HP Officejet Pro 8500A Wireless e-All-in-One (CM755AB1H)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Print professional-quality color for up to 50% lower cost per page and energy use than lasers with the HP Officejet Pro 8500A e-All-in-One, which delivers impressive maximum prints speeds of 35 pages per minute black and 34 ppm color. This inkjet printer meets your connectivity needs with both wireless and Ethernet networking, and it also lets you connect to your PC with Hi-speed USB 2.0 or print without a PC using memory card slots. Store your business documents on the Web and quickly access and print them directly from this inkjet printer using print apps and the 2.36" color touchscreen. You can also quickly fax files or scan to a PC or e-mail4 and use HP ePrint to send photos, documents and more from any mobile device directly to the HP Officejet Pro 8500A e-All-in-One. This all-in-one has a 250-page paper tray and a 35-page automatic document feeder, handles a range of paper types and cuts down on paper usage with automatic two-sided printing. The HP Officejet Pro 8500A e-All-in-One also saves you money with high-capacity, individual ink cartridges.
WHY BUY?

• Create professional-quality color for up to 50% lower cost per page and energy use than lasers¹
• Send print jobs from any mobile device with e-mail capability using HP ePrint²
• Use business apps to print from the Web—without a PC³
• Use AirPrint^™ to print from iPad^®, iPhone^® or iPod touch^®4

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FUNCTIONS

WEB CONNECTEDAccess and print from the Web using the color display and apps
HP ePRINTIf you can e-mail it, you can print it using HP ePrint²
AIRPRINT^™Simply print wirelessly from your iPad^®, iPhone^®, and iPod touch^®.⁴
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
Auto Document FeederFax, scan and copy multiple pages automatically
INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED
SPECIFICATIONS
Print Speed
Up to 35 pages per minute black, up to 34 ppm color⁵; 4" x 6" photo as fast as 76 seconds
Scan
Resolution up to 4800-dpi optical
Copy
Copy both sides of an ID onto a single page
Paper Handling
3" x 5" to 8.5" x 14"; up to 15,000 pages per month
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REMEMBER ORIGINAL HP INK AND PAPER
SAVE MONEY when you choose high-capacity cartridges over standard ones
RECOMMENDED HP INK⁶
940
1,000 pages
940XL
2,200 pages
940
900 pages
940XL
1,400 pages
940
900 pages
940XL
1,400 pages
940
900 pages
940XL
1,400 pages
RECOMMENDED HP PAPER
HP Advanced Photo Paper
HP Premium Plus Photo Paper
HP Bright White Inkjet Paper
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1. Majority of color laser AiOs <$600, March 2010; for details, see http://www.hp.com/go/officejet. OJ Pro ISO yield with highest-capacity cartridges based on continuous printing; see http://www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies. Energy use based on HP testing using the ENERGY STAR® program's TEC test method criteria.
2. Requires an internet connection to the printer. Feature works with any internet- and email-capable device. Print times may vary. For a list of supported documents and image types, see www.hp.com/go/ePrintCenter.
3. Requires a wireless access point and an Internet connection to the printer. Services may require registration. Apps availability varies by country and language. For details, http://www.hp.com/go/ePrinterCenter.
4. Supports iOS 4.2 devices (iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and 3rd and 4th generation iPod touch) that support multitasking. Works with HP ePrint-enabled printers and All-in-Ones. AirPrint and iOS 4.2 devices require an 802.11 wireless network connection to the printer. Wireless performance is dependent upon physical environment and distance from the access point. AirPrint and the AirPrint logo are trademarks of Apple Inc. iPad, iPhone and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
5. After first page; see www.hp.com/go/inkjetprinter for details.
6. Average based on ISO/IEC 24711 or HP testing methodology and continuous printing. Actual yield varies considerably based on content of printed pages and other factors. Some ink from included cartridge is used to start up the printer. For details see www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies.

