The HP Photosmart B109a is the basic multifunction printer for your home. It has four ink cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) and built-in scanner, so you can use them to copy documents other than print them. However, you should not expect a very fine machine for your money: it costs only $ 129 and after you print some photos or use a scanner, you can see why.
The most suitable task for the
HP Photosmart B109a is to print text and graphics documents, and quickly scan text documents. The output of the printed text is clear and easy to see as it offers black writing and nice eyes. If anything, the black color is too strong in normal print mode, but you can always print in economy mode if you want it lighter, and you'll also save on ink. Now we're not going to say that Photosmart B109a is good enough to use for professional presentations, but to print school reports, webpages, Google Maps and other bits and bobs on plain paper, this will help you well. .
Before you start printing, you must set it up. Since this is an HP product, it will take you a while. The setup process installs drivers and all the software and services that HP wraps with it, and it's not clear that you can actually adjust this installation and eliminate all the options you do not want. Additional software is to create print projects, print more easily from Internet Explorer, and there are also some service and support programs that actually send back information to HP about your printer usage. One program will even allow you to complete the survey, and then, because tracking your printer usage from time to time, will give you special offers for consumables based on that use.
The entire setup procedure, including hardware installation, can be done by running the available disks. There are videos and diagrams to show you how to install the cartridges and align the printhead and, everything is fine, the installation should be taken for 15-20 minutes. The print cartridge (HP Ink 564) is easy to install, but the black color is slightly fiddly because the cartridge is not installed directly on either side to help guide it in. You get a standard ink cartridge when you buy. printer cartridges and replacements will cost around $ 19. The result for the color cartridge is 300 pages, while the black ones are said to last for 250 pages. The standard cartridges cost $ 19 each, which means each printed page will consume about 26.5 cents of ink. There are also XL cartridges that have higher yields. If you pair standard color cartridges with the XL $ 50 black cartridge (800 pages result), for example, the overall cost per page drops slightly to 25 cents.
A nice touch is the insertion of a sticker that has an ink cartridge model printed on it. There is actually one step in the installation process that tells you to put this sticker under the cover so you can see it and easily find out which cartridge to buy when it's time to refill the ink.
The printer mechanics are somewhat clumsy, which is expected from printers in this price range. It makes a lot of loud noise that will make you a bit worried, but everything is normal. It has a curved paper path and a single input / output tray that can hold 80 sheets in the input tray and 15 sheets in the output tray. We managed to print 20 pages without them spilling onto the floor. There is a bit of awkwardness in handling 4x6in paper, as there is no real guide as to how far you need to place the paper on the tray, but you soon find out.
Due to the curved paper path, the printer uses space efficiently - you can place it as closely as possible to the wall because the protruding back cables will be possible.
While Photosmart B109a is able to print photos, it does not do a decent job. There are striking strokes and lack of detail. The photo will look fine from a distance, but once you get up close, you will see many lines and bloody lines, leading to a messy picture as a whole. But the good thing is if you want photos printed quickly, Photosmart B109a will do the best quality 4x6in photos on glossy photo paper in just 21 seconds! Conversely, text documents with multiple graphics, tables and multiple photos interspersed, will average about 3.6 pages per minute.
