Hewlett Packard (HP), a major manufacturer of printers for both domestic and commercial purposes, has recently come out with the HP 8500 printer. The all-in-one HP 8500 can be used for both home-based applications and businesses. The printer comes built in with a fax machine, copier, scanner and photo processor. The device has a full color touch screen display and a capacity of 250 sheets. It can easily perform 2-sided scanning, printing and copying operations. The HP 8500 is not only an eco friendly, energy efficient model but also offers excellent quality graphics for an ink-based printer.
Documents bear a professional look when printed with the HP 8500 printer. It has wireless connectivity for interfacing with a computer or multiple computers. A simple to use interface and controls are provided to handle all operations easily. The device can be considered an all-in-one device for its price. Low cost and energy efficiency are the major features supported by this printer. Due to its low cost, it can be implemented in home-based businesses and commercial applications. Overall comparison states that the printer is one of the best for its price range.
The interface is comprised of a control panel to display fax, copier and scanner operations. It also displays the cartridge ink level and printer’s status. The user can use online marketing resources i.e. Creative Studio to design business cards, brochures, and other marketing material. It comes equipped with the Photo Smart feature that allows editing, organizing, sharing and printing photos. The resolution of the printer is good enough to print high quality documents. The user can customize the document’s properties to adjust print settings. The color printing is fast and of excellent quantity. The only downside is that the double sided prints take a longer time and hence it may not be suitable for large 2-sided print jobs. The HP Officejet 8500 printer excels at 1-sided printing with maximum speeds of 35 pages per minute in black and 34 pages per minute in color.
The fax machine is capable of performing intelligent decisions such as blocking incoming junk fax numbers and the ability to send to network folders for sharing purposes. The driver software is not needed to install the printer on a Windows based system. The scanner holds up to 50 pages to be scanned. The scan quality is not very good for images and photographs but is more than adequate for normal text scanning. This is the case for most all-in-one printers.
The HP 8500 printer is ENERGY STAR rated indicating power savings capability. The LCD is in standby mode when the printer is not active and lights up when the user starts a print job. Because each color cartridge can be replaced individually, cost savings can be achieved by not having to buy unnecessary ink. A small office is the ideal location for the HP 8500 printer.