Print professional-quality color for up to 50% lower cost per page and energy use than lasers with the HP Officejet Pro 8500A e-All-in-One, which delivers impressive maximum prints speeds of 35 pages per minute black and 34 ppm color. This inkjet printer meets your connectivity needs with both wireless and Ethernet networking, and it also lets you connect to your PC with Hi-speed USB 2.0 or print without a PC using memory card slots. Store your business documents on the Web and quickly access and print them directly from this inkjet printer using print apps and the 2.36" color touchscreen. You can also quickly fax files or scan to a PC or e-mail4 and use HP ePrint to send photos, documents and more from any mobile device directly to the HP Officejet Pro 8500A e-All-in-One. This all-in-one has a 250-page paper tray and a 35-page automatic document feeder, handles a range of paper types and cuts down on paper usage with automatic two-sided printing. The HP Officejet Pro 8500A e-All-in-One also saves you money with high-capacity, individual ink cartridges.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.4 x 19.8 x 11.1 inches ; 25.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 36.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B003YT6RLA
• Item model number: CM755AB1H
  

Price : $258.54
You Save : $41.45 (14%)

List Price : $299.99

Technical Details

• Get a better value for frequent printing with high-capacity, individual ink cartridges.^
• Connect to your network wirelessly or with built-in Ethernet, or to your PC with Hi-Speed USB 2.0.
• Use business apps and the easy-to-use 2.36-inch touchscreen to print from the Web without a PC.
• Consume up to 50% less paper with automatic two-sided printing and robust digital faxing options
• Easily view and print from a USB drive and memory cards.
• Get a better value for frequent printing with high-capacity, individual ink cartridges.

