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HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless
The HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless is a wireless all-in-one printer released by HP in 2009. The all-in-one functions include print, copy, scan and fax, all of which can be done in color. As a printer, it is capable of printing 35 pages per minute for draft quality, and up to 11 pages per minute at laser comparable quality in color (15ppm in black) with resolutions of 1200 x 1200 dpi in black and 4800 x 1200 dpi in color. The scanner is a 8.5" x 14" flatbed ADF with an optical scan resolution of 4800 dpi, 48-bit bit depth and 256 levels of greyscale. The copier can handle up to 1200 x 600 dpi, has reduction/enlarging settings of 25-400% and can print up to 99 copies at 34 copies per minute. It can fax at a rate of 3 seconds per page with a 300 x 300 dpi resolution of up to 125 pages. Fax features include delayed sending, fax forwarding, junk fax barrier (with caller ID) and up to 99 speed dial memory.
MSRP $399.99
Release date March, 2009
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Printing is supplied by the 4 ink cartriges (black, cyan, magenta, yellow). There is a built in 384 MHz processor and 128 MB of memory, with 4 memory slots to load data. Standard connectivity options include USB 2.0, ethernet, PictBridge, RJ-11 fax and wireless 802.11 b/g with other HP print connectivity options. Automatic two-sided printing accessory, print cartriges, power cord, phone cord, USB cable, ethernet cable and required software included.
Speed/monthly volume
- Print speed black (draft, letter): Up to 35 ppm
- Print speed, black (normal quality mode): Up to 19 ppm
- Print speed color (draft, letter): Up to 34 ppm
- Print speed, color (normal quality mode): Up to 19 ppm
- Print speed, black (best quality mode): Up to 5 ppm
- Print speed, color (best quality mode): Up to 3.5 ppm
- Print speed, laser comparable, black: Up to 15 ppm
- Print speed, laser comparable, color: Up to 11 ppm
- Monthly duty cycle: Up to 15,000 pages
- Processor speed: 384 MHz
- Recommended monthly print volume: 250 to 1250 pages
- First page out (black): As fast as 15 sec
- First page out (color): As fast as 15 sec
Printing Specifications
- Print technology: HP Thermal Inkjet
- Print resolution, black: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
- Print resolution, color: Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi color (on HP Advanced Photo Paper, 1200 x 1200 input dpi)
- Resolution technology: Scalable Printing Technology
- Ink cartridges: 4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow)
- Paper handling: Paper tray(s), standard: 1
- Paper tray(s), maximum: Up to 2
- Input capacity, standard: Up to 250 sheets
- Input capacity, maximum: Up to 500 sheets
- Output capacity, standard: Up to 150 sheets
- Output capacity, maximum: Up to 150 sheets
- Duplex printing (printing on both sides of paper): Automatic (standard)
- Document finishing: Sheetfed
- Media sizes, standard: Letter, legal, statement, executive, 3 x 5 in, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 7 in, 5 x 8 in, 4 x 10 in, 4 x 11 in, 4 x 12 in, 8 x 10 in, envelopes (No. 10, Monarch, DL)
- Media sizes, custom: 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in
- Media types: Paper (brochure, inkjet, plain); photo paper, envelopes, cards (index), transparencies
- Media weight, recommended: 20 to 24 lb
Memory/print languages/typefaces
- Memory, standard: 128 MB
- Memory, maximum: 128 MB
- Memory slots (4 slots): CompactFlash Type I and II; Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro; Secure Digital (SD), High Capacity Secure Digital (SDHC), MultiMediaCard (MMC); xD-Picture Card; Conditionally supported: Secure MMC(encryption not supported); MagicGate Memory Stick (encryption not supported); Only by adaptor: Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Micro (adapter not included, purchase separately); Reduced-size MultiMediaCard, RS-MMC/MMC mobile/MMCmicro/miniSD/microSD (adapter not included, purchase separately)
- Print languages, standard: HP PCL 3 GUI
- Typefaces (2 built-in): Courier, Letter Gothic; No scalable fonts
Scanner specifications
- Scanner type: Flatbed, ADF
- Scan resolution, enhanced: Up to 19200 dpi
- Scan resolution, optical: Up to 4800 dpi
- Bit depth: 48-bit
- Levels of grayscale: 256
- Automatic document feeder capacity: Standard, 50 sheets
- Scan size, maximum (flatbed): 8.5 x 14 in
Copier specifications
- Copy resolution, black: Up to 1200 x 600 dpi
- Copy resolution, color: Up to 1200 x 600 dpi
- Copy speed, black (copies per minute): Up to 35 cpm
- Copy speed, color (copies per minute): Up to 34 cpm
- Copy reduce/enlarge settings: 25 to 400%
- Maximum number of copies: Up to 99 copies
Fax specifications
- Fax transmission speed (seconds per page): 3 sec per page
- Fax resolution, black (dots per inch): Up to 300 x 300 dpi
- Fax memory: Up to 125 pages
- Fax broadcast: 48 locations
- Fax delayed sending
- Fax forwarding
- Junk fax barrier(requires Caller ID)
- Polling
- Distinctive ring detection
- Speed dials, maximum number: Up to 99 numbers
Connectivity
- Macintosh compatible
- Connectivity, standard: 1 USB 2.0, 1 Ethernet, 1 PictBridge, 1 RJ-11 fax, 1 Wireless 802.11 b/g
- Connectivity, optional (Print only): HP Jetdirect en1700 IPv4/IPv6 Print Server J7988G; HP Jetdirect en3700 Fast Ethernet external Print Server for network-capable Hi-speed USB 2.0 peripherals J7942G; HP Jetdirect ew2400 802.11g Wireless and Fast Ethernet External Print Server J7951G; HP bt500 Bluetooth USB 2.0 Wireless Adapter Q6273A. HP Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit (Americas: Q6236A, EMEA, APJ: Q6259A); HP 2101nw Wireless G Print Server (Americas: Q6301A, EMEA, APJ: Q6302A); Apple AirPort Express; Apple AirPort Extreme
- Print drivers, standard: HP PCL 3 GUI
Dimensions/weight
- Product Dimensions: 19.45 x 18.86 x 13.03 in
- Product weight: 28 lb
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HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless
• HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-In-One Printer
UPC: 884420397915
EAN: 884420397809
MPN: OJ PRO 8500
Competitors
MSRP $399.99
Released January, 2008
Pros
- fantastic print quality
- fantastic colour reproduction
- laser-quality (or better) text
Cons
- very infrequent banding
- photos are on the 'pinkish' side
- photo quality is not that great
HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless
vs.
