Side by Side Comparison of: Canon vs HP

I bought this to print occasional paperwork and postage for my small business. It works great so far! I only use the black ink, so I can't speak for the quality of the other colors of ink. I can easily feed through thicker label paper. The only downside is that it does NOT come with a printer cable - I happened to have one on hand from an old printer - but it does have a power supply cable.

A great product. No longer have to take an ipod pic and send to who it may concern. Love the scanner!! Pics and docs are clear. In the old days I would have paid a lot more! Light weight and quick to set up. I stick it on the shelf when done so it doesn't clutter up my work space. Kudos to Canon!

A sweet little printer, and for the price, it's less expensive to buy the printer that comes with 2 stock cartridges than is is to get replacement cartridges. I needed a color printer because I've just started doing heat transfers on tote bags and tee shirts, and it performs this perfectly. I've had it for nearly 3 weeks, so the one I got doesn't seem to have the feed problems others have mentioned. Mine takes regular letter paper, heavy photo paper, heat transfer paper in letter size as well as 4x6 or 5x7 size, DVD label paper --- no problems, smooth feeding. It makes reassuring clicks when I ask it to do something, and I don't find the printing sound too loud at all. So, for peanuts I've got something which makes what I need. A plus which I've only used once so far is the scanner and copier feature --- I have a Canoscan 8800F scanner I use for my photo and negative needs, and I don't really need to do much copying, so these features are just 'nice to have' for me and not the main reason I got the printer.

Good printer for the price. It's does very well printing, copying, and scanning. However, it does have a tendency to pull two pieces of paper through it at times. Happy with this purchase.

I was a bit worried about ordering a printer online. But it arrived in tact and no damage. It prints super fast, and is a great printer. I haven't had any problems with it printing. It took less than 5 minutes to get the printer set-up and ready to download the software. I use a laptop without a disk drive with it and found the software online super fast. My only problem was that it took me close to 10 hours to download the software and get it up and printing, but that's more on my internet speed. It is really easy to use the scanner and copier part, too. I would recommend it to anyone.

Awesome Printer! Comes with ink, hooked up quickly and it works! It scans, copies and prints. i needed a color printer for my son's Eagle Scout workbook and this is just amazing. The cost of replacement ink is actually more than the cost of the whole printer with ink but the unit works great.

I always dread buying printers because every time I research them, they always have negative reviews that are not necessarily helpful, but make me nervous to try them. I am a new graduate student and bought this printer because I needed a more reliable one than the HP deskjet I used in undergrad. So far, I am happy with this product as it was easy enough to set up, and is the perfect size. I had no problems hooking up the printer to my wireless network and laptop, and found it was very easy to print wirelessly. I have not had this printer for very long so I can't speak to its life span, but so far I am pleased with it and would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a quality printer with little to no hassle.

I am extremely satisfied with this printer. It is a relatively compact size. Bluetooth setup was a breeze. It is very quiet when printing. AND, of course, the print quality is very good! Automatic Double sided printing is great. All in all I really could not be more satisfied. For everyday use and space-saving this is a terrific choice for your home office. Also the price is excellent for the features and if you can pick one up through the Amazon Warehouse you will get an even better bargain.

I replaced my old HP all in one with this one only because I wanted wifi printing and it is great! It has an email address that you can send documents to from anywhere and it will print them! The print quality isn't as good as my old one though. But I love the flat-bed scanner that lets me get copies from books.

After a year with this printer I can say it is ok. Print quality is not as good as my old C5200 though.
It wouldn't recognize the print cartridge last time I changed it so I called tech support and they said this is common and I just had to trash the driver and reinstall it. Took time to get to tech support.
I get new ink cartridges automatically so I never run out of ink.

I'm SO GLAD I ignored the bad reviews on here and purchased this anyway...BEST PRINTER EVER. I was worried because people said it was hard to set up, they had to reconnect it to their phone or laptop or whatever every single time they use it...blah blah blah. I haven't had any of these issues. I own my own business and don't print a lot at home but I've already printed over 100 pages in the last couple months and it's worked flawlessly.
Also- get the instant ink!!! It's so cheap and totally worth it. Spend the $5!! They give you a couple months free on top of that! Like I seriously got ink delivered a week ago and had no idea I was low!

Oh and we're short on space and sometimes pile things on top of it and it will still print just fine. Lol not that it's the best thing to do but hey I figured some other people might wonder if it would be a problem.

