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HP ENVY 4500 e-All-in-One Printer

FunctionsPrint, copy, scan, photo
  • This printer has been discontinued. Please shop for associated supplies.
  • Print, copy, scan, photo, wireless
  • Print speed ISO: Up to 8.8 ppm (black), up to 5.2 ppm (color)
  • Scan to email; Auto duplex printing; Borderless printing
  • High yield ink available; Instant Ink eligible
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HP ENVY 4500 e-All-in-One Printer is rated 3.8 out of 5 by 186.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by HPuser365 from HP, Still Known & Trusted For Reliability Of Products This printer is the ( first ) printer I purchased many* yrs. ago. To my surprise it still prints documents & pictures beautifully. I always use the USB cable instead of the e wireless as a preference. This priner works flawlessly* with my older ( firts HP ) Laptop - Pavillion dv7. Because this printer is an older model There's some printing issues with a Newer HP Laptop I have. I suspect outdated software issues. Over all , my HP ENVY 4500 all in One Priner is still functional to date.
Date published: 2022-09-26
Rated 4 out of 5 by Daisy26 from Became unreliable with no warning. I'm sure I've had this printer since 2016. It's been great. I was printing on it only 2 weeks ago. However, about a week ago it gave me a message for "Incompatible ink cartridge". Even though I had been using the ink cartridges in it for about 6 months. I spent $70 on new ink. That didn't work. I tried every troubleshoot available on HP Support. Now I'm stuck with a printer that refuses to print and I need to print stuff for school since yesterday. It would have been nice if there had been some kind of warning before I wasted all of this money on new ink. Now I'm stuck ink that is incompatible with any current models that HP offers and a really large paperweight.
Date published: 2020-05-26
Rated 1 out of 5 by Rrrrr from HP Envy 4500 belongs in the trash This HP Envy 4500 is a piece of junk. So many issues with it specifically wifi connectivity. With over 50 MPS download with a high tech Dell desktop computer, I have to continuously reboot the computer or printer or re-install the password to the printer just to print. This device will delay your work progress on a daily basis. Furthermore, the ink cartridges are very expensive. I have since ordered and Espon Eco Tank and once I get that installed, the HP Envy 4500 will meet its fate with the sledghammer. You've been warned.
Date published: 2020-01-10
Rated 1 out of 5 by DM Lee from Piece of crapola Doesn't connect consistently. Even the HP Diag tool doesn't work. Always changes its IP address. Even changing to static IP mode doesn't help it connect properly. Prints fine but extremely unreliable. Next time I will take heed when 33% of an HP product has 1/5 star ratings on Amazon. This is junk; even updates don't help.
Date published: 2020-01-08
Rated 5 out of 5 by JTJersey from A Real Work Horse I've been using this HP Envy 4500 for almost 6 years and it just keeps on working. Print quality is great for my routine daily office use. Photo quality is a bit lacking, but more than adequate for brochures, greeting cards or even the occasional photo to frame. Scan quality is great for documents, but not as good for images. Scanned images can often look less sharp than the original and image printing can use quite a bit of ink. Still very useful for non-critical pictures. Linux support is excellent and setup is a breeze. Plug it in and start using it. Windows require the usual ten minute installation procedures. Best printer I've ever purchased.
Date published: 2019-12-21
Rated 1 out of 5 by DissatisfiedCustomer10000 from I've had this printer for years and it worked well once before it kicked the bucket. My computer tells me that it still has ink, it just refuses to actually print whatever I need. It currently just sits in my closet taking up space.
Date published: 2019-03-20
Rated 1 out of 5 by Quitbuying junk from No good Before the ink that came with was used up it QUIT just hung up and would never print again.
Date published: 2019-03-11
Rated 1 out of 5 by nobodyyyy from Terrible I'm just having trouble with this device. Never again HP.
Date published: 2018-12-11
Rated 1 out of 5 by frustrated buyer from Pain in the back side! I purchased this 3 months ago and yet to get it to stay connected or to print when prompted. I says error every time. Have yet to get help!!
Date published: 2018-10-08
Rated 4 out of 5 by Hp 4500 all in one from I have a paper jam and I cannot get it fixed I think my three year old stuck his hand in it while I was printing
Date published: 2018-09-21
Rated 1 out of 5 by Kgjutgvjd from Does not print, jobs stay in the queue forever For absolutely no discernable reason and without any error messages, this lump of plastic doesn't do anything except wait with printing jobs in the queue.
Date published: 2018-09-18
Rated 4 out of 5 by Earthgarden from Easy, great printer I like this HP Envy a lot. I've had mine for about 4 years. I love that it scans, prints, copies. I use it all the time. I do wish it would scan a stack of papers rather than one at a time. But the individual pages scanned can be combined into one doc - it's just that you have to take individually scan each pg. It has worked well for me, and I actually scanned every paper I had on file, digitizing my paperwork - bank stmts, house papers, etc, etc. so that I don't have to store them anymore. It's been a workhorse for me!
Date published: 2018-03-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by jak312 from It's an excellent all-around printer Not photo quality, but for everyday use, it's excellent. I wish it had a built-in fax like my last HP all-in-one. Otherwise, no complaints.
Date published: 2017-04-22
Rated 1 out of 5 by SingleParentStudent29 from Missing Drivers-Fails to Fix. Seems like every time I go to use my printer lately it wont print, I looked it up online and I am apparently missing drivers, but when I tried to update them it fails, waste of money. NEED a printer for school or I cant turn in assignments and I will fail my college courses. Should never have got this printer!!!! Not only that, but I type and print study guides for midterms and finals and want to highlight important areas and the "genuine HP ink cartridges" use an ink that smears EVERYWHERE even if it is 100% dry. Not happy with this purchase, OR this product, as it obviously meets none of my needs.
Date published: 2016-04-10
