Multi function HP Photosmart C4588 is an inkjet printer. It can copy scan and print documents and photographs. It needs less space with its dimensions 17 inches by 11.40 Inches by 6.3 inches. It is conveniently portable by hand with its weight of 11.15 pounds and has Wi-Fi for easy networking.. It can provide borderless photographic prints.

Different materials can be fed into the printer as per the needs of the user. It can use envelopes, plain paper and photographic paper. It is suitable for superior quality printing, scanning and copying. Most of the general printing needs of home and medium sized organizations are met by the all in one system. The printer does not have fax facility. It consumes only 4.9 watts in standby mode to save lot of electricity and money. The printer does not have duplex printing facility.

Photo prints are vibrant in color consisting finer grains with HP 363 ink cartridge. The black cartridge makes dark clear black text prints and graphics. The high technology used in cartridge making helps in providing fade resistant and long lasting prints. But the costs of the cartridges are more and cartridges drain fast.

The all in one printer is easy to use with a well designed control panel. It has a 1.5 inches color display to view photographs. The display is helpful to edit or correct photographs to ensure good quality of the photo prints. The printer has one USB port to connect devices and one Wireless 802.11g/b port.