Summary
The HP Photosmart 145 definitely has it's drawbacks, including the monochrome LCD, lack of onboard photo editing tools, and a single 3-ink cartridge. But at an average price of $145 it has some appeal to users wanting an entry level compact and mobile photo printer. True to HP's advertising, this printer is ultra-portable and easy to travel with.
Those wanting a little more polish and function, may want to consider the HP Photosmart 245, which at just $50 more solves some of the issues discovered with the Photosmart 145.

The HP Photosmart 145 photo printer is small and light enough to easily tuck into an overnight bag.

by Edmond Saad on March 23, 2009:
“My HP Photosmart 145 printer will not recognize and list the pictures on my ATIVA SD chip. I can view all pictures on my computer but when I try to print them on the 145 I get zero files on chip.” More...