The HP PhotoSmart eStation is a multifunction printer (MFP) with one unusual feature: Its 7-inch touch screen, called the Zeen, can be undocked from the printer and doubles as a basic tablet and ebook reader.
The eStation can print, copy, scan, and fax, as well as can to email. It has a 125-sheet main paper tray and a 20-sheet photo tray and includes an automatic duplexer for printing on both sides of a sheet of paper. It can be used with either a USB or Wi-Fi connection. Unfortunately it has no port for a USB key, and its card reader is SD only.
As a tablet, the eStation Zeen is primitive compared with the Apple iPad, The Samsung Galaxy Tab, or HP's own slate 500, which have larger, higher-res screens, more storage, faster processors, and/or more memory. As an ebook reader, the Zeen lets you buy, download, and read ebooks from B&N's Nookbook store. It does a credible job, though the screen is a bit on the bright side, and the type isn't particularly sharp.
Its printing speeds were impressive; it printed our new business applications suite in a respectable 4 minutes 21 seconds.
The eStation could work either as a home-office printer or simply a home printer. It prints magnificent photos, and its graphics and text quality are more than good enough for standard uses. The eStation completes the breakout of the printer of its traditional role as a PC peripheral and makes it a family-room device.
HP PhotoSmart eStation
$399 direct
Pross: Print axcellent photos, detachable touch screen, controller doubles as a basuic tablet and ebook reader, HP web applications and ePrint, easy setup, automatic duplexer, fax.
Cons: No slot for USB key, card reader limited to SD format
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