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HP Deskjet 450 Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.8.3 (Mountain/Mt. Lion)?

Hello.

Where can I get the correct driver for this almost decade old HP Deskjet 450 printer driver? 13.3" MacBook Pro (2012) Mac OS X 10.8.3 doesn't seem to find the proper driver (currently gives me generic PCL driver) and I cannot find one for this version online. Mac OS X doesn't let me view my ink status/supply levels, colors in printouts, etc. It uses driver v1.5 for USB connection.

HP.com web site shows three different models for 450 and I have no idea which one it is. Serial number is c8111a and manufactured on 6/10/2003 in Singapore. FYI, the printer does work on an old MacBook Pro (2008)'s Mac OS X 10.5.8 had no problems even with colors with the supplied Inkjet v3.3.3 driver (does not seem to exist in 10.8.3).

Thank you in advance. 🙂

OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), 13.3" MacBook Pro (9,2/MD102ll/A)

Posted on Mar 27, 2013 11:24 AM

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ShlomiL

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Mar 29, 2013 10:48 PM in response to antdude

There should be no problem installing several drivers, only a selected driver being used and there dhould be no conflicts among those.

antdude Author

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Mar 30, 2013 7:48 PM in response to antdude

I finally got colors to work but still no ink cartridge status, tools (clean, test, etc. for printer). I had to manually pick drivers titled "HP Deskjet Series". I also didn't scroll down far enough to see it (was looking for 450 model!)! Whew. 🙂

Here is what I noticed for drivers in Mac OS X to get colors:

v10.8.3: Use HP DeskJet Series (no model number) in the bottom of the list.

v10.5.8: Use open source driver.

Sheesh. :/

Sep 12, 2013 10:09 AM in response to Shane_R@HP

Hi Shane,

I still have a perfectly functioning HP DeskJet 450 wbt printer, which prints on my iMac (2011 vintage) running Mac OS 10.8.4, both fromUSB and from Bluetooth.

On USB and on Bluetooth, it is using the Generic PCL Laser Printer. It is not however printing in colour.

Darach

hartsa68

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Nov 27, 2013 11:56 AM in response to Darach Corcoran1

hpijs + 10.8.5. + old hp 450 mobile works fine

HP Deskjet 450 Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.8.3 (Mountain/Mt. Lion)?