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HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus For SMBs

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BANGALORE, INDIA:The HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus e-All-in-One Printer integrates color printing with copy, scan and fax capability is an All-in-One small business inkjet printer.

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Connectivity-wise, the Officejet 8600 Plus offers a range of options including wired USB and Ethernet, as well as built-in wireless. On the Wi-Fi front, you can configure the multifunction printer to join an existing wireless network, and simultaneously support printing direct from wireless client devices.

Setting Up the HP Officejet Pro 8600

The Officejet Pro 8600 Plus supports both Windows and the Mac OS X operating systems. A bundled CD disc comes with the requisite software drivers for both platforms, though it wasn't necessary for the Mac.

Working with the Officejet Pro 8600

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Like practically every small business inkjet printer out there, the Officejet Pro 8600 makes a fair amount of noise when printing. Though we won't describe it as particularly noisy, the internal space where the print heads move around seemed to accentuate the sound somewhat.

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Overall, the inkjet produced vibrant color printouts, which dried very quickly, even for full-page photo printouts. Of course, the inkjet technology the Officejet Pro 8600 Plus uses means that the ink smudges slightly upon contact with water, and text was not as crisp as a good laser printout. Still, the quality is perfectly usable for business printouts.

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The printer comes with HP's ePrint, which lets you print via a uniquely assigned email address. To maximize on its touch-screen panel, HP added support for a variety of apps. They runs the gamut from news and games to, yes, even comics. We're not convinced that they're practical in a business setting though, and accordingly did not explore them in depth.

The Officejet 8600 Pro offers a very credible range of capabilities beyond print, scan, copy and fax, including direct wireless printing, support for tablet devices and even an auto-duplexer.

Taken together, the wealth features make the Officejet Pro 8600 a highly appealing purchase. It offers excellent value for the money, and should serve well as the main office printer for smaller businesses or for deployment at a branch office.

Source: www.hp.com

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