ALL-IN-ONE HP OFFICEJET 4500

ALL-IN-ONE
HP OFFICEJET 4500
VERDICT: A feature-rich all-in-one device with excellent
print quality.
FOR: Excellent photo quality, small size.
AGAINST: Average print speed, manual duplexing,
slightly expensive.
T
he HP 4500 Officejet is one of the smallest all-in-one
devices available in the market. It can be easily shared
on the network with other users using the Ethernet
port. It features a 4800x1200 dpi color printer, a 1200 dpi
scanner with ADF, a copier, and a 33.6 Kbps color facsimile
with 20 page memory. The AIO looks sleek with an all-black
case in a surprisingly small package. Unfortunately, the glossy
SPECIFICATIONS
Rs 7,999
Dimensions (WxHxD): 434 x 217 x 402 mm; Weight:
6 kg, Functions: Print, scan, copy, fax; Print
resolution: 4800x1200 dpi; Paper tray capacity:
100 sheets; Scanner type: A4, ADF.
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fingerprints in no time.
The control panel is neatly
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designed with well-spaced
buttons and a single-line,
but sufficiently large and
bright LCD. Considering this
printer is meant for office
use, an automatic duplex
function and a card reader
BUILD QUALITY would have added greater
FEATURES value to the product. The
PERFORMANCE
OVERALL RATING printer can print greyscale
VALUE FOR MONEY text documents at 17 ppm
and documents with clipart and images at 10 ppm. With the
print quality set to Best it printed text documents at 3 ppm,
while it took a little more than a minute to print 4x6-inch
borderless photos. The test photos that we printed had
good color and detail reproduction. Copying black-and-white
and color documents took just 24 seconds and 46 seconds
respectively. It takes 15 seconds for the printer to initialize
from the switched off state and the first print from the time
of clicking the print button takes around 22 seconds