HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus multifuction inkjet printer

HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus review: This inkjet printer from HP produces A4 documents and photos quickly

PC World Australia (online)

  • Expert Rating

    4.00 / 5

  • User Rating

    2.00 / 5 (of 9 Reviews)

  • Price

    $ 499.00 (AUD)

User Reviews:

1

RichardSun 18/03/2012 - 20:14

  • Pros
    Everything
  • Cons
    nothing

I bought this printer 12 months ago and am very, very pleased with it. I have not had a paper jam which was the downfall of my last printer. This one scans to computer or memory stick, uses very little ink and has all the functions I need as a teacher planning lessons. I would recommend it for a small business.

Rated this product:
4.5
2

WarrenWed 14/03/2012 - 17:53

  • Pros
    nothing
  • Cons
    continual problems

Easily the worst decision I've made for awhile. Bought it through the Apple store thinking it would be a good product. It's not.

Rated this product:
0.0
3

LeighMon 30/01/2012 - 14:15

  • Pros
    Wireless
  • Cons
    Paper Feeder

This would be a great printer if the paper feeder worked. However, being one of the first processes in order to print, it is the most frustrating printer I have EVER had. It can take 30 minutes to print 5 pages, simply because it cannot feed the paper into the printer. Bloody useless... I would like to throw it out the window.

Rated this product:
0.0
4

WayneSat 03/12/2011 - 09:14

  • Pros
    Not Officejet
  • Cons
    HP Officejet Pro 8500A

This is a realy poor choice, The scanner is so slow, from ADF to stored document is at least 1 minute per page, good luck scanning 200 pages.

Rated this product:
0.0
5

WayneThu 03/11/2011 - 16:18

  • Pros
    Just about every thing
  • Cons
    Can't import Email addresses to it email address book

I brought this printer for our office and i've got to say that I am so impressed with it, that was until I rung HP only to find out that there is no way to import Email addresses into the printer you have to re key every address all over again...What a pain in the rear end, I can't believe that they didn't think of that like Hello...

Rated this product:
3.5
6

MichaelTue 04/10/2011 - 17:37

  • Pros
    -
  • Cons
    hp8500

I had the old HP officejet pro 8500, was told it was the rolls royce of printers, lasted a bit over 12 months until error message meant wont print anything. Waste of over $400, do not buy HP printers have since heard many similar stories

Rated this product:
0.0
7

Bill GlennMon 03/10/2011 - 20:28

  • Pros
    fast as a laser
  • Cons
    looks like something Darth Vader would own

wireless +
fast +
refills not expensive +
terrible output paper tray - (paper ends up all over the floor, but can live with that)
very good print quality +
not an ink guzzler +

Rated this product:
4.5
8

AliFri 30/09/2011 - 06:37

  • Pros
    Perormance
  • Cons
    Big and heavy

Excellent printing (photo and documents), faxing, scanning and copy machine. So far I am very satisfied. I use if for my home use, however very high load. No bad point at all.

Rated this product:
5.0
9

RamonaSat 06/08/2011 - 05:11

  • Pros
    looks
  • Cons
    functions

I bought the 8500A 2 months ago. It worked ok for the first month. It was a little slow to print, but doable. Then there was an automatic update and everything went bad. Not able to use the feeder feature to scan, I called HP. I spent 3 hours on the phone with an HP Tech who determined that the update damaged the firmware. Now I have to scan 1 page at a time from the scan table. Also, it randomly turns off and won't turn back on until it's ready. I've only had it 2 months, so I'm taking it back. I have had HP printers for the last 20 years, but I wouldn't recommend this one to anybody.

Rated this product:
1.0

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