you buy more ink while ink cartridges still had lot of ink left in them!
On the positive note it prints nice B&W but how often you print B&W??
B9180 ink does not like Ilford paper and if you print on the Ilford you need to let it dry at least 24 hrs or more before storing it even after 24 hours of drying if you touched the surface of the print you would see some marking. Print sharpness and saturation of B9180 is not as good as Epson comparable printers.

Comments about Hewlett-Packard Hewlett Packard - HP 13" Photosmart Pro B9180, Photo Inkjet Printer with USB & Ethernet Interfaces, Mac & Windows.:

This printer was purchased because the very similar B8850 was on back-order and the B9180 was available. I was hesitant about buying the B8850 due to limitations with material thickness compared to the B9180 and was going for it because it cost less, but I'm glad I bought the B9180 because it's capable of printing material twice as thick, especially since I'm a fan of heavyweight cotton rag media. Also considered was the Epson R1900 but negative reviews and B&W print limitations ruled it out, though the gloss optimizer was appealing. Setup of the HP was touchy, especially as the box had been opened and the quick-start instructions were missing, but the info was available via download and went fairly easily except for a glitch during the software installation when the software install program attempted to access the Internet to check for updated drivers -I can't really say why I agreed to the requested search because I'm using an IBM compatible running XP and that OS has been around long enough for satisfactory drivers to be available. Lesson learned because the search hung things up to the point that I had to start the software install over, including uninstalling the botched initial install. Once the printer was finally up and running the difficulty was forgotten because the prints are beautiful. I use Photoshop CS2 and it's simple to print from so far. I'm using a USB 2.0 connection but the Ethernet capability that the B9180 has -and the 8850 doesn't- should be a plus when the printer goes upstairs next to our router. As others have stated, this machine is built like a tank, though it's still far more manageable than my 24" wide format Epson 7600. A roll feed might be useful but I am somewhat tired of curled media, so it's not that big a deal for me. I really appreciate the ink cartridge capacity as compared to the Epson and Canon printers, and I've started a print log in an effort to determine average print capacity per cartridge, though I expect that this HP will give me more prints per ink set, especially since it doesn't go through head-cleaning rituals that waste ink like my Epsons have. I also appreciate not having to waste ink switching black inks as with my 7600, especially since that procedure can burn through a large quantity of ink in the process as well as prematurely filling the catch tank that the Epson uses. Overall I'm happy as a clam with this printer because the bottom line is the output, and this printer does that amazingly well. This does seem to be a pro-quality inkjet printer, capable of creating archival prints that will be around long after I’m gone. If you can afford this machine, I recommend it because there is no waiting for a print to arrive in the mail or worrying about how a print is going to come out. Adorama could put its photo printing business out of business if everyone had one of these beauties!

Comments about Hewlett-Packard Hewlett Packard - HP 13" Photosmart Pro B9180, Photo Inkjet Printer with USB & Ethernet Interfaces, Mac & Windows.:

This printer is still new and replaces a Canon S-9000 with blocked printhead issues. The set-up was easy although many steps. The proof sheets coming off this printer are sharp and accurate. I have tried a few fine art prints and so far the colors look good and accurate. Too early to tell about ink consumption but the 27ml. ink cartridges are a big plus.

Comments about Hewlett-Packard Hewlett Packard - HP 13" Photosmart Pro B9180, Photo Inkjet Printer with USB & Ethernet Interfaces, Mac & Windows.:

I have had this printer for less than a full month so have not had the time to put it completely through it's paces. I have also not set up the network connection and have been using it on a USB 2.0 connection.Set-up was fairly intuitive, but one should read the accompanying documentation before set-up and then follow the documentation step-by-step.My sole intention for purchasing this printer was use as a photo printer. Photo print quality is superb using a variety of both glossy and "satin" photo paper of various brands. HP Advanced Photo paper and Kodak Professional paper produce equally high-quality results. Color rendition is faithful throughout the color palette, as are blacks and grays. I have printed several documents simply because the printer was already selected and I did not switch to my document printer. Print time and quality for these documents is excellent. I did a lot of research and comparison shopping before purchasing the printer from Adorama.com; my expectations were fully met. [...]Hats off to both HP and Adorama.com!JESStafford, VA

Comments about Hewlett-Packard Hewlett Packard - HP 13" Photosmart Pro B9180, Photo Inkjet Printer with USB & Ethernet Interfaces, Mac & Windows.:

I just got the brand new HP B9180 13x19 pigmented ink printer. I had been waiting for it to hit the market since Feb. Well, it was worth the wait. This printer replaced my Epson 2200, which i thought produced beautiful prints.
These prints out of the 9180 are even nicer. So far, in just 2 days of printing, i found that using HP's print management system produces different results from printing from Photoshops print with preview. The colors with HP management are more vibrant and brighter than either the Epson or PS's printing. I used Ilfords pearl and got beautiful results. And it prints fast. Then i printed on a Legion matte paper and got even better results. A night time skyline panorama looked more detailed and brighter on the matte than the pearl paper.
The advanced photo paper -glossy from HP seems to scratch easily. That's my initial impression. I think i will be buying more matte paper for my photos. So far, i like my new printer. The idea of photos lasting 1-2 hundred years is appealing.
The HP software is also more detailed and clearer to use and offers more choices than Epson's. I was able to add ICC profiles of the Ilford paper easily.
One thing not all in place yet is HP's support for this printer. There is no Mac driver for the 9180 on HP's web site-just 3 Windows versions.
Also their email support was not too on the mark. However, when i called a support person, he did try to be as helpful as he could and even called me back the next day to say he would be mailing out a scarce replacement CD to me. Very nice.
I did get a message from the printer today that i was running out of light magenta ink after not too many prints (maybe 8-11x14's). When checked, it says i have 35% remaining. a bit premature on the warning, but i will get some more ink befor i run out.
Based on my preliminary prints, i recommend this printer to people who want the latest, fastest printer making beautiful archival prints. If this printer is like my other 3 HP printers, it should provide years of service. My Epson 2200 died after 2 months use, and i don't like having to baby Epson printers, i want them to do the work, not me. The HP has replaceable heads, a sophisticated ink system that is an ink miser (so they say), and is built like a tank for long life.