HP PageWide Pro 500-sheet Paper Tray

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If you’re running an HP PageWide Pro that supports it, this 500-sheet paper tray is a sensible “remove the faff” upgrade. The value is pretty clear: for £152.10 ex-VAT you’re buying time and fewer paper-load interruptions, which matters in busy offices where printing isn’t a rare event. In day-to-day use, an extra tray typically means you can keep common paper types ready (e.g., letterhead vs plain, or different weights), so you avoid the stop-start of swapping paper or babysitting settings.

That said, it’s not something I’d buy blindly. If your printer doesn’t officially support this tray (or you’re not actually gaining meaningful workflow benefits), the cost is hard to justify—you may be better spending that money on a more flexible paper workflow or just using the existing tray smarter. Also, if your print jobs are mostly low volume or single-paper-type, you won’t feel the pain this tray is meant to solve, and it will just sit there. Bottom line: it’s a solid choice for SMBs and workgroups with consistent printing needs on supported PageWide Pro models; otherwise, I’d pause before ordering.