HP OfficeJet 8015e All-in-One Wireless Color Printer for Home Office, with Bonus 3 Months Free Instant Ink with HP+, Works with Alexa (228F5A) Grey

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Brand HP
Connectivity technology Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB
Printing technology Thermal
Special feature Auto-Duplex, Network-Ready, Energy Star Certified, Decal-Printing, Cloud Print Enabled
Colour Grey
Model name 8015e
Printer output Color
Maximum print speed (colour) 10 ppm
Max print speed monochrome 18 ppm
Item weight 18.04 Pounds

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  • BEST FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND HOME OFFICES – Print professional-quality color documents like forms, reports, brochures and presentations
  • KEY FEATURES – Fast color print, copy, scan, plus 2-sided printing, mobile and wireless printing, and an auto document feeder
  • FREE INSTANT INK + DOUBLE THE WARRANTY WITH HP+ – Activate HP+ to get 3 free months of ink via Instant Ink and an extra year of HP warranty coverage
  • 3 MONTHS OF FREE INK – Print up to 700 pages a month free when you enroll in Instant Ink. Ink is delivered automatically before you run out at no extra cost. Credit card required; change or cancel anytime.
  • This printer is intended to work only with cartridges with original HP chips or circuitry and will block cartridges using non-HP chips or circuitry. Periodic firmware updates will maintain the effectiveness of these measures.

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From America’s most trusted printer brand, the HP OfficeJet 8015e delivers increased productivity with fast speeds and custom mobile shortcuts. It includes the optional HP+ Smart Printing System that keeps itself up to date, secure, and ready to print from virtually anywhere at any time—at no additional cost.

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Customer ratings
Print Quality
4.0
4.5
4.3
3.9
3.9
4.5
Touch Screen
3.8
4.2
4.2
3.8
4.6
Tech Support
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.0
3.0
Value for money
3.7
4.1
3.5
4.1
Easy to use
3.5
4.0
3.6
4.3
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printer output
Color
Color
Color
Color
Monochrome
Color
printer technology
Thermal
Inkjet
Thermal
HP Thermal Inkjet
Laser
Inkjet
paper size
3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14
8.5 x 11
3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14
3.85 x 8.5 to 5 x 12.2
4.13 x 5.83 to 8.5 x 14
Legal, Letter
print media type
paper plain, glossy photo paper, envelopes, card stock
paper plain, glossy photo paper, envelopes
paper plain, glossy photo paper, card stock, envelopes
paper plain, glossy photo paper, high resolution paper, labels, envelopes
paper plain, envelopes, labels, card stock
paper plain, envelopes, card stock
maximum input sheets
225
150
225
125
150
250
connectivity tech
Bluetooth, USB, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB
Bluetooth, USB, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi, USB
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB
wireless, wired

