HP's Officejet 6500 Wireless color inkjet multifunction printer (MFP) lastly presents some severe opposition to the Pixma MX700 along with other Canon models that usually control our chart rankings. The two machines are similar in speed as well as price but the Officejet 6500 Wireless wins hands-down in design as well as in ink cost per page.

The Officejet 6500 Wireless printed basic content at a rate of 11.7 (ppm), and its color production was as quick as 3.2 ppm closer than normal, while far short of HP's advertised engine speeds of 32 ppm for monochrome as well as 31 ppm for graphics. Photos looked soft as well as complete. Some colors fell on the dark side of the usual range, and flesh tones frequently appeared amber. Scans happened gradually plus lacked some moistness, but the color balance was normally excellent.

The control panel looks busy, but grouping buttons by task prevents uncertainty. A two-line, 16-character monochrome LCD shows menu options with messages. Media slots take MMC/SD, xD, and MS/Duomedia cards; absent is any PictBridge port. The packaged HP Solutions Center and Photosmart Essentials software add to the feature set. Photosmart Essentials offers photo-editing along with organizing tools. The Solutions Center's help section consist of an extensive library of how-to by troubleshooting animations.

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Characteristics of the Officejet 6500 Wireless component we stare at integrated 250-sheet input plate, a 35-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF), with a mechanical duplexer. The input tray can grasp a range of medium, from 4-by-6-inch photo paper to legal-size sheets. The 150-sheet output tray (on the lid of the input tray) supports officially authorized paper--although the extensions to sustain the added length are a bit fragile. All the other components are strong as well as well-developed. Ethernet, USB, along with wireless connectors are set. The Canon Pixma MX700 has double 150-sheet input trays, but it requires duplexing or wireless.

HP sells substitute ink cartridges for the Officejet 6500 in normal and high-yield sizes (the printer ships with the standard size). All are keyed by color to their slots. The prices for the standard-cartridge inks are at normal, but the high-yield versions are remarkably cheap.

The HP Officejet 6500 strikes a remarkable stability of performance, user-friendliness, along with features at a violent price. It's tough enough to support a small office with reasonable output needs, and it's simple to set up as well as employ, with superb software support.