Best Home Printer For Chromebook (2024 Update)

It's a very basic printer and I was able to get it connected to my phone pretty easily. It prints and scans from my phone just fine (although it's a little sluggish). My macbook, on the other hand, was a different story… I tried to get it connected to my macbook for hours and it never connected. Even looked up Youtube videos to troubleshoot and get different ways to connect it to my laptop. I gave up, it's a lost cause. Fortunately, when you sign up for the HP app, you can directly email documents to the printer itself and it'll print out. So I've been doing that as a roundabout way to print documents from my laptop and it has been working flawlessly thus far (I've had it for about one month). Overall, it does its job, but it obviously has some caveats. I wanted to splurge a bit more and get a nicer printer, but everything was sold out, so I settled for this one. I don't print or scan a ton, only once in awhile, so this will do for now. Also, I'm a simple man when it comes to printers. I just want something to plug into my laptop and just print and scan documents. All this smart app stuff is just unnecessary to me and overly complicated for what should be a simple device. But again, I had a lack of options. The app itself is good, I just find the idea around it for a freakin' printer to be ridiculous. So yea, it's a decent home printer, but if you need a printer for work, I would definitely look for something better. I would recommend this product for light home use… for someone that only needs to print or scan something once in awhile, like myself.David

As far as print goes, this wasn't a bad printer, however if you want the insta-ink option and wifi, you may be in for a fight. I bought this on a Friday night and after some struggling, was able to connect to my computer and phone, via wifi. I was never able to set up the insta-ink subscription. I kept getting "there in an error with your subscription". I did print several things, including a picture, and the print was very good. However, since one of the main reasons that I purchased this printer was the ability to save money with the insta-ink program, this was only a partial success. Fast forward to Monday, when I could reach out to customer support. After 15 minute on hold with the virtual assistant, I was able to connect with customer support. He understood the issue and said it would take about 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, he wanted to connect into my computer, which I was not comfortable with, so he kept having me do different steps. After another 40 minutes, I told him that I had to work and would have to contact them back. 1 hour down. After work, I contacted again through the virtual assistant. Again, they wanted to remote in, again I said no. Again said 20 minutes to fix. The printer was hooked up, I just couldn't get the insta-ink program to work. They couldn't explain why it wasn't working. after 1/2 an hour of doing the same steps over and over and she still couldn't get the insta-ink to work, I gave in and let her remote into my computer. She took another 40 minutes, but finally got the program to work but somehow managed to kill the wifi. I couldn't connect without a cable ( which was not included and I just happened to have from an old printer) and she had no idea why. She sait that was another department and I would have to contact them. Anothe hour and a half of my time (I'm up to 2 and 1/2 hours now) and still don't have my printer working. Fast forward to Tuesday, after work, I contacted the department that she instructed me to, this time I held on the phone for 20 minutes or so. Again, when rhe person answered, he sai 20 minutes to fix (this must be a standard answer for everything). This time, when he wanted to remote in, I gave assess. He kept taking to me, explaining what he was doing, but again, could only get the printer to work wit a cable. When I asked what he would have done it I didn't have a cable, he said that he could've mailed one or I would've had to gone out and purchased 1. But he was going to fix it so that I could print via wifi. After almost an hour and a half, he reset the printer to factory specs, had me turn off the printer and restart my computer. My computer came back on, the printer never did. He said that the printer was outdated and that there were better ones now. I gave up. He wanted to keep working, told him I wasn't interested, that I was packing the printer back up and returning to store. He wanted me to give more time… after giving HP over 4 hours of my life, I said enough. Packed the printer up, Will never purchase an HP again.JayneG

I needed a small all in one for the space it had to go into. Printers started getting rather large compared to what they were years ago and it was getting hard to find one to fit in the space. It's a cheap printer, feels like a cheap printer and I don't know how long it'll last but it may surprise me. HP claims it to have a 1000 page per month duty cycle and I don't print anywhere near that number so maybe it will last 4 or 5 years … or maybe not. I've only owned this a couple of days and so far all the functions seem to work OK. It was very difficult to set up using a wifi network with a security password so one word of advice – use your smart phone to install it on a secure network. The phone set the printer up quickly after I struggled for quite a while on the computer. Also, you need to log into the printer for internet access and it asks you for a password – I found it is either just the "enter" button or "space" then "enter" buttons. Once I got it all set up it seems to be working OK. One thing I've always hated with the 2 ink cartridge system is wasting some unused expensive ink; I've signed up for the trial of the instant ink program to see if it is more economical to do it that way. I took away 1 star because of the setup and how cheap it feels. I would have probably bought a little better all in one if they made more (and the store having more options at the time of purchase) of the size I need. If it lasts for 4+ years based on my usage that will be great.Vinny

ts302 … the little printer with a great heart. this is a bargain at the price and should be bookmarked for that time when you need a printer asap, you're broke, you don't have time for a hassle. I even find the ink to be reasonably priced compared to some brands.TERI

I do most of my printing, scanning, and copying on my laser printer. For several years, I've been looking for a Color Inkjet Printer without the All-in-One stuff. I finally found this unit and was overjoyed. So now that I have it, here's what I know so far. It's as advertised. Setup was fairly straight forward. I've only printed one thing on it so far, and it was on plain paper, but I was surprised how nice the picture came out. I've used inkjets before, several years ago, and this seemed faster and a much better print on plain paper than I could expect. I look forward to using it with photo paper.Donald

I was in need of a printer last minute. After shopping around I figured B&H is the best place to go. I found this printer that's in my budget. I've never had such an easier set up for a machine like this before. Simply plug it in and follow the online instructions. Was able to print what I needed withing five minutes of taking it out the box! I call that impressive. It works for all basic printing needs and they even include two photo quality pages to print on – call that a bonus! Although it doesn't have a physical scanner, the compatible app makes scanning and printing an absolute breeze. I'm so glad I made this purchase and will continue going to b&h for the things I need.Benjamin

Having had several printers over the years, one annoying thing is when you want to print a picture and have to remove regular paper to insert photo paper and then back when done. With this one you have a tray to keep printer paper and another for photo paper (4×6, 5×5 or 5×7). Making printing a picture between regular documents easy. As for printing pictures, it has done a pretty decent quality, as well as regular printing jobs. However, the color cartridge is a single combined cartridge and is so low after 20 pictures that HP Instant Ink sent replacements already. As for the HP Instant Ink plan, it reminds me of old phone plans, where you pay per page instead of per minute, even with roll over pages. In a way it can be cost effective since printing 30 or so photos would lead to needing a new color cartridge soon and it is still under the 100 page count for the default plan. However, go over the plan limit you are paying for (or 700 pages during the 6 month trial) and you have to pay more per 10-50 pages, pending your plan. Plus, if you don’t activate your trial within 7 days or cancel your plan after 6 months, the Instant Ink cartridges you have installed will quit working. Requiring you to purchase retail cartridges regardless of how much ink you have remaining. I also find it odd that when you look at the ink levels through the HP Smart app, you have to log into the HP website and still don’t get an estimate of how many pages you might have available. I like having multi-function printers, especially with built-in double sided capability like this one. But, I really dislike the requirements to keep it connected and limited in the pages I print per month without additional costs. I also had an issue after 30 pages that the rollers that pull the page into the printer were acting like my older printer does. Claims it is a jam when the pressure of the wheel just couldn’t pull the page in. I applied a little wheel oil that I used to fix my old printer and it is working as intended, but not something I expected in the first week. Overall, not a bad printer, but I can’t recommend it with its built in restrictions and the minor issue I had with it so soon.DavidJr

