- I'm Andru Edwards
and you're watching Gear Live.
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One important piece of tech
that's seeing a resurgence due to the vast amount
of people who are spending time working from home
and telecommuting is the printer.
Printers for the home and small business
have historically been a pain point,
with annoying setup, constantly worrying
about ink running out, connectivity issues
and the fact that we now access documents
on so many devices these days
that we also need to print from.
We've all seen that one scene from Office Space,
HP is looking to solve all that
with the OfficeJet Pro 8035,
all in one printer,
the OfficeJet Pro 8035 has been completely redesigned
to be a productivity hub for small businesses
and those who are working from home.
As someone who runs three small businesses
out of his own home, I've partnered with HP
to check out the OfficeJet Pro 8035
here's a quick look at the hardware
and if you want more info
on where you can pick one of these up
as I go through these features,
I'll have a link down in the description below.
You have a 35 page automatic document feeder
here on top with a flatbed scanner underneath,
these are also a great for faxing
which this printer also supports.
On the front there's a 2.7 inch color touch display
and beneath that is the 60 sheet output tray.
The OfficeJet Pro 8035 can print up to 20 pages
per minute in black and white
or 10 pages per minute in color.
The paper input tray itself can hold 225 sheets
of paper and the walk-up USB port on the side
gives you some added flexibility
which I will talk about later in the video.
Now I know a lot of people are likely thinking,
why do you need a printer in this day and age?
You can just email anything to anyone.
Well, I've personally found myself
needing to print documents three times,
in the past five days, a packing slip,
a document that required a wet signature
and three shipping labels,
that's just part of business.
Now that I've been using it for a while,
let me tell you about some of the benefits
that I've found
when using the HP OfficeJet Pro 8035
starting with the HP Smart app,
the reason I wanted to start with the Smart App
is because it instantly shows you
that this device is about more than just printing.
If you look at the smart task feature,
for example, you'll see that
you can use your smartphone to scan a document,
save it to the cloud and print it,
all with a single tap, saving the time
that it would take to do it
as a multistep process.
Alternatively, you can also access documents
that you have stored in the cloud services
from your mobile device and print a hard copy
directly from the OfficeJet Pro 8035.
The Hp Smart app basically gives you access
to a bunch of printing functionality
no matter where you are.
Next up, let's work backwards a bit,
I was excited to talk about the smart app upfront
but one of the big pains
when you get a new printer is the setup process.
Thankfully, HP took that into account here
with the OfficeJet Pro 8035,
it's easy to pull the printer out of the box
and then find a spot where you want it to live.
That same smart app that I talked about
a minute ago was also used here
to make setup simple.
The app gets the printer setup
on your WiFi network quickly,
although you do have the option of going wired
if you prefer and there's no need for any cables,
installation CDs or downloading software drivers.
Another pain point that HP is addressing here
is the fear of running out of ink,
ink anxiety, if you will,
thanks to something they call HP Instant Ink.
Here's how it works, you sign up
with HP Instant Ink and you'll save up to 50%
on ink costs, new ink will be delivered
automatically so you're never in a situation
where ink runs out
and you don't have replacement cartridges.
How does HP know when to send you a new shipment?
The OfficeJet Pro 8035 will automatically order ink
when you're running low
using its internet connection.
Of course, you can use the HP Smart app
to manage your account, check print volume
and change your Instant Ink plan at any time.
Now, here's the best part,
when you buy the OfficeJet Pro 8035
you get eight months of ink included
with your purchase, you'll find a code in the box
that you can redeem
in order to get the eight months of ink,
good for printing 100 pages per month
for eight months or 800 pages in total.
This applies to both black and white
and full color prints so there's no need to worry
that you should be printing something in grayscale,
if they should actually be printed in color.
Next up, let's talk about the Walk-up USB Port,
when it comes to devices that I use,
I like having options,
sometimes you may not want to scan something
to your phone directly
and instead you wanna create a digital copy
that you can then hand to someone else,
the USB port on the side of the OfficeJet Pro 8035
allows for that kind of flexibility,
not only can you scan PDFs and photos
and have them saved directly to a USB drive
but you can also use the port to read
from a USB drive in order to print documents
that you have stored on it
without having to move them
to another device first.
Alternatively, sometimes you have exactly
what you want to print
located on one of many devices, a desktop,
laptop, tablet or smartphone,
you need to be able to print
from any of these reliably
and one way the OfficeJet Pro 8035 helps there
is with the self-healing WiFi feature,
the printer will actively
and automatically detect any network issues
on its own and then it'll try to reconnect
to your wireless network, if it can't reconnect
within five minutes, then it'll check to see
if there was a recent power cycle
or if you'd recently reset your WiFi password
and if you had, then the printer will prompt you
for the new password,
if neither of those took place,
then the printer will reset
its own wireless connection.
If settings have changed,
the OfficeJet Pro 8035 will then guide you
through its wireless network setup
to get you back up and running.
The HP OfficeJet Pro 8035 is available right now,
again, I'll have a link down
in the description below
to where you can pick one up for yourself.
Let me know, have you found yourself
in need of a printer recently?
And what do you think of a printer
that automatically monitors your ink levels
and takes care of ordering for you?
Let me know down in the comments below
and I'll meet you there for further discussion.
Again, big thank you to all of you guys
for watching, sharing and liking.
If you want the match, be sure to hit the link
down below as well.
I'm Andru Edwards, thanks again for watching
and I will catch you in the next video.
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