HP Officejet Pro 8500 ink cartridges

The HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One series is designed for micro/small business users wanting an energy-efficient, network-ready all-in-one capable of delivering premium-quality colour and black-and-white at an exceptionally low cost per page.Cartridge Concept offer two capacities of HP black cartridge, the 940 and 940XL along with individual colour cartridges. THe HP 940XL cartridges offer the best value for this printer.

HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 Review

With regard to printing high volumes, laser printers are the straightforward preference. HP, though, is attempting to change all of this with their OfficeJet Pro 8500, an inkjet MFD (multi-function device).

At 494mm wide, 331mm high and 479mm deep, the OfficeJet Pro 8500 is similar in measurements to a lot of lasers. It can link up to a Computer system by means of USB, but additionally provides both wired and wireless (802.11g) networking. Sitting at the front of the machine is a big control panel including a 3.5-inch, touch-sensitive colour display. Making use of this, it is possible to review as well as revise pictures as well as access more features such as the fax, copy and scan components. While the display responds well, it would definitely have been ideal to have a number of physical navigation buttons as an alternate. In fact, almost all the buttons on the control panel are linked to fax usage.

Should you have a lot of documents to scan in, the advantages of an ADF (automatic document feeder) really should not be undervalued, and the OfficeJet Pro 8500 comes with a 50-sheet package. A small worry is that the ADF tray feels a little flimsy.

An excellent touch is the duplex system which connects to the back of the machine. Using it is a painfully long procedure but it's a handy functionality to possess, regardless if the slow nature suggests you possibly will not make use of it that often.

HP quotes some pretty ambitious print speeds of 35ppm for mono and 34ppm with regard to colour. When we ran multiple copies of an A4 page packed with text, we only managed 15ppm. In draft mode this accelerated to 23ppm. Colour photographs take much longer, with our test photo, printed at A4 size, taking just under six minutes.

When it comes to quality, text output using the HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 printer ink cartridges is definitely fine, however place a print side-by-side with that of a laser and you'll instantly notice the OfficeJet Pro 8500's text isn't as nicely defined. Colour picture prints, however, are significantly better than you'll obtain from any kind of laser, appearing vivid and displaying a decent amount of detail. Having said that, they're not as outstanding as those produced by some other inkjets we've come across including the Photosmart C6380, likewise from HP.

With a highest possible resolution of 4800dpi, top quality scans can certainly be captured. It managed to carry out our test A4 colour scan in 24 seconds and we were pleased with the precise colour reproduction. As a photocopier the OfficeJet Pro 8500 also works well, creating a colour A4 copy in 30 seconds. The exact same copy, however in monochrome, needed 22 seconds.
With low operating expenses, the OfficeJet Pro 8500 is really worth thinking about instead of a laser within the home office setting. The price is fairly high however, you acquire a host of features such as a fax, scanner, copier as well as built in wired and wireless networking. Having said that, it isn't as rapid as many lasers, which may be a deal buster if you are printing large amounts.