The instructions provided for the printer set up with wireless devices (2 iPhones and a wireless Windows 10 laptop) were relatively straight-forward. Connection to a non-wireless Windows 10 desktop, however, required technical help. Eventually I got routed from an HP tech to a Microsoft tech who needed to install two drivers and configure the operating system to act like a wireless device with the router. After about 15 min, everything worked and we can now quickly print documents from any of our wireless devices and the desktop. The only real downside with the printer is that little or no documentation was provided for some basic functions, like extending and opening the paper tray to add paper, or printing on envelopes. After some frustrating trial and error we eventually figured the out the non-intuitive steps and hidden latches for performing these functions. Overall, the printer is snappy and the copy function is excellent, but we haven’t yet figured out the right settings for creating really high quality images or PDFs from scans that are also of reasonable size. However, the scans can be edited with third party image apps to more easily rotate, resize, and adjust the colors or contrast in order to produce more desirable images. Overall, we’re happy with the purchase.DUANE

It appears HP creates a new printer every so often for the various class ranges. In this case, for general home use (non-office workhorse), the Envy 7955 is the latest. It prints fine, just like any prior HP inkjet printer. The quality of the print doesn’t seem to be too exceptionally superior to what the previous printers did. I am upgrading because my HP 4650 finally stopped working. In comparison to that printer, the Envy 7955 is lighter in weight, and the display panel is more user-friendly and in better color. The only difference that I liked from the 4650 is, when the printing started, the extender lever automatically came out to secure the paper. The Envy 7955 doesn't have that feature. You have to manually pull the extender out before you start printing or else your papers will fall to the floor. Another initial major problem is the initial Setup via the HP Smart software. I tried to use the HP Smart software via the computer, it kept coming up as "unable to connect to the Wi-Fi". Yes, the correct password was entered, but it couldn't connect. I then noticed during the set-up, there is a "Scan Code" on the display screen of the printer, that will allow you to install HP Smart via your mobile device. That worked. So, remember to have your phone ready, with a Scan App in order to access the HP Smart App; although, you may just be able to search for it via Play Store. Overall, it is worth the upgrade.SamuelP72

Draft quality B&W is 1 page per 2-4 seconds:) Color is slower but who cares. Scanning has extremely high resolution although using XSane to scan has a learning curve but that is an Ubuntu issue. Normal quality color prints are very nice. Scan to computer back to printer almost perfect duplicate at 300dpi scanning resolution, any lower and you loose quality. Scanning up to 1200 dpi is possible! Network setup through printer or computer is a cinch. I had to use the usb setup before I could get the network setup to work under Ubuntu but now it's wireless with a great interface! This printer has cartridge protection which will allow the printer to "mark" cartridges to they can't be used in any other printer:) Web printing setup also very straight forward after which you can email photos or data to the printers email – and print just like that -from any mobile device with an authorized email! Lots of web features that you can subscribe to including ink that show up when you get low. Disney and comic prints puzzles etc are also available through subscription and can be accessed through the printer itself, not just the web. Very happy with this product!ahears

After 9 days the HP says I need ink which I was prepared for as everyone knows the ink the comes with the machine is 2 drops. $86 later and 2 new cartridges the machine tells me the paper tray is empty and then I am out of ink, then it tells me I am using non HP ink and so it want. I took it back to Staples and it was beyond their 'warranty time limit' but gave me a replacement anyway. that one lasted 11 days and I went through the same thing. Since October I have put in 18 cartridges, one at a time. No sooner do I get the color replaced than the B&W needs to be replaced. Costco was great and refunded me that last batch when I gave them the batch that lasted 2 weeks. I am not a heavy user, I am a 78 year old woman who does not use the printer that much. I have repeatedly followed the troubleshooting suggestions on HP for the many problems but they are completely useless. My computer guru has attempted to fix it and warned me to NEVER buy another HP product again. He said and I quote "I would not take one if they gave it to me" and that is exactly how I feel. Stay away, it may be cheap but you get what you pay for and you will pay and pay and pay for the ink!Sarah

I purchased this primarily because windows 8.1 made the connection to my old networked printer very unreliable. I also thought that the scan to computer, and print from my phone and ipad were pretty useful add-ons. Plus the family can use those features as well. It does not have a document feeder or fax capability. The negative is that the networking is a little touchy. Without setting it to a static IP address, it would tend not to wake up properly, needing a power reset. The static IP pretty much fixed that, though occasionally a print will pop out 2 hours later. Weird. But once that was sorted out, it works with everything wirelessly, 95% of the time, with a power button touch fixing the rest. Print quality is actually pretty nice, fairly quick for a cheap machine, and it does double sided nicely. Setting the static IP can be done easily with a search or two, so its not a dramatic problem, but if you are uncomfortable with that, maybe not for you. (This is not uncommon among devices that sleep though). One more negative- there is a bit of a high pitch whine when it is fully on, which is only when printing.CircuitGuy

I am so glad I bought this printer before the pandemic. I needed it when I was attended college and all the printers lab printer had some type of problems or the next lab office was far from my classes. So I decided to buy this printer to carry with me to have my assignment printed for my instructor. Even thought I did not use it for my purpose at that time, I recently open my printer box this semester and I love it! This printer is all I use now. Only one problem it makes a loud noise when it begin to print but otherwise I like it. I mean I love! I plan to call Epson and ask if the noise is normal or not. The price was cheaper than now if you can even fine one now.Geewise

This printer contains nothing but headaches. I have replaced ink cartridges twice, maintenance box once already and I am now unable to print something greyscale because the color cartridge is empty (yes, I followed the directions on "how to bypass" but it doesn't work. Surprise surprise, the monitoring software does nothing to help. It only forces you to their website to buy something new.) All told, I think I've only ACTUALLY printed around 25 pages with this thing. I bought it because it's small and portable. So it gets a star for the compact size, portability and battery life. But this already expensive printer has become a money pit of constantly replacing cartridges and spending more time with a paperweight then a printer.BuyingaNewPrinter

