HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Printer
Produce archival, professional-quality photos in sizes up to 13 x 19″ using the Photosmart Pro B8850’s eight high-capacity Vivera pigment inks. If you’re a serious photographer, our breakthrough color consistency will help you take your photo and fine-art printing to the next level.
The professional quality your art demands
- Create lifelike portraits and beautiful color photos with our palette of eight Vivera pigment inks.
- Print stunning black-and-white photos with true neutral grays and deep blacks for added contrast and depth.
- Get exceptional fade-resistance: when using HP Advanced Photo Paper, photos under glass last 200+ years.
- Immediately handle photos: they dry instantly and resist water, smudges, and humidity.
Consistent color, print after print
- Get reliable, predictable color with the calibration feature.
- Keep your printer in top working condition and reduce wasted ink with the efficient self-cleaning system.
- Get greater color control with support for Adobe RGB, sRGB, and ICC profiles; this printer is compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS3.
- Get precise color, image uniformity, and detail when teaming HP ink, paper, and technology.
Easy processing
- Print fast: get 13 x 19″ photos in as in as little time as 90 seconds, and get 4 x 6″s in as little time as 10 seconds.
- Streamline your print workflow with a single user interface with HP ProPrint plug-in for Adobe Photoshop CS.
- Use a single button to access color management tools with the HP Solution Center.
Great for creative exploration
- Print in a variety of sizes, from 3.5 x 5″ to 13 x 19″.
- Print with or without borders, on a range of matte and glossy media, including plain paper, photo paper, and digital fine-art media up to 0.7 mm thick.
- Get crisp, clear, laser-quality text for professional documents and marketing materials.
- Print on a variety of media sizes and weights via the specialty media tray with straight paper path.
Highly rated supplies and support
- Get exclusive offers and discounts on HP ink, toner, and paper, plus shop from a list of customized printing supplies and get free next-day shipping with our “My Print Rewards” program.
- Get peace of mind with the one-year limited warranty plus our Total Care advice and support.
- Get product questions answered toll-free, 24 x 7, or via e-mail in as little time as an hour—at www.hp.com/go/totalcare.
Note: This printer does not ship with printer-to-computer USB cable.
What’s in the box
- Printer
- Power supply
- Power cord
- HP 38 cartridges (one each photo black, matte black, gray, cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, light magenta)
- HP 70 print heads (one each magenta/yellow, light magenta/light cyan, matte black/cyan, photo black/light gray)
- CD with HP Photosmart software
- User guide
- Quick start poster
FEATURES
Black print speed: Up to 28 ppm
Color print speed: Up to 26 ppm
Black print resolution: Up to 4800 optimized dpi (up to 4800 x 1200 dpi when printing from a computer and 1200 input dpi)
Color print resolution: Up to 4800 optimized dpi color (up to 4800 x 1200 dpi color when printing from a computer and 1200 input dpi)
Duplex printing: None (not supported)
Display: N/A
PHOTO
Borderless printing: Yes (up to 13 x 44 in; 330 x 1117 mm)
Direct photo printing: No
Memory card support: N/A
TECHNOLOGY
Real Life technologies: HP Adaptive Lighting, HP Auto Red-eye Removal
PAPER
Supported paper sizes:
- Tray – Letter, legal, tabloid, executive, 3.5 x 5 in, 4 x 6 in (with or without tabs), 5 x 7 in, 8 x 10 in, 11 x 14 in, 11 x 17 in, Super B (13 x 19 in), envelopes
- Duplexer -
Duty cycle: Up to 1000 pages
Paper handling: 200-sheet input tray, single sheet specialty media tray
Automatic paper-type sensor: No
CONNECTIVITY
Networking: None
Wireless capability: No
Connectivity: 1 USB 2.0
GENERAL
Dimensions: 26.5 x 16.9 x 9.5 in
Weight: 37.7 lb
Supported operating systems:
- Windows XP Home
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows XP Media Center Edition
- Certified for Windows Vista
- Mac OS 10.3.9 or higher
Compatible cartridges:
- HP 38 Matte Black Ink Cartridge (~3900 4 x 6-in photos)
- HP 38 Photo Black Ink Cartridge (~1365 4 x 6-in photos)
- HP 38 Light Gray Ink Cartridge (~365 4×6-in photos)
- HP 38 Cyan Ink Cartridge (~4400 4 x 6-in photos)
- HP 38 Magenta Ink Cartridge (~4800 4 x 6-in photos)
- HP 38 Yellow Ink Cartridge (~840 4 x 6-in photos)
- HP 38 Light Cyan Ink Cartridge (~1140 4 x 6-in photos)
- HP 38 Light Magenta Ink Cartridge (~455 4×6-in photos)
ENERGY STAR® qualified: Yes