HP Officejet 8000 wireless printer

HP Officejet 8000 wireless printer

Looking for a wireless printer that produces good quality prints with low ink costs? Then you will want to take a look at the HP Officejet Pro 8000. This printer is called an “Officejet”, but it is also suitable for home use and you get quite a bit for the $179 price tag. The wireless setup, though time-consuming is easy. The duplexer is wonderful. You can use it to print on both sides of the paper. This combined with the low ink costs, make this a fairly inexpensive printer to operate. I did have trouble with the cover of the paper tray. If not placed on the printer accurately, it can fall off and break. I also found that the printer does a lot of grinding and noise-making. This is part of the normal HP process, but it can be very disconcerting.

You won’t have to put paper in this printer too often. It holds 250 sheets. Text is clear and crisp and color reproduction is good. One thing I really loved is that the ink is quite waterproof. After printer some colorful brochures, I left them out in the pouring rain. The next day, the paper was wet, but the brochure was completely readable with no smearing of any kind….Quite impressive.

The Good

• Inexpensive ink
• Very good text quality
• Wireless setup is quick and easy
• Excellent ink cartridge design
• Fast printing
• Good connectivity
• Good duplexer
• Excellent waterproof ink
• Compatible with HP iPhoto iTunes app

The Bad

• Setup takes too long
• Too large
• Aggravating bumping and grinding noises
• Paper tray cover placement must be exact

Check out my more detailed review with pictures at Hardware Secrets.