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In terms of speed and print quality, the HP Photosmart Pro B9180 is currently the number one inkjet printer on the market. It's also one of the most expensive. If you’re serious enough about photography to spend £500 on a printer and want close-to-perfect photos at home, the HP B9180 is currently the best tool for the job.
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It is obvious that the Photosmart Pro B9180 is aimed more at the creative professional than the average computer user; it is a high-quality product meant for demanding users. If this sounds like you and if your projects could do with top-notch desktop printing or you want to be able to produce gallery-quality prints with archival-grade inks, get your chequebook out.
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HP has long ruled the office printer market, but the HP B9180 should go a long way to establish the company as a first-rate option for photographers. With the B9180, HP has built an incredibly full-featured photo printer that delivers output that's as good as its competitor, with better longevity, and all for a price that is much lower than anything else on the market.
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HP’s new pigment-based Vivera ink technology takes a lot of beating. The vibrancy of colour prints is superb, marred only by slight darkening of black and white, which may need some compensation. Put simply, if we wanted a medium format inkjet photo printer and had less than £500 to spend, we’d buy the Photosmart Pro B9180.
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Overall, the HP B9180 is hard to beat. The image quality is first rate, and with the move to pigment inks the print life and media options are excellent. I do wish the printer had a roll option as many of the fine art papers I buy are on a roll. To be fair to HP, only Epson offers this option at this size. HP has clearly put a great deal of effort into their new Vivera pigment inks to give the user more color and dynamic range from their prints than what was previously available. If you've been holding off on moving to pigments for this reason, the wait is finally over.
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This printer is exactly what HP needed to release right now. At least until their new Edgeline technology becomes permeated through the Inkjet and Laserjet lineup. The 10 ink Canon expected to be released next year will be some interesting competition, but HP knocked Epson flat on their face with this one. I love competition between companies especially with companies with no limits for R&D like HP.
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The B9180 printer will appeal to any photographer or Fine Art artist who is serious about achieving the very best quality prints. The printer is built like a Sherman tank, it will withstand daily heavy duty use in any studio environment. Perhaps the printer is not the best looking or stylish printer I have ever seen, but it has so much technology and functionality to make you forget about its looks. The B9180 has a useful top flat surface which I can put paperwork and other general desktop clutter on.
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One final thing. Who thought that it was a good idea to call this printer the B9180? It seems like such an arbitrary number. I know that product naming and numbering rarely makes sense to outsiders, but with the exception of Pentax's incredibly stupid *isD moniker B9180 is right up there in obscurity. Why not B9810? Or B8190. Or B9801? See what I mean? Totally forgettable. But, if a desktop 13X19" printer is on your shopping list, the new HP B9180 is definitely one that should be looked at and considered closely. There's little wrong with it, and a great deal to like.
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While we think there are definite reasons for purchasing some of the higher-priced Epson and Canon printers—roll support, larger paper sizes, higher-production print runs—the B9180 sits at an amazing price point for what you get. Combine the great print quality with any two of its standout features—closed-loop calibration, sturdy construction, smartly designed software, broad media support, efficient ink life, archival print quality—and you’d have a very good printer, indeed. But when you wrap them all up into the package that is the B9180, you have a great professional-quality photo printer that’s priced under $1,000.
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If you're serious about printing top-quality photos (or graphics, for that matter) at sizes up to 13 by 44 inches, the HP Photosmart Pro B9180 is a superb choice.
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