Customer Reviews

HP BT450 Wireless Printer and PC Adapter with Bluetooth (Q6398A#ABA)

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

I bought this product to go with my HP Officejet 6310 All in one Printer. It was very easy to set up and now works great. Wether I am sitting on my bed or in the kitchen, I can print anything. There were two negitive things about this product. First the blinking blue light is very annoying, I just covered it up with some duct tape, second you can only print wirelessly. If you want to scan something, you need to connect via USB cable, usually not included with a printer. So if you buy a printer and the bluetooth adapter, make sure you pick up a cable if your looking to do other things besides print.

I wish the web site listed the HP printer this device is compatible with. It would have saved me the expence of sending it back. The package has the HP's listed, so I don't know why the list wasn't published on web site. The 1 star is due to the ad - not the product.

So for other future buyers - here is the list:
Deskjet 460, HP Photosmart 300, 335, 385, 400, 428, 475, 3200, 7400, 7800, 7850, 8000, 8050, 8150, 8200, 8250, 8400, 8450, 8700, 8750, A510, A618, A700, D5069, D5160, D6100, D7100, and D7360. Series printers; HP Photosmart 2570, 2575, 2600*, 2610*, 2700*, 2710*, 3200, 3210, 3300, 3310, C6100 and C7100. Series all-in-one; Office jet 7200*, 7310 and 7410 series all-in-ones. Note * supports all Bluetooth devices, except printing from PC.

I bought this so I could print wireless from my laptop, it didn't work. I called Hp tech support and after 45 min they couldn't get it to work either and explained I would only be able to print not use bidirectional scanning from the printer to scanner and suggested I return it. I bought it through amazon but it was shipped from Tech Depot an affiliated company of Office Depot and they said since I opened it that I could not return it. How was I supposed to know it wouldn't work without opening, I won't shop from office depot or Tech depot again.

I bought the product with the intention of printing from across my house. The room I'm printing from and the room with the printer aren't separated by any walls, so there shouldn't be a problem. Checked the manuals and it said there was a range of 30m. Took the measurement and found it to be only 50 feet, about half the distance that was advertised. I reconfigured their positions, and still nothing would work. The printer didn't have a problem as it's brand new and ideally should work, but nothing good has come. I resorted to the old fashion USB way. Another miss by HP.

The Blutooth adapter did not work with my printer - an HP PSC 1510 All-in-One. I had written to HP prior to purchasing it and they wrote back that the adapter would work in any printer with a PictBridge USB port on the front, but that was not true for this printer!

I have an HP Photosmart 8450 printer that is bluetooth capable with the HP bt300 bluetooth wireless adapter. However, that particular adapter is no longer available, so HP told me I could use the bt450. NOT!! I purchased and returned 2 of them. My computer 'saw' my printer for about 20 seconds - that's it. After that it was no longer visible. I tried everything - including making a ton of changes to my system (as told to me by a couple of their techs), only to have had my entire system just freeze up. Thank goodness for system restore. HP is too proprietary with their products. They just don't like to "play nice" with other manufacturer's products. I won't purchase any more HP products. Their technical dept. was not helpful at all! Buyers beware.

I purchased this so that I could print wirelessly from my laptop to my HP3310 All-In-One printer/copier/fax/scanner. It works well, but with one issue: I have to remove the adapter from the HP 3310 when booting up my computer, as it will stop the PC from booting all the way up with the adapter plugged in. I don't know if this is a limitation of the adapter or the HP 3310. Otherwise, it works well.

I just set this little guy up to work from my MacBook Pro and it was super easy. Just plug in and then go to Airport and choose 'set up wireless device' and follow the instructions. No download of MORE HP software is needed. I use it with an HP Officejet 6310.

I contacted HP prior to my purchase and confirmed this Bluetooth adapter was compatible with my HP 8450 printer since my documentation called for a BT300 which I had been unsuccessful in locating. This adapter works great with my laptop and my cell phone. It was a breeze to install. No problems setting up. The range is fair as you have to be in the same room. It does not work through the walls. I am happy with the purchase and would recommend the Bluetooth adapter.

This product has been misrepresented since they say it's compatible with HP printers, however it is not. I purchased two of these to connect my MacBook Pro to HP Officejet 7310 and too late read in my printer's manual that it can't be commected wirelessly. What a let down! Not what I'd expect from HP.