HP Envy 4500 all-in-one inkjet printer uses the HP 61 Black and Colour ink cartridge series. For a more cost-efficient printing, the HP4500 series also has HP 61XL (High Yield) Black and Colour ink cartridges that offer twice as many print pages.
The HP Envy 4500’s print quality is decent enough for an inkjet printer. It produces good monochrome text and excellent color graphics on plain paper. The colors have strength although signs of banding which is a weakness inkjets have.
To get the best printing results and resolution, choose a series of HP Photo Papers. These photo papers and cartridges are sure to work with the best HP printer.
Original HP 4500 ink cartridges can be costly. After set up and use, you will realize where HP has gained with the Envy 4500 with its cheap retail price. It gets savings from HP Envy 4500 Black and Tricolour ink cartridges instead of ink tanks like those of more costly printers.
This entails you replace your color cartridges by the time you’ve used up their colors, instead of replacing the colors individually upon usage. Its monochrome display is not touch-sensitive also. Monoprint costs are high at 5.9 cents per page and roughly 8 cents per page for color printing.
It’s also worth remembering that Tri-colour cartridges have hidden costs since you must replace the entire cartridge should you run out of single ink color.