This is not a limited-time price, but it's a HOT combo deal - HP printer and 2mp digital camera for $199

[Rio Rebel]

HP 7150 printer with 320 digital camera for $199

My first thought when I saw this was "great price, but I'm not much for HP cameras." Then I gave it a second thought, and since I needed a low end digital camera for my brother-in-law, I went ahead and bought it. I am THRILLED with this combo, but not for the camera - for the printer.

The 7150 is about a $150 printer. It's worth every penny of that. Read Tom's Hardware's review on the 7350 (yes, sorry, I do read the UberEgo from time to time) and he makes a great point - this is the same printer as the 7350 and basically the same as the 7550 (in terms of quality, at least). For many of us, the ability to stick the memory card in and print direct is irrelevant - I own a Sony CD250, so I can't stick the mini-CD in, and even if I could, I want a better look at the picture than I can get on the LCD or on some tiny view screen at the top of the printer. So in the end, the 7150 is probably the printer I was going to get anyway.

If you look at it that way, and figure the printer is certainly worth between $125-$150 by itself, this means you're paying between $50-$75 for the HP 320. For a 2 megapixel camera, that's a steal.

So if you want a fine printer that can double as a photo-printer, and a great price on a - well, acceptable - camera, this is something to think about.

 

[bonk102]

nice looking deal, thanks

 

[dethman]

classic marketing.

 

[Rio Rebel]

One more time, in case anyone missed it.

Still loving this printer...

 

This is pretty good for the money.

 

[dannybin1742]

how is the camera?

 

[Rio Rebel]

Camera is okay. I'm not a big fan of HP digital cameras, and this one hasn't changed my mind. The only real flaw, though, for the price range, is that the zoom is crap. You have a button on the camera that you can choose 2x or 4x to zoom, and you don't even see what the picture will look like until you shoot. It just shows a black square zooming in on the area that will be shot, then when you shoot it will show the zoomed photo.

Other than that, it's an acceptable camera. There aren't many options in the $150 and under category, so I wouldn't say it's horrible. Compared to the Kodak in the same range, or the Vivitar, the HP is a nice camera. But compared to some just a little more expensive, I'd say spend an extra $25-$50 and get a better camera.

As I mentioned earlier, though - the printer is a good buy at $125, a steal at $100. So if you look at the camera as $75-$100, it's certainly a very good buy at that price.

 

[3point14]

I got a 320 from my work as a Christmas present. I only worked there for 6 months prior, so I didn't expect much. But, much to my surprise, this is a great camera. If anyone has some space I will post a few pics I have taken with it at the better resolution. This camera has a real simple setup and not much glitz and glamour. Nice camera and printer at a nice price!