I never liked HP products until now, but the Envy is so easy to use and even has some nice gimmicks like the tray bar that opens up automatically and protects the sheets from falling down. It is not the fastest printer I've seen, but the quality is very good, and the best feature is that it actually orders ink from HP whenever it comes out. It took me about 5 minutes to set it up including the automatic ordering.
I can pretty much list the main features of this printer:
1) It easily (Really easy) prints from everywhere, including your mobile phone, computers connected to the network, you can even send an email to a designated email and it will print it. You can scan on the spot or from a far, pretty good.
2) This printer removes the worries from running out of ink and where to order it - it orders for you, and the model is different - you pay for pages printed, and not for the ink. For example - $4.99 per month (insignificant cost IMO) will get you up to 100 pages per month, if you need more, they have plans for that too. From here on out - print everything that you want - B&W or color - same costs.

Very happy with that purchase.

I am a teacher and I bought this printer to be able to participate in the instant ink program. The printer and the iip are great!! The best part of the printer is that it auto prints on both sides! The pics are samples of a projects I printed with this printer. Great printer for the price.

Does the job. Don't need anything more

Replacing my old one with another just like it. It does everything I need but the Cannon won't help if anything goes wrong. Disposable.

Our last all in one went out and we did not have money to buy anything "nice" so I was concerned. This printer Canon MG2520 Color Photo Printer is great at doing what it was meant to do. basic everyday stuff. Nothing to brag about but it prints pictures and doc's well, scans well and one button copies. To scan you have to go thru the computer and use the software but again, this is a $30 printer.Highly recommend this if you need a cheap printer.

So I've had this for a while now. It's pretty decent. It stopped working at one point and I couldn't find anything wrong with it at first. I wasn't about to send it in for repairs considering the price of it to begin with so I took it apart a little at the bottom which was awkward but possible. It doesn't come completely apart so don't try that but it was enough to locate a bracelet that had fallen inside. 2 kids and 3 cats, I wasn't surprised. Moral of that story is keep that top piece closed when it's not being used. The ink for it runs under $20 at Walmart but it runs out very quickly. There aren't a lot of knock off ink options like there are for some other printers. I have seen ink cartridge refill kits for $9 but I don't know anything about refilling ink. Honestly it's better than what I expected for the price. If you need a cheap printer now, get it. If you can afford a better printer, you will probably save on ink costs in the long run. I had a kodak for 6 years before it kicked the bucket (poor maintenance. my fault.) and I paid $20 for 4 ink cartridges.

Does its job. Sometimes I have to unplug and re-plug but I'm not a heavy user. I print maybe 15-20 pages a month. But I find it so silly that it's cheaper to buy a WHOLE NEW PRINTER than it is to buy the replacement ink.

My old "4 in 1" HP has been on it's last legs for some time now. The functions stopped working, one at a time. Until last week, when the last function left (the printing) died out too. I don't use my home Printer / Scanner much. But when I do need it, it's important I have it. I was just looking for a Printer, I didn't even realize this is a Scanner too. As for the USB thing, I just used the one I had from my "4 in 1". Yep, so far so good. It is pretty compact & simple to use. You pretty much use the online features to execute the functions, which is a nice change & far less complex from the old one I had.. The prints are great quality, for the price, especially!!

Again, I was just looking to get a decent, highly rated Printer delivered as quickly as possible for the lowest price. (I have Amazon Prime, so that helped). I just figured this one would do the job for now. And later if I want to replace it with a higher end product, I can always go do that. And then have this one as a backup.

The plastic on this device does look pretty cheap. And when you handle it, you'll see that it's NOT heavy duty or high end right away. However, as the other Reviewers have already pointed out - it works great!! It's compact. Simple & light weight!

I'm so proud of myself for this purchase!!

Good multifunction for the price. Does not have a fax capability. Paper tray will only hold about 15 pages of paper. When printing, a page support device swing out from the front of the printer (support is about 2"x 7") and remains protruding in front of the printer. You have to manually return it to the stored location in the printer. This is guaranteed to be accidently broken off in time, sooner than later. This was purchased for a casual location for part time business and personal use. Performs well in what is does.....But with the small paper load and swing support device Iwould not buy or recommend it. It the lack of a fax, and the small paper load, and protruding paper support does not bother you, then this is a good printer.

I have not had the problems with this printer that others have complained about. I followed advice from this poster:

"This is a pretty simple solution that not many people know, but here's how to disable the annoying instant ink pop-ups:
You can disable the notifications through Printer Server Properties. (Click on your Control Panel, then the Devices and Printers tab)
>From Devices and Printers. Highlight your printer, then look above for a tab called "Print server properties" across the top. Click the tab, then click the Advanced tab and uncheck both "Show informational notifications for local printers and network printers" boxes. Apply and click OK. Hope this helps!"

This wireless all-in-one photo printer does a good job. I had to end up hooking it up with a cable, though, because even the HP customer support rep was unable to get it hooked up in wireless mode. I also think that a port for a camera SD card should be standard equipment on these machines at this point, but this one does not come with that feature. Having made those criticisms I will say that the machine is easy to use and scans, copies, and prints well.

