HP announced no less than 7 photo printers yesterday as part of their launch of more than 100 new consumer products. The product launch, dubbed “Big Bang 2”, is part of HP’s “strategy to radically simplify technology to help people “enjoy more”...HP unveiled more than 100 consumer products designed to easily bring digital photos, music and video to life in new and enriching ways.

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HP Photosmart 7960
“Get HP?s best photo quality with its top-of-the-line HP Photosmart 7960 photo printer, featuring professional-quality photo printing in 8-ink color for stunning color and black & white prints. Easily view and edit photos before printing using the color 2.5-inch image LCD screen and print photos conveniently, using the printer?s digital camera memory card slots and the HP Photo Proof Sheet feature ? all without a computer.”

The HP Photosmart 7960 has an estimated U.S. street price of $299.

Here are HP’s recommended prices for 7960 replacement cartridges, to give you an idea of how much the printer will cost to run.

? HP 56 black inkjet print cartridge (hp part no. c6656a): 19 ml ink volume, U.S.
estimated retail price: $19.993
? HP 57 tri-color inkjet print cartridge (hp part no. c6657a): 17 ml ink volume, U.S.
estimated retail price: $24.993
? HP 58 photo inkjet print cartridge (hp part no. c6658a): 17 ml ink volume, U.S.
estimated retail price: $34.993
? HP 59 gray photo inkjet print cartridge (hp part no. c9359a): 17 ml ink volume, U.S.
estimated retail price: $24.993

It seems that photo-i.co.uk have already been testing the 7940. According to Vincent Oliver “This printer uses 8 inks to deliver some of the best prints I have seen from an inkjet printer and b/w prints which are totally free from metamerism and colour cast.”

HP Photosmart 7760
“Experience fade resistant, true-to-life photo quality with the high-performance HP Photosmart 7760 photo printer, featuring six-ink color printing or up to 4800-optimized dots-per-inch (dpi)1. Offering an integrated 1.8-inch color LCD screen and built-in digital camera memory card slots, users can easily preview, select, download and print photos ? no computer required. The HP Photosmart 7760 is also a great versatile printer, offering crisp black text, with the optional black inkjet print cartridge.”

The HP Photosmart 7760 has an estimated U.S. street price of $199.

HP Photosmart 7660
“Experience impressive color accuracy and precise image detail with the HP Photosmart 7660 photo printer, which features up to six-ink color printing or up to 4800-optimized dots-per-inch (dpi)1. Users can easily download and print photos from a digital camera via the printer?s memory card slots or front USB port ? no computer required. Additionally, users can produce borderless prints, up to 8.5 x 11-inches, on HP?s new Premium Plus Photo papers.”

The HP Photosmart 7660 has an estimated U.S. street price of $149.

HP Photosmart 7260
“The HP Photosmart 7260 photo printer, HP?s lowest priced photo printer, delivers longlasting true-to-life color with up to six-ink color printing or up to 4800-optimized dotsper- inch (dpi)1, and produces crisp, black text using the optional black inkjet print cartridge. Users can print picture-perfect borderless 4x6-inch photos on HP Premium Plus Photo paper with a dedicated 4x6-inch photo paper cassette. Direct printing is made possible with built-in digital camera memory card slots or the front USB port.”

The HP Photosmart 7260 has an estimated U.S. street price of $99.

HP Photosmart 245
“The HP Photosmart 245 photo printer lets users preview and edit photos prior to printing with a 1.8-inch color LCD screen. The compact HP Photosmart 245 photo printer features up to 4800-optimized dots-per-inch (dpi)1 and produces borderless, 4 x 6-inch prints using HP Premium Plus Photo papers. Users can print directly from the digital camera via the printer?s memory card slots, which support Compact Flash, Memory Stick, MultiMedia, Secure Digital, SmartMedia and xD-Picture Card ? no computer”

The HP Photosmart 245 has an estimated U.S. street price of $199.

HP Photosmart 145
“The compact HP Photosmart 145 photo printer provides a fast and easy way to print photos at home or on the go. Print photos without a computer using the digital camera memory card slots and multi-line text LCD. With up to 4800-optimized dots-per-inch (dpi)1, the photo printer produces true-to-life borderless 4 x 6-inch prints.”

The HP Photosmart 245 has an estimated U.S. street price of $149.

HP Deskjet 9650
“The HP Deskjet 9650 is designed for photo enthusiasts and small business and home offices that require high performance, wide-format color and photo printing. The compact HP Deskjet 9650 printer offers high-quality, professional results with maximum versatility.

? produce impressive photo quality with six-ink color printing using the included photo inkjet print cartridge
? borderless, edge-to-edge printing options on media from 4 x 6-inches to 11 x 17-inches
? print at speeds up to 20 ppm in black and 15 ppm color, and wide-format printing up to 13 x 19 “

The HP Deskjet 9650 has an estimated U.S. street price of $399.