User guide

What You Should Know
Hands-On Test Report
HP Officejet 4500 All-in-One Printer
March 2010  Wirth Consulting, LLC  Denville, New Jersey USA  www.wirthconsulting.org
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both power-save and standby modes). While there’s a lot of talk among digital-imaging vendors today about environmentally
friendly products, with its very low power consumption, and with HP’s ink-cartridge and product-recycling programs, the
Officejet 4500 Series can truly claim to be one of the greenest, most environmentally friendly All-in-Ones on the market.
Wirth Consulting also recommends using the higher-yield 901XL black ink cartridge, which has the highest page yield (700
pages) among competitive systems in this segment. In this segment, competitive systems’ high-yield black cartridges typically
yield approximately only 500 pages, so that users will have to replace them more frequently. Additionally, the Officejet
4500’s cost per page for both black and color is very competitive. For instance, when we compare the Officejet 4500’s cost
per page to that of a contemporary competitive All-in-One, the competitor’s cost per page is actually 0.4 (black) and 1.5
(color) cents per page higher. Overall, the Officejet 4500’s economical cost per page (4.5/12.5 cents) and tested image quality
makes it suitable for use as both a primary All-in-One, and also for use as a photorealistic color printer, eliminating the need to
purchase a separate monochrome All-in-One and separate dedicated photo printer—both of which would together cost more
than a single Officejet 4500.
Summary
- The Officejet 4500 features the look, feel and performance of higher-end Officejets at an entry-level price without
sacrificing functionality—competitive alternatives, for instance, may lack an automatic document and color fax. The bottom
line is that dollar-for-dollar, the Officejet 4500 can’t be beat. Add to this the Officejet 4500’s seamless performance
throughout testing—very good image quality, including great photo quality, no-fuss installation and maintenance, intuitive
software—and Wirth Consulting has no hesitation awarding the Officejet 4500 Series its Outstanding rating.
ABOUT WIRTH CONSULTING
Wirth Consulting was founded in order to provide independent competitive evaluations
of digital-imaging equipment. Founder Terry Wirth has over 30 years of experience in
the evaluation and testing of business-imaging equipment, and as former chairman and
member since 1989 of the American Society for the Testing of Materials (ASTM) F05
Committee on Business Imaging Products, he has authored numerous, published ASTM
test methods.
ABOUT WIRTH CONSULTING RATINGS
When Wirth Consulting rates imaging devices, it assigns the device one of the following
ratings: Outstanding, Well Worth Consideration, Worth Consideration, and Not Worth
Consideration.
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