Right the final decision has been made, bought and installed.
I settled on the HP officejet 6500A plus Eprint multi function All in one for £107 in the sale from (dont just shop it Arg*s it)
My reasons being, it would print from every Android & apple device i have using the HP app. (supports Apple air print).
Why pay for the Apple app, when the HP one is free and works perfectly?
Document scanner etc.
HP have now decided to go down the route of seperate colour inks (something i liked with my old Cannon printer) as it makes more economical ink use and cheaper.
£40 for a full set of Genunine XL ink carts from HP ( to be fair the old XL carts on previous were about the same) and usually lasted about 6 months .
Ordered some compats from on offshore (VAT free) site i usually use for £20 with 100% money back if not satified .
The Jury is still out on those as they have not arrived yet and still on the supplied carts.
The printer itself connects ditect to HP site and there are apps that can be added or removed.
some great ones for the kids, Disney, Dreamworks, SoduKo, Crosswords.
All touch screen with now more eco freindly low power consumpotion , which is great as i never turn my printer off,lol
Built in FAX (which i will never use), Email anyone,lol
You can give your printer its own Email addy and can print from any device with Email access .
I still think thats novelty value , as who really takes photos on holiday and emails them back to your printer at home.
Yes it could have business value for remote doc printing.
You can use the eprint facility to print from any HP Eprint enabled printer, useful again in an office enviroment.
TBH this model is aimed more at the home user.
Be warned that HP still supply a very short Power lead to the HP power supply.
was a problem on the last HP officejet, simply resolved with a longer Kettle 3 pin type lead.
This time you will nead a 2 pin Figure 8 shaped lead as used on Portable stereos etc to solve the same problem.
HP do not and never supplied a USB lead out of the box ( a crap money saving excercise), although most wont be a problem if you already have an existing printer.
The printer can be Networked, so will cover most peoples needs.
The Jury is stil out on Wireless reliabilty (we will see), but given most reviews are not throwing up any problems yet (unlike older HP wireless printers) .
Lets face it HP have hads 3yrs to get it right!
Duplex printing (great), its an officejet after all and print speeds are fast as you would expect from this range.
My only gripe at the mo is that upon scanning it does not put the scans in auto date order (month and year), just puts them a single folder of your choice.
Trying to find a workaround for this, but might have to invest in some 3rd party scan software.
It wont bother the average home user, but as i scan all our time sheets and office docs from home to head office it will become a pain!
So sorry HP a backwards step on that small point!
Given that the last HP Officejet has given me 3yrs of trouble free printing & scanning (putting the useless intermittent wireless printing aside) , so its replacement will have alot to live up .
I have owned Numerous Epsons (all of which died) and I even Kill off £400 Cannon printers in time (mainly print head failure), so HP for me have Good build quality and the old one (still working will end up on Ebay or here even).
Sorry if this turned into more of a product review , but those that know me accept that i go on a bit,Lol