Rated 1 out of 5 by Sher13 from Worse ever. Quits printing halfway through a paper if print more than one page at a time. Goes offline frequently and hard to get online again. I use it quite a bit and will be replacing soon.
Date published: 2016-04-09
Rated 4 out of 5 by HPStudent from Better Than I expected... I love all the basic features like scanning and copying, for a college studnet, it meets all the general tasks I need done. Its size and price point were also a great seller. However, I do have issues with it every now and then, sometimes it won't print right before a class when I need to print a paper...which becomes annoying. For the price, what is there to expect? I will say that I could not get the printer to function wirelessly, I needed to buy a connecting wire to plug it into my laptop.
Date published: 2016-02-09
Rated 1 out of 5 by Oatt from Scanner never functional the scanner of this device never work making any function that need scanner(copying, page alignment) become useless. although i can still use the printing function, it was never worth the price i bought.
Date published: 2016-01-31
Rated 1 out of 5 by Mary5937 from Broken after minimal use This printer seemed great at first in that it was a good size and a nice price point for what we needed. After about a couple months of use (and probably only printing about 5 times within that time span) an error code (ox83c0000a nos_loader_app) popped up on the printer, which restricted us from printing anymore until the error was resolved. The carriage was stuck all the way to the right, giving us no access to the ink cartridges that had barely been used. After going through the troubleshooting steps provided by HP (which consisted of unplugging, holding down power button to restart, etc.) they came to the conclusion that it could not be fixed. I now have to throw this printer that we've barely used away. I've seen a lot of other reviews regarding this error code (it seems to be a pretty common problem that people are having with this particular printer) that ended with the same result- no solution for fixing. No more HP for us. Just a warning!
Date published: 2016-01-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ron59 from HP ENVY 4500 e-All-in-One Printer Bought this printer during the 1st quarter of 2015. Other than the scan to computer dropping off on occasion (which can be remedied with a recent HP update and reboot of the printer) it has been an excellent printer for me. Has proven itself reliable and effective. The Instant Ink program is a great automated help when supplies begin to diminish. The web features are most beneficial. Ironically this printer is now discontinued.
Date published: 2016-01-03
Rated 1 out of 5 by Anu2015 from Speed of printing has decresed to a very low one. Since buying this product I have nothing but trouble. It would suddenly stop connecting to my laptop and I would be forced to reinstalling the HP software. Or it would not print the full page ( it happened a lot). Now the speed of printing pages has become so low that I don't know what to do with it.
Date published: 2015-12-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by gkgkg from i love this printer. works every time. scans perfectly wirelessly, prints perfectly from my phone. it was the least expensive printer i found and though the salesman tried to talk us into a more expensive one, i am thrilled this works so reliably after all the others i had that simply didn't. the wireless aspects are most important to me and they are flawless.
Date published: 2015-12-21
Rated 1 out of 5 by Lewis4 from regretting the purchase From the moment that we purchased the printer, I have had nothing bur trouble. I loved that you could send from your phone to the printer and it would be easy for the kids to do also. Well only half the time, if that, can I even get it to print from the cellphone and when it does print it cuts off half of the picture. I am so unhappy with this printer. I will not be buying another HP that I do know!
Date published: 2015-12-16
Rated 1 out of 5 by REW5 from JUNK I bought this 3 months ago and have had trouble since the 2nd week. I thought the trouble would go away, but it did not. I turn it on...the display panel is blank. I unplug it and try again...same thing! When the display panel works correctly, the arrow buttons are extremely sensitive. I cannot make a copy easily. I cannot scan easily with it. IMHO, it is JUNK. I wish I could return it and get something that will work properly.
Date published: 2015-12-07
Rated 1 out of 5 by Fran11 from DO NOT BUY This is a terrible printer. Do not buy if you have windows 10. There is no support and it will not work. Now my scanner does not work. I can olly print from my cell phone. TERRIBLE!!!!3x
Date published: 2015-11-24
Rated 4 out of 5 by deejay59 from I have this printer and it works well for me two side printing is great
Date published: 2015-11-19
Rated 3 out of 5 by bgb3 from Terrible choice I bought it and can't get it to print from my phone or my grand daughters pc
Date published: 2015-11-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by JOHN from this product has many function all in one used This product is all in one ,allow user to print ,scan and photocopy, also print photo as one.
Date published: 2015-11-15
Rated 1 out of 5 by artistwoman from Terrible! The second Envy printer and we are so disappointed. The paper jams constantly. It came with a lap top, no wonder it was free. A piece of junk.
Date published: 2015-11-08
Rated 4 out of 5 by why5757 from love it use it for school. love it details print perfectly while being very fast.
Date published: 2015-08-22
Rated 2 out of 5 by Riley90 from Frustrating This is an alright printer when I can get a job to go through to the printer. I've had nothing but problems using this printer. I tried using the wireless function, but after a month of trying I still cannot get it to work. I am connected via usb cable to the printer with my desktop and even then the printer is not reliable. If you are looking for a printer that will work 100% of the time with out having to fight with it, this is definitely NOT the printer for you.
Date published: 2015-08-16
