All-in-one winner
HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus
Verdict
A superlative scanner, great document prints, impressively low running costs and a comprehensive list of office features. Expensive, but worth it
Review Date: 10 Feb 2012
Price when reviewed: £174
Overall Rating
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Comparison
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Canon Pixma MG6250
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HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus
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Epson WorkForce Pro WP-4525 DNF
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HP Photosmart 5510
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| Part Code | Pixma MG6250 | CM756A | C11CB28301BY | Photosmart 5510 |
| Review Date | 17 Jan 2012 | 10 Feb 2012 | 10 Feb 2012 | 24 Jan 2012 |
| Price ex VAT | £114 | £174 | £165 | £42 |
| Price inc VAT | £137 | £209 | £198 | £50 |
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| Speed rating | 6 | 5 | ||
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| Resolution printer final | 9600 x 2400dpi | 4800 x 1200dpi | 4800 x 1200dpi | 4800 x 1200dpi |
| Ink-drop size | 3.0pl | |||
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| Rated/quoted print speed | 26PPM | 22PPM | ||
| Maximum paper size | A4 | A4 | A4 | A4 |
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| Cost per A4 mono page | 2.9p | 0.8p | 1.0p | 2.2p |
| Cost per A4 colour page | 8.7p | 3.4p | 4.2p | 6.6p |
| Inkjet technology | Thermal | Piezo-electric | ||
| Ink type | Dye-based black & colour, pigment-based black | |||
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| Peak noise level | 44.0dB(A) | |||
| Dimensions | 470 x 367 x 173mm (WDH) | 502 x 428 x 308mm (WDH) | 460 x 420 x 341mm (WDH) | 436 x 325 x 146mm (WDH) |
| Peak power consumption | 17W | |||
| Idle power consumption | 2W | |||
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| Copier rated mono speed | 35cpm | 22cpm | ||
| Copier rated colour speed | 34cpm | 21cpm | ||
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| Fax speed | N/A | N/A | ||
| Fax page memory | N/A | N/A | ||
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| 6x4in photo print time | 44s | 1min 17s | 1min 5s | 58s |
| A4 photo print time | 1min 44s | 2min 44s | 2min 30s | 2min 26s |
| Mono print speed (measured) | 11.5ppm | 12.8ppm | 14.6ppm | 10.5ppm |
| Colour print speed | 6.1ppm | 7.0ppm | 8.0ppm | 5.0ppm |
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| Input tray capacity | 150 sheets | 250 sheets | 250 sheets | 80 sheets |
| Output tray capacity | 150 sheets | |||
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| Other memory media support | MMC | MMC | MMC | |
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| Operating system Windows 7 supported? |
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| Operating system Windows Vista supported? |
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| Operating system Windows 2000 supported? |
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| Operating system Windows 98SE supported? |
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| Other operating system support | OS X 10.4.11+ | OS X 10.5+ | OS X 10.5+ | |
| Software supplied | Canon MP Navigator EX, Easy PhotoPrint EX | HP Photo Creation, Iris OCR | HP Photo Creations | |
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