HP OFFICEJET 4500

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.

The 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

body will attract dust and

fingerprints in no time.

The control panel is neatly

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

would have added greater

value to the product. The

printer can print grey scale

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.

SPECIFICATIONS
Rs 7,999
www.hp.com
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