Its two memory-card slots fit a variety of card formats. It has a port for either a USB thumb drive or PictBridge-enabled camera. The 8500A is also now compatible with the AirPrint feature in Apple's iOS 4.2, which allows you to print from an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad that's connected to the same network as the printer. From a single e-mail it can print out up to 10 attached files with a total size of up to 5MB, printing out first the cover e-mail and then the attachments. The printer is assigned an e-mail address when you register at the ePrintCenter. The ePrint function lets you e-mail an attached image to the printer for it to automatically print out. Additional free apps are available for download from HP's ePrintCenter. You can output business forms, topical or custom daily newsletters, coupons, recipes, even coloring book pages with Disney and Nickelodeon characters, and much more. The 8500A Plus can print selected content directly from the Web as a standalone device, using HP's Web apps.
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The HP Officejet Pro 8500A e-All-in-One ($299 direct) has a smaller (2.3-inch) touch screen. If you need more paper capacity, another model in its series, the HP Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e-All-in-One ($499 direct) adds a second 250-sheet paper tray. It has ample paper capacity for most small offices, with a 250-sheet input tray, and an automatic duplexer lets you print on both sides of a sheet of paper. The 8500A can print and scan at up to legal size. Particularly with the smaller buttons, I often had to press two or more times to get a command to work-a frustrating (if minor) flaw. The front panel holds a 4.3-inch touch screen which, though eye-catching, wasn't very responsive. The 8500A is black-matte and glossy in turn-and its feeder and output trays have a ridged texture. At 12.1 by 19.4 by 18.6 inches (HWD) and weighing 28 pounds, the 8500A Plus is large enough that you wouldn't want to share a desk with it.