HP Smart Tank Plus 555 All-in-One Wireless Inkjet Printer
A step in the right direction
29/11/2022 22:58
I purchased this printer to replace an old hp printer without wifi. I particularly wanted a printer like this because I didn't like having to buy ink repeatedly. For one, it was cost of ink being so expensive and two, its so environmentally unfriendly all the plastic waste. This printer was easy to setup. It came with 2 black bottles, and 1 bottle each for the colours. There was no mess involved with filling the printer, simply had to invert the bottle and let it gulp up the ink. The printer requires a print head simliar to a normal hp cartridge installation where it prints out. It also requires setup via the HP smart printing mobile app. Theres a clause at the beginning which asks you to agree to sharing location with HP to identify the printer but its clear on the app that you can turn off location after setup. I know wifi printers have been around for a long time, however the ability to print and scan from my phone is excellent. I often have homework and photos and documents all on my phone, and the last thing I want to do is open the laptop to print from there. So this was a breath of fresh air being able to print wirelessly. The app also gave good options to customise prints before printing wirelessly. Put the photolike print ability to the test was interesting. I purchased premium gloss photo paper and the select photo paper as paper type. The photo quality was excellent and sharp however after 1 hour of drying time, when I ran my finger on the photo, it would smudge off the black ink. Reprinting the photo using gloss paper as paper type gave me instant dry photo with no issues. I hate how if I pressed power off then the printer has to some 1 minute ritual to shut off. Likewise when turning on, you have to wait a 1minute for it guzzle some more ink before you can print. I wonder how much ink is lost by doing this. The printer is a reasonable size (not small) however looks smart and sleek in its simple and black finish. The build quality appears good. Its just a shame that it has no double sided printing option. There is a bug on the app/windows program as you can't estimate ink. Previously people mentioned the printer jams with a few sheets, but I had no issues. Overall I'm satified with the printer, I feel better that this is more green to the environment and that I'll make a saving. Saying that though, I'm not sure how long the print head will last. The verdicts still out on the '3 year ink included' advert but time will tell how good it is.
nayanayan
LEICESTER , Spojené království
Age: 37
Gender: Female