Customer Reviews

Received as part of the Amazon Vine reviewer program, the HP Officejet Pro 8500A is a wireless, all-in-one (printer, fax, scanner, copier, web) office tool. It uses the current touchscreen technology to offer the user a way to fax, scan, copy and print without the use of a computer directly attached to it.
SET-UP:
Once I unboxed this beast (it's quite a bit heavier and larger than my previous printer: HP Officejet 6310 All-in-One Printer), it took a few minutes to check the box contents and untape parts that were immobilized as part of packaging.
A very basic (10) step sheet with pictures and minimal directions directs you how to install the two print heads, four ink cartridges, the HP automatic two-sided printing accessory (duplexer) and load the paper. It also shows you for PC or Mac computers how to hook up the printer via a usb cord, ethernet (internet cord) or via a wireless home network (found in the Getting Started Guide).
Once you power up the printer it takes approximately 20 minutes to go through a series of checks prior to asking you if you want to 'update'. As I'd already established a wireless connection with the printer by following the prompts on the touchscreen and entering my home network's security code, I had it do an update which took about 5 minutes. All in all, the 25-30 minutes the all-in-one spent getting ready for use was no big deal. It took me about 45 minutes to get it set-up prior to that time, and I'm fairly savy about such things. The directions that come with it rely heavily on drawings and had to be referred to frequently - at least for me.
So a little over an hour into set-up I installed the software on my primary computer. This took about 10 minutes. Later I also went to the HP site and got the very basic drivers (a 64MB download) for the printer to install on 2 laptops (Vista 64-bit and Windows 7), 1 netbook (Windows XP) and 2 desktops (Vista 64-bit and Windows XP). All the computers installed the drivers quickly and easily, and once installed printed wirelessly off the 8500A. I was amazed with that one... no hic-ups with drivers?!
I also went to iTunes and got a free app: HP iPrint Photo. Once loaded on your iTouch or iPhone you can use it to send photos or documents to print to this printer, or any HP printer (I'm assuming other non-HP printers won't work with this app) connected to your network. It worked with both the 8500A and the 6300 (hardwired to my router).
Between the unboxing, untaping, installing of ink and printer heads, the all-in-one's auto set-up and software installation, getting this one up and running took about 1.5 hours. That's much longer than most printers I've wrestled with in the past, but I did take my time and gently worked each step.
The only device I did not get linked to the 8500A was my phone: Nokia E71 Unlocked Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Media Player, GPS with Free Voice Navigation, Wi-Fi, and MicroSD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (White). I tried multiple times to get it to recognize the printer, but thus far, nothing. I'll continue to work on it.
FEATURES per the box:
+Printing speeds equivalent to laser printers (35ppm black and 34ppm color - max).
+Water resistant-inks.
+Wireless networking.
+35 page automatic document feeder (ADF)
+Automatic two-sided printing; saving time and paper
+4800 x 4800 dpi, 48-bit color scanning
+App printing via touchscreen - print directly from the web without a computer
+Printing from anywhere via mobile devices using HP ePrint (the printer has its own email addresss)
+Front panel usb port and memory card slots for digital cameras
+Fax to network folder, to PC and PC Fax Send.
++ Eco-friendly solution, offering 50% lower cost per page than other similar all-in-one printers.
"What does all this mean?" Ideally, if you buy this one you'll get a wireless printer, scanner, copier, fax machine, that may cost you a bit less to print the same number of pages with another printer and gives you laser printer quality and speed. At least in theory, but time will tell if that pans out.
What I liked about it...
+The machine is good-looking. Sleek, glossy black with a color touch screen.
+The touch screen itself is small, but responsive and quick.
+It can be placed anywhere in your home or office as long as your wireless network connection is adequate.
+The flatbed scanner allows for legal sized documents.
+You can scan your ID - getting both sides at the same time on one page - very cool!
+The print quality is excellent.
+The print speed is fast.
+Connectivity with my iTouch via HP's app.
+Scanning is very quick and the quality is excellent.
+Printer drivers installed quickly and easily via HP.com download on all my computers running Vista 64-bit, XP Home and Windows 7 - without a hitch!
+You can copy or print without a PC attached and 'on', via the touch screen.
+Touchscreen animation will show you how to clear a paper jam, step-by-step. Had one...watched the little show and fixed it.
What I disliked about it...
- The machine took a long time to set-up for initial use, and it goes through a lot of checks (for about 30-60 seconds) before it can be used if powered off and turned back on.
- Makes a lot of noise while it's printing! Thankfully...it prints quickly, and it isn't as noisy while scanning, copying or faxing.
-The size is a bit bigger than I'd hoped for and it weighs about 25 pounds, but it does a lot and 'compact' was not one of its selling points.
- The printing of photos is nice, but leaves regular paper soggy. You need to use HP Premium Presentation Paper or HP Premium Photo Paper, glossy (100 sheets, 4 x 6-inch borderless) to get the right look and feel.
- Time will tell if ink costs are less or not, but to replace all the cartridges at one time will be a bit expensive. HP 940xl Black, Regular Capacity Cyan, Magenta, Yellow Not overly expensive when compared with other HP ink cartridges, so I wonder where the claim '50% lower cost per page' comes from?
-HP included software has some unnecessary stuff on it that loads on your computer if you're not aware enough of what to 'uncheck' to stop it before you install the software. HP is notorious for this type of thing and can be very irksome.
-The HP Apps installed on the machine are minimal at this time. You can print off daily news stories from Yahoo, weather reports, puzzles, recipes, etc..., but for me, at least right now, the apps are more fluff than substance. You have to go online to do your settings and establish an 'email address' for your printer, instead of using the touchscreen to do all of it. Sort of defeating the purpose of the screen and wireless capabilities - at least for setup.
-HP Apps failed to work every time. When I tried to get a daily summary for Yahoo, it couldn't retrieve the info. I went to the HP ePrintCenter online, and it said my printer was offline. I refreshed it and it still didn't work. I then turned off my printer and turned it back on. It was then recognized online and printed via the app within 5 seconds. This was after I had setup my account and HP said all was well. A few bugs need to be worked out, but this is probably a network/software glitch and may be just with the Yahoo app.
My CONCLUSION:
It's a good e-All-in-One with cool web and file transfer possibilities, but a noisy printer. The cost is a bit high for a wireless all-in-one, but the web features and eco-friendly printing may be worth the price boost.
I'm excited to have a wireless printer that installed so easily on my home network and can be placed anywhere in my home. I love the scanner, and look forward to scanning old photos more quickly than my old scanner.
I also like the ability to send photos from my iTouch or iPhone to the printer wirelessly. The touchscreen was a great addition and it works well. It's a stand-alone device in many ways, and doesn't need to be tethered to a computer to copy or fax, which I like too.
Overall, the Officejet Pro 8500A Wireless e-All-in-One seems to be a solidly built office tool that will appeal to home office users and families who want its many functions and a lower cost per page.
NOTE RE: Nokia E71 phones, printing wirelessly...
After much research and little assistance I lucked out and figured out the right configuration for printing from the Nokia phone. In your 'printers' on your phone, set up a new printer using these settings.
Printer: any name...
Driver: HP Mobile Printing
Bearer: LPR
Access point: make sure this is whatever network name your wireless printer is currently using.
Host: this is to be set to your printer's IP address.
User: also known as 'hostname'.
Queue: I put in the name of my network (SSID).
Printer model: 'officejet' printers
I can't print using the Ovi store's HP iPrint Photo app, but the above stated worked for me on about a 3 second delay to the printer. This fix may also work for other Nokia smartphones and HP printers.
UPDATE: July 25, 2011
This is still my 'go to' printer and the one networked to all the other computers and wireless devices on my... Read more›

