| Hewlett Packard has been in the thick of action | | | | close to actuals. However, first page out takes |
| over the past one month. News has been flowing | | | | around 15 seconds, which is unusual for a |
| in from the HP camp regarding the new tools, | | | | non-laser printer. Recommended monthly printing |
| fresh tie-ups, and a huge of array of printers that | | | | volume at the max is stated as 1250 pages which |
| have been introduced, most of them at the PMA | | | | lies in the unrealistic realm. |
| at Las Vegas in the US. One of the latest | | | | By default, the printer comes with a USB 2.0 port |
| additions into the HP family is the office printer, | | | | to hook onto standalone systems and an |
| Officejet Pro 8500 and its subsidiaries. It's a | | | | Ethernet port for network printing. PictBridge port |
| multi-function printer that can scan, copy and fax | | | | is also available on it. Enhanced versions of this |
| along with basic document and graphical colour | | | | printer offer Wi-Fi support. |
| printing. | | | | The basic version of HP Officejet Pro 8500 is |
| Printing technology is based on Scalable Printing | | | | priced at £150 while the Wi-Fi enabled |
| technology and it outputs monochrome prints at | | | | model, HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One |
| 1200 X 1200 dpi and colour prints at 4800 X 1200 | | | | carries a price tag of £200. The price is not |
| dpi. The printer comes with a 384MHz processor | | | | an issue on this printer but its workability over a |
| and 128 MB onboard memory. | | | | period of time is. A maximum of 1250 pages per |
| Printing speed for monochrome and colour at | | | | month will not suffice any average office and this |
| normal mode is claimed at 19 pages per minute, | | | | point will definitely lead to its unpopularity; unless |
| and we know that the rates claimed are never | | | | they rectify it quickly. |