The biggest offenders, of course, are snapshot photos, and it doesn't take a printer editor to see the color inconsistencies and overall lack of vibrancy here. Overall print quality suffers as a result of the tricolor cartridge, and graphics-intensive samples like those for the presentation test mentioned earlier appear faded and blotchy right out of the machine. We wouldn't expect an entry-level printer to output flawless photos, and the 3050A certainly met those expectations. We confirmed in testing that the ePrint functionality works with a wide variety of Web clients: we used Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, and Microsoft Outlook with positive results, and you can even e-mail articles directly from an RSS feed like Google Reader. The default preferences let anyone with the address print wirelessly, but you can also set up a list of verified senders to allow on a private network. The ePrint system can print e-mail message attachments in the form of images, document files, PDFs, and photos, and it will send a separate job for any text that appears in the body of the e-mail. Also, the 3050A lacks a networked Ethernet port, so only one user can print at a time. It's important to note your home networking set up prior to buying this printer, as you absolutely need a wireless network to take advantage of cloud printing. Similar to your Facebook or Flickr e-mail address, you can load print jobs into the 3050A by either copying an article directly into the message body or attaching a document to the e-mail. Pairing the 3050A with a companion computer is easiest with a hard-wired USB connection, but a wireless router offers a more elegant solution and lets you take advantage of ePrint, a service that lets you send jobs directly to the printer using a unique e-mail address issued to the printer when you establish a connection.

Hp deskjet 3050 wireless printer setup