HP Photosmart A646

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121 User Reviews
 
4.0 out of 5
14 Expert Reviews
 
3.2 out of 5
 
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Photo • Ink-jet • 1 ppm - color Print Speed
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Most Favorable User Reviews
 
646 Compact photo printer by P. Serrill "Capt" on amazon.com Jan 8, 2012
This is an excellent item and for on the spot printing does a marvelous job. Too bad it has been discontinued. If you want album quality prints this is the quick and easy way to get them. You also have the option of making a written entry on the print ...
 
Great Features & Quality by FLShopper on shopping.hp.com Jan 7, 2011
I bought this printer primarily to help me with a project I was doing at church. I needed a bunch of photos printed out and this A646 really did a beautiful job with no problems at all. Each photo came out with beautiful color and clarity. I did transfer ...
 
Great Little Printer by Cailey on bhphotovideo.com Nov 17, 2010
I purchased this printer to save me time and money on printing out pictures by having to go to a store. It walked me through the complete set up and printed my pictures quickly. The ability to scroll through the pictures on my camera card and print what ...
 
Best Printer I own... by cheeks445, NJ on hsn.com Oct 5, 2010
I bought this printer because my first grandchild was born. From the day he was born till now I have been printing pictures almost everyday. I even brought the printer to the hospital and was printing out pictures a few hours after he was born. I love ...
 
Sweet Deal by Bill on tigerdirect.com Jul 11, 2010
If you are looking for a samll compact printer that is portable and easy to set up then look no further. For the money and ease of use can't be beat. Somewhat limited on paper size(no 8x11) the other sizes are great even exceeding prints from most fast ...
 
 
 
 
Most Critical User Reviews
 
HP Photosmart A646 by Phil Free on amazon.com Jul 7, 2012
I bought the HP Photosmart A646 because my daughter has a HP Photosmart A617. The A646 came without instructions, now I am unable to remove photo in my A646. The A617 is simpler and does better Photo's. THe A646 is 30 seconds quicker than the A617. Very unahappy with my A646 Phil Free
 
I believe I have a lemon! by Anonymous on shopping.hp.com Mar 21, 2010
I bought the A646 because of the glowing reviews on this website, the convenience, and the price. I must have received a lemon, because I have had nothing but trouble with this printer. It is my 10th HP printer, and I have never had the problems that ...
 
cartridge gets jamed inside photosmart printer!! by Laurie J. Lowe on amazon.com Jan 30, 2012
I have always used PH products and mostly I enjoy printing out my photos from the HP Photosmart. I brought an HP Photosmart A 640 series last year. My mistake was not checking out the printer to make sure it was ok. In the middle of printing my photos ...
 
Most Infuriating Printer in 20 years of PC'ing by Talking Wall "Never trust a man with manicure... on amazon.com Dec 27, 2011
Run. This is a piece of junk and is by far the worst piece of hardware I have ever purchased. Install is in the hardware. Windows completes upgrade, your hardware doesn't. Then you have to uninstall the device, re-install and hope it works. I have ...
 
Does not work with the iPad.... by AlexVogue "Alex" on amazon.com Apr 26, 2011
Out of HP's entire army printers & in particular it's line of compact Photosmart photo printers, this newest model is apparently the sole one that can't take advantage of HP's app for printing. Very odd, disappointing as well as arbitrary....
 
 
 
 
User Reviews from the Web
amazon.com
 
3.5 out of 5
from 49 reviews
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: HP Photosmart A646 Compact Photo Printer (CC001A#B1H)
The pics aren't perfect with the color saturation but they are good...None of the built in software did me any good as I run 64-bit Vista and Windows 7 RC...So overall I liked this enough to ditch the PictureMate and although its not perfect print wise I would say if you are looking for a compact 4x6 or 5x7 photo printer with Bluetooth this one should work well enough for what it is...
hp.com
 
