Want to purchase a printer scanner combo? If you clicked on this article, then the answer is probably ‘yes.’ However, what if I told you you would be wasting money? I’m sure this is something you don’t expect to read in a printer review. It’s also proof that I’m not going to review something that’s not worthwhile for the customer. Being that your most likely more concerned with finding the right machine than my morals, I’ll get to the point.
A printer scanner combo can be beneficial, but why bother with one when you can find an all-in-one with excellent stats and features selling for less? Aha! The old ‘more for less’ idea. I tend to like it. And my gut tells me you feel the same way. That being the case, if I lead you in the right direction, there’s an excellent chance you will listen to me again in the future. I think I’m keeping you in suspense. Let’s get to that all-in-one.
The HP Officejet 6500 Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Printer
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The HP 6500 is no longer available at HP but you may still be able to get one new at Amazon at a fairly good price from around $110 to $247; and used from around $70. It would be advisable to check in with Amazon regularly and find out latest deals as here on Amazon, the prices change constantly.
The HP 6500 All-In-One Printer is quite a heavyweight at 19 lbs, with dimensions of 19” wide x 18.9” deep x 10.3” high. Items in the box included with your printer are the print head and the 4-color ink cartridges, power cord and power supply box, the software CD for both Mac and PC, and Documentation. The duplexer that offers double-side printing comes with it if you purchased the wireless model (E709n).
You may connect directly to your PC or laptop with a high-speed USB printer cable, which you need to purchase separately, albeit readily available at any reputable dealer; or through a wired network; or wireless network using the 802.11 b/g adapter that comes standard with the wireless model.
The four functions
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ISO printing is up to speeds of 7 ppm for black, and 6 ppm for color. With draft printing, it can print in black up to 32 ppm, and 30 ppm in color. Print resolution is up to a maximum of 1200 dpi with pigmented black ink; while it is up to 1200 x 1200 input dpi for color. Maximum prints in a month is up to 5000 pages.
Ink cartridges have an average yield of about 420 pages for black and 300 pages for the three colors (cyan, yellow and magenta). XL sizes are likewise available which tend to be more economical, with an average yield of 1200 pages for black and 700 pages per color.
Copy
Maximum number of copies that can be set at one time is up to 100 pages using digital image processing. It can reduce or increase the size of images from 25% to 400%. Copy speeds vary due to complexity of the document. Maximum resolution is up to 600 x 1200 dpi in both color and black.
Scan
The resolution is up to 2400 x 4800 ppi optical, and up to 19,200 ppi enhanced. Scan speeds vary according to the document’s complexity. Maximum scan size from the automatic document feeder up to 8.5 x 14 inches, and from glass is up to 8.5 x 11.7 inches. The package comes with an image editor software with integrated OCR that can convert automatically scanned text into editable text.
Fax
The HP 6500 All-In-One Printer also has the capability to send and receive fax in monochrome (B/W) and color. It has a 120-page storage capacity in its memory, and sends at a minimum speed of 3 seconds per page, at a maximum resolution of up to 300 x 300 dpi.
What Users Say
Many customers have reported its ease of use, with ink cartridges that are easy to install. Its print quality had been highly rated. Most people opted to use draft printing which to some is not bad at all, draft prints have pretty good quality and passes for normal prints. This way they are able to economize on ink use.
The HP 6500 is a helpful tool to increase your productivity. Using the wireless model especially, you can do your printing from any part of the house. As its wireless, you never need to attach your laptop every time. As it has an input tray that can hold a lot of paper, up to a maximum of 100 sheetsm you never have to keep standing up and checking the printer for paper.
As always, there are no perfect products and there are some downsides that we need to be aware of. Many had reported that it had taken a long time to install; it has a noise that is louder than some printers; and the photo printing quality is not as excellent as text documents.
In a Nutshell
The HP 6500 is an all-in-one inkjet machine that is capable of printing, scanning, copying and faxing. You will have wireless networking, auto two-side printing, reduced costs per page by 40%, a maximum monthly cycle of 7,000 pages, a maximum print size of 8.5 x 30 inches, and so much more.
The good thing is you can get this quality printer for a very low price compared to other printers in the same class. It will not be a bad decision if you do get one.
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