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Visible screen diagonal

3" / 6 cm

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4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
6,451 global ratings
Another solid HP printer!
5 out of 5 stars
Another solid HP printer!
Here's my long story as short as possible. I had a 4200-ish series HP Envy. Printed faithfully for 10 years, moderate use, mostly b&w documents. When I decided to replace my Envy, I wanted something that would print sharp, colorful images on heavier paper & card stock (I now do a lot of art, collage, scrapbooking & paper craft). I'm very happy with the quality of the images printed, the color is accurate, copies are produced quickly- printed from Google Drive & Drop Box on my iPhone, iPad, Chromebook- super sharp & bright! Just loooove it!! Set up was a breeze, less than 5 mins flat, didn't have any of the issues other reviewers complained of. I can Air Print, directly from Drop Box, Google Drive, Google Photos, iPhoto etc or I use the HP Plus app which is really handy. It allows you to search files & images, alter the image size, freestyle crop, add 20+ filters & generally make changes similar to most photography apps. You can keep track of the # of pages printed, check ink levels, order ink (but Instant Ink basically does that for you), track ink deliveries, use the remote printing option, the quiet print setting & various shortcuts. I've been an Instant Ink member for 10 years. For me, it's always been a super convenient service that is well priced. I was never harassed or bugged or pressured into signing up or upgrading to more expensive options as other reviewers have stated. I haven't had a single memorable issue in TEN years. That says alot right? When I set up the new printer, HP instantly applied the 6 free months of ink & extra 700 monthly pages. I'll be honest, I thought there would be small print somewhere saying 'you have to be a new customer' to receive this promotion but they were generous, so I further respect HP.I pay 5$ a month & get 200 pages plus rollovers and all the ink I can use. The only downside is that when the ink levels are low & the printer orders me new ink cartridges, they are shipped from Arizona. I'm in Alberta Canada. HP said shipping takes approx 15-20 business days. So you could potentially be without ink for a period of time. I casually called HP to bring this up, just to see what they said. They agreed with my point of view, immediately sent out a second set of cartridges so that I'll have a carry over set of ink between the next refill. Just in case :)I feel good about the quality for the price, good customer service, the HP OfficeJet printer itself is fantastic.. I probably looked at every HP printer listed & found this to be the best rated, best priced, best promotion/ free product offer, best extended warranty and has the best partner app. I was really hesitant to initially purchase due to the multitude of poor reviews. But the list of issues others mentioned? I didn't experience any of them. None. As I said, I can't think of any negative occurrence in 10 yrs. I waited until Prime Day 2023 to purchase & got a FANTASTIC deal. It's been an issue free purchase. 10/10!(All photos are of clip art I printed on this printer, on various weights of paper & cardstock. Zero issues :)
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Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2023
Verified Purchase
Here's my long story as short as possible. I had a 4200-ish series HP Envy. Printed faithfully for 10 years, moderate use, mostly b&w documents. When I decided to replace my Envy, I wanted something that would print sharp, colorful images on heavier paper & card stock (I now do a lot of art, collage, scrapbooking & paper craft). I'm very happy with the quality of the images printed, the color is accurate, copies are produced quickly- printed from Google Drive & Drop Box on my iPhone, iPad, Chromebook- super sharp & bright! Just loooove it!! Set up was a breeze, less than 5 mins flat, didn't have any of the issues other reviewers complained of. I can Air Print, directly from Drop Box, Google Drive, Google Photos, iPhoto etc or I use the HP Plus app which is really handy. It allows you to search files & images, alter the image size, freestyle crop, add 20+ filters & generally make changes similar to most photography apps. You can keep track of the # of pages printed, check ink levels, order ink (but Instant Ink basically does that for you), track ink deliveries, use the remote printing option, the quiet print setting & various shortcuts. I've been an Instant Ink member for 10 years. For me, it's always been a super convenient service that is well priced. I was never harassed or bugged or pressured into signing up or upgrading to more expensive options as other reviewers have stated. I haven't had a single memorable issue in TEN years. That says alot right? When I set up the new printer, HP instantly applied the 6 free months of ink & extra 700 monthly pages. I'll be honest, I thought there would be small print somewhere saying 'you have to be a new customer' to receive this promotion but they were generous, so I further respect HP.
