An exceptional all-in-one, the HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless is a higher-end choice that produces high quality prints, fair print speeds, and a whole range of added bonuses. It is capable of wireless operation, has an automatic duplexer, and is a fitting choice for office settings with a significant volume of print, scan, copy, and fax jobs. The HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless is definitely one of the best in its market, although some aspects can still be improved. Users complain that the printer needs a lot of time to auto initialise and align the printheads, for example.
Design
The HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless measures approximately 19.5x18x13 inches, still compact enough to fit a desktop. It integrates a 50-sheet automatic document feeder, which is attaches to scanner lid, along with an auto duplexer. The control panel features a 3.4 inch LCD display, to the left of which are the fax and scan options, and to the right is a numeric keypad, along with the cancel button and several copy options. The HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless keeps its ink reserve behind a door on the left side of the paper tray.
Advantages
Running on inexpensive consumables, the HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless boasts multi-functionality and high-yield duty cycle of 15,000 pages per month. It features separate printheads, thereby lowers ink costs, since headless ink cartridges are much less expensive to produce. It also prints mono text documents at a rate of 15.6ppm, while colour documents come out at average speeds of 5.2ppm. You can expect laser-quality output.
Disadvantages
One observable disadvantage of the HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless is the slow start up time, especially during initial use (when the machine uses to align and calibrate print heads, etc.). Scan speeds vary but are generally slow, and the machine's upfront price is pretty steep.