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MSRP $249.99
Released January, 2008
The Lexmark X9575 is a business-class all-in-one machine with scan, fax, copy, and print capabilities, combined with easy wireless printing and built-in duplexing. Print speeds range up to 33 pages per minute and feature a higher-end resolution of 4800x2400 dpi. A built-in duplexer allows for simple two-sided printing. MS Office documents and PDFs can...
HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless
vs.
Lexmark X9575
MSRP $693.00
Released January, 2009
The Brother MFC-9450CDN is an affordable network-ready color laser flatbed Multi-Function Center with duplex printing. It does color laser printing, copying, scanning and faxing (a portfolio of features that the earlier 2007 models didn't have). It has a speed of 21 pages per minute, a resolution of 2400x600 dpi, diret printing with pictBridge enabled digitalcams, and...
HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless
vs.
Brother MFC-9450CDN
MSRP $229.99
Released February, 2009
Pros
- Attractive look with small footprint
- Document scanning a snap, makes paperless office easy.
Cons
- Poor printing output - colors appear washed out regardless of printer settings. Makes it unsuitable for picture printing.
- Can't interact with the device when on the phone - it actually blocks you.
- Picture scanning quality horrible regardless of settings.
HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless
vs.
Brother MFC-990CW
Reviews
July 2, 2009
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Pros
- touchscreen interface
- multifunction - print, scan, fax or copy
- automatic double sided printing
- good print quality
- wireless connection allows users to place printer anywhere within wireless network range - not tied to a host PC or router
- affordable
- large print cartridges
- has Ethernet, wireless, and USB interfaces
- cheaper to use than a colour laser printer
- nicer colour photo reproduction than a colour laser
- has a web interface with lots of functionality; it can even estimate future ink usage based on the past
- Can conveniently scan to a network file server
- scanner is fast
- Speed is simply ridiculous. Draft quality is much closer to normal on this printer than on most inkjets, so the speed is actually usable in real life.
Cons
- When powered on, emits a high-pitched hissing noise
- double sided printing takes a very long time due to ink drying delay
- Automatic document feeder misfeeds paper too often
- automatic document feeder frequently chews/destroys input pages (as opposed to skipping pages or halting) when it misfeeds
- Fax modem often flakes out with Error 420 unless I reduce speed from 33.6Kbps to 14.4Kbps (on an ISDN line where non-HP machines work at 33.6Kbps without incident).
- scanning via ADF is limited to 300dpi
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April 9, 2009
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- touchscreen interface
- multifunction - print, scan, fax or copy
- automatic double sided printing
- good print quality
- wireless connection allows users to place printer anywhere within wireless network range - not tied to a host PC or router
- affordable
- large print cartridges
- cheaper to use than a colour laser printer
- nicer colour photo reproduction than a colour laser
Cons
- double sided printing takes a very long time due to ink drying delay
- very noisy
- slower printer than it claims to be
- touchscreen is unresponsive and a hassle to use
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September 17, 2009
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Pros
- touchscreen interface
- multifunction - print, scan, fax or copy
- good print quality
- wireless connection allows users to place printer anywhere within wireless network range - not tied to a host PC or router
- affordable
- has Ethernet, wireless, and USB interfaces
- has a web interface with lots of functionality; it can even estimate future ink usage based on the past
- Can conveniently scan to a network file server
- scanner is fast
Cons
- Often thinks the ink replacement cover is open when it is not.
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October 30, 2009
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- When powered on, emits a high-pitched hissing noise
- double sided printing takes a very long time due to ink drying delay
- very noisy
- Automatic document feeder misfeeds paper too often
- automatic document feeder frequently chews/destroys input pages (as opposed to skipping pages or halting) when it misfeeds
- slower printer than it claims to be
- says paper is out when it is not
- scanner is slow
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August 15, 2009
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- When powered on, emits a high-pitched hissing noise
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