HP Smart Tank Plus 555 All-in-One Wireless Inkjet Printer
Great performer
10/11/2022 13:58
Came in a box that was roughly the size of the printer with minimal packaging waste which was a nice change, well done HP.
Very easy to remove from the box once opened as it was being held in by a sort of carrier bag with handles so you could lift it out easily and securely.
Took a few minutes to remove all the shipping tape and protective carboard from inside that stopped the internals moving around in shipping. Again another plus point as cardboard was used.
Initial setup instructions were very clear, took me about 10 minutes from unwrapping it to having the print heads and the ink installed.
I loved the fact that the ink was a tank you could fill up and the print heads were now seperate items that could be easily replaced. As often with printers the heads wear out.
It came with two large bottle of black ink and one each of CMY. This should last me quite a long while.
Used my smartphone to setup the printer to connect it to my home network and download the latest updates for the printer. I thought it was very cool the way it first prints a test page and then you scan it to ensure the alignment is all correct, a very neat feature to ensure print head alignment as time goes on.
Was very speed at printing out black and white text along with some images. I did a test of a full A4 of a photo I took via the app and sent to the printer, this took around 3 minutes, which for a full A4 on a InkJet is pretty good.
The copy function is well integrated for both the the Android App and connecting it to the PC. Also the ability to simple add an original and tap one button for a quick copy is also a boon as its a simple function even our 3 year old can manage. She was amazed by how many unicorns or copies of the toy Christmas catalogue she could print!
The build quality looks good and the actual foot print of the unit is small. This is great as it means we can keep this in the dining room so the kids can use the copy function and send their photos to.
My wife does lots of printing of work sheets for the rainbows so the low running costs with the ink tank refils are going to be amazing to keep our costs low.
All in all with its copy function, printing, ink tank feature and easy wireless access this printer is a great all round family printer.
Kosch
Sudbury , Spojené království
Age: 42
Gender: Female