HP Officejet Pro 8500 Driver Download

HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Printer comes with three different product numbers; CB022A, CB793A, and CB862A. The physical dimensions include a height of 19.5 inches, a width of 11.8 inches and depth of 18.9 inches. Finally, it weighs 26.2 pounds.

The core system requirements depend on the specific version in use. For instance, Windows 2000 (SP 4) and Windows XP (32-bit) requires an Intel Pentium II or Celeron processor. However, HP recommends an Intel Pentium III or higher processor. Windows XP (64-bit) must have an AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon processor with Intel EM64T support. It also supports an Intel Pentium 4 processor with Intel EM64T. If your system uses a Windows Vista and Windows 7, the minimum processor is an 800 MHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor. HP, however, recommends 1 GHz (32-bit or 64-bit) processor or higher.

RAM

The minimum RAM for Windows 2000 and Windows XP is 128 MB while the recommended size is 256 MB. For Windows Vista and Windows 7, the minimum RAM size is 512 MB. Whereas, 1 GB or higher is more applicable to this version.

Hard disk space

After downloading the software, before installing, ensure there are at least the required recommendations of hard disk space. Windows 2000, XP (32-bit) requires 200 MB, and XP (64-bit) requires 410 MB at least, but HP recommends 500 MB. Whereas Windows Vista and Windows 7 needs a minimum disk space of 765 MB, but the manufacturer recommends 1.5 GB.

The HP Officejet Pro 8500 driver supports Mac OS X v10.4, v10.5, v10.6, and v10.7. The minimum processor for these versions is a PowerPC with G3, G4, G5 or an Intel Core Duo processor. The exception to this is the OS X 10.7 which demands an Intel Core 2 Duo or higher processor.

The Internal memory should be 256 MB of RAM while HP recommends 512 MB of RAM. Similarly, the exception to this feature is the OS X 10.7 version which requires 2 GB of RAM or higher. The minimum free disk space for these versions of Macintosh OS is 500 MB while HP recommends 800 MB.

Other essential requirements include CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive and an SVGA 800 x 600 monitor with 16-bit color depth.

Printheads and Cartridges

The HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One printer uses two printheads and four cartridges:

Printheads:

• HP 940 Magenta/Cyan Officejet Printhead
• HP 940 Black/Yellow Officejet Printhead

Compatible Cartridges by Region:

Connectivity

The primary mode of connectivity is through the Hi-speed USB 2.0. Others are embedded networking port through the Ethernet and the memory card slot which is compatible for PictBridge. Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 and QuickTime 5.0 are also essential apps for the smooth working of this device.

Paper Handling

The input tray of HP Officejet Pro 8500 Printer can hold up to 250 sheets of plain paper while the output tray holds 100 sheets. The different media types the printer supports apart from the plain paper include Transparencies, Cards, Banners, Labels, Envelopes, etc.

Limitation

The printer has no duplexer, which could have allowed it to print on both sides of the paper.