This would be a great printer – good print quality, small, wireless, rechargeable – if it worked regularly. Ink cartridges are preposterously expensive and don’t last long, which would be a problem if the printer worked long enough to use up the ink. The printer has constant error message, most often that the ridiculously expensive ink cartridges are “not recognized.” Please, do not buy this printer. Don’t even think about buying it.Me yep me

I had the printer before, and I have lots of toner. I like the photo prints especially on photo paper very crisp. That's why I was looking for this exact printer. Unfortunately when I received the printer it was damaged. I don't know if USPS damaged it I emailed the insurance company twice to make a claim. I haven't heard back from them.davidv7408

I purchased this printer as a back up! This printer will function on Windows 10 and once the USB cable is connected Windows 10 does the rest. That is the easy part of set up! If you want the wireless feature to work, it is my hope you have a router with the WPS button as attempting to punch in the router password is frustrating. Cannon has apps that allow printing from Ipads and phones too! If you buy one of these, get the pdf file manual from Cannon on line. Print quality if fine, the scanner works fine and this old printer does two sided printing, but is bit SLOOOOOOOW to more up to date printers!super34city

Outstanding printer! You can do most home projects with ease. Photos are spectacular. Durable*. Will last for years. Easy to setup with WIFI install program makes connections very easy. I donot think I will ever own another type of printer. As long as I can find one. Navigation could be a little more intuitive. The Menu and Screen are easy to read. * DO NOT USE CHEAP INKS. It will ruin the print head. We used the cheaper inks for 1 year before we started having problems. Replaced Ink Head. Our printer is 6 years old. No issues until I started using the cheaper inks. Use Canon Ink cartridges or Office Depot knockoff Cartridges. If the ink cartridge lock tab does not light up run at your own risk.sirquietus

A few of the reviews of this printer state that print paper can be fed from the front as well as the rear. This model is rear feed only. Since it's impossible to mis-state this if you own one, it is reasonable to conclude that is that some of these review are bogus. Whoever has the biggest incentive to assure genuine reviews really needs to address this. The idea of separate tanks is appealing, since it creates a sense of economical operation compared to the unified tank designs. But you can still expect to use a lot of ink, per my own experience and according to cost-per-page comparisons I have read online. I don't have a problem with this – every printer sold neds a strategy to make money and this is what happens with low cost printers. Finally, if you want to avoid the wireless setup but also want to print from two computers in the same room, consider a 2.0 Manual Switch Selector, such as the Newlink sold elsewhere on eBay. The auto selector switches are in theory a better solution, but there seems to be a fair number of complaints about them.bongorama666

Use at home for quick projects. Easily prints, docs and photos from phone. Download Canon print app to setup and print projects. Scans to phone too. Wireless feature is great. The 2 print trays make it nice, so don't have to constantly change paper between photo or letter depending on project, just select paper from drop down on app. Also, it takes up little space and is extremely quiet. Very happy with it!broopaule_0

The printer has been in use for only a short time, but so far, so good. It does what I need it to do, and right now, I expect nothing more. When I first started using desk-top printing, I began with a Canon. When it gave out, I went to another manufacturer. Looking back, probably not a good move: Two of the other brand gave out in less than five years, so back to Canon. I try to operate under two guidelines after buying a product: If the product serve well for a reasonable time, would I buy another? and, Would I recommend the product to another buyer who may be looking for something similar? At this time, with reference to the Canon printer, the answer to both is, 'yes'.697389

It's a very basic printer and I was able to get it connected to my phone pretty easily. It prints and scans from my phone just fine (although it's a little sluggish). My macbook, on the other hand, was a different story… I tried to get it connected to my macbook for hours and it never connected. Even looked up Youtube videos to troubleshoot and get different ways to connect it to my laptop. I gave up, it's a lost cause. Fortunately, when you sign up for the HP app, you can directly email documents to the printer itself and it'll print out. So I've been doing that as a roundabout way to print documents from my laptop and it has been working flawlessly thus far (I've had it for about one month). Overall, it does its job, but it obviously has some caveats. I wanted to splurge a bit more and get a nicer printer, but everything was sold out, so I settled for this one. I don't print or scan a ton, only once in awhile, so this will do for now. Also, I'm a simple man when it comes to printers. I just want something to plug into my laptop and just print and scan documents. All this smart app stuff is just unnecessary to me and overly complicated for what should be a simple device. But again, I had a lack of options. The app itself is good, I just find the idea around it for a freakin' printer to be ridiculous. So yea, it's a decent home printer, but if you need a printer for work, I would definitely look for something better. I would recommend this product for light home use… for someone that only needs to print or scan something once in awhile, like myself.David

As far as print goes, this wasn't a bad printer, however if you want the insta-ink option and wifi, you may be in for a fight. I bought this on a Friday night and after some struggling, was able to connect to my computer and phone, via wifi. I was never able to set up the insta-ink subscription. I kept getting "there in an error with your subscription". I did print several things, including a picture, and the print was very good. However, since one of the main reasons that I purchased this printer was the ability to save money with the insta-ink program, this was only a partial success. Fast forward to Monday, when I could reach out to customer support. After 15 minute on hold with the virtual assistant, I was able to connect with customer support. He understood the issue and said it would take about 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, he wanted to connect into my computer, which I was not comfortable with, so he kept having me do different steps. After another 40 minutes, I told him that I had to work and would have to contact them back. 1 hour down. After work, I contacted again through the virtual assistant. Again, they wanted to remote in, again I said no. Again said 20 minutes to fix. The printer was hooked up, I just couldn't get the insta-ink program to work. They couldn't explain why it wasn't working. after 1/2 an hour of doing the same steps over and over and she still couldn't get the insta-ink to work, I gave in and let her remote into my computer. She took another 40 minutes, but finally got the program to work but somehow managed to kill the wifi. I couldn't connect without a cable ( which was not included and I just happened to have from an old printer) and she had no idea why. She sait that was another department and I would have to contact them. Anothe hour and a half of my time (I'm up to 2 and 1/2 hours now) and still don't have my printer working. Fast forward to Tuesday, after work, I contacted the department that she instructed me to, this time I held on the phone for 20 minutes or so. Again, when rhe person answered, he sai 20 minutes to fix (this must be a standard answer for everything). This time, when he wanted to remote in, I gave assess. He kept taking to me, explaining what he was doing, but again, could only get the printer to work wit a cable. When I asked what he would have done it I didn't have a cable, he said that he could've mailed one or I would've had to gone out and purchased 1. But he was going to fix it so that I could print via wifi. After almost an hour and a half, he reset the printer to factory specs, had me turn off the printer and restart my computer. My computer came back on, the printer never did. He said that the printer was outdated and that there were better ones now. I gave up. He wanted to keep working, told him I wasn't interested, that I was packing the printer back up and returning to store. He wanted me to give more time… after giving HP over 4 hours of my life, I said enough. Packed the printer up, Will never purchase an HP again.JayneG