4.2 out of 5
from 41 reviews
HP® - HP Photosmart A646 Compact Photo Printer customer reviews - product reviews...
Great quality and very reliable! You can't tell the difference between the output of this printer and professionally printed digital photos...I was printing pictures liteally in 15 minutes!! It is a great product and I would highly recommend it...We added captions and had so much fun with this little printer...
bhphotovideo.com
 
4.8 out of 5
from 21 reviews
HP / Hewlett Packard Photosmart A646 Compact Photo CC001A#B1H
Accurate Colors Easy Setup Easy To Use Fast Print Time Great Contrast Great Overall Quality Reliable Sharp Tones & Colors I purchased this printer to save me time and money on printing out pictures by having to go to a store...I would recommend this printer to anyone who just wants to print pictures out without needing a computer...Easy Setup Easy To Use Great Overall Quality Sharp Tones & Colors Slow Print Time REALLY LIKE THIS PRODUCT.I LIKE THAT IT IS SO PORTABLE AND EASY TO USE.IT MAY BE A LITTLE SLOW IN PRINTING,BUT IF YOU TAKE IT ON VACATION,WHO'S IN A BIG RUSH...
hsn.com
 
5.0 out of 5
from 4 reviews
HP Photosmart A646 Compact Photo Printer with 3.4" Touchscreen LCD at HSN.com
I bought this printer because my first grandchild was born...I would recommend this printer highly to anyone who wants the ease of taking it with you or to just rint out quickly Patricia Spina Fairfield, NJ Pictures look like postcards...But, I think it's an excellent product for the price! excellent product-instructions easy to understand-fantastic photo quality.would highly recommend...
tigerdirect.com
 
4.8 out of 5
from 1 reviews
HP Photosmart A646 Color Inkjet Printer - PictBridge USB Bluetooth 64MB at TigerDirect.com
If you are looking for a samll compact printer that is portable and easy to set up then look no further...Somewhat limited on paper size(no 8x11) the other sizes are great even exceeding prints from most fast photo shops...So if you take lots of photos and want to curb cost of printing this is the one...
pcworld.com
 
3.0 out of 5
from 1 reviews
Hewlett-Packard Photosmart A646 Printer Review | PCWorld
Decent printing with USB but no iPhone support from Apple for the iPhone 4...That is what I bought it for primerily No cooperation between HP and Apple on this product...
cnet.com
 
4.0 out of 5
from 1 reviews
HP PhotoSmart A646 Overview & Specs - Inkjet Printers - CNET Reviews
I?ve been using the predecessor to this model for several years now and I was just thinking that I wanted to get a new printer that was faster...The previous model printed 4x6?s in about 2 minutes; this new model does it in about 28 seconds! The printer touts that it has Bluetooth so you can print photos from your phone, but it won?t detect my iPhone...I'm a little worried that I'm going to loose the stylus used for navigating the touchscreen...
buy.com
 
3.0 out of 5
from 1 reviews
Buy.com - HP Photosmart A646 Inkjet Compact Photo Printer
The printer runs amazing but the ink is way to expensive...I found these great deals on ink that really helps...You should save some money and check it out http://bit.ly/8YIg8C...
viewpoints.com
 
 
 
HP Photosmart a646 InkJet Printer Reviews - Viewpoints
This printer is amazing, prints great photos...I recommend this for the starter...I bought as new hp digital camers and I wanted a photo printer to go with it qand this one is great...
reviewstream.com
 
10.0 out of 10
from 1 reviews
HP Photosmart A646 Compact Photo Printer review
by jhunie TRUSTWORTHY I had to insert a quality photo printer in my list of acquisitions...Bluetooth was definitely what I had in mind while scouring for prospective buys and a good thing a new crop of photo printers were able to address this issue...If you’re thinking of upgrading from your slow heat-induced printers, then I definitely give this photo printer my highest recommendation...
newegg.com
 
4.0 out of 5
from 1 reviews
Newegg.com - HP Photosmart A646 CC001A As fast as 28 sec InkJet Photo Color Printer
Excellent value for your $, print quality is very good...None so far but haven't used it that much...
hummingbird604.com
 
 
 
