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HP Officejet 6500A PLUS CN557A Up to 32 ppm Black Print Speed 4800 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality Wireless Thermal Inkjet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer

  • Up to 32 ppm Black Print Speed
  • Up to 31 ppm Color Print Speed
  • 4800 x 4800 dpi Scan Resolution, Optical
  • Color Fax
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Learn more about the Hewlett-Packard CN557A

Model

Brand
HP
Series
Officejet 6500A PLUS
Model
CN557A
Recommended Use
MFC / All-In-One

Printer SPEC

Print Technology
Thermal Inkjet
Output Type
Color
Black Print Speed
Up to 32 ppm
Color Print Speed
Up to 31 ppm
Max. Print Speed
Laser Comparable Speeds: Up to 10 ppm black, Up to 7 ppm color
4 x 6 photos: As fast as 17 sec
Black Print Quality
600 rendered dpi
Color Print Quality
4800 x 1200 dpi
Print Languages, std.
HP PCL 3 GUI
Duplex printing
Yes
Max. Duty Cycle
Up to 7,000 pages

Copier SPEC

Copy speed, Black
Up to 32 cpm
Copy speed, Color
Up to 31 cpm
Copy Quality, Black
Up to 1200 optimized dpi (from 600 input dpi)
Copy Quality, Color
Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi (from 1200 input dpi on HP Photo Papers)
Max. Number of Copies
100
Copy Reduction / Enlargement
25% - 400%

Scanner SPEC

Scan Resolution, Optical
4800 x 4800 dpi
Scan Resolution, Enhanced
4800 x 4800 dpi
Scan Technology
48bit CIS

Fax SPEC

Color Fax
Yes
Fax Memory
100 pages

Paper Handling / Media

Input Capacity, std.
Up to 250 sheets letter/legal, Up to 50 sheets transparencies, Up to 80 sheets 4x6 photos, Up to 80 cards, Up to 30 envelopes
Output Capacity, std.
Up to 50 sheets letter/legal, Up to 25 cards, Up to 25 sheets transparencies, Up to 40 cards, Up to 15 envelopes
Media Type
Paper (plain, inkjer, photo}, envelopes, brochure paper, Transparencies, labels, cards (index, greeting)
Media sizes supported
Letter, legal, sratemenr, executive, 3" x 5", 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 5" x 8", 4" x 10", 4" x 11", 4" x 12", 8" x 10", envelopes (No. 10, Monarch}, envelope DL
Custom Media Sizes: Windows does not support custom paper size. Mac: Tray 1: 3" x 4" to 8.50" x 30.00"

Hardware SPEC

Noise Level (Approx.)
40 dBA (Printing Best mode), 49 dBA (Printing Normal mode), 55 dBA (Printing Fast Draft mode)
Modem Speed
33.6kbps
Cartridges Compatible
HP 920 Black OfficeJet Ink Cartridge (420 pages)
HP 920XL Black OfficeJet Ink Cartridge (1200 pages)
HP 920XL Cyan OfficeJet Ink Cartridge (700 pages)
HP 920XL Magenta OfficeJet Ink Cartridge 700 pages)
HP 920XL Yellow OfficeJet Ink Cartridge (700 pages)
Power Requirements
100 to 240 VAC (± 10%), 50/60 Hz (± 3Hz)
Power Consumption
36.621 watts active, 5 watts standby, 3.2 watts sleep, 0.40 watts manual-off

Ports

USB Ports
1 x USB 2.0
Network Ports
1 x RJ-11 fax, 1 x Ethernet,
Other Ports
1 x Wireless 802.b/g/n, 2 memory card slots
Connectivity Technology
Wireless

Compatibility

Windows Compatible
Windows XP/ Vista/7
Macintosh Compatible
MacOSX v 10.5, v 10.6
Cable Type
USB Cable(Included)

Features

Features
2.36" (diagonal), 480 x 234 CGD, Touchscreen

Get quality color at lowest-in-class cost per page

Print from the Web and mobile devices

Improve office output with productivity features

Save energy and conserve resources


PRINT FEATURES:
SureSupply Supported: Yes
Direct Print Supported: Yes (memory cards)
COMPATIBLE INK TYPES: Pigment-based (color), pigment-based (black)
AUTO DOCUMENT FEEDER: Standard, 35 sheets

COPIER SMART SOFTWARE FEATURES: Scale to paper size, copy crop, ID copy, copy two pages on one

SCAN FEATURES:
SCAN TYPE: Flatbed, ADF
TWAIN VERSION Version: 1.9
SCAN FILE FORMAT Scan File Type: Bitmap, JPEG, PDF, PNG, Rich Text, Searchable PDF, Text, TIFF
SCAN SPEED: ADF (Letter) Up to 2.2 ppm (200 ppi, b&w), Up to 2.2 ppm (200 ppi, color); Color (4 x 6 photo) <20 sec

FAX FEATURES:
Auto Fax Reduction Supported: Yes
Auto Redial: Yes
Fax Delayed Sending: Yes (black only)
Distinctive Ring Detection Supported: Yes
Broadcast Locations: 20 locations
Fax Forwarding: Yes
Fax Phone TAM Interface Supported: No
Polling: Yes
Fax Telephone Mode Supported: Yes
Junk Fax Barrier: Yes, requires Caller ID;
PC Interface Supported: Yes, PC fax send and archive
Remote Retrieval: No
Telephone Handset Supported: No
FAX RESOLUTION: Black 203 x 98 dpi; Color 200 x 200 dpi
FAXING OPTIONS (ADF): Single-sided
FAX SMART SOFTWARE FEATURES: Permanent fax memory, color fax, auto redial, delayed sending, fax forwarding, poll to receive, fax to PC, junk barrier, distinctive ring detection, speed dials, caller ID, fax activity reports

Physical SPEC

Dimensions
18.75" x 16.11" x 10.17"
Weight
18.15 lbs.

