HP has released a new all in one that caught our attention. The HP Photosmart eStation 510a is a printer, scanner, copier and fax machine with one special twist. The control panel can detach and be an external 7" Android tablet. It runs on wifi and can take print from ipads, ipods and just about any other computer that can send a print document.
The print quality is the best HP makes for an inkjet printer. Top notch photo quality if you use the good photo paper. Ink costs about $45 total for Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Photo Black cartridges that do 300 printed pages. With max speeds of up to 33 pages per minute, this printer is definitely speedy. Because of the wifi tablet you can print to this printer from ANYWHERE! The HP ePrint service lets you print out your expense reports before you get home! You can print from Facebook, Yahoo or even Snapfish. Printing from the web is the new standard in printers and this one has all the rough spots already worked out.
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The setup for wireless printing is pretty easy and soon all your desktops, laptops, tablet or even smart phone can print to the new printer. It can hold 125 pages of 8.5x11" paper and do up to 12 envelopes at a time. It doesn't have a large duty cycle (1200 pages per month) so don't plan on this one being an office workhorse. The scanner is a flatbed (no sheet feed) with 1200x1200 black/white & color operation. It has an SD card slot for data from cameras.
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Now on to the 7" detachable tablet PC. It uses the Android system and comes with Internet browser, book reader, facebook, and other apps. It will be fully Android 2.2 compatible soon and have complete access to the Android market and 175,000 other apps. You get about 5 hours of battery time and just need to put it back on the printer to charge. It can be a digital picture frame, ebook reader or just a web browser.
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Cost for all this? HP list price of $399. $100 less then an iPad. Amazing. Technology at the leading edge.
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