I pay 5$ a month & get 200 pages plus rollovers and all the ink I can use. The only downside is that when the ink levels are low & the printer orders me new ink cartridges, they are shipped from Arizona. I'm in Alberta Canada. HP said shipping takes approx 15-20 business days. So you could potentially be without ink for a period of time. I casually called HP to bring this up, just to see what they said. They agreed with my point of view, immediately sent out a second set of cartridges so that I'll have a carry over set of ink between the next refill. Just in case :)
I feel good about the quality for the price, good customer service, the HP OfficeJet printer itself is fantastic.. I probably looked at every HP printer listed & found this to be the best rated, best priced, best promotion/ free product offer, best extended warranty and has the best partner app. I was really hesitant to initially purchase due to the multitude of poor reviews. But the list of issues others mentioned? I didn't experience any of them. None. As I said, I can't think of any negative occurrence in 10 yrs. I waited until Prime Day 2023 to purchase & got a FANTASTIC deal. It's been an issue free purchase. 10/10!
(All photos are of clip art I printed on this printer, on various weights of paper & cardstock. Zero issues :)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another solid HP printer!
Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2023
Here's my long story as short as possible. I had a 4200-ish series HP Envy. Printed faithfully for 10 years, moderate use, mostly b&w documents. When I decided to replace my Envy, I wanted something that would print sharp, colorful images on heavier paper & card stock (I now do a lot of art, collage, scrapbooking & paper craft). I'm very happy with the quality of the images printed, the color is accurate, copies are produced quickly- printed from Google Drive & Drop Box on my iPhone, iPad, Chromebook- super sharp & bright! Just loooove it!! Set up was a breeze, less than 5 mins flat, didn't have any of the issues other reviewers complained of. I can Air Print, directly from Drop Box, Google Drive, Google Photos, iPhoto etc or I use the HP Plus app which is really handy. It allows you to search files & images, alter the image size, freestyle crop, add 20+ filters & generally make changes similar to most photography apps. You can keep track of the # of pages printed, check ink levels, order ink (but Instant Ink basically does that for you), track ink deliveries, use the remote printing option, the quiet print setting & various shortcuts. I've been an Instant Ink member for 10 years. For me, it's always been a super convenient service that is well priced. I was never harassed or bugged or pressured into signing up or upgrading to more expensive options as other reviewers have stated. I haven't had a single memorable issue in TEN years. That says alot right? When I set up the new printer, HP instantly applied the 6 free months of ink & extra 700 monthly pages. I'll be honest, I thought there would be small print somewhere saying 'you have to be a new customer' to receive this promotion but they were generous, so I further respect HP.
I pay 5$ a month & get 200 pages plus rollovers and all the ink I can use. The only downside is that when the ink levels are low & the printer orders me new ink cartridges, they are shipped from Arizona. I'm in Alberta Canada. HP said shipping takes approx 15-20 business days. So you could potentially be without ink for a period of time. I casually called HP to bring this up, just to see what they said. They agreed with my point of view, immediately sent out a second set of cartridges so that I'll have a carry over set of ink between the next refill. Just in case :)
I feel good about the quality for the price, good customer service, the HP OfficeJet printer itself is fantastic.. I probably looked at every HP printer listed & found this to be the best rated, best priced, best promotion/ free product offer, best extended warranty and has the best partner app. I was really hesitant to initially purchase due to the multitude of poor reviews. But the list of issues others mentioned? I didn't experience any of them. None. As I said, I can't think of any negative occurrence in 10 yrs. I waited until Prime Day 2023 to purchase & got a FANTASTIC deal. It's been an issue free purchase. 10/10!
(All photos are of clip art I printed on this printer, on various weights of paper & cardstock. Zero issues :)
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Reviewed in Canada on June 13, 2024
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It’s a great little printer. Does double sided printing no problem. Nice color. I’m very glad we purchased it. I would recommend it
Reviewed in Canada on May 8, 2024
Verified Purchase
Easy set up.. easy to use. Downside is that the ink just doesn’t last and is super expensive.
**WILL NOT USE ANY BRAND BUT HP INK**
Buyer beware!!!
Wouldn’t buy it again just because of this point.
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Reviewed in Canada on July 27, 2023
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 The print quality is good. I love HP instant ink. I was replacing HP 8610 which was a fabulous printer but it is old and Jams now.

