Laser equivalent speeds are the expected speeds of an HP inkjet derived in relation to page-per-minute speeds of HP LaserJet printers, at comparable print quality.
Print Quality (Black, Best Quality)
Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
Print Quality (Colour, Best Quality)
Up to 4800 x 1200 optimised dpi colour and 1200 input dpi
pages per month
Up to 6250 pages
Number of print cartridges
HP Officejet 4 individual inks, XL options
Processor speed
192 MHz
Standard memory
32 MB
Standard Printer Languages
PCL 3, PCL 3 GUI
Paper handling
Paper Handling Standard/Input
250-sheet input tray
Paper Handling Standard/Output
150-sheet output tray
Duplex Print Options
Automatic (optional)
Maximum input capacity (envelopes)
Up to 10
Borderless printing
Yes (up to 330 x 483 mm)
Standard Media Sizes
A3+ (330 × 483 mm), A3 (297 x 420 mm) A4 (210 x 297 mm), A5 (148 x 210 mm), A6 (105 x 148 mm), B4 (250 x 353 mm), B5 (176 x 250 mm), B6 (125 x 176 mm), C4 (229 x 324 mm), C5 (162 x 229 mm), C6 (114 x 162 mm), DL (210 x 105 mm)
Custom Media Sizes
76 x 127 to 330 x 483 mm
Media Types supported
Paper (inkjet, photo, plain), envelopes, labels, cards (greeting, index), transparencies
recommended media weight
75 to 90 g/m2
Connectivity
Standard connectivity
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Optional connectivity
HP Jetdirect external print servers
Power and operating requirements
Compatible Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Professional, XP Professional x64; Windows Vista®; Mac OS X v10.3.9; Mac OS X v10.4 or higher; Novell® NetWare 5.x, 6.x; with Microsoft® Windows® 2000, some features may not be available
Minimum System Requirements
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 (SP4): Intel® Pentium® II or Celeron® processor, 128 MB RAM, 150 MB free hard disk space, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 5; Microsoft® Windows® XP Home and XP Professional (32-bit): Intel® Pentium® II or Celeron® processor, 128 MB RAM, 300 MB free hard space; Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64: AMD Athlon™ 64 or Opteron™ processor, Intel® Xeon® or Pentium® processor with Intel® EM64T support, 128 MB RAM, 270 MB free hard disk space; Windows Vista®: 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 512 MB RAM, 730 MB free hard disk space, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7; CD-ROM drive, USB port (with Microsoft® Windows® 2000 (SP4) and XP x64 some features may not be available)
Minimum system requirements for Macintosh
Mac OS X (v10.3.9, 10.4.9, v10.5): 400 MHz PowerPC G3 or 1.83 GHz Intel® Core Duo, 256 MB RAM, 200 MB free hard disk space, QuickTime 5.0, CD-ROM drive, USB port
Recommended Humidity Operating Range
20 to 80% RH
Power consumption
80 watts maximum, 30 watts maximum (active/printing), 6 watts maximum (ready), 1 watt maximum (off)
Acoustic Power Emissions
6.1 B(A) (printing at Default mode); 6.4 B(A) (printing at 24 ppm)
Dimensions and Weight
Dimensions (w x d x h)
609.6 x 420.1 x 223 mm
Weight
12.3 kg
Package weight
14.3 kg
What's included
Warranty
Standard one-year limited hardware warranty. Warranty and support options vary by product, country and local legal requirements.
What's in the box
HP Officejet Pro K8600 Colour Printer, HP 88 Officejet Ink Cartridges (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow), HP 88 Officejet Printheads (Black and Yellow, Magenta and Cyan), printer software and user’s guide on CD-ROM, setup poster, power cable, warranty and safety poster
Borderless up to A3+, low cost per page, print at up to 35 ppm black/35 ppm colour, 4 individual HP Officejet Ink Cartridges, separate long-life printheads, media up to 280 g/m2, HP Smart Web Printing
Borderless up to A3+, low cost per page, print at up to 35 ppm black/35 ppm colour, HP Jetdirect embedded networking, automatic 2-sided printing, 4 individual HP Officejet Ink Cartridges, separate long-life printheads, media up to 280 g/m2, HP Smart Web Printing
*Except where noted, all prices are suggested retail price in Canadian dollars. Retailers/resellers may sell for less. Print speeds measured either after first page or after first set of ISO test pages. For details see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims.
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