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HP C309g Photosmart Premium Touch Screen Printer

October 18, 2009 | Component, Computer, Portable Storage, Printer | 1 Comment

HP has released its way to design this machine very smooth, simple lines. The top cover, glossy black with a series of geometric lines in relief, not unlike some laptops and HP’s recent lifting the lid allows easy access to the flatbed scanner, but there is little benefit in the hinge to digitize books.

HP Photosmart Premium C309g

The fixed control panel has an inclined edge embossed with the touchscreen set almost as a separate unit on five key position. The screen is surrounded by six buttons for single-touch function, which light up when their functions are available. It is a capacitive screen, with bright backlighting and large icons. It is very easy to use and is somewhat more sensitive than the Lexmark. It has an aspect ratio of 7:5.5, which is better for photo previews of a wide screen.

Below the control panel is the standard rule paper tray, which can take both plain paper and white photograph. The printer draws the photo tray itself when you select Media Photo. A pull-out paper stop printing A4 sheets prevents slipping on the desktop, but increases the footprint of the printer is quite considerable. Two memory card slots for SD, MemoryStick and xD are set beside a USB to dual use, which connects to PictBridge-enabled cameras and USB drives. The rear connections include USB and Ethernet, but the Photosmart Premium C309g also supports the wireless networking.

Hardware installation is a breeze, just cut off five rounds – there are pigmented photo black – in the print head and go. Wireless setup is also very simple wizard firmware hunting for available networks and has a touch screen keyboard to enter a passcode. Installing the software is then using the printer and the network connection is painless. [via trustedreviews]