I needed a small all in one for the space it had to go into. Printers started getting rather large compared to what they were years ago and it was getting hard to find one to fit in the space. It's a cheap printer, feels like a cheap printer and I don't know how long it'll last but it may surprise me. HP claims it to have a 1000 page per month duty cycle and I don't print anywhere near that number so maybe it will last 4 or 5 years … or maybe not. I've only owned this a couple of days and so far all the functions seem to work OK. It was very difficult to set up using a wifi network with a security password so one word of advice – use your smart phone to install it on a secure network. The phone set the printer up quickly after I struggled for quite a while on the computer. Also, you need to log into the printer for internet access and it asks you for a password – I found it is either just the "enter" button or "space" then "enter" buttons. Once I got it all set up it seems to be working OK. One thing I've always hated with the 2 ink cartridge system is wasting some unused expensive ink; I've signed up for the trial of the instant ink program to see if it is more economical to do it that way. I took away 1 star because of the setup and how cheap it feels. I would have probably bought a little better all in one if they made more (and the store having more options at the time of purchase) of the size I need. If it lasts for 4+ years based on my usage that will be great.Vinny

The Canon Pixma ip100 prints well for a portable printer. I will be taking it on a trip next week and will try it out as a "road warrior" printer, but so far it has worked well. Easy to set up — if you have Win 8 or higher, you don't need the install CD to set up, just plug it to your laptop and it automatically acquires the Canon drivers. I had no trouble installing it on my desktop (as a second printer) or my other peripherals. It will also serve as a backup printer if my desktop printer is either engaged or stops working. The bluetooth dongle shipped with the Pixma doesn't work, but I realized it was a copy of the original and at some point, I'll purchase the authorized dongle. All in all, the Canon Pixma has not presented any problems with respect to installation and print quality. You'll hear from me if it does.lrolston

This printer is replacing the beloved by me, but no longer in production, BJC-55. This printer is a fairly large device for a portable printer. I obtained a case that it fits in for extra protection and it takes up half the space in my computer bag. Setting up the printer is easy, and it prints very well. The ink takes a LONG time to dry on Avery clear labels, so if you're going to print address labels to or from, I would print those on a regular printer either at a hotel business center or before leaving home. I carry this printer with me to be able to print adhesive name badge labels that are affixed to postcards describing places I am visiting. It works perfectly for that. I also use it for business purposes to print forms/instructions when I am at a client site visit. Unfortunately, I cannot rely on hotel printers as often they are out of paper, or worse, empty ink cartridges with no replacements available. I obtained the external battery to be able to use this printer without a power source attached, but have NEVER been able to figure out how to use the damned thing. Again, the BJC-55 was a superbly designed and extremely functional printer and I have no idea why Canon would stop making such a fabulous device and replace it with something like this.8849chrystinp

This printer is simply the best portable unit I have purchased.. Easy to install and setup. It does all the work itself and makes itself ready to use in minutes. The color quality is amazing and easily matches the photos i print from my color laser. I now have purchased 3 of these. I kept one and gifted the others. Buy one used to test my remarks. Later you'll buy s new one!telle6107

It took me a while to figure out how to print to the edge using my macbook pro. If you use a PC, I think it's more automatic the settings. The customer service is good, they took control my monitor and helped me figured out a way to print to the edge. The only way we could print to the edge is by right clicking and opening up the image as other then Photos on mac and printing as matte photo paper to get it to automatically print from the rear using card stock or photo paper. The quality of printed images isn't great. I haven't actually tested on photo paper yet so it could be better if you use photo paper perhaps. But so far I find the colour intensity kind of faded and not as intense even while I selected high quality print on cardstock and regular printing paper. I don't know if my default ink cartridge is faded but I tried refilling the cartridge with more ink and it's still not that great but passable. I like that it works and prints to the edge and can handle cardstock. If you're using this to scan frequently. This doesn't have auto load page by page. You have to load manually so takes a while to scan each page. I got it on sale about $150 tax in a while back so good budget printer and you can always refill ink manually if you find the cartridges expensive. Look up online on how to do it through Youtube. At first I got the black and I returned and got the white so it's less of a bulky black box.JY

If you are looking to print wirelessly then do not get this printer. After connecting wirelessly taking an hour after it fails repeatedly. It attempts to print 10+ times failing every time then will randomly print. If you want to print another document it will go through the same prosses resulting in taking over 30min per page. If you want to print another day then you will have to go through all the connectivity prosses again. Thought I would give Canon a second try but was very disapointed.JJ

We bought this printer before Christmas for occasional printing. I wanted something with a small footprint, didn't cost an arm and a leg for replacement ink and provided good quality. Wireless made it much easier to use with multiple sources, three computers and phones. Connection was easy, I just followed the manual. It has been a great little printer, far surpassing my requirements. Printing is quick and clear. This Canon meets our needs. I would recommend it to anyone that requires occasional printing.Roy

DONT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID!!! CHECK THE SPECS, FEATURES, AND WHATS INCLUDED, BEFORE BUYING!!! Iam guving one star because there is only one spot where it says a usb cable is needed and it should be in the product description but its not so i didnt see that i was going to need it. The printer must be connected with a usb cable in order for it to work and you cannot even set it up unless you have it. So i cannot set it up until i go buy a usb cable for it. That is the one piece of equipment that is needed in order for it to work so why would you not include a cable? even when you go to check out it never did the essential add on pop up with a usb option so i still didnt think i was going to need additional items That didnt happen when i added the printer to the cart but even if it did i probably would not have gotten one. Since i didnt see that it was needed.Nothappywithcustomerservi

Just delivered, a bit of trepidation about 'installing' as previously had an ITDepartment for this. Fairly intuitive, though not sure what to do with the CD disk~~ (Never required installation . . . ??) Located the ink cartridge install sites, plugged the cord in, turned on the printer & MacBook Pro computer, and jacked in the DSL connection. Installed paper, located test page to print ~~ Tapped 'Print' and up came the selection tab. All this without benefit of an instruction book; amazingly simple! Since the sales info indicated lack of compatibility with any OS X systems beyond 10.2 Sierra, I printed from my Mac with that system first. HOWEVER, curious to find out whether it might also handle 10.15 Catalina, I jacked it into my newer Mac. Printed equally as well from both Systems . . . Sierra & Catalina! If you are not 'techy', I fully recommend this printer, with the caveat that is doesn't appear to have font size adjustment? Apologies if it does . . . brand new to me today, and simply quite thrilled that any printer can be this intuitive and easy to connect~~!!BelleWA

