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Printer features to help you save

Learn how to save on a printer purchase and ownership.
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Introduction

HP printer and All-in-Ones come with many features to help you save money, time, and energy. From inexpensive purchase prices to features to help you save on supplies and energy throughout the life of your machine, learn what to consider when choosing a new printer for your home or office.

Save on a printer: Most affordable HP lineup ever

HP deskjet printer
HP has printers a wide lineup of printers! See more feature-laden members of the Most affordable HP line-up ever.
As technology advances, printers are more affordable than ever. Now, for under $100, you can choose between the following features on an HP printer:
• Client-ready colour
• Built-in Ethernet networking
• Lab-quality photo printing
• Borderless photo printing
• All-in-Ones that allow you to scan, copy, and print in colour

Save on energy: Print greener

HP Photosmart premium fax aio
The HP Eco Solutions Centre features information on company-wide efforts to minimize impact on the environment, including ways to recycle your printing supplies and hardware.
Follow these tips to select a printer that uses less energy. Then, find out how to recycle your hardware and supplies to make your office as green as it can be:
• Purchase an ENERGY STAR® qualified printer, which has met rigorous energy efficiency guidelines set by the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy. Learn more about ENERGY STAR® qualified products.
• Choose an HP All-in-One rather than separate, stand-alone office machines. Print, scan, copy, and fax-- all from a single machine to save energy over powering four machines separately. Learn more about the advantages of HP All-in-Ones.

Save on paper

Two-sided printer output
Save money, space, and resources when you print on both sides of the paper.
HP Smartweb printing
Use HP Smart Web Printing to print “only the good stuff” from the Internet.
One of the best ways to save paper is to print (and copy) on both sides of the page. Some HP printers and All-in-Ones offer the ability to print and copy on two sides (or duplex) automatically. Others come with driver support for this useful feature. Find out more about this and other paper-saving techniques:
Print double-sided
• Add automatic double-sided printing to your existing printer with an automatic duplexing accessory.
Print web pages efficiently
• When you use HP Smart Web Printing, you print only the parts of web pages that interest you; leave the ads, headers and footers, and other fluff behind.
Use printer settings wisely
• Get 4 quick paper-saving tips, and take advantage of your printer settings to help you save more paper.

Save on ink

Selection of HP 920 individual inks
Get professional-looking documents for up to 40% lower cost per colour page than with laser printers when using HP high-capacity 920XL Officejet inks1.
Learn about several options to save on ink by choosing the right printer. You’ll find out more about HP printers that accommodate high-capacity XL ink cartridges to give you a lower per-page cost and the convenience of less frequent intervention. Also consider the many HP printer models that offer individual-colour inks, allowing you to replace only what you need.
Once you’ve chosen your printer, take advantage of savings approximately 10% when you order Original HP ink in multi-packs, twin packs, or combo packs. Order ink and toner directly from HP.

Save time

Assortment of quick forms
This is just a small sample of what you can create directly from your printer with HP Quick Forms.
Scan to email circled in red
The HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One offers you the option of scanning to e-mail from an intuitive touchscreen or a one-button feature on the control panel.
The HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One
The entire HP Officejet Pro 8500 series includes automatic two-sided printing to help save paper.
Many HP printers and All-in-Ones offer in-printer functions that can save you time by reducing the back-and-forth between your printer and PC. Learn more about what you can get done on an HP printer without a PC:
Quick Forms
This useful feature, available on several HP Photosmart All-in-Ones, allows you to print graph paper, Sudoku puzzles, mazes, notebook paper, and more, directly from your printer. Learn more about Quick Forms.
Edit photos
With most HP Photosmart printers, you can insert a memory card or flash drive directly into the printer and edit your photos using a built-in colour display. Remove red-eye, crop, or apply effects to photos in just a few touches.
Scan directly to e-mail or a network folder
While most HP scanners and HP All-in-Ones allow you to scan to your computer or to send scans to e-mail when you return to your desk, being able to do so without having to interact with your PC at all can be a great time-saver.
Learn about the HP Officejet Pros that allow you to scan directly to e-mail or network folder at the touch of a button.
Use an Officejet Pro touchscreen to print, scan, and fax smarter
Both the HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One and the HP Officejet Pro 8500 Premier All-in-One feature large, interactive touchscreens that make completing tasks more intuitive, quicker— and maybe even a little more enjoyable.

Learn more

  • HP Printer Buying Guides: Learn about more printers offered by HP, including a large number of wireless printers and All-in-Ones.
  • Choose Original HP ink: Get the highest quality colour and true printing value.
  • Printing tips and how-tos: Get ideas to help you manage your paper usage, keep your printer working well, and find more useful printer features and how to use them.
1Among majority of color laser printers less than $300 as of 6/08 using HP Officejet with highest-capacity cartridges.