HP Photosmart B109a All-in-One - multifunction printer ( color ) Series Specifications
GENERAL
- Printing Technology Ink-jet - color
- Monthly Duty Cycle (max) 2500 impressions
- Office Machine Features Print from memory card
- Display Diagonal Size 1.5"
- ManufacturerHP
PRINTER
- Inkjet Technology HP Thermal Inkjet
- Ink Type HP Vivera Inks
MEMORY
- Standard Memory 64 MB
- Max Supported Memory 64 MB
- Supported Flash Memory Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
POWER
- Power Consumption Sleep 0.5 Watt
- Power Consumption Standby 4.8 Watt
- Power Consumption Operational 27 Watt
DISPLAY
- Display Diagonal Size 1.5"
- Display Diagonal Size (metric) 3.8 cm
COPYING
- Max Copying Speed Up to 9 ppm (mono) / up to 10.5 ppm (color)
- Max Copying Resolution Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
- Max Copying Speed B/W 9 ppm
- Max Copying Speed Color 10.5 ppm
- Max Copying Resolution B/W 1200 x 1200 dpi
- Maximum Copies 30
RAM
- Installed Size 64 MB
- Max Supported Size 64 MB
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
- ENERGY STAR Certified Yes
PRINTING
- Max Printing Resolution Up to 600 x 600 dpi (mono) / up to 4800 x 1200 dpi (color)
- Max Printing Speed Up to 30 ppm (mono) / up to 28 ppm (color)
- Max Resolution B/W 600 x 600 dpi
- Max Resolution Color 4800 x 1200 dpi
- Printer Drivers / Emulations PCL 3
- Max Printing Speed B/W (ppm) 30 ppm
- Max Printing Speed Color (ppm) 28 ppm
- Ink Type HP Vivera Inks
- Inkjet Technology HP Thermal Inkjet
CONNECTIONS
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X 10.4, Apple Mac OS X 10.5, MS Windows Vista, MS Windows Vista (64-bit versions)
FINISHING EQUIPMENT
- Collator none
- Stacker none
- Stapler none
- Binder none
ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS
- Sound Emission (Operating) 57 dBA
- Sound Emission 57 dBA (operating)
DOCUMENT & MEDIA HANDLING
- Max Media Size A4
- Document & Media Handling Details Input tray - 80 sheets
- Speed Details Copying: up to 9 ppm - B/W
- Copying: up to 10.5 ppm - color text and graphics draft
- Printing: up to 30 ppm - B/W
- Printing: up to 28 ppm - color text and graphics draft
- Printing: up to 16 ppm - B/W normal
- Printing: up to 12 ppm - color text and graphics normal
- Printing: up to 10 ppm - B/W best
- Printing: up to 10 ppm - color text and graphics best
- Max Original Size A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in)
- Original Type sheets
- Media Type Class envelopes, film / transparencies, other, photo paper, plain paper
- Media Size Class A4
- Min Media Size 3 in x 5 in
- Min Media Weight 75 g
- Max Media Weight 280 g
- Supported Media Type cards, envelopes, labels, photo paper, plain paper, transparencies
- Standard Media Capacity 80 sheets
HEADER
- Brand HP
- Product Line HP Photosmart
- Model B109a All-in-One
- Packaged Quantity 1
OFFICE MACHINE
- Type printer / copier / scanner
- Functions copier, printer, scanner
- Monthly Duty Cycle (max) 2500 impressions
- Printing Technology ink-jet
- Printing Output Type color
- Office Machine Features print from memory card
INTERFACE REQUIRED
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
- Width 17.8 in
- Depth 16.5 in
- Height 7.4 in
- Weight 13.23 lbs
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT (SHIPPING)
- Width (Shipping) 19.3 in
- Depth (Shipping) 8.9 in
- Height (Shipping) 13.7 in
- Weight (Shipping) 16.3 lbs
SCANNING
- Optical Resolution 1200 x 2400 dpi
- Interpolated Resolution 19200 dpi
- Grayscale Depth 8-bit
- Color Depth 48 bit
- Scan Element CIS
PRINTING SYSTEM
- Inkjet Technology HP Thermal Inkjet
- Ink Type HP Vivera Inks
DOCUMENT & MEDIA HANDLING DETAILS
- Type input tray
- Media Feeder Capacity 80 sheets
SOFTWARE
- Operating System Support Apple Mac OS X 10.4, MS Windows Vista, MS Windows Vista (64-bit versions), MS Windows XP
SPEED DETAILS
- Function copying, printing
- Max Speed 10 ppm, 10.5 ppm, 12 ppm, 16 ppm, 28 ppm, 30 ppm, 9 ppm
- Mode B/W, B/W best, B/W normal, color text and graphics best
SERVICE & SUPPORT
SERVICE & SUPPORT DETAILS
- Service Included parts and labor
- Full Contract Period 1 year
- Type limited warranty
PC CONNECTIVITY
- PC Connection Availability Yes
- PC Connection USB 2.0
POWER ADAPTER
- Voltage Required AC 110/230 V
- Frequency Required 50/60 Hz
- Power Consumption Operational 27 Watt
- Power Consumption Standby 4.8 Watt
- Power Consumption Sleep 0.5 Watt
GENERAL
HP Photosmart B109a Printer Driver Downloads
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit,64-bit), Win 8.1/8 (32-bit,64-bit), Win 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
HP Photosmart B109a Windows 10 Driver
HP Photosmart B109a Windows 8.1/8 Driver
HP Photosmart B109a Windows 7 Driver
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit,64-bit), Win Xp
HP Photosmart B109a Windows Vista Driver
HP Photosmart B109a Windows Xp Driver
Operating Systems: Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.4
HP Photosmart B109a Mac Driver
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- Open the folder where the software file saved (usually Downloads), double-click the file, and then follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
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