This one looks like a good price, but I wouldn’t pay a dollar for it. I think it should be illegal that the printer can disable itself because it needs an update. I paid for the printer if I want to update it I will if I don’t I’m not going to. At this point it is stuck in a loop as seen in the video. I will be returning it. I will buy another HP printer because I love instant ink. But this one feels cheap. I don’t like the black and white screen. I don’t like how the papers come out of it and have to be bent because the tray doesn’t fold out long enough. It didn’t appear to be able to print legal size.

It was also hard to set up compared to the older one I have. You have to download drivers on every single device you want to use. The one I had before you could print from literally any device without downloading drivers.

This printer also has to load if you’re trying to copy a couple pages quick. It will pause for about a minute and a half in between each paper. The only nice thing about the printer was the quality was good and that it is eligible for HP instant ink. Other than that it’s trash.

Also to add - when you go to type number on the touch screen - if you want to press “2” it’s like an old cell phone where you have to press “1” twice.
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1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY
Reviewed in Canada on July 27, 2023
The print quality is good. I love HP instant ink. I was replacing HP 8610 which was a fabulous printer but it is old and Jams now.

This one looks like a good price, but I wouldn’t pay a dollar for it. I think it should be illegal that the printer can disable itself because it needs an update. I paid for the printer if I want to update it I will if I don’t I’m not going to. At this point it is stuck in a loop as seen in the video. I will be returning it. I will buy another HP printer because I love instant ink. But this one feels cheap. I don’t like the black and white screen. I don’t like how the papers come out of it and have to be bent because the tray doesn’t fold out long enough. It didn’t appear to be able to print legal size.

It was also hard to set up compared to the older one I have. You have to download drivers on every single device you want to use. The one I had before you could print from literally any device without downloading drivers.

This printer also has to load if you’re trying to copy a couple pages quick. It will pause for about a minute and a half in between each paper. The only nice thing about the printer was the quality was good and that it is eligible for HP instant ink. Other than that it’s trash.

Also to add - when you go to type number on the touch screen - if you want to press “2” it’s like an old cell phone where you have to press “1” twice.
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Reviewed in Canada on May 5, 2024
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I am a fan of HP printers and this one doesn't disappoint - very happy with ease of set up and quality of printer -
Reviewed in Canada on March 19, 2024
Verified Purchase
After five years my HP6978 got all plugged and dried up ink, so it was time for a New HP8015e to replace it and so far it’s working great. Even after five years the printer head technology has not changed except that I now use HP910 cartridges instead of the older HP902. So unless you print on a regular basis or print out a test page, I expect the same thing will happen and the printer head will dry up and stop printing colour. I was really hoping that HP would bring back their removable printer head that you could wash out and keep running.
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Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2023
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For me, it was a struggle getting it to play nice with my B&W HP printer and my network. That's why 3 stars for "Easy to use". Somebody more familiar with such things will have an easier time.

When I did get it working, I was elated by the quality of the scanned print. I chose an 8X10 print made in a darkroom with deep shadows, highlights and intricate detail and the printer came through with flying... errr, colors.

The touchscreen got 3 stars because it is tiny and touchscreens, touchpads and all other touch controls in general don't work well with my fingers, for some reason. YMMV.
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20eagle16
5.0 out of 5 stars Wiggley Odd Printing When Printing Envelopes
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
Verified Purchase
Overall, I would say this printer is a solid one for its price.

The paper tray takes some getting used to. (Push the buttons on both sides of the top of the computer's paper tray, and pull that off first. Then pull the paper tray out. Install the paper. Push the paper tray back in. To put the top of the tray back on, push the buttons, and slide it back on.)

HP's instructions on how to install ink is missing one piece of the puzzle: there is a "button" on the left-hand side of the lid that needs to be pushed to open the cover to get to the ink cartridges area. (DO NOT FORCE OPEN THE LID, OR YOU WILL BREAK IT.) I would suggest using the eraser end of a pencil or a pen that has not been pushed open for writing (hope that make sense) to push down on the button. Push down and open the lid. Otherwise, you are going to have to push really hard with your finger.

But, the one thing that was very frustrating for me was printing envelopes within Word. For example, I use #10 envelopes (generally referred to as business envelopes). I have used the mailing/envelopes feature within Word for many many years, and so I know what I am doing. Nevertheless, the print on the envelopes kept coming out with hashy-wiggley odd printing. A postal carrier could never read it.

After getting nowhere with HP Support, I decided to launch the HP Smart application that comes with the printer and resides on the computer. I did so and just had a look around. I noticed that the automatic hardware updates was not turned on. I turned it on, and began to test again.

Long story short, the printing of envelopes from Word was successful. If you have a similar problem, you might want to try this. However, after you have turned on the automatic hardware updates, wait for a few minutes (let's say five minutes). Next, turn your printer off and then turn your computer off. Wait for 30 seconds. Turn your PRINTER on, then, after waiting a minute for the printer to be fully up and running, turn on your computer.

This process helped me. If you experience the above, I hope this helps you as well.

