Name: OfficeJet Pro 8500
Brand: HP
SKU: 95699
Rating: 4.2 (34 reviews)

4.1

based on all reviews

Quality for a four ink printer was quite acceptable
very fast and certainly an Office unit
Text printing is consistent

no multi-purpose feed for envelopes
the software interface is poor with the key hidden several mouse clicks away
Lacks autodial fax buttons

Copier: yes
Scanner: yes
Fax: yes
Color technology: Inkjet
Display: yes
Display type: Monochrome
Document feeder: yes
Colour printer: yes

HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 - Pros & Cons

Quality for a four ink printer was quite acceptable
very fast and certainly an Office unit
Text printing is consistent
solid and clear
it s still pretty fast for an inkjet printer
Colors were accurate and the quality was overall very nice
worked very well and as advertised
s possible to configure the scanner to scan files to a particular format which is more convenient
simple and straightforward
Standby mode is energy efficient
style as it looks clean and modern
noise is kept to a minimum
The controls on the display are easy on the eyes as well as on the fingers
being
Setup is reasonably typical for an inkjet
reliable and efficient machine
The printer also scored reasonably well on our practical tests
Output quality is acceptable for text and impressive for graphics and photos
text quality is certainly good enough for most business uses
highly functional
easy to use heads up display
Quality of photos
colors and documents are excellent

no multi-purpose feed for envelopes
the software interface is poor with the key hidden several mouse clicks away
Lacks autodial fax buttons
Bluetooth
and a dual paper input tray
lightning-fast print speeds
fast speeds are not at the expense of quality
It could be a little darker
officejet pro 8500 wireless consumes up to 50% less energy
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completely unnecessary for an all-in-one printer
The software has become very bloated and will slow down your machine
double-sided printing is slow at around 3 ppm
the speed of the printer is not as fast as I was expecting
copier routinely missed pages while copying
printer had problems connecting wireless out of the box
it is really bad with connecting
Wifi hard to setup and drops out occasionally
The software is garbage and reinstalling the software is a nightmare
The ink monitor is inaccurate
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visible distortion around the font edges
no out-of-pocket costs for either
a slight character-spacing problem at sizes as large as 12 points
The cancel command takes only one button press

HP - Video Reviews (9)

HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless Printer Review

HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 - Full Specifications

Copier	yes
Scanner	yes
Fax	yes
Noise level	16.0 dB
Supports duplex	yes

Colour of product	Black,Grey
Document feeder	yes
Document feeder capacity	35.0 pages

Display	yes
Display type	Monochrome

Maximum optical resolution	4800 x 1200 px
Maximum scanner document size	A4
Scanner color depth	48.0 bit
Writes to CD / DVD	no

Fax modem	yes
Fax modem speed	33.6 kbps
Document memory	125.0 sheets
Number memory	99

Interfaces	Network USB Wireless network
Memory card support	yes
Communication protocol	PictBridge

EnergyStar	yes

Height	7.87 in
Width	19.45 in
Depth	18.86 in
Weight	28.0 lb

Color technology	Inkjet
Built-in hard drive	no
Max color resolution	4800 x 1200 dpi
Max B/W resolution	1200 x 1200 dpi
Memory capacity	64.0 mB

Colour printer	yes
Automatic duplexing	yes
B/W print speed	5.0 ppm

Maximum copying speed	35.0 pages/min

Media supported	A4 A5 A6 Photo
Tray capacity	500.0 sheets
Number of trays	2

Power consumption (standby)	5.8 W
Operational power consumption (min-max)	< 55

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HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 HP - Editorial Reviews (8)

4.0

Based on 8 reviews

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CNET

Published: 08.09.2009

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Published: 10.08.2011

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4.0

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IT PRO

Published: 26.03.2009

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3.0

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Published: 05.04.2011

HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus review

4.0

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Published: 20.06.2012

HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus review

5.0

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