Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Wow, pretty brutal ratings on this 8600, and it all seems to relate to the 2nd paper drawer. That's a shame, and it's the only feature I haven't yet tried, but the scanner, copy function, fax, and printing capabilities of this latest high-end HP are a delight! Hums and self-calibrates far less often than my Epson and older HP 8500 Pro. Therefore, it wastes much less supplies. Connects reliably wirelessly to my wifi network (or you can use the usb or ethernet jacks), can easily print to it from a number of devices. Printing is fast, ink capacity is wonderful--the starter set goes a long way, and reasonable priced HP replacements you buy later are even higher capacity! I never refill cartridges, perhaps those who do experience some issues as a result...? Onboard apps are great for subscribing to daily news feeds if you choose... myriad crafts and coloring pages for children... eprint so you can receive printed pages at home or work from the road or from clients... All that said, my sole use for the 2nd 250 sheet drawer is to store the 2nd half of the ream, the first half goes up top in the main supply drawer. Haven't tried to print from drawer 2, nor do I see a need to. Maybe if you stocked it with colored paper or letterhead, but I don't and so I have no complaints. I typically print 25-50 draft pages per day, plus desktop publishing projects from a Mac, but it's rated for thousands more pages than that in it's monthly duty cycle. For $250, this rugged and compact HP 8600 Premium costs less than one month's lease on a business all-in-one, delivers professional output, and I have no regrets! Also, the Coffee colored ABS housing is a welcome change from the typical boring "black and beige". Update as of 11/21/11: When my upper paper drawer ran out, the unit flawlessly switched modes and utilized the extra paper capacity (250 sheet) 2nd drawer without a glitch. I have also selected drawer two intentionally, and I have not experienced any jams or other complications. Still a bargain and 5 star worthy in my opinion!