Again, I find the printer to be overall fine in printing letters, scanning documents, and printing photos. People have mentioned something about it making clicking noises when not in use. I have no idea what they are talking about. My HP OfficeJet 8015e printer is very quiet. And, though it does not have the paper capacity of my much older and much bigger printer, I find that the amount of paper that I can put into the printer at a time is sufficient...and, most important, as I have grown older, the printer is not heavy.

I hope this review helps you.
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REG
5.0 out of 5 stars Worst HP printer ever!
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2024
Verified Purchase
We have had exclusively HP printers for the last 20 years. They have been good to great! This one is an absolute piece of junk. If this is how HP is building printers, I will never buy another one! We have had to run the installation software over the few months we've had it. Do No buy this printer!!!
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TdubKy
4.0 out of 5 stars Connects easy, quality print, cheap plastic housing
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2024
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This printer connected quickly to my wifi, so no issues there. The printing is great quality, which is the most important. Cons are the quality of the printer itself is very cheaply made. the plastic housing is very clumsy, hard to open/close the paper drawer, or open the scanner. The touch screen is clumsy as well, hard to scroll down to more options on the screen without selecting the wrong thing. One side of the footing of the printer is secure/rubber feet??, but the other side slides on my desk top so all opening/closing of the printer paper drawer, etc, causes the whole unit to slide around. I have to hold the printer still to open/close the drawer, and meanwhile fight with the drawer itself to open/close. Minor issues, as it prints well....and I know you get what you pay for. The other con in setting up is the multiple times you have to tell it you don't want to sign up for HP+ for auto ship of ink. Maybe it's cheaper?? But sorry, most times auto shipping of things charges your account sooner than necessary and I don't want that (e.g. Chewy's auto ship of anything - I'm always having to delay shipment as it's too soon). I don't trust that HP is going to ship at the point that I actually need the ink, plus it has a fee regardless from what I can tell. To get auto downloads of updates, and to register your printer, you have to sign up for HP+. It appears as though I can manually update the software when I'm ready without signing up. We shall see. Overall, I think the printer will be fine for my minimal usage.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not So Free Ink, Weak Wi-Fi
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2024
Verified Purchase
I Got this printer to replace an old Canon that stopped working after 10 years. One reason for picking this printer was the "free" 6 months of ink. Well, I needed to call tech support just to set the printer up. The tech support person wanted to install HP software on my computer. Now I know the difference between software and drivers, and I told tech support that I did not need software just drivers. After some back and forth the tech finally relented and helped me install just drivers and no HP bloatware. After the tech finished helping me with the drivers the printer needed to go through a registration process to activate my "free" ink. As part of the process of registering the printer I was told that I should keep the printer turned on all the time. All was well and good until about a week later when I turned the printer back on. The printer wanted to start the activation process all over again. I was able to get the printer back online without tech support this time and it stayed activated after that even though I turn my printer off when not in use. about 2 months later I get my "free" ink in the mail, right on time because the original cartridges are going empty after only 20 or 30 pages. I installed the new cartridges, and the printer worked well for another 3 and a half months. At about the 5 and a half month point I get an email saying my "free" ink period is about to expire, now I have printed about 50 pages over the 6-month period. I went to the HP ink web page and canceled my $5.99 a month subscription ( a week later they sent me an email informing me that the price was increased to $6.99 a month), and that is when I was informed that if I cancel my ink subscription my printer cartridges will be turned off, and now my "free" ink is USELESS and my printer will not print until I replace the full ink cartridges, and a new set of cartridges for the printer will cost About $85.00

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After I replaced all of the ink cartridges, and turned my printer back on again it said it needed to be set up again. Well now this is the third or fourth time I need to do the initial set up. I call tech support (time to start a paper trail) and "we" discover that the printer has dropped its IP address. The tech insists that there is a problem with my switch/router causing the issues. A couple of weeks later the same thing happens again, and again I am on the phone with tech support, and they say I have internet issues. When I ask why all of my other devices work and only my HP printer drops its IP address every couple of weeks they dance with the question. A couple of days later a rep from tech support called me and said that they want to replace the printer.