This wireless all-in-printer is probably the best printer I've owned, despite the fact that it arrived with a broken control panel. It prints very fast, the print quality is good, it has a lot of interesting and useful features, and it is not only wireless but you can install it wirelessly (not true for all wireless printers).
Setup involved eight steps which were pretty straightforward except for the fact that the printer heads were a little cumbersome to get in. However, the ink cartridges slid right in (simplest I've seen) so it will be a breeze to change ink cartridges. Installation went fairly smoothly. It took a little bit of time (about twenty minutes) but it is a wireless all-in-printer after all. In the past I've always had various problems when installing wireless all-in-printers (Canon Pixma MX860 all-in-one, HP Photosmart C6180 all-in-one, HP Officejet 7410). I've had to deal with faulty software, firewalls causing problems, or advertised features that were actually not present. That was not the case for this printer, except for the fact that the numerical keypad on the control panel did not work. This meant that I could not type in my encryption key. However, this printer features a WPS option, and my router had a WPS button (broadcasting the key), so I was able to complete the installation. I should add the LCD touch screen worked. It was just keypad.
I used HP 24/7 chat to contact technical support about the control panel. I was connected in 20 seconds and the tech support was efficient, free, courteous, and friendly. We just needed to verify that the panel was indeed broken. I have had good experience with HP customer and tech support before. Canon's tech support is better than that of Adobe, AT ; T, and of course, much better than Microsoft and Comcast. However, Canon's tech support still lags behind that of HP (in my opinion). Anyway, HP is sent me another printer at no charge, and I am returning this one at no charge. In the mean time I have gotten good use of it. I should say it is the kids who are using the most.
I should add that you can, naturally, connect the printer via Ethernet cable, or USB cable. However, I just like to have everything on my wireless networks and install everything without using cables.
As mentioned by others, this all-in-one printer features a lot of functionality, first the all-in-one functionality, print, copy, fax, and scan. It features double sided printing, photo printing from USB flash drive, mobile device connectivity, limited printing from the web via the LCD touch screen, and a feature I found really interesting. You can copy both sides of an ID card (or a smaller document) onto one side of a paper.
As I mentioned I am impressed by the speed of the printer. It is rated 35 pages per minute for black and 34 pages per minute for color. I found that to be close to the truth even for a very high resolution picture. To test the speed of the printer I printed four very high resolution photographs on two printers at the same time on 8.5 X 11 inch paper (I have three printers on my home network, and let them race). The conclusion was that this printer is four times faster than the HP Photosmart C6180 all-in-one printer and twelve times faster than the Canon Pixma MX860 all-in-one printer.
The print color resolution is 4,800 X 1,200 which is good but not over the top (scan is 4,800 X 4,800). I don't think you need more. However, I compared the prints with the other printers that I own. As far as I can tell the resolution is equally good between the printers (extremely high detail) but the colors and the contrast came out the best on the Hewlett Packard Officejet 8500A all-in-one wireless printer. Other than it being a little heavy and a little noisy I have no particular complaints about this printer.
Despite the fact that I really like this printer I feel I should give it four rather than five stars because, after all, the control panel was non-functional upon arrival.