HP Officejet 4500 Ink Cartridges

Design

The 4500 is fairly bulky (42.8 x 42 x 21.5 cm) which is to be expected from a printer with so many functions. The LCD and control panel on the right of the printer allows you to send faxes, print copies and scan images, all at the click of a button. The printer's paper capacity may pose problems, the 100 sheet input tray isn't ideal, even for the smallest of offices. The output tray is poorly designed, with nothing to prevent paper spilling out onto the desk. These two factors alone may render the 4500 obsolete as a business printer. Replacing the HP 4500 cartridges is easy and takes very little time.

Advantages

The HP 4500 inkjet printer comes with some nifty functions that set it aside from some of its competitors. The 20 page automatic document feeder is perfect if you spend lots of time handling multi-page documents which would be too time consuming to scan one after the other. The printer can also scan to email at the click of a button. Document print quality is impressive, with sharp text and little to no fading. Scan quality is another area where the HP 4500 printer competes well – expect clean results with no contrast issues.

Disadvantages

Image quality was average at best, with photographs lacking contrast and the punch of a decent quality photo inkjet. Print speed is another issues that needs addressing, both text documents and graphics were substantially slower than the quoted times. Wireless connectivity an Ethernet connection or even flash drive support would have made the HP 4500 inkjet printer a more flexible device for both home and office use.