Quick Info

Warranty

  • Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
  • Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year


Customer Reviews of the Hewlett-Packard CN557A

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  • Clahja
  • 2/4/2013 7:10:35 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: more than 1 year
  • Verified Owner

1 out of 5 eggsBad printer

Pros: Easy to change ink cartridges. Wifi setup was easy. Can print from Droid X2 and Razor Maxx.

Cons: Print cartridge holder/spray head went bad from clogging. Seems they go bad quite often and online retailer are the only way to find non used ones. Bought one and installed and went bad again after 3 months.
Prints slow as molasses.
Printer software tries to take over computer. HP advertisement popups constantly and shoots out bad links for ink purchase when needed.
Inaccurate ink level indicators.

Other Thoughts: The product is bad not Newegg. Item was delivered fast and undamaged.

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  • TS
  • 11/9/2012 10:14:06 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsgood printer

Pros: it prints, ink lasts pretty long, double sided printing a definite plus (saves paper), 4 devices in one, 3 year warranty

Cons: nothing much, software options aren't really user friendly; I don't print much, but I buy my ink at a supplier so it doesn't cost much. my only worry is if one device stops working, I lose printing, scanning, faxing abilities. so far so good.

Other Thoughts: I bought it to replace scanner, but use it for occasional printing, and in case I need to fax anything. The document feeder stopped working, then started again about a month later. I'm really pretty happy with it.

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  • N/A
  • 9/30/2012 2:12:59 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: more than 1 year
  • Verified Owner

1 out of 5 eggs

Pros: Nothing!

Cons: This printer had a hardware failure the day after its one year warranty. This printer sucks! The wireless is sketchy and the quality of the color printing is horrible.

Other Thoughts: Do not buy this printer. I have never hated a printer so much. It is cheap and did not last.

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  • workingtech
  • 2/20/2012 6:25:30 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: more than 1 year

1 out of 5 eggsSlow!!!!

Pros: Decent printing
Auto feeding scanner

Cons: Slow! This thing will print one page fine one minute then the very next document takes 30 - 40 seconds and a lot of extra noise to print the next sheet. It really hacks me off to have to listen to it sound like it is re-installing ink cartridges. I am going to by a laser printer next time.

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  • N/A
  • 1/24/2012 5:54:19 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat Low
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

1 out of 5 eggs

Pros: none

Cons: worst printer ever

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  • John
  • 12/23/2011 9:04:41 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsNice printer

Pros: Black and Shiny, looks great on my desk, I am so tired of every printer being grey or white. Printing to it from anywhere on the internet by emailing it whatever I want printed. Apps are cool but haven't used them much.

Cons: Wireless wouldn't setup right, it saw my AP but could never pull an address from it, kept defaulting to 169.x.x.x so I had to revert to the wired connection. Not really a big deal, my printer is within 6 feet of my switch but I had planned on moving this out to the dining room table occasionally for my wife when she scrapbooks.

Other Thoughts: My parents have the 8500 and this is alost as good for what we paid for it. Since it was onsale for Black Friday I'm not going ot be too disappointed if it fails like the other posters have commented on.

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  • 11/21/2011 12:46:07 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsSweet Printer

Pros: - Works great with iPads and as a network printer for Win7 and XP.
- Two sided printing.
- Feeds in paper for scanning.
- New Egg had very good price

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: - After I updated the printer via the control screen, my iPad could print to it. Update also solved all negative issues that I have read about this printer.
- Works well both via hard wire Ethernet and wireless. I first connected this printer on my wireless network - worked well. My PC's and this printer are now connect via Ethernet cables and 1Gb switches as printer did not connect well wirelessly due to distance from my wireless router.
- I have not purchased ink yet -- hopefully the cost will not be too painful.

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  • Disappointed HP User
  • 11/16/2011 10:02:48 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: more than 1 year

3 out of 5 eggsDidn't last very long

Pros: When it worked it was a great printer for general use like printing documents.

Cons: The ink for this puppy costs as much if not more than the printer itself. The printer stopped printing well before I thought I got my money's worth out of it. The printer did not have a hard life and wasn't used excessively. I used only HP ink in it now portions of the printed page don't print even after cleaning all the removeable print head parts I could access.

Other Thoughts: I'm really disappointed in the HP Officejet 6500. I originally wrote how much I liked this printer when I first go it but it really didn't last very long and it's cheaper to through it out than it is to have it fixed. My search now is to find another brand that is more reliable if one exists.

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  • N/A
  • 10/27/2011 2:00:46 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: more than 1 year

1 out of 5 eggsJunk

Pros: Nothing I can think of

Cons: Scanner/Copier failed after less than 50 copies. I didn't use it much. Had it over a year and only on my second set of ink cartridges. If I used it more it would have just failed sooner.
Also, it come with all sorts of bloat ware. It is difficult to sort through to get rid of the stuff and get down to just the drivers.

Other Thoughts: Don't buy it. My second HP printer that was junk. I am buying another brand to replace it.

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  • N/A
  • 9/27/2011 1:12:27 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

1 out of 5 eggsExpensive Disposable Junk Printer

Pros: I can throw it away.

Cons: Went through 2 print heads, and lots of ink trying to "realign cartridge". Won't print color without smearing the first page, or at all on the 2nd page.

Engineered for EARLY FAILURE, and EXPENSIVE INK. Do not buy.

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Much quieter than my old C41xx series photo printer. Fast printing, easy setup, scans quicker than old printer. Priced extremely ...
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Didn't last very long

3 out of 5 eggs
When it worked it was a great printer for general use like printing documents.
— Disappointed HP User 11/16/2011


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