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HP PhotoSmart 850

HP PhotoSmart 850
Sunday June 01, 2003
Written by Darren Ellis
Tags: HP | PhotoSmart | 850
AUD
$1399
Price at time of review.
The HP PhotoSmart 850 has a huge protruding lens, and a fairly fast-responding display and a clever feature that turns off either the viewfinder or the LCD if not required (depending on which one you're using at the time).
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