Must be made by the contractor that makes the lowest-end HP printers. Same form factor and 2 print-head integrated cartridges- pigment black and dye C-M-Y. Biggest drawback USB only. There is something to be said for a small, light weight printer one take along when traveling or up at the cottage. But I would skip this one and get the TS302 with wireless and for another $15 ($69) it can do a LOT more. Would be even better if these printers had a battery pack. When I got mine, Canon was selling these for about $25. There are ways to refill these HP-type cartridges, which I plan on doing in the future.David

I purchased this to replace an HP that died. My main criteria for an all-in-one printer was a USB connection, under 9 inches tall and good graphics quality. This met all the criteria. It is getting extremely hard to find small footprint printers are not just wireless. My experience has shown zero benefit and a lot of headaches going wireless. Give me a hard wire connection every time. This model does not have FAX capability which is also useless to me, so no need to pay for that. It was extremely easy to set up, but it takes a long time to wake up after you turn it on. Once going it is extremely fast and prints beautifully. Cons: It has an annoying front door that pops open when printing. The purpose of this door is a mystery to me. They could (and should) have designed this with just an open slot to eject paper. Since this is located under my desk it hits my leg half the time. If there is a way to remove the door and still get this work I might try to do that. Every time you open the paper tray it requires you to re – register the paper size and type. Again too much technology for a simple act a human is capable of handling. All in all it does the job. I don't know how much ink it uses yet, but I've already resigned myself to the fact that all ink jet printers gobble ink.Carlos

I had a Canon Pixma MG6220 that I wore out, basically. I loved it and decided I would buy another Pixma MG series. My dad has a 3200 series of the same model. He likes his. But I needed something with more bells and whistles than his. I thought of buying the same model I had before. After some research online and price checking, I decided on purchasing from Walmart. They had what I wanted and the price was right. While I was disappointed this 6821 didn't take the same ink cartridges as the 6200 series, I was able to make an arrangement with my ink supplier for cartridges. I prefer this printer because it uses the separate ink cartridges and not the tricolor ones. Separate ink cartridges are more economical for me. I still have to learn the scanning part a bit better because it is a bit different from the 6200 I had. I haven't tried printing pictures with it yet. The copier part works great. It does Not come with many written instructions, so some people my have a problem with it. It does come with a CD disk for installation which has the full manual on it, so you have it at your fingertips. Very pleased with my purchase. My purchase arrived sooner than I expected, so I was pleased with the to my door delivery.ariesvicki

I reserved a star because I haven't used all of the functions on this printer. This one was purchased in addition to my PIXMA PRO-1 that I like very much but hate to use for simple print jobs. That being said, it works great printing from my computer, iPad and phone with an easy app download (all devices are iOS). Double-sided printing is a nice feature and one that my (very) old all-in-one did not have. I have not used the scanner or color/photo print functions so I can not comment on those features. The printer does move and shake a lot during printing so you will want to make sure you have it on a sturdy surface. I initially placed it on the narrow table where the old one sat and quickly learned it would need a different spot. It is compact and I like that the paper tray can fold in versus others that I compared which were stationary and always extended past the machine. It can be a little slow if it has been in "sleep" mode for an extended period of time but pushing the power button when it has makes it respond quickly. You'll have to pull the paper tray down anyway so both can be done at the same time. It does not hold a lot of paper so I would not recommend if you do a lot of printing at one time – unless you don't mind refilling often. Overall, it meets my needs and I'm pleased with the purchase.Shelly D.

Everything went wrong with this printer. First the setup ink would was blocked by the system from being used because they were only “setup” cartridges and I was told I needed ink. The cartridges it came with were supposed to be usable and I bought this thinking it came with ink. Then the system repeatedly said the paper tray was empty or open, it was not. And finally any paper that went through the thing became jammed, wasted at least a dozen perfectly good sheets of paper. Ive never had a piece of tech fail so badly, I will never by HP again. A low budget product should still work.Mari

What a steaming pile of you know what. They sell you a printer without a USB cable, and this model also does not have an ethernet port to use it over ethernet. They make you use their Windows 10 app to configure it over wifi, but you can't configure it over wifi without first connecting it with USB (they didn't include the cable). You can't connect it to your router despite being offered an ethernet option in the app because this model doesn't have an ethernet port. Since I had a spare USB cable, I got it setup, however the Windows app auto updates (you can't opt out) and it ruined the connection to my printer. The app shows it connected to my network, my network shows it connected. I can play with the port and make the app show it connected and not connected, but Windows will not longer recognize it as on so it won't print at all even with "use in offline mode" checked. I'm trying toi reconfigure from scratch now and it doesn't want to cooperate. This printer is a cumbersome pain in the rear. Would not recommend at all.Ryan

it is a great price with great functions for the money – key point – for the money. It is well worth the price for what you get. I have been using home printers since 1983 .. It states "wireless" computer so you do not get the USB printer plug with the square metal insert to make it run directly from your computer. I had one from my previous computer and used it as wireless takes too long and has soo many hiccups. The paper holder on mine is a little funky…a little offset but perhaps it fits paper from China perfectly…it still works, I just have to insert a little off mark. It did not give an invoice list of items in the package so it took me awhile to figure out why I didn't have a usb to printer cord…ie it is wireless. So overall, it works just as well as my D110 and is well worth the money. It arrived at my door the SAME DAY I ordered it which was great as I needed to print something for the car and my D110 printhead had gone bad. I like it and give it a 4 because of lack of a sturdy paper holder and you kind of have to know already about installing a printer to know that you are doing this one correctly as instructions are not that great. kjOnlineShopaLot2021kj

It does NOT come with all items needed to work after set up!! I do not mind needing additional set up since it is a multi-function machine. But come on now! No user manual with instructuons, no printed sheet with easy set up that lists AT LEAST the LINKS NEEDED to DOWNLOAD more set up just to simply PRINT A DOCUMENT. No cord to connect to laptop! (Only wireless printing!). Ok but more downloading for since it is "wireless". Hum, still can't use it. I HAVE NEVER PURCHASED A PRINTER REQUIRING such work to set up. Over an hour of set up time and still cannot print a single document. Followed all instructions and nothing, nada, zero.VICKIE