Rated 1 out of 5 by DavefromtheOffice from You will grow to hate this printer You will grow to hate this printer. It's a solid performer for the first month, and then it's all down hill. Wireless printing keeps resetting causing you to have to reenter everything each time you want to print. At that point it's easier just to hook up the USB cable. That is easy to workaround. The fact that black ink just stops printing, however, is not. Google it and you will find thousands of customers whose blank ink just sops printing. 61% ink left and nothing comes out. Go buy a new cartridge and still no black ink (you cant return cartridges by the way). The only thing it can be used for now is scanning via USB. I will never buy another HP printer again.
Date published: 2015-08-07
Rated 1 out of 5 by Royal01 from Poor service Wireless printing? Hardly. Wireless connection lasts anywhere from 15 minutes to 4 days then drops connection to router 20 feet away. Sometimes says "not connected" halfway through a print job. I have an older HP that has been connected 30 feet from router for 4 years without a hiccup.
Date published: 2015-07-19
Rated 1 out of 5 by neverusehpagain from appalling product this "printer" is the worst printer available. It does not stay connected to WIFI, it does not print whole pages, it is absolutely useless and has caused me nothing but problems. Went back to the supplier and was told to reload ad reset the printer. Did nothing. Do NOT buy this product
Date published: 2015-07-13
Rated 1 out of 5 by neverusehpagain from appalling product this "printer" is the worst printer available. It does not stay connected to WIFI, it does not print whole pages, it is absolutely useless and has caused me nothing but problems. Went back to the supplier and was told to reload ad reset the printer. Did nothing. Do NOT buy this product
Date published: 2015-07-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by Eric from Easy to use This printer is easy to use for newbies and installation is seamless. It is also value for money considering the features it offers.
Date published: 2015-07-06
Rated 3 out of 5 by SRJ from Not impressed Setup was easy, but the black cartridge doesn't print. ( Yes, I have removed the plastic film from the cartridge). When I print the printer report, only the colour lines get printed. No text. Have to call the HP support to fix this.
Date published: 2015-07-03
Rated 3 out of 5 by SRJ from Not impressed Setup was easy, but the black cartridge doesn't print. ( Yes, I have removed the plastic film from the cartridge). When I print the printer report, only the colour lines get printed. No text. Have to call the HP support to fix this.
Date published: 2015-07-03
Rated 1 out of 5 by Tina2170 from Colors on pictures are absolutely awful. It would be a decent printer if the colors on pictures were nice. Unfortunately the colored pictures are terrible. If I knew that I would never buy it.
Date published: 2015-06-10
Rated 1 out of 5 by cdukes1 from Not at all representative of HP qualityI I tried to work through some of the problems but have now had it. In the beginning this 4500 All in one would print one of two pages and stop. I would have to print the second page separately. Now it will not print at all. It continually request more paper so it can realign. I'm very unhappy with this printer.
Date published: 2015-05-23
Rated 1 out of 5 by trb13 from poor This printer was a gift. It is terrible, it prints about 30 half pages every time you hit the print button. The cancel button doesn't work. My son who gave it to me emailed HP, didn't even get a reply. Usually like every HP product but this is ridiculous. I won't buy HP ever again. Very disappointed!
Date published: 2015-05-17
Rated 3 out of 5 by tgarden from Good value for the price This printer does everything I need it to do. The only drawback is that it uses a lot of ink and the ink is very pricey.
Date published: 2015-05-05
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sket from Excellent printer for the price As stated, for the price this is an outstanding all-in-one wireless printer. Print quality is excellent. Setup and wireless connection is very easy. The only part of the setup that is a bit cumbersome is the data entry of things like the network's password. You have to step through the keyboard one character at a time to select each individual character of the password as you enter it. Again, though, you can't beat it for the price.
Date published: 2015-05-05
Rated 4 out of 5 by LunaTick from Very convenient I like the convenience of being able to print not only from my PC. I've printed wirelessly from my laptop and my smart phone.
Date published: 2015-05-05
Rated 2 out of 5 by bigjohn51 from Fair in terms of setup and ongoing operation I had to get HP chat help to get it to print whole multi-page documents; it was failing to print the first 2-3 pages. It drops connectivity fairly frequently and has to be shutdown and rebooted. The color cartridge is all-in-one so when any one of the 3 colors is low you have to replace all 3. The paper trap capacity is small.
Date published: 2015-05-04
Rated 2 out of 5 by babyboii915 from was expecting a better prodcut I was so happy to get my new printer in the mail, but now that i have received it I wish i would have chosen a different product .
Date published: 2015-05-02
Rated 5 out of 5 by minimax7 from Good....except Cannot select black ink only and draft mode function as preferences. Must change preferences every time I print.
Date published: 2015-05-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by PrinterHP4500 from Product is everything advertised Printer was easy to set up and has met all the family needs. Wireless works as advertised.
Date published: 2015-04-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by ThomasLHill from HP 4500 Envy must make other printers envious. I have used my new HP Envy 4500 for three weeks now. What an exceptional product. Does not matter if I am printing charts off of my PC, text from my phone or pages of research on Multiple Sclerosis the HP Envy 4500 is up to the job. Brilliant colors and alignment of text are simply expected with this inexpensive printer.
Date published: 2015-04-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by Dieter from Great feaures, modern design My HP 1300 "expired" after 10 years of good service. This printer is superior to the one I had, my only problem is what to do with all the unused new printer cartridges I still have from the old printer
Date published: 2015-04-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by azanot from Great for home use scanner is fast and I love its automatic drop into my computer folder feature. printing borderless is a great feature as well, did all of our wedding invitations
Date published: 2015-04-29
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my black ink cartridge 61XL gives me error message ?

