HP DeskJet 5850 Color Printer

by HP

Product Details

Product Manual [2.41mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000C9ZJS
• Item model number: C8975A#A2L
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 14, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Early Adopters Pick: October 2003. The wireless, networkable DeskJet 5850 is ready for five people to use, right out of the box, with Ethernet cable and network setup poster. Plus, it prints great-looking color documents, fast.

Achieving professional quality print results at up to 4,800 optimized dpi, the HP DeskJet 5850 offers a variety of connectivity options for today's modern workspace. Choose from 802.11b wireless support to eliminate the hassle of cables, or wired Ethernet support for up to five users.

The DeskJet 5850 offers three operating modes to deliver print jobs at up to 21 ppm black or 15 ppm color in draft mode, 7.7 ppm or 5 ppm in normal mode, or 0.9 ppm for black or color in best mode. The 5850 handles a wide variety of media types and sizes, and an optional paper tray expands the 150-sheet standard input capacity to 400 sheets total. It has eight built-in fonts (four each in landscape and portrait modes) and 16 MB built-in memory.

The HP DeskJet 5850 is PC and Mac compatible, and comes backed by a one-year warranty on parts and labor.

What's in the Box
HP DeskJet 5850 color inkjet printer, HP 56 black inkjet print cartridge (C6656AN), HP 57 tri-color inkjet print cartridge (C6657AN), 150-sheet paper tray, power cord and power supply, Ethernet cable, printer software for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh operating systems, reference guide, network guide and setup poster, resealable media pack; printer cables not included

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great network printer with WiFi, April 8, 2004

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Joshua Kleiner (Highland Park, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP DeskJet 5850 Color Printer (Office Product)

I was looking for a new printer to replace the Epson that died on me after a short period of usage and decided to go back to HP. When browsing their mid-range printers I saw this wireless model. Having set up my wireless network this year and having my father on the same network and the chance of friends stopping by who might want to use the printer I thought that it would be perfect. This printer works as a plain USB printer (cable not included), or as a network printer. Using it as a network printer you have 2 choices. The first is to use the included ethernet cable and hook the printer up to your local network. The second is to turn the thing on and have it automatically detect your wireless network and jump on the network. I set it up with my powerbook and I have to say it was the easiest setup EVER. This printer is rendezvous enabled which is great for Mac OSX users. You just select the printer from the list when you go to print and you are DONE. There is nothing else to do, everything is ready to start printing! You can also set up the included software on the CD which installs HPs own custom drivers and autodetects the printer on the network for you. This probably works the same way on windows. Another cool thing is that the printer has web configuration. You can either figure out the IP and put it in the browser (and change it there too if you like) or on your Rendezvous enabled mac you can select it from the Rendezvous menu in safari where it shows up.

As for the the hardware side, this is an above average quality ink jet printer. The DPI (dots per inch, how much detail goes into what you print) on it is pretty good compared to some other printers in the same range, and the printing speed is also pretty good.

The paper feed is much better than top feed printers I have in the past which had trouble getting the paper aligned. You can also get an extra tray if you want to hold more paper. I think this would be a nice printer for a small office, or home network where you have several people with computers and/or notebooks.

So overall this is an low end network printer with wifi or a high end deskjet with wifi. Either way, I think this printer is a really great product

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I needed!, March 2, 2004

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J. Jones "gadget guy" (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP DeskJet 5850 Color Printer (Office Product)

I bought this printer after my 5 year old Deskjet 930C died. I wanted an inkjet that had built-in network connectivity for use in my home network. I considered the Epson C84N, but it does not have a duplex accessory and the network connectivity is by way of a bundled print server device. Then I found the HP 5850. It had the features that I was looking for. It can be connected via USB cable, wireless 802.11b, Ethernet cable, or all three at once if you wish.

The out of box experience was very good. Plugged in the power, inserted the ink carts, and connected it to my router with a CAT5 cable. The first time it is powered on with the ink carts installed it goes through a configuration that takes 2 or 3 minutes. After that, the printer easily found an IP address using DHCP. Installation of the software from the included CD was equally smooth on both of my Win XP Pro pcs, the software found the printer and was ready to use within a couple minutes. Best of all, the duplex accessory from my old 930C also fits the 5850, saving the expense of having to buy a new one.

Print quality is very good, and is quicker than my 930C. Picture quality is much better and that is with the normal tri-color cartridge, I have not yet tested using the photo cart.

Overall, I am extremely happy with this printer, it is a very nice upgrade from my previous inkjet and just the thing for those of us needing to easily share a printer on a small network.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for a home with multiple Computers, November 25, 2003

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"borjac" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP DeskJet 5850 Color Printer (Office Product)

I bought this printer beacuse I have several computers at home (both Mac and PC) and I needed something I could put in a shelf and print from whichever computer. It works GREAT!!!
It is easy to install and setup. The driver installation is easy on both platforms. And it is quite fast. No extra are cables needed just plug it to the power outlet and you are all set. It also has an ethernet port if you do not have wireless or prefer to have it plugged into your network hardware.