Save money by printing photos at home

Choose Original HP ink cartridges instead of refills. You'll get beautiful photo prints with brilliant color. And you'll save yourself time, money, and stress.

When it comes to performance, not all inkjet cartridges are the same—especially refills.

Independent lab tests found that 72% of the refilled cartridges tested failed during use or right out of the box. That means nearly half of the tested refilled ink cartridges failed prematurely during use. And one out of three tested refilled ink cartridges failed right out of the box.¹

Original HP ink cartridges print up to twice the pages—on average—of refilled cartridges tested.¹

This Draft setting lets you print faster and use less ink. The print color will be lighter, but this mode is perfect for drafts and everyday printing.

Don't waste your color photo ink on everyday documents.

For everyday printing (not photos), draft mode, which is quicker and uses less ink, will give you what you need.

Your HP printer is made to use just the right amount of ink depending on what type of HP paper you use and the final print quality you choose. And, you can adjust the paper settings each time you change paper sizes or paper types.

Get how-to help and learn more about using your printer's software controls.

Save up to 40% on your printing with Original HP XL Ink cartridges.²

You can save more money on ink by purchasing high-capacity (XL) ink cartridges.

• Save up to 40% on your printing with Original HP XL Ink cartridges.²
• Replace cartridges less often and make fewer trips to the store.
• HP high-capacity cartridges also require fewer cartridge and packaging materials per printed page, compared with standard Original HP cartridges.

Buy ink in twin packs to save money and ensure that you have a spare cartridge on hand.

Buy HP ink in discounted multipacks and save up to 10%.² Multipacks combine multiple ink cartridges in one convenient package. Plus, when you buy multipacks, you'll always have a spare cartridge on hand.

You can also save 20% on ink and paper when you purchase these supplies together in convenient HP Photo Value Packs.³

They come in a variety of sizes and are available for a variety of ink and paper combinations. Plus, the amount of ink is just right for printing 150 photos, too (approximately). So you have everything you need to print great-looking pictures.

Save time, save supplies, and stay organized with one paper tray for documents and one paper tray for photos.

A printer with a separate, auto-engaging photo paper tray, like the HP Photosmart 6520 e-All-in-One, allows you to easily switch back and forth between plain and photo paper.

This printer also features media sensing, so the printer will automatically pick the optimal quality settings for your photo prints.

Learn more about the benefits of a separate photo paper tray.

If you're printing multiple copies of one image, be sure to do a test print first.

Treat every piece of photo paper as a precious resource and a package of it can go a long way.

One way to cut printing costs is to test your photo print on plain paper to be sure it's just right before you print on photo paper.

You can also print the images smaller than the final desired size, until you are sure that the output will be what you expect.

Printing at home costs much less for 5" x 7" and 8" x 10" prints. And HP offers a wide range of larger-sized photo papers, like HP Premium Plus Photo Paper 5" x 7" borderless and HP Premium Plus 8.5" x 11" Photo Paper.

If you want a small batch of prints right away, printing photos at home gives you immediate gratification at a great price.

4" x 6" photo prints: In-store printing may appear to offer some of the lowest prices for 4" x 6" photo prints, but consider the hidden costs of driving to the store and your time waiting in line.

5" x 7" and 8" x 10" prints: A recent survey of photo printing services (in-store and online) reported that:

• The average outsourcing price for a 5" x 7" print ranged from 76¢ to $3.04.
• The cost for an 8" x 10" print ranged from $2.67 to $5.93, excluding taxes, shipping or other handling costs.⁴

By comparison, the cost of a 5" x 7" photo on the most popular HP printers averaged 69¢, and the cost of a letter-size print averaged $1.54.⁵

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HP offers customers a variety of ENERGY STAR® qualified products that use fewer resources, reduce energy consumption, and are designed with recycling in mind.

HP ENERGY STAR® products also use roughly half as much electricity as other products—cutting your utility costs in half as well.

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