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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 D1660
HP has printers at prices starting at $29.99! 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 color
  • Built-in Ethernet networking
  • Lab-quality photo printing
  • Borderless photo printing
  • All-in-Ones that allow you to scan, copy, and print in color
See more of HP’s most affordable line of printers ever, starting as low as $29.99!
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Save on energy: Print greener

HP Photosmart premium fax AiO
The HP Eco Solutions Center 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.
  • Get more useful tips to Use less energy printing.
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Save on paper

Two-sided printer output
Save money, space, and resources when you print on both sides of the paper.

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

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
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Save on ink

Selection 920XL individual ink
Get professional-looking documents for up to 40% lower cost per color 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-color 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. And get additional savings with free, fast shipping when you order ink and toner directly from HP.
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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 E-mail 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 color display. Remove red-eye, crop, or apply effects to photos in just a few touches. Learn more about editing photos directly from your printer.

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.

See how you can print, scan, and fax smarter with an HP Officejet Pro touchscreen.
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Purchase an HP printer with features for savings

The HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One
The HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One comes with several features which allow for savings over the life of your printer, including individual inks available in high-capacity XL cartridges, automatic double-sided printing, and ENERGY STAR® qualification.
HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One
$299.99

Packed with features to help you save:
  • Four useful office machines in one
  • Wireless for easy sharing
  • Accommodates XL cartridges and uses individual ink colors
  • Quick Forms
  • Automatic two-sided printing
  • ENERGY STAR® qualified
  • In-printer photo editing
Here are just a few of the other HP printers and All-in-Ones with features to help you save:

HP Photosmart Plus All-in-One
$149.99
HP Officejet 6500 Wireless All-in-One
$199.99
HP Officejet 8500 Wireless All-in-One
$399.99

To learn more about the money-, time-, and energy-saving features on these printers—and many more—visit the HP Printer buying guides.
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Learn more

  • Compare HP Officejets, LaserJets, and more
    Now that you know which features can save you time, money, and energy, visit the comparison charts on the HP printer buying guides to see which are available on which printers.


  • Get started with wireless printing: Wireless printing can save you money by letting several computers in a single household or office share a single printer without expensive wiring. And it’s the ultimate in clutter-free convenience!


  • Get more home printing ideas to help you enjoy and get the most from your money-saving HP printer.
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1Among majority of color laser printers less than $300 as of 6/08 using HP Officejet with highest-capacity cartridges.
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