HP Officejet Pro 8500 Premier Wireless All-in-One Printer | 
| Brand: Hewlett-Packard
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as of 3/21/2010 20:49 CDT details
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  53 reviews
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 48.5
Dimensions (in): 28.6 x 23.2 x 17.8
nv:Print Method: Inkjet
Resolution: Up to 1200 x 1200 DPI (Black)
Resolution: Up to 4800 x 1200 Optimized DPI (Color)
Maximum Duty Cycle: 15,000 Pages Per Month
Print Speed B/W: 35 ppm
Print Speed Color: 34 ppm
Special Features: PictBridge
Condition: New
Color Output: Color
All-In-One: Yes
Fax Capability: Yes
Network Ready: Yes
Automatic Feeder: Yes
Dimensions: 19.45"W x 18.86"D x 15.6"H
Connectivity: Ethernet
Connectivity: USB
Connectivity: RJ-11
Wireless: 802.11 b
Wireless: 802.11 g
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MPN: OJ PRO 8500
Model: OJ PRO 8500
UPC: 884420397939
EAN: 0884420397939
ASIN: B001PM2WZ8
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| Features:
| • | Laser Quality Speed Up to 15 ppm Black/11 ppm Color, Maximum 35 ppm Black/34 ppm Color | | • | 3.4-in LCD Touchscreen Display | | • | Include two (2) sets of color ink cartridges (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow 2 each) | | • | Standard Built-in Ethernet, WiFi 802.11b/g, 802.11b/g Wireless Technology | | • | 250 Sheet Paper Tray, Second 250 Sheet Paper Tray, 50 Sheet ADF, and Automatic Two-Sided Printing |
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Product Description
Get print-shop results from the wireless Officejet 8500 Premier All-in-One. This high-volume all-in-one boasts a lower cost per page than laser printers, plus you'll use 50% less energy. Copy and scan at up to 8.5 x 14" on the legal-size glass, and print without interruption using the extra 250-sheet input tray. This model also features a 3.4" color touchscreen.
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 A few glitches, but so far so good. March 13, 2010
ZTT Fan (Louisville, Colorado)
I've been considering a MFP for quite a while now and had an older HP color inkjet I wanted to save for photo use, so after a fair amount of research decided to give this unit a try.
Setup was very quick and easy, especially on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard where you do not need to install software at all - HP drivers are included in the OS and Mac OS X handles scanning duties itself.
I had some issues out of the box as the alignment routines failed TWICE in a row - not good. Only after reading the manual (ONLINE - HP doesn't include a printed owner's manual, it's only available in PDF form) did I find it recommended going through multiple cleaning cycles. Once I did that, alignment completed successfully.
Save that glitch, the only other thing I've run into is that after not being used for a week or two, the first page printed will often get stuck in the duplexer. I'm not sure if that's due to paper curl from HP Multipurpose Copy/Laser/Inkjet paper (20 lb.) I'm using, which is lighter in weight than the HP Bright White Inkjet paper (24 lb.) I would recommend you use instead. Still, after clearing that first jam the duplexer works perfectly until you go another week or two without printing anything.
Colors are excellent on plain paper - I haven't tried printing photos with the unit. Black text is as clear and crisp as with a laser printer.
FAXing, copying and scanning all work well, both in black & white and color
My biggest complaint is the time the printer takes to calibrate when powered on or when it comes back after a power failure - it takes a minute or two of noisy alignment to become ready, so I'd recommend you leave the printer powered on and in its very low power sleep mode unless leaving it idle for a long time, say on a trip.
Another issue is that replacement ink cartridges seem to be somewhat more difficult than most to track down. They're readily available at Amazon as well as Best Buy, Office Depot, Staples, etc. but not at Target or Wal-Mart, likely due to the office leanings of this device.
For people who print envelopes, one surprising misfeature is that there is no way to feed them by hand - instead you need to empty the paper from one of the trays and place the envelope there.
One just strange issue is that the clock on the unit seems to lose about two minutes a month.
