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HP Delivers Printer Driver Update via Software Update

Monday July 21, 2008 5:02 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
HP delivered new printer drivers (version 1.1) to Mac OS X users last week via Software Update. The 405.1MB download is only available if an HP printer is connected to your system. It includes "the latest drivers for printers you have used on your system."

Apple has started delivering updates to 3rd party printer drivers in the recent past with Brother and Canon updates similarly released in June.
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Peace
47 months ago
I got this last week.
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twoodcc
47 months ago
glad to see this, but i never got any cannon updates for mine
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RichardI
47 months ago
How can I tell if I have these drivers? I have an HP printer and it doesn't show up in Software update.

Rich :cool:
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Silver-Fox
47 months ago

glad to see this, but i never got any cannon updates for mine


Nor did i =/
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Spanky Deluxe
47 months ago
Why does a sodding printer driver have to be 405.1MB big??!!! Even the most complex graphics drivers that support hundreds of variants of cards are under about 50mb. I've had to sit and wait while drivers for a printer have taken two hours to install before. WHY?!!!!
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SimonTheSoundMa
47 months ago
Weighed in at 90MB for me.

Safari is somewhat snappier though.

I however get my e-mail printed via Google's paper service, so my printer is not used so I cannot comment on that.
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hob
47 months ago
it was about 101 meg for me if memory serves...
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vohdoun
47 months ago


Safari is somewhat snappier though.


Get your head out of your pants. How can printer drivers make a browser faster. What is it with certain people that always say after an update, "Safari is snappier™."
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ltldrummerboy
47 months ago
It's a joke. Apple is always saying how fast Safari is. Update=Snappiness.
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Cormac
47 months ago



HP delivered new printer drivers (version 1.1) to Mac OS X users last week via Software Update. The 405.1MB download is only available if an HP printer is connected to your system. It includes "the latest drivers for printers you have used on your system."

Apple has started delivering updates to 3rd party printer drivers in the recent past with Brother and Canon updates similarly released in June.

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You forgot to mention that the System Requirements are Mac OS X 10.5.3 or later. So, if you have 10.5.2 or earlier, yuz outta luck.
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