Hewlett Packard has been in the thick of action over the past one month. News has been flowing in from the HP camp regarding the new tools, fresh tie-ups, and a huge of array of printers that have been introduced, most of them at the PMA at Las Vegas in the US. One of the latest additions into the HP family is the office printer, Officejet Pro 8500 and its subsidiaries. It's a multi-function printer that can scan, copy and fax along with basic document and graphical colour printing.
Printing technology is based on Scalable Printing technology and it outputs monochrome prints at 1200 X 1200 dpi and colour prints at 4800 X 1200 dpi. The printer comes with a 384MHz processor and 128 MB onboard memory.
Printing speed for monochrome and colour at normal mode is claimed at 19 pages per minute, and we know that the rates claimed are never close to actuals. However, first page out takes around 15 seconds, which is unusual for a non-laser printer. Recommended monthly printing volume at the max is stated as 1250 pages which lies in the unrealistic realm.
By default, the printer comes with a USB 2.0 port to hook onto standalone systems and an Ethernet port for network printing. PictBridge port is also available on it. Enhanced versions of this printer offer Wi-Fi support.
The basic version of HP Officejet Pro 8500 is priced at £150 while the Wi-Fi enabled model, HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One carries a price tag of £200. The price is not an issue on this printer but its workability over a period of time is. A maximum of 1250 pages per month will not suffice any average office and this point will definitely lead to its unpopularity; unless they rectify it quickly.
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