HP Officejet 4500

With the legendary HP reliability, comes another practical printing solution, the HP OfficeJet 4500 All-in-One. Weighing at approximately 13 pounds and measuring 17.07″ width, 15.81″ depth and 8.53″ height, it may not be your light and portable printer but it is a reasonably priced printer offering productivity, reliability, and high quality color prints for a low cost per page. The color thermal inkjet printer can quickly and conveniently scan, copy, and fax documents which make it an ideal solution for users who want cost-effective professional results in their work or home office.

HP Officejet 4500 All-in-One Key Features

1. Economical

HP OfficeJet 4500 produces quality color printing at lower cost. Thanks to its high capacity HP 901XL black ink cartridge capable of printing three times more pages than the standard HP 901 ink cartridge. It can print approximately 700 pages which is thrice more than the usual 200 pages. For color prints, the HP 901 Tri-color cartridge produces about 360 pages. An HP 901XL black ink cartridge retails for approximately $30 while the HP 901 Tri-color cartridge can be purchased at around $25.

This flatbed printer makes use of dual-drop-volume technology to ensure fine and detailed images and graphics; smooth gradations; and color accuracy. The ink droplets utilized in printing can be as small as 1.3 picoliters (pl) and as large as 5 pl. With this, you save on ink while enjoying optimum results.

2. Versatile / Multifunctional

The printer is bundled with many features where you can print, scan, copy, and fax from one reliable machine. This multifunctional printer can serve as a standalone copier which eliminates the need to be connected to a computer to send faxes.

Another impressive feature of the printer is its networking capability that allows you to share the printer across your network. This is made possible through its built-in RJ-45 Ethernet 10/100 Base-T adapter or simply through its high speed USB 2.0 port. The printer can be integrated with Linux operating system and most versions of Microsoft Windows including 7, Vista and XP. It also works with versions of Mac OS X which include 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6.

3. Energy-efficient

The HP OfficeJet 4500 is an Energy Star product which means it conserves energy and resources. When the printer is on the ™offî mode, it uses less than a watt of electricity. As to conserving resources, the printer features HP Smart Web printing which allows the printer to only produce copies of the content you want and eliminate blank pages as well as right-edge clipping all of which significantly reduces paper wastage. Other ways of reducing paper and ink consumption is when you turn off fax printing altogether and through the junk fax blocker tool. This tool works by eliminating unwanted faxes when you set the printer to block junk fax numbers automatically. When you receive an incoming fax, the all-in-one printer checks your junk fax number list and intelligently verifies if the call should be blocked.

4. Environment friendly

The printer allows the impact of printing to the environment minimized by saving energy and printing responsibly. It is designed to comply with guidelines for energy by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as well as directives for restriction of hazardous materials/substances set forth by the European Union. The ink cartridges of the all-in-one printer are made up from 50% recycled materials. Also, you can take advantage of free ink cartridge recycling services through HP Planet Partners.