HP OfficeJet 6500 Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Printer

As a scanner, photo or document, it's pretty fast. Easy to isolate images, but not always as simple to "setup" your document scanning preferences. It doesn't really work with more than one size being fed through in one project. Doesn't like it very much. Causes glitches, so for now, will stick to one size of page per project scan. Works great for multiple page photo scans.

Fast and easy to setup, although I still feel it necessary to make a printer come with ALL of the necessary cables, rather than have you buy the USB separately.

Ink cartridges really need improvement. Stock off the shelf gives you only a "starter" cartridge set and for the average retail price, it really could use a full cartridge set. Not a price I'm willing to pay retail for which is why I try to find a deal anywhere I can.

I already had the 5600 series unit which I love but have similar conflicts when HP decided to provide an "updated" software version for the Document Viewer. The HP Solutions doesn't integrate several printers or devices to work well together within the same software. You really have to separate the devices into using separate software for each at times.

Decided to get this upgraded unit as a gift to someone who needed something for multi-purpose use and it really made it simple for them to load and use within minutes. Can't complain too much if it served the purpose I meant it to, but still, I wonder when HP will learn that not everyone uses just one device for projects and needs to network several as one overall setup and for a lower price. Function though for the price I would say is Mediocre. Has it's glitches but overall is good.

For under $100 I'd buy it for myself and deal with the complications. They're nothing I can't handle or learn to deal with.

Pros. Price; quality of printing; printing speed
Cons: When you decide to print and press the "print" command it takes forever to get its heart started or whatever it is doing to get ready to print. like 30/45 sec. then 5 sec to print the page, its laughable. The auto 2 sided printing is nice but be prepared for a long wait while the ink "dries" before printing on the second side of the sheet. Noisy too, but no biggie. The "starter" ink cart. are HPs solution to prevent outcry over not supplying any ink at all, they are at least something, get ready to go shopping for real cart. soon after using. The installation CD froze up and I had to use customer support in India to install the drivers which took about an hour, it is a slow process but he was knowledgable and it works as it should. I have not tried the wireless or fax features yet. I wanted individual ink cart. and the other features in this printer at a reasonable price. This fits the bill

I bought the Hewlett Packard Officejet 6500 Wireless All-In-One InkJet Printer and was immediately impressed with the number of features available on this inexpensive pprinter. Other printer I've owned did not have simpler menus and did not get you to important features easily. Overall, I'd recommend the printer if you're on a budget.

For last 6 weeks I've trying to get the printer to print color documents. IT WON'T! I've reinstalled the drivers using the included disc & from HP website. It always has to realign when I turn it on. I've wasted half of my black ink on alignment pages. I used on both PC & MAC. Problems exist on both OS. Don't waste your money. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRINTER.

I am very happy with this purchase. However, I didn't realize there were more than one model of the 6500 series. I bought a 6500 Wireless All-in-One Printer for my son and when I needed a new one, I went for the same. Consumer Report rated them very well, and it was my first choice. My son and his family really liked theirs, so it was natural for me to buy the same. As I have written, I didn't realize mine was NOT a wireless model It is not important for me to have a wireless model, I don't need it. One of the things I noticed I'm not thrilled about is the noise and the time it takes to reset after copying. It just seems to take a bit longer than I expected to "wind down" I guess, after each function.
On the whole, I have no other complaints, and am very pleased with my new printer, it serves my purpose. The price was right for me, and I look forward to good years with it. I, so far, trust the name Hewlett Packard, and when I am financially able I will be purchasing a new computer from HP.
Sincerely
M. Bryce