In 2007 the Officejet Pro would be a model L7580, and that was modestly updated to the L7590 in 2008. Recently the L7590 was discontinued and replaced by the Officejet Pro 8500. This article is my impression of the way the new model compares to the previous series.
My Texas insurance business has utilized three L7580 and L7590′s for more than 2 yrs. They have been heavily used and overall they have done a good job. The machines print fast to have an inkjet, multi-function features work nicely, and also the ink cost is reasonable. The printers cost ranged from $150 to $200 on sale, and I would buy more of these printers when they remained as being made. Nonetheless they are out of production and so i will have to choose to switch to the 8500 series or possibly to another brand.
Our first Officejet 8500 has similarities to the L7590. The printer includes a similar appearance and appears to be a refresh as opposed to a totally new design. Rated printing speeds are identical and also the ink tanks look similar.
Several features are improved with the new model. The load is noticeably less and the document feeder is more reliable with less jams. The print quality seems just a little better and is adequate in draft mode for most office work. Scans are faster, and faxing is faster if you find a fast machine conversely. The software installation worked better than on the previous models.
Other activities changed for the worse. Although the ink tanks appear the same, L7590 cartridges won’t are employed in the 8500 due to features made to prevent others from remanufacturing the ink tanks. HP seems to have done a great job on that since it is difficult to find remanufactured ink for the 8500. (If fact I suspect which was the key reason for that redesign.) Don’t buy this printer if you’re planning on using bargain remanufactured ink cartridges! It comes with an option to have an LED display but I’m not impressed as it is tough to read in bright light, and appears to be more of useless than a useful feature. The HP 8500 has an energy saving feature that puts the equipment to sleep after several minuets of being idle. It takes longer to awaken and print. This isn’t a great feature when you need to print something quickly. Fortunately which include can be switched off. For many print jobs there is a delay of several seconds as the print job loads towards the printer (even with economical off). Why does that happen about the new “improved” model and not about the old model? My first 8500 generates a note many times a day that it can’t print since the paper tray is empty….even though there’s plenty of paper in the tray. If you achieve the model with a LED the printer keypad is smaller and harder to use (ok, I’ve fat fingers).
Overall I am disappointed with the new machine. The printer has its good points, but I’d hoped by using 2 yrs to engineer the next generation printer it might be noticeably better than the old model. HP – invent (High Definition)
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