Asked by: jody1914
We are sorry to hear about your issue. Here are some troubleshooting steps that you can try: https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-envy-4500-e-all-in-one-printer-series/5304875/document/ish_1721989-1461843-16 If you need further assistance, we recommend reaching out to HP Support: https://support.hp.com
Answered by: HP Live Expert Cheri
Date published: 2023-05-27

Where can I buy the 61 ink cartage

Asked by: Johnny Ray
The currently in stock HP 61 ink cartridges are available at this link: https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/sitesearch?keyword=61
Answered by: HP Team Grant
Date published: 2023-03-30

HOW DO I CONNECT THE PRINTER TO THE INTERNET>

Asked by: Big Phyll
Hello. Thanks for your question. You can set up your HP printer by going to http://123.hp.com/setup for the most current printer drivers. It will prompt you through the setup process.
Answered by: HP Live Expert Cheri
Date published: 2023-05-27

When was this product released? Will drivers work with windows 11?

Asked by: LCar
Thank you for your question! This HP ENVY 4500 e-All-in-One Printer will be compatible with Windows 11. This HP ENVY 4500 e-All-in-One Printer discontinued for a few years now. No exact release date is available.
Answered by: HP Team Grant
Date published: 2023-05-27

where do you change the ink cartridge

Asked by: mk Aigner
Hello. Thanks for your question. Here is a video for changing the ink cartridges on the HP Envy 4500 printer: https://youtu.be/oJVYTXaI6e4
Answered by: HP Live Expert Cheri
Date published: 2023-07-15

I want to cancel the copies that are being printed ..... It continues to print additional copies. How can I cancel the remaining copies with one step? Thank you!

Asked by: farmor
Hello. Thanks for your question. If you trying to stop printing, here are some instructions to stop the printing on a Windows computer: https://bit.ly/3yeWRma If you are making copies of another document, you can press cancel (x) on the control panel of the printer. If you need further assistance, we recommend reaching out to HP Support: https://support.hp.com
Answered by: HP Live Expert Cheri
Date published: 2023-05-27

Whole lines of words appear to be randomly skipped by black ink when printing text; it prints two, then skips one. After replacing both ink cartridges and printing and copying the alignment page even hard booting does not work.

Asked by: LLSS

Why is my printer asking for a password? 

Asked by: Cotton4213
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