HP Officejet 4500 All-in-One (CB867AB1H)

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: B0036TGGJ6
• Item model number: CB867AB1H
  

Price : $40.00

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
WHY BUY?

• Professional color for a low cost per page
• 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 color¹; laser comparable speeds up to 6 ppm black, up to 4 ppm color²
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
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REMEMBER ORIGINAL HP INK AND PAPER
SAVE MONEY when you choose high-capacity cartridges over standard ones
RECOMMENDED HP INK³
901
200 pages
901XL
700 pages
901
360 pages
RECOMMENDED HP PAPER
HP Brochure ; Flyer Paper
HP Presentation Paper
HP Bright White Inkjet Paper
MORE INFORMATION
Datasheet (PDF)

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

HP Officejet 4500 All-in-One

 

HP Officejet 4500 All-in-One (CB867AB1H)

 

Technical Details

• 100-sheet input tray
• 20-page automatic document feeder
• 1-line LCD (text)
• 20-sheet output tray
• included Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port (cable not included)

Customer Reviews

So first a shout out to packaging: product was packaged so well (wrapped in plastic then surrounded by foam so not even touching cardboard outer box) that even when my UPS delivery guy left the box out in the pouring rain all day, none of the components were even slightly damp when I unpacked it.
Assembly instructions were clear and easy to follow. Basically you plug in the printer and insert an auto-load cd to your computer and the rest is magic. Unfortunately, despite easy to follow instructions, set up did not work on my computer. I am running Vista - not sure if other Vista users had similar problems? Anyway, was able to access HP Solution Center and downloaded a separate set of manual set up instructions that were not quite as easy to follow. My computer crashed 3 times trying to back out the auto install files. 2 hours later, I was able to clean my hard drive to follow the manual install instructions and got the darn thing set up.
Now, after all that... here are my thoughts/grades on how the product works.
Physical Design: A
Overall, the product is sleek, pretty and compact. It has a shiny black color and sits comfortably on the corner of the desk.
Ease of Use: B+
There are clear picture icons on the buttons to identify the different options: color vs bw fax, color vs bw copy, etc.
Paper is easy to load. Took some points off for the tiny little communication screen on the front. This reminded me of the "word processing" electric typewriter I had back in the 80s. the menu screen shows just a few characters at a time so that you have to scroll through to see menu choices, settings, etc. thought this part was a little annoying but I'd imagine i'd mostly be setting up jobs through the PC so hopefully I wouldn't need to use this screen so much.
Speed: B
Had no issues with speed of printing,copying, etc
Loudness: B+
Found the noise level on copy and print jobs to be very manageable. I tried running a copy job while talking on the phone and found that the noise level was not at all distracting.
Quality of Output: B
So I thought the quality was good. Certainly document printing (both color and bw) were fine. I did try to print/copy a photo and found that photo quality was not at the level of a dedicated photo printer (like my Canon Pixma). But it's great for standard printing jobs.
Overall I'd give this a B/B+ (my installation/set up issues did not factor into my rating). It would not replace my beloved Canon printer, but I did find it to be a competent and compact solution for home office/personal use.

We installed this printer and had it working for about a week and then the problems started. We called the HP technical support line and after an hour of diagnostics they decided to issue a replacement. The problem was with the optical scanner, it stopped scanning so we couldn't fax or copy. We waited two weeks for the replacement. The replacement arrived and we set it up. When we powered it on the error message "remove foam/ cartridge jam". We called technical support again to try to resolve the issue. Same story, one hour and they tried to get us to accept a replacement. here we go again...