Win an HP Photosmart A646 Compact Photo Printer! | Hummingbird604.com
You may remember that a few months ago I participated in a blogger relations program by Hill & Knowlton on behalf of their client Hewlett Packard Canada...So when I saw that Raul was having a contest offering an HP A646 Photosmart Printer to those who left a comment, I figured I’d drop a line...
hawkee.com
 
 
 
HP Photosmart A646 Inkjet Compact Photo Printer - Compare Prices & Reviews
I would definitely recommend this printer especially for the price and the portability...I would recommend "JR" as the right place to purchase this item......Good printer, fast enough, nice pictures.brbrDoes not do what i need it to do.brbrI need to print 2 or 4 pics per page and there is no feature for that...
leftcoastbydesign.ca
 
 
 
Review: HP A646 Photosmart Printer | leftcoastbydesign
For the past three years, I’ve been using an HP A516 Photosmart printer to meet my photo printing needs...Similar to the A516, the stylish A646 was a breeze to setup with my PC (I’m going to see about setting it up to my Macbook later tonight and figure the experience to be the same...Overall, I’m quite happy with the product...So if you’re in the market for a decent photo printer and the $189.99 pricepoint isn’t too scary ( Best Buy – 17Nov ), I’d recommend that you give the HP A646 Photosmart Printer a go...
qvcuk.com
 
 
 
QVC - HP A646 Mini Photo Printer with Touchscreen On Board Editing & Bluetooth -...
Would you recommend this product as a gift...Cannot praise this enough and would certainly recommend...I am going to really enjoy using this and would definitly recommend to all...
 
 
 
 
Expert Reviews from the Web
pcmag.com
 
3.5 out of 5
Dec 7, 2009
HP Photosmart A646 Compact Printer Review & Rating | PCMag.com
Touch screen with generally well-designed menus...Prints 5-by-7s, 4-by-6s, and panoramas up to 4 by 12 inches....Speed is acceptable but slow...Messages on the printer LCD and the approach to printing from a computer...HP has a good track record with its compact photo printers, so I was expecting that this year's model, the HP Photosmart A646 Compact Printer ($149.99 direct), would probably stand out as a winner...As with the A636, the A646 is a little bigger...
pcworld.com
 
3.0 out of 5
Dec 3, 2009
Hewlett-Packard Photosmart A646 Printer Review | PCWorld
Editing options Color touchscreen LCD Versatile paper handling...Orangey flesh tones No battery option...The Photosmart A646 has some impressive features...Most snapshot printers take only one size of media, but the Photosmart A646 accepts three: 4 by 6 inches (the size of our test photos), 4 by 12 inches (panoramic), and 5 by 7 inches...The Photosmart A646 also has the option of knowing how many more prints the cartridge roughly...
macworld.com
 
3.0 out of 5
Dec 3, 2009
Complete coverage of the Hewlett-Packard Photosmart A646 Printer | Macworld
Editing options Color touchscreen LCD Versatile paper handling...Orangey flesh tones No battery option...We recommend these Printers for their similarities to the Hewlett-Packard Photosmart A646 in features, specs, ratings, and user interest...HP’s Photosmart A646 compact photo printer offers a few surprising features for its midrange price......
wired.com
 
7.0 out of 10
Nov 9, 2009
HP's Easy Portable A646 Makes Printing Fun Again | Product Reviews | Wired.com
No battery, so be on the lookout for outlets “in the field.” Prints only on pricey photo paper....A lobotomized hamster could set this thing up...You’ve obviously never fired up an A646...The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast Digital......
toptenreviews.com
 