The printer was advertised as coming with installation CD and manual, however neither was in the box from HP. There was only a page referring you to their on-line set-up, which would be a problem if internet is not available. It did not come with a printer cable, although that was indicated on box. After much trouble trying to install the printer via the Wi-Fi options, and downloading the necessary software and instructions, it would not work on the local network where we were staying. Locating the necessary files and information was challenging on the HP support site, which directed you to unrelated help pages if you used the search function. Once installed, any attempt to print a page using the local wi-fi port option crashed my computer completely, requiring a hard shut-down and restart to regain control of the computer (Windows 97) after a page partially prints out. The same result if any attempt to scan a document with it. Only by shutting off all wi-fi functions of the printer and using a separately purchased USB cable could successful printing and scanning be achieved. That said, once the horrors of getting the unit set up were done, the print quality and speed is good, as is the scan operation, if somewhat cumbersome to access via their interface. The printer is compact, and easily portable, and the battery power is likely to be useful, although I have not used it so far, other than having to spend the two hours to charge the battery before being able to set it up. However, be aware that if you are traveling and not on a home or business network, the wireless functions are useless, and operation is only possible using a direct cable connection to the printer. If you don't need the scan and copy functions, I would look to a different manufacturer. I would expect the problems would be the same with the HP print-only version as the set-up software appears to be the same for both the OJ-200 (printer only) and OJ-250 (all in one) versions. If you do purchase it, get the extended Staples warranttee on it, as based on my other experience with HP printers, they fail after a year or so, and it is expensive compared to non-portable units.CHRISTOPHER

The printer and scanner both work "as expected". The TR8520 is seemingly not as sturdy as the all-in-one model it replaced, the MX922. Canon seems to be making successive generations of its printers smaller and more compact, and lighter, but not as sturdy as previous models; "cheaper" is the impression one gets. I buy the Canon printers that use five ink cartridges so that I only replace the cartridge in which the ink has run out, not replacing all three color inks when only one color is empty. It's less expensive that way. For me that's definitely a selling point. Setup for use as a wi-fi device wasn't exactly "easy" and I did run into a few problems with getting everything working correctly, but I was able to figure it out. But I'm not sure that people without a good deal of experience working with computers and their components would have managed to get it all set up without a fair amount of help … from ????. Canon's all-in-ones seem to be a pretty good value for the money and last a reasonable time before needing to be replaced. I really do not like the way that the front panel has to be lifted up on the TR8520. I'm anticipating problems down the road with that… . Just a sense. For an inexpensive all-in-one the Canon TR8520 is a good value and does seem towork well; for the purposes of most users I think that it does everything an all-in-one needs to do.jeff.routh

This is a replacement for a Brother equivalent. Everybody's needs are different. For me this is used as a home office secondary printer to a medium duty laser. The scan function is my priority and colour printing a distant second but this machine concentrates on colour printing even though it is advertised as home office. The "garden" app quickly went to trash along with as much other unnecessary software for my needs. The scan software is convoluted compared to Brother's "click button, name file, start" approach. Obviously the Canon software is designed to maximize ink use i.e.make money which has always been the focus of inkjets. It is necessary to manually raise the control panel for a print job to start which is a pain when printing from a mobile device at the other end of the house, would have been great if the panel was motorized. The small paper tray has a flimsy pop off front cover, very inconvenient and will also probably go in the garbage. Photo paper loads in the rear and requires machine to use four more inches of desk depth. I miss my Brother machine on which I did not print enough colour and let the nozzles dry and plug. This Canon is my substitute scanner/ fax but I regret my choice.Bluiis48

Canon’s PIXMA TR8520 is an excellent machine. It has two paper sources, so you can load envelopes on the rear paper tray without having to change the paper. The printing is fast, and the double-sided printing function works nicely. My only criticism of this machine is that Canon has seen fit to discontinue the ink tank system for a cartridge system. I also have Canon’s G4210 that uses the tank system and is far cheaper to operate. The setup of the machine was easy, and the instructions for use of the fax system were good. The fax function works on my single phone line, and does not require any fancy connections to operate. Although this machine has only been in service for about a week, it performs well, no paper jams were experienced, and the quality of the product is excellent. I have had to replace two printers this year, both HP. I am much more satisfied with the Canon products.JAMES

I had a Canon several years ago. Then my last 2 printers were HP. Each HP started off good. Then, invariably, something would brake. Just sitting there and oops suddenly the scanner doesnt work. Oops suddenly theres an error that you need to remove ink to fix, but the printer is locked up so the ink wont slide over. So I Gave $100 for this canon, without ink. Ink was $31 for the black and a color cartridge. Setup was very simple. Easy to follow instructions. So far so good. Printing is quick and looks good. I havent printed any pics yet. But I really didnt buy it for that. I dont know how an HP can break, just sitting there. But 2 in a row did. Back to Canon for me.anythingbutpretty

I have had this printer for a while but I barely use it. I decided to try and use it for photos for a school project but prints were not coming out. I tried trouble shooting via community boards and reading the monitor, but after 10 faded prints that didn't match what was on my monitor tried to call to get support.

Sadly, I only wasted time and money getting ink as you can only get access to customer service for a relatively easy question if you are registered somehow? I have always bought canon products and have used the support center for sending in cameras, etc, but they couldn't locate my account. I registered for the account and they still could not find it.

Will not buy Canon again as customer service is inaccessible.Tracey Noelle

I bought this initially based on the Canon name and having own them previous. Set up was a hassle and I only got it to print one thing which was a photo from my phone through the mobile app and quality was so-so. It never appears connected to wi-fi and the one time it did print,it took forever to go through. Had to return this for the Brother MFC-J491DW which works so much better and is definitely a keeper!Russell

Coming from a deskjet printer to this product it was a major improvement. I was in the market for an all-in-one photo printer and I stumbled upon this canon for a nice price. Little did I know I would be blown away with its value. This printer really gets the job done its easy to use and very easy to set up. I have this printer wireless setup and it was a breeze setting it up for windows 7. However, for my pc's using XP it was a little tricky because of the XP drivers but once those are set it's pretty easy to use. The quality of the prints look very good compared to my deskjet especially when printing pictures. You have the option of using regular black ink or photo black ink and there is a noticeably difference, I recommend using the photo black ink when printing photo's as it was intended for. Overall, This printer is easy to set up and the print quality is very good. I highly recommend this product to those looking for a good value all-in-printer.dfunk91

I got the Canon MP480 printer free with my computer a year and a half ago. I've been pretty pleased with it. It's easy to operate and prints well. The printing, scanning, and copying functions all work satisfactorily. It is nice that it has a little flip up screen where you can perform a lot of the controls. This is pretty easy to learn and understand how to use, especially alongside the user's manual (which you can get electronically). I bought the bluetooth adapter for the printer so I don't have to have my computer connected by a USB cord and that is really nice. My old printer did not have a bluetooth option, so this was a nice addition for me. It is nice that you can print directly off a USB port as well. The quality of prints/copies is pretty good, but the printer can be a little loud. It's nice that you can choose to print in black and white or color. The only real negative I see about it is that the ink doesn't last forever and it is super expensive to replace. But this is kind of a fact of life for inkjet printers. The only reason I would replace it would be to get a laser printer.ellenr44

we bought the canon mp480 printer a few years ago for christmas because it had some ofthe cheapest printer ink cartridges. litlle did we know that it was a really great printer! it is so easy to use. youcan just touch a button and do almost anything! also, i like using it to print off pictures, something i never did with our old printers because of the quality. this printer does it all, is really easy to use and is cheaper than others to refill ink cartridgres. i have gotten it jammed time and time again and unjamming it is no problem. honestly, in all the years i have had it, i have never had a problem with it! the only thing that i remembetr was a negative abou it was that there was no cord in it. you had to purchase that seperately,, which we did not know so had to go back out, get the cord and then were able to use it. it's so easy to use, we even got my mother one, who does not know how to use anything electronic & she has no problem with it.klc588

