HP Officejet 4500 Wireless All in-One (CN547AB1H)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

WHY BUY?

• Professional color for a low cost per page

• Print wirelessly from any room¹

• 20-sheet auto document feeder

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FUNCTIONS

FEATURES

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Built-in Wireless PrintingPrint from any room without using cables

Built-in Wired NetworkingShare your printer with multiple people

Two-sided PrintingSave paper by printing on both sides automatically

Memory Card SlotsPrint photos without using a PC

Color LCD ScreenEdit photos and/or manage your printer easily

4 x 6 Color Photo PrintingPrint brilliant photos for albums or to enhance business documents

High-capacity Paper TrayRefill paper less often with a tray that holds 250 sheets or more

Auto Document FeederFax, scan and copy multiple pages automatically

INCLUDED

NOT INCLUDED

SPECIFICATIONS

Print Speed

Up to 28 pages per minute black, up to 22 ppm color²; laser comparable speeds up to 6 ppm black, up to 4 ppm color³

Fax

Up to 100-page fax memory, up to 90 speed dial numbers

Scan

Resolution up to 1200-dpi optical; maximum scan size 8.5" x 11.7"

Copy

Reduce/enlarge 25%–400%

Paper Handling

3" x 4" to 8.5" x 30"; up to 3,000 pages per month

Wireless

Wireless 802.11b/g

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REMEMBER ORIGINAL HP INK AND PAPER

SAVE MONEY when you choose high-capacity cartridges over standard ones

RECOMMENDED HP INK⁴

901

200 pages

901XL

700 pages

901

360 pages

RECOMMENDED HP PAPER

HP Brochure ; Flyer Paper

HP Presentation Paper

HP Bright White Inkjet Paper

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1. Wireless performance is dependent upon physical environment and distance from access point.
2. After first page; see www.hp.com/go/inkjetprinter for details.
3. Based on ppm measured using ISO/IEC 24734. Standard applies to inkjet and laser products and excludes first set of test documents.
4. Page yield values are approximate, actual yield depends on printer and specific use; for more information visit www.hpshopping.com.

HP Officejet 4500 Wireless All-in-One has convenience of wireless connectivity with our Officejet 4500 Wireless All-in-One. You'll be able to print, copy, scan, and fax all from one device, plus print at speeds as fast as 28 pages per minute in black and 22 in color. And with our Officejet inks, you'll get professional-quality color printing at a low cost per page.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.8 x 17.1 x 8.5 inches ; 13 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 16 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0036TGGJG
• Item model number: CN547AB1H
  

Price : $89.00
You Save : $40.99 (32%)

Technical Details

• 100-sheet input tray
• 20-page automatic document feeder
• 1 USB 2.0; 802.11b/g wireless
• 1-line LCD (text)
• 20-sheet output tray

Costumer Reviews

I've been a user of HP printers for many years now, most recently a Photosmart C7250 All-In-One. The new HP Officejet 4500 Wireless has many of the capabilities of the C7250 for a much lower price. Both are inkjet printers, of course, both are color fax machines, both can copy in black-and-white or color, both have a high-resolution scanner with document feeder and both have wireless connectivity.

Of course you do give up some things for the lower (by about half) price: the 4500 has only a black and a tricolor ink cartridge with integrated print heads (the C7250 has six independent ink tanks), the 4500 lacks automatic two-side printing, lacks "photo printing" (though it does a decent job at printing images), and doesn't have a built-in card reader. The 4500 is also considerably smaller, which can be an advantage in a small or home office.

Setting up the 4500 is easy. Even if you are going to use it wirelessly, you must connect it by USB to a PC (or Mac) for the initial installation. After it is set up, you can disconnect the USB and run wireless-only. A 3-foot USB cable is provided, which I consider too short, but at least it's there, unlike with many other printers. The software installed smoothly for me, which was a novelty - I've had a lot of trouble with the latest HP software for my C7250. In addition to the standard printer software, HP includes a basic I.R.I.S. OCR capability. I tried the OCR and it did a good job of capturing the text, but it lost all formatting. OmniPage it ain't.