When I received the new printer, I was able to set it up without any issues. Two weeks later I turned on the printer and it said setup needed, and there is no IP address in the printer. I called tech support, and again they blamed the issue on my internet. I was told that the printer would work better if I used a network cable instead of Wi-Fi. When I explained to the tech support rep that the printer was WIFI only (no Ethernet port) he suggested that the printer was too far (15 feet) from the router and that it had to be within 10 feet of the router. When I asked the rep how weak signal would cause the printer to lose its IP address, he could not answer the question but insisted that I would need to get up from my desk with my Wi-Fi connected computer on it and walk into the next room to turn on my printer, then walk back to my desk with my Wi-Fi connected computer on it to send the print job to the printer, and again walk back to the printer to retrieve the printed documents from the printer that is nice and comfy snuggled in right next to my Wi-Fi router.

Now when I turn my new Brother printer on it says ready to print every time.
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Steve
5.0 out of 5 stars So far so good, much better than others I tried
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024
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I'm a regular household user (ok, also a teacher, but not the kind who prints All The Things) but had an old Officejet because of a crazy black Friday deal back when black Friday deals were crazy. It died of old age and I thought I'd downgrade because budget. But I just couldn't go back to regular printers. I returned two out of frustration before deciding to just pay a little more and go back to Officejet, it's only been a couple of weeks but so far I don't think I'll have any regrets.

Pros:
+ Seems to be on sale often so it's not terribly more expensive than lower end printers.
+ The print quality is very good. I'm getting a drop of those light horizontal lines, but just a bit, and I bet they could be ironed out if I had time to sit around with settings or something. But overall I'm much happier than I was with the other printers I tried, text is sharper and colors are more true.
+ Paper tray is closed. I hate that all the new expensive printers these days have the paper sticking up from the back open to the elements. I can only assume their paper feeders get gummed up with dust pretty fast, and the papers themselves can't be too happy. The paper tray on this printer is great.
+ It's not noisy, relative to others.
+ HP Smart app is great, easy to use, has a nice set of functions.
+ Had no issues with setup.
+ So far seems to be picking up jobs just fine from my phone and laptop.

Cons:
- I really don't like the boxy design. I'm putting function over form but I really don't like it. And the front panel seems a bit flimsy, it's not the most important piece but my old Officejet didn't have a front panel that opened and I don't really see the point of this one as you need to lift the top to get inside anyway.
- would love to have a paper bypass tray. Like if you want to print one envelope, it would be great to have a place to just feed that in rather than remove your whole paper stack, change the size in the tray, print your envelope, and then put all the paper back.
- like I said before, I'm getting a drop of banding (is that what it's called? Tiny horizontal gaps?) When printing chunks of color. I'm not sure if this is fixable and the print quality is still the best I've seen in this price range, but it's a flaw.
- the touch screen could be a little more responsive
- That's... Really it so far. I had a lot more complaints with every other printer I tried.

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~ Let's talk about instant ink. Many reviews had issues with this. They seem to not understand how the program works. It's not that complicated. No, you don't get six months worth of ink in the box with the printer. They will send the ink to your home as needed over six months if you sign up and give them your address. I haven't gotten to the end of the trial yet so I don't know if they actually brick your printer if you try to use generic ink, but they were very explicit about you agreeing not to do that when signing up. I have no issue with this because I did some math and I believe the instant ink actually is a better deal than even generic ink is. My old printer accepted generics (after an initial period of reluctance) and it wasn't all that exciting. And with subscription ink I won't need to worry about waste when the printer decides to clean the printheads (my old one did that a lot)
I do think it feels scammy for them to make you commit at the outset to never use other ink for the life of the printer (what?!) But at the same time I'm comfortable with what they're offering. I'll be annoyed if they raise the prices though, and I think if they're making you commit upon purchase then they in turn should commit to grandfathering you into the ink prices as of the time of the commitment.
~ Several times I've sent a print job from my phone, got an error message on my phone, while the job printed just fine. So it's good that the job printed fine, but it's weird and annoying that my phone thinks it didn't, and now I have an error notification sitting there, and if I'm not near the printer I don't know whether or not it actually printed or if I need to retry. I'll have to figure out how to make that stop. Maybe I'll need to uninstall and reinstall the phone app or something. Overall a very minor hiccup compared to the issues I had with other printers.
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