HP ENVY Inspire 7955e
A suitable replacement
03/24/2023 15:08
This HP ENVY Inspire 7955e replaced a decade-old competitor's all-in-one printer. It was perfectly functional and met most of my needs, except that it didn't offer duplex printing. Wanting (but not really needing) that feature, I made this purchase. After using this printer for a few months, I think I’ve come to understand the good and bad about this printer.
The good:
1. Duplex printing: No more turning and rotating pages to print on both sides and praying you got it right. I’m glad to finally have this feature in my home office.
2. Instant Ink: For the amount of printing I do, the Instant Ink program seems to be an excellent deal. No stocking up on expensive ink cartridges and I can easily recycle spent cartridges. There’s a dark side to the program though. You must agree to only use HP-branded cartridges forever—even if you cancel your Instant Ink plan. Second, while HP says they don’t monitor the contents of what you print, they are collecting data on what you print. The struggle between wanting convenience and wanting to protect my privacy is a concern.
3. Remote printing: I like that I can print from the app on my phone and work computer from anywhere I can access the internet. However, I can’t be confident the print actually occurred until I get home.
The bad:
1. Astonishingly slow printing: 15 B&W pages per minute seems unacceptable at this price point. When color or duplex printing, this rate slows dramatically. I tried to print off a few copies of a report while getting ready for work and I had to cancel the job because it was so slow.
2. Fragility: Much of the device seems sturdy, but a few key pieces seem fragile and regularly fall off or apart. The output tray falls off. Reattaching it is uncertain because it's so flimsy. I’m confident this will break in the near future, which means printouts will pile into a mess.
3. Apps: The Android app logs out almost every time I try to use it. Signing in uses annoying email-based two-factor authentication. Logout settings can’t be updated in the app and the authentication is unnecessary for printing! The interface is kludgy on both the Android and PC apps. So many unnecessary or unintuitive steps.
I’d be concerned about this printer if there was one more negative characteristic. For now, I’m keeping my eyes (and an open mind) on this printer.
I received a special deal on this product in exchange for providing feedback. This in no way affected by review, as you can see I didn't pull any punches.
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Age: 42
Gender: Female