HP – Deskjet 4133e Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Summary: A great budget friendly all-in-one printer. Pros: * Form factor. This unit maintains a clean form factor and won't take up too much deskspace. * Easy setup. The setup of this printer is more or less streamlined and issue free. I don't know that having to use your phone is necessary, but the process worked the first time. * Scanning, copying, and printing speeds are in line with similar all-in-one units of its class. Cons: * I think the phone setup might annoy some people. * HP InstantInk subscription service is a clever idea, but I'd rather have on-demand ordering capabilities. I don't print a lot, and I imagine neither do most folk – why try so hard to coax people to using a subscription. * No cloud save support. I am accustomed to my printers being able to scan documents directly into a cloud destination such as OneDrive. I haven't identified that capability for this printer, yet, Use: This unit replaced an older DeskJet (non-AIO). This unit provides expanded capabilities that are nice to have. This is an excellent value for those that need to print, copy, and scan. If you need slightly more advanced options, such as a LCD screen for settings (not depend on phone), or saving directly to a cloud destination, then you might want to consider other options.Rhostam

Setup was not an issue, fax works via a mobile app no landline connection, copy works, scan works and rock solid wifi connection. HP website description…The HP DeskJet 4133e has the essential features you need to print basic color documents like recipes and forms. Print, copy and scan with ease, print from your phone, mobile fax and get easy setup. It includes the optional HP+ Smart Printing System that keeps itself up to date and ready to print from virtually anywhere at any time. The AirPrint works each and every time I need it too, that is a pleasure as many times iOS devices always seem to have to hunt and restart hunting for supposed AirPrint capable printers. Given the cost, this is exactly what students need given how tech savvy they are. The included free 6 months of ink with subscription service that you can terminate before the free 6 month offer is completed is a bonus. ADF is nice but only single side. Overall if you can get this printer on sale under $80, then great for students to print their b/w reports or other non color assignments. Also great as a home printer for non heavy printing of articles, recipes and other like items. If color printing is desired, good too but ink will get more costly naturally.redderr

The 4133e is a basic all-in-one, with the ability to print, copy, and scan. This unit is not intended to replace your office printer or the more expensive all-in-ones that are on the market. It is what I call a barebones printer but it is also priced accordingly. There are occasional deep discounts offered by HP for this unit, and it can often be picked up for well under a hundred dollars. I purchased the 4133e for the den, something my kids and wife can use for printing out homework or school assignments. It isn't the fastest printer around, with 8.5 pages per minute in black and white and 5.5 pages per minute in color, but again, we're not taking about an expensive all-in-one here. What we are talking about is a nice, simple printer with the ability to make copies and print documents. Black and white documents were sharp and easy to read. As long as you aren't printing photos or high-contrast color documents, you'll be plenty satisfied with the print quality in color. Replacement cartridges aren't too expensive, but as usual a set of black and color cartridges in the XL size will cost you 70% of a new printer on sale. HP does give you the option to sign up for HP+ where you pay a monthly fee and get to print so many pages a month. They'll send you ink cartridges when you do this. Now, here's my biggest beef with the 4133e: An XL black cartridge for the 4133e runs 26 dollars and according to HP will print around 240 pages. That is 11 cents per page, which is a little above average. We'd usually like to see per page costs of 5-10 cents per page. An XL color cartridge for the 4133e will run you 27 dollars with an estimated yield of 200 pages. If we don't count the black ink that would be used in a color print, that ends up costing 13.5 cents a page. That number is pretty dang good, considering that home printers can average 15-25 cents per page. So a little trade off there. At it's regular price, I'm not sure I would buy the 4133e again. There are some printers in that price range that have a cheaper per page cost and I would most likely purchase those instead. But at its regular discounted price, the 4133e is a decent deal and will be a great basic printer.Derek

Any college students considering this I'm leaving an honest review!! This printer is NOT the one for you!! The issues that people have brought up in the reviews are 100% accurate. This thing constantly needs an update. It's wireless but for whatever reason the double-sided feature won't work so I'm wasting so much paper AND THE INK ISSUE OMGG. It uses the ink up so fast LIKE RIDICULOUSLY FAST. I bought ink one Thursday and by next week it was low. It's just not a financially smart move to own this specific one if you're in school, on a budget and printing out things for coursework. It's honestly the crappiest printer I've ever owned and I'm so upset that I'm stuck with it. I'll probably sell it on FB marketplace or something. Learn from my mistake and get anything besides this printer. Pros: size is great, prints relatively quicklySabrina

Prior to purchasing this printer I owned a Epson Artison 710 which I had used for almost a decade. It was one of my favorite office devices as it always worked and printed crystal clean images regardless of the paperstock used. After ink became more and more increasingly hard to find, I set out to purchase a newer printer with more common cartridges. Of my options I felt staying with Epson was my best bet as I had only terrible experiences with HP printers and Canon's were out of my price range. Luckily for me then this printer was the one I choose and it is more than a suitable replacement for my previous one. The quality of the prints are inline with professional photography work and the tools/ built-in software make it easier to adjust for changes in dpi for finer or more constricted images. A plus to this is the wifi host which allows multiple users to download the Epson software and connect to it with a single router. I found this means that my family is using it more often without restraint, but as the ink cartridges have yet to die with the amount of use, it is more than a fair trade. My only concern then is the 'flap panels' used to hide various parts of the printer such as paper slots and hold tray as they feel flimsy and 'sticky' like they might snap if one is not careful with them. Overall though, the printer quality is what I've come to expect from Epson and for the price is more than great for this unit. If taken care of, I imagine this unit will live in our office for a decade like our previous unit.NotoriousEAT