I haven't tried the wireless feature - I have it connected to my wired Ethernet network - but I have no doubt it would work fine that way as well.
All in all, it works well as a color printer, a FAX machine and a scanner, which is what one wants in an MFP.
HP 8500 All-in-One March 11, 2010
Pen Name (Seattle, WA)
The HP Officejet Pro 8500 is compact and easy to use. The wireless feature is fantastic! Print quality is very good; single-sided printing is fast, though not terribly slow for double-sided printing (it's worth the few seconds' wait). I like that double-sided printing is an option. The printer is quiet as far as printers go, but since it's wireless, I'm usually in another room. The touch control panel is nice to use. I needed to go to the HP site to download software for Win 7 but it was fast and easy. Set up is pretty simple. I had a problem with a stuck button on the front panel and called HP. After a few minutes on the phone to describe the problem and give them my info, they offered to send a replacement part (which was the entire top part of the printer. The swap out was easy. They sent me an entire set of ink refills for my trouble, which was a nice surprise and a nice goodwill gesture. The return packaging was pre-paid. All in all, a nice printer and a good experience with HP. I'm very pleased with my choice.
It works March 1, 2010
LogicTex (Texas)
This all-in-one isn't perfect, but thus far it has done all that I've needed. Moving into a new office with less space, this machine has allowed me to migrate from an HP LaserJet, other HP scanner-printers, fax machine and a copy machine to this one printer. Some quirks, but machines are quirky, as is life.
Depends on what you pay and how you use it February 24, 2010
Steve Conslaw (INDIANAPOLIS, IN United States)
If you are a casual home user, this printer is probably overkill. The added complexity of the added features might not be worth the learning curve. For the target market homebased businessperson, this is a very good choice.
Whether this is the best option available for the money might depend upon what you actually pay for the printer. When I was shopping, I noticed that there was a big variance in prices that different retailers charged for HP 8500 line printers, sometimes more than $200 difference for the same model. By careful shopping, I was able to get this model, the 8500 Premier for about the same price that many retailers were charging for the basic 8500. The basic HP 8500 doesn't have wireless printing, doesn't have the second paper tray, and doesn't have the extra set of inks. Wireless is a huge benefit. Needless to say, if I had paid $200 more I would be far less forgiving of any minor faults. If you get a good deal on this printer, you'll probably make up the price difference between this and a lower-price printer (with fewer features) that uses more expensive ink during the life of the printer.
Setup was a minor pain in the neck, but I was expecting that. The more functions that you have, the more complex setup is going to be. The model I purchased in January 2010 did not yet have Windows 7 drivers on the disk, so I had to download drivers. Mac OS-X drivers installed from the disc. Speed and quality of printing so far has been excellent. I haven't used all of the functions yet. I'm still working out set-up issues in scanning to email etc. I'm planning on supplementing this review as I try out the more advanced features. I bought this printer to handle my printing needs for a number of years and to grow into it, so I wasn't expecting to master all its functions right away.
This is my first wireless printer. There is an issue that is probably common to all wireless printers. If your printer is in a different room from the room where you work, you will either need to leave the printer on (in stand-by mode) or go to the printer room, turn it on, wait for it to initialize, then go back to print. Although the HP 8500 is rated as an energystar printer, I question how energy efficient it really is if you keep it on all the time, standby mode. notwithstanding.
I have one annoyance at this time which is actually a pretty common problem with printers. After printing the page, the printer kicks out the page past the catch-tray, and it ends up on the floor. When I get around to it, I will jerry-rig a solution, but it would be nice not to have to.
 HP Officejet Pro 8500 Premier February 9, 2010
June C. Dasilva (Eastern Washington)
After perusing the internet for a 4 in 1 printer/scanner/copier/fax, and reading the pros and cons on this particular machine, I decided to give it a try. I did have to learn how to use it as it had more features than the simple Canon Bubblejet I previously owned and loved. However, when contacting HP technical support, I couldn't have gotten better service. They are there 24/7 and the lady who helped me was wonderful. So far, I really like my HP officejet Pro 8500 Premier.
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