HP Officejet Pro 8000 Enterprise Printer | Product Overview & Unboxing

A three-part video series on the new HP Officejet Pro 8000 Enterprise printer ($199), whose purpose in life is use on a managed network. This is significant because this has been the domain of workgroup color laser printers over the last decade or so. It also is significant because it promises to bring us back to the "good old days," when select individuals had their own personal printers that have likely since been taken from them. Since the Officejet Pro 8000 Enterprise printer has a lower cost per page and is just as manageable as virtually any color laser printer for a very small workgroup, there is now a compelling reason to re-examine the true cost effectiveness of workgroup color laser printers (e.g.: people wandering around looking for their prints) and the possibility of reversing the tide and simultaneously rewarding end-users PLUS save time and money--a rare trifecta indeed.

Part I - Product Overview and Unboxing
Part II - Installing Ink/Media Supplies and Installation Wrap-Up
Part III - Network/Software Installation and Software Overview

Have fun with the videos, especially since my voice was shot at the time (this note is evidence that I'm not dead yet). Plus, there's a couple of those audio slow-downs courtesy of my unsolved nVIDIA driver/Windows 7 issue (I wasn't drunk). Nevertheless, I edited out a majority of the anomalies before rendering the videos. Enjoy!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Hewlett Packard
• HP
• Officejet
• Pro
• Enterprise
• 8000
• unboxing
• installation
• software
• print driver
• EWS
• technology
• ink-jet
• ink jet
• printer
• ink cartridge
• print head
• digital imaging
• MPS
• managed print services

[WirthConsulting]

We haven't experienced this, but make sure you use the ink gauge to check levels - don't remove the cartridges. To make sure you're not using color ink to print black text, go to the print driver's Advanced tab and make sure "Print All Text as Black" is enabled - some printers won't even let you do this. Overall, HP Officejets have very low cost per page. For this printer, cost per page is 1.6¢ (black)/7.2¢ (color) - competitive printers can run up to 3.0¢ for black and 17¢ for color.

[ckobesko]

No fax ...rather disappointing

[WirthConsulting]

@ckobesko

It's not a big deal because printers don't have fax capability, MFPs and AiOs do. In fact, HP has several that cost less than the 8000 Enterprise.

[magicamar1]

this printer is crap. it tell you that the ink is low and "locksdown". Not letting you print anything. When i checked my cartridges they almost have half full ink. This is a new scheme that hp has made to take your money.Plus it want me to replace color ink cartridges when i only print black and white. BULSHIT

NEVER BUY HP