I can't say what I want to say so these are the pros and cons of the printer I purchased 15 MONTHS AGO.
pros: compact size and easy hook-up
cons:
1. Always, always, always use Epson ink cartridges regardless of expense (Epson firmware voodoo will do it's black magic and lock up/freeze the printer)
2. Price of Epson cartridges
The Epson cartridges lasted three months, then the following ensued:
3. Epson ink cartridges and/or printer is faulty
5. Performing maintenance and installing firmware updates causes excessive ink cartridge usage
6. Can't replace just one Epson low ink cartridge at a time; the printer would not function unless ALL LOW ink (not empty) "EPSON" cartridges are replaced.
7. The quality of the printing is horrendous if #4 above is not followed. The printer did not recognize the newly replaced Epson cartridge, when performing the steps identified under (i) the printer just stopped until all low cartridges were replaced.
8. Time and frustration spent working on this thing…
9. Due to excessive ink usage there is absolutely no cost benefit to purchasing this printer.
I have owned two Epson printers prior to this one; needless to say Epson has permanently lost me as a customer.
Oh "Brother" where art thou?!?!Brenda Atkinson

PROs: – Compact, low-profile all-in-one with minimalist design tucks away unassumingly in a corner of your desk/home office–ideal for students/family light-duty printing – Simple, fast, almost idiot-proof setup–PC-based app (HP Smart) provided full-screen, animated graphical guides for loading paper, installing ink cartridges, aligning print heads–everything was up and running inside of 5 minutes – Despite being a budget inkjet with no fancy full-color display, the printer still manages to offer informative and "family-friendly" status updates via various LED indicators across the front (purple–network setup, orange–maintenance/printer open, green–power up cycle, white–ready to print) and printer tones/jingles to indicate things like power-up/down, print job finished, successful setup, etc. – Despite its low profile, HP managed to squeeze duplex printing capability into the ENVY 6055e so you don't EVER have to futz with figuring out which side and which end goes up to get perfectly-aligned, high-quality printing on both sides of the page – Text quality is especially good; lettering is crisp and well-defined even on mid-tier quality settings – Includes 6 months of free HP+ ink service–great for people who like to do all their printing in full-color at high quality; automatically orders/delivers replacement black and tri-color ink cartridges based on usage–after 6 months, costs vary between $0.99 per month (15 pages/mo. with 45 pages of rollover) up to $50 per month (1500 pages/mo. w/4500 pages of rollover)–$4.99 monthly for 100 pages is supposedly the sweet spot for most typical small family use providing hassle-free ink replacement that never requires a trip to the store – HP Smart app allows printing from smartphone regardless of location; there's even an option to delay the output until the printer senses your phone is within Bluetooth range if you want to keep your printing jobs away from prying eyes – Thoughtful usability design for ink cartridge maintenance; color-coded ink cartridge slot lids (light-purple and black) help ensure you don't accidentally load the black cartridge into the color cartridge slot – Finally, a budget flatbed scanner that provides decent optical resolution without needing software interpolation: 1200×1200 dpi hardware optical resolution natively matches printing resolution as well (although color resolution can go all the way up to 4800×1200 depending on the source file's resolution and paper loaded in the tray) – Copy quality from the scanner glass was surprisingly good–copied output of an inkjet photo page was virtually indistinguishable from the original – HP Smart app provides a large, easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate tiles and menu pages for accessing and adjusting functions like scanning, photo printing, creating arts & crafts templates/pages, creating "Shortcuts" to automate repetitive tasks (like scanning receipts and uploading them to Dropbox), and settings adjustments for resolution, color, paper type, etc.–it's a nice, "family friendly" interface that is easy and relatively intuitive to use, much more so than Windows own settings pages – Although there is a USB port on the back if you want to go with a wired solution, this printer can be set up and remain in operation without EVER connecting any wires to a PC…definitely a plus if you plan on placing this printer in a central location away from a host computer – Swing-out paper collector at the end of the paper output tray was a neat design touch–allows the guide to tuck away when not in use to keep the printer's footprint down to a minimum – The printer automatically detects when you raise the scanner cover to load an original onto the scanning glass–this illuminates the copy buttons on the touch-panel display as well as a HUGE digital copy counter; repeatedly pressing one of the copy buttons advances the counter to the number of copies you want to make CONs: – Like most inkjets, this printer struggled to produce large, smooth patches of black–ink banding was clearly evident even in smaller fields of solid black backgrounds (the printer did fare a bit better with multicolored backgrounds, however) – Like most inkjets, plain paper output was only adequate with stippling pretty visible within the images–it's fine for draft copies, a quick photo on the fridge, or something that's otherwise likely to be disposable, but if you want to keep the output for the long haul and really see the colors pop, you'll need to invest in some higher quality photo paper – Despite the claimed near laser-jet printing speeds of 10 ppm B&W and 7 ppm color, the average printing speed that most people will probably use (the printer's default or a middling "set-it-and-forget-it" print quality) was actually pretty sluggish–in our testing, mid-tier print quality for a single page of mixed text and multiple images took about 27 seconds – PowWyldeBlue

I've been working from home for over 2 years which means having a printer I can rely is more important than ever. I am pleased to say I definitely have that and more with the HP Envy 6055e. The white and gray colors make it look and feel modern. It's reasonably lightweight and has rubber grips on the feet so it doesn't scratch furniture. The setup literally took less than 5 minutes thanks to the intuitive HP Smart app on my phone and/or computer. It quickly and easily walked me through every step and since it automatically detected my network, I didn't even have to enter my WiFi password! The printer uses lights to communicate action, issues, etc. so during setup, certain lights turned orange so I knew exactly what was needed from me and where. It's not the quietest printer I've ever used but that doesn't pose an issue for me as the "payoff" is that it prints pretty fast even with double-sided documents. Quiet Mode can be enabled via the app but it only works for certain types of documents and it slows down the print speed. The only thing I miss is a touchscreen display. Perhaps that's an antiquated preference as everything I can possibly need in terms of settings is easily accessible on the app but sometimes I like the simplicity of pushing a button directly on the machine. One other minor critique, there's an LED light that illuminates the area where the print jobs land and if it's possible to turn that off, I am clueless. It's extremely bright at night and doesn't add any value as I never print in the dark.Brgs2012

I'm not a fan of the newer printers that rely solely on software from the computer to work. Half the time the printer is "offline" and it's super annoying to have to launch a separate computer app to get it to sync back up since it has no way to do so from the printer itself nor can you identify the status of the printer from the printer itself, everything has to be done from an app on your computer. I would stick to a more traditional printer where you can access things from the printer itself. Let's talk ink. The instant ink program is worth every penny. I've been using it for a few years now and when I bought this printer it shipped with a starter ink set. I blew through that in 10 pages. I bought 2 more sets of ink and each time I got about 50 pages before it was empty. (I had to buy cartridges as the Instant Ink shipment takes 10 days to show up and I had stuff I needed printed) The Instant Ink cartridges are way bigger and have at least 6-8x more ink in them. It's like everything else in the computer world, they are forcing you into a subscription model. But with that said, at least at this point in time that subscription is very affordable compared to ink cartridge costs. Print quality for this printer is very poor also, and forget photos with this printer, almost unusable. I'm keeping it as a backup printer at this point.Chris