3.0 out of 5
HP Photosmart A646 2012 - TopTenREVIEWS
This printer is lightweight and features an extra large touchscreen....The touchscreen is not always responsive and can be difficult to use....The average resolution of 4800 x 1200 is good enough for the average user out there however not as amazing as we would like to have seen from HP...The HP Photosmart A646 provides a unique way of printing photos from the majority of devices and in a variety of sizes...The HP Photosmart A646 cost about the same as some...
consumersearch.com
HP Photosmart A646 Review
Variety of photo sizes Variety of editing options Large touch screen Good connectivity...So-so print quality Slow print speed High cost per print No battery option Glitch-ridden software...Reviewers say the chief advantage of the HP Photosmart A646 is its versatility...But, while other printers may produce nicer photos, the HP Photosmart A646 is pretty much your only option if you want a portable photo printer that can create prints larger than...
allprinterreviews.com
Hewlett-Packard Photosmart A646 Review
Hewlett-Packard Photosmart A646 is a photo snapshot printer that is easy to use and easy to set up...Hewlett-Packard Photosmart A646 is a small  format printer that is a bit bigger than other printers of its class...The Hewlett-Packard Photosmart A646 is easy to set up...Hewlett-Packard Photosmart A646 lacks what it takes to be a fully equipped snapshot printer...
canoe.ca
Dec 21, 2009
Product Review: HP Photosmart A646 « CanoeTech Blog
However, every once in a while, there is a great picture that is taken that absolutely must be printed and put in a frame...As one of the more environmentally friendly pieces of technology on the market today, the A646 is made from 32 per cent recycled plastic, and the tote that it comes with is made from recycled bottles...Secondly, because this is an issue, it’s not recommended that the user leave the printer alone to print 99 photos as a jam may occur...
pcmicrostore.com
HP Photosmart A646 Compact Photo Printer - CC001A#B1H / PCMicroStore.com - Hot Deals...
Print, personalise and share your photos with this easy-to-use compact printer – complete with extra-large HP TouchSmart screen...HP Photosmart A646 Compact Printer with Bluetooth, HP 110 Tri-colour Ink Cartridge (introductory cartridge), 13 x 18 cm photo media kit, set-up guide, warranty booklet, power supply and cord...Microsoft® Windows® XP* SP1* or higher: Any Intel® Pentium® II, Celeron® or compatible processor...
consumerreports.org
HP Photosmart A646 information from Consumer Reports
The Photosmart A646 is part of the printer test program at Consumer Reports...In our lab tests, snapshot printer models like the Photosmart A646 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below...This is our assessment of the appearance of each photo...This calculation is the estimated cost of the color ink or ribbon (for dye-sublimation models) and glossy photo paper needed to produce a 4x6 photo...
kelkoo.co.uk
Dec 1, 2009
HP Compaq PhotoSmart A646 Expert Reviews | Printers Expert ratings - Kelkoo
If you're looking for a high-performance printer, then the HP Compaq PhotoSmart A646 Printer is the right choice for you...The optimal printing speed of the HP Compaq PhotoSmart A646 Printer saves your time and energy...Compared with the Epson PictureMate Charm, which costs the same, the Photosmart A646 offers more versatility, but it falls...
yahoo.com
Aug 4, 2010
HP A646 Compact Photo Printer Review - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
The HP A646 is a compact photo printer...The HP A646 photo printer is fitted with a 3.45-inch screen...The HP A646 offers a range of connection options...The HP A646 compact photo printer is fitted with a 3.45-inch screen...
kmart.com
Mar 20, 2010
HP PhotoSmart A646 Compact Printer- Hewlett-Packard-Computers & Electronics-Printers-Inkjet
HP PhotoSmart A646 Compact Photo Printer - Printer - color - ink-jet - 4 in x 6 in up to 2.1 prints/min (color) - capacity: 20 sheets - USB, Bluetooth...Choose from 300+ creative elements - borders, clip art, captions, and more...
inkandstuff.co.uk
Feb 9, 2010
HP Photosmart A646 Compact Photo Printer
Once you see the photo quality and cost per print, however, the Photosmart A646 is no longer so endearing...The good news on the driver software is that the installation is supposed to start automatically as soon as the printer is connected to your computer via a USB cable...As it turns out, the printer is actually seen by a computer as a storage device, but the HP Photosmart A646 is set to default to drive letter G:, which, in our case, happened to be the same drive letter assigned to our DVD drive...The base price of the HP Photosmart A646 is the same as for the Canon Selphy ES40 and Epson PictureMate Charm: $149.99...
 
 
 
 
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