I was pleased to find that the network setup was handled through the PC (or Mac) software during the initial install - I was not looking forward to having to enter network keys on the printer's keypad. I use WPA2-AES wireless and the HP 4500 had no problem with it.

When you install the ink cartridges the printer spits out an alignment sheet which you then scan in so it can see how the print heads line up. Clear prompts appeared on the lighted LCD panel on the printer and this was easy.

I tried a variety of printing tasks and the 4500 handled them all well. Text was clear and colored backgrounds showed no banding. Although this is not a photo printer, it did a passable job printing a photograph on plain paper. The scanner worked well too, both using the glass and the document feeder. Printing is quiet and fast.

Faxing I thought a bit awkward - you use the left-right arrow buttons to select color or b+w fax, enter the number (or use the address book), then press the green start button. It then asks you to press 1 if you're scanning from the glass or 2 from the feeder, which I found annoying. However, the faxing worked well, and when the number was busy, it automatically retried after one minute and then five minutes. HP includes a special phone cord which you are supposed to use for the fax connection. I don't know what is special about it, but if you use a regular cord you must use a small adapter that HP also provides.

HP claims that the 4500 meets EnergyStar requirements, so I tested power consumption. When the 4500 was turned off, my meter read zero (the meter does not register tenths.) When on and idle, 2 watts; when actively printing, 10-15 watts and when in standby mode, 1 watt. I thought this exemplary.

The only real gripe I have is a minor one - the paper feed tray (which doubles as the output tray) sticks out from the front quite a bit. It does have a retractable output catcher, so it's not as bad as it could be. However, I understand this is a trade-off for the box being so small.

The "901" ink cartridges are not insanely expensive, but I don't know how long they last. HP claims that cost-per-page is lower with the HP Officejet 6500. If your usage is modest, the HP Officejet 4500 may be just what you need at a very reasonable price. If you print a lot, you may want a model with a higher-capacity paper tray, and of course if you print photos, there are better choices. All in all, a very competent and modestly priced all-in-one device. Recommended.

This product is an upgrade from an older OfficeJet all-in-one machine (5610v). It definitely has both pros and cons.

The folks at HP have thought of every detail, right down to the unpacking. The plastic the printer is wrapped in is actually a BAG with handles, so there is no wrestling to get it out of the box. Everything needed to get set up is included in the box, right down to the ink cartridges and telephone cable. Both ink cartridges are the same number (one is then labeled "color" and the other "black-and-white"), making it easier to remember which cartridge you need. The machine is fairly compact, the controls are very intuitive, and it was very easy to install (even with an uncooperative computer which, for reasons completely unrelated to the printer, shut down four times during the brief installation process). I was a bit thrown by the fact that there is only one paper tray, rather than separate trays for input and output. It will, apparently, also print "borderless," for brochures and such. I have not yet tried this feature.

Unfortunately, not everything about the OfficeJet 4500 is this peachy. The biggest selling point of this machine, for me, was that it can be used wirelessly, which would make it much easier for us to print to it from our two separate computers. I was never able to successfully set up this feature. When the "wizard" fails to set up the wireless network, there is no other option or information given - no clue as to what went wrong, no alternate method for entering the information, etc. It just doesn't work. This is a bigger problem than one might think, as the included USB cable is rather short. At the moment, I can't print to this printer without putting the printer in my desk chair and hooking it up. (And then I have to unplug it between uses.)

Receiving a fax is unnecessarily difficult, as well, for users without a dedicated fax line. On my old OfficeJet, the fax and my telephone could easily share a line. When I answered the phone and heard fax signals, all I had to do was punch "1,2,3," and hang up after I heard the fax machine click on. It never interfered with my regular phone usage, but I didn't have to fuss with controls on the machine to receive a fax, either. I'm not sure why HP couldn't do the same thing with this machine. Installation of the ink cartridges was not intuitive, in my opinion. And the plastic the printer is made of looks chintzy. (It may not be; it just has this look. A more matte plastic would have appeared sturdier.)

All in all, it's a good machine; it just has its quirks. The wireless difficulty is a real issue, but everything else is mostly a matter of familiarity.