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hey I'm Justin you associate editor for cnet.com this is your first look at the Officejet Pro 80 600 series printers from HP there's three separate models in the line two of which I have here now that can be really confusing if you see all three of them on the shelf but I'll do my best to explain the differences so we'll start with the cheapest model in the line that's this guy the $200 Pro 8600 a all-in-one so this one anchors the flagship series with a two point six five inch color touchscreen cloud printing and a sleeker chassis from the previous model there's a 250 sheet input tray on the front and the price point also Nets you a 50 page Auto document feeder on top here that makes it really easy to drop in a stack of documents for scanning or copying now the e in that moniker a all-in-one refers to all three printers ability to connect to the web through an ethernet cord or by Wi-Fi all three models are also compatible with Google Cloud Print as well as Apple air print which also makes it really easy to set up a wireless connection with your wireless network or iOS devices now the 8600 printers also give you remote printing by way of what HP calls ePrint each device comes shipped with its own unique ePrint email address that lets you save to your contacts list and then you can use that address to send print jobs from any web-connected device that works really well for articles and photos that you see on your phone while you're traveling that you'd really like to have waiting for you when you get home so here's where the three devices start diverging though for an extra hundred bucks more you can step up from the officejet pro 8600 to the officejet pro 8600 plus that gives you a slightly larger 4.3 inch touch screen that you'll definitely need once you start swiping through the HP eprintcenter app store the home screen on the control panel has an additional icon that this one doesn't have its labeled apps and that lets you add new icons to display just like you would on an iPhone there's plenty of apps available for quick snack bites of news weather arts and crafts as well as printable games for the kids you can also automate those apps to download content and print them out at the same time every day if you're a fan of their action ality now the big guy in the lineup not pictured here is the HP Officejet Pro 8600 premium a all-in-one I'm starting to feel like a host on the Home Shopping Network but that fully featured model Nets you an additional 250 sheet paper tray an additional set of ink cartridges and a 50 sheet pack of premium glossy brochure paper along with a 4.3 inch touch display the apps and ePrint like I've already mentioned but no matter which one of these printers you pick you will definitely be satisfied with its print quality the print speed and reliable performance that I actually recommend for personal use as well as for businesses its breadth of connectivity options and cloud printing insurance longevity in the marketplace and its compact footprint relative to the features won't really take up that much room on your desktop now you can check out all the details for all three printers on cnet.com but that's going to do it for me I'm Justin you you just took a first look at the HP Officejet Pro 8600 lineup thanks for watching