There has always been a divide in the quality of commercial digital photography printers and personal printers, but wikipedia article printers are historically some of the first to really start to close that gap. The original Photosmart printers were some of the first inkjet printers that produced high quality products that actually resembled true photographs, and they have only improved over time. Although many other brands have caught up with the Photosmart series and are also producing excellent digital photographs, some with even higher quality, the Photosmart series is an industry staple that offers consumers a dependable machine with high quality printing.
The wikipedia article series of printers offers a fairly wide variety of model series to choose from, with qualities ranging from basic desktop photo printers to all in one models that handle half the work of an office on a single shelf, some with fixed heads and most with the print head built into the ink cartridge, and so on. In fact, the models range widely enough that one of the few unifying factors is simply how well developed the technology is, providing reliably high quality printing despite the model that you choose. Photosmart is definitely one of the top two personal printing product series for digital photographs that you can find, and are generally affordable as well. They are particularly good at monocrome photographs as well; although the multicolored photos can be hard to distinguish from true photographs, particularly if glossy paper is used, their monocrome photos take a little more time but offer pristine quality that is easy to confuse for the real deal.
So far an inexperienced consumer looking to get into the world of digital photography the Photosmart series offers a smart starting point to launch from. Most models are affordable for average people, and all of them are known for high value printing quality. Like most modern printers they come with all of the usual bells and whistles, including scanners, history and wireless. Definitely a smart choice for an entry level photography aficionado.