I have had a few wifi printers and the one consistent thing is none of them work the way they claim they will. This printer replaced a Lexmark that was about five years old that I could never get working. This one is the exception to that rule.

Setup took about 30 minutes and in that time I had it printing from devices on our home network, and via Google Cloud Print. I am still having an odd issue with Cloud Print requiring random refreshes but overall its been a great printer.

HEADS UP -- It takes about 15 seconds from the moment you click "Print" to the moment it completes the first page, and that's without printing any images; only text. Following pages thereafter take about 7 seconds each; I'm only adding this as it matters to those intending to purchase for heavy use. This shouldn't be an issue unless you heavily use your printer (like in a very busy office space). I personally think this printer is best for home use or light office use. I print about 4-5 invoices per day so it really isn't a problem for me.

I do like the touch screen and slide menu feature, and I also really like the sleek and professional look it has. It comes with what's called "HP quick forms" (refer to photos), where you can print out a fax cover sheet, graph paper, notebook paper, calendar, check list, and even some Sudoku and other games; pretty neat. It does have a 2"x7.5" retractable paper holder, which automatically retracts when you hit print. Dimensions are approximately 17.3"x15" with paper holder in; 17.3"x21" when holder is out. The top surface is flat so since I rarely use the scanner, I use that extra space for a lightweight paper organizer. It's slightly textured so you don't have to worry about scratching it if that matters to you.

Setup was extremely easy, both by USB cable and by wifi connection. Took a total of about 8-10 minutes setting up by both methods. I use this printer on two different computer towers, one of which has no internet connection. Never have any issues connecting to the printer or getting it to function as needed on either towers.

Overall would recommend for light to moderate use.

Caution: this printer uses HP63 (not HP61) ink cartridges. That fact is misrepresented in the Frequently Bought Together section.
I was little disappointed because I thought I would utilize new unused HP61 cartridges from my previous printer. Otherwise, printer seems to be well made.

I've had this printer for about a year and it works. Major downsides: the printer program does not allow you to print with black ink only. You can not change to black only, or gray scale printing. If your color cartridge is empty, it will not print anything, even if it's just black text. The access for replacing the cartridges is awkward, vexing and difficult. The low price isn't worth the frustration.

there is no aftermarket ink cartridge for this printer. The Canon cartridge costs 17 dollars and prints very little. The printer costs you more than a hundred dollar model. Before buying a printer always check the ink availability

It prints quite well, and fast. My only complaint is that the printer software will *only* let you select 4 x 6 photo paper. I'm not sure why that would be, full size photo paper confuses it. I set it to "high quality" instead of "photo", and it prints well... I'd just like the photo-quality option for real paper.

Cheap printer that requires expensive ink.
Design for reaching the ink cartridges is a bit cumbersome. Have to reach down under the main unit and tilt the cartridges into place.
Seems to be working just fine. Easy to get going. Software package is good.

The price that you pay for the printer is great, it's even lower now than when I bought it. It does have some issues though, for whatever reason if I want to print pages chronologically, it will do the opposite. Sometimes if the paper isn't placed correctly into the feed, it won't go through at all and would just spit ink on itself. I have also had problems with printing multiple pages and some pieces of paper would be stuck together and not separated. I definitely have no competence in internal printer architecture but it's probably something to do with the roller part where paper enters into the printer. The ink goes fast on this machine too, more so than other printers I've had in the past. If you aren't printing on a daily basis or even weekly, then this printer is for you.

Prints fine, but always gives me an error message (long after printing) saying it wasn't shut down properly (maybe it wants to be manually shut off after each use?) and the "auto on" feature has never worked. I always have to manually power on in order to print. It's really just annoying, but it prints like a regular inkjet. The most annoying thing ever is that I bought the printer and the ink and got it delivered on time on the day I really needed it, only to realize that. .. duh... they don't include the cord to attach it to the computer (seriously, which genius decided to start selling printers minus the cord you NEED in order for it to work? Might as well sell the power cord separate too... ridiculous! )

See the update below.I have never heard anyone complain about HP printer hardware, and this printer meets that high bar. It is surprisingly small and light weight but delivers impressive performance. Some reviews complain about the "intrusive" Instant Ink feature, that requires the user to let the printer make direct contact with HP to order ink and receive updates. I was a little skeptical at first but a close look at what you get made me give it a try. It does seem to be an economical way to buy ink if you can anticipate and manage your usage. It is based on the number of pages printed and not on the amount of ink consumed. New users get the first 3 months and 300 pages free, which includes delivery of one each color and black cartridge in about 10 days after you sign up. What I have yet to determine is if the printer can tell you how many pages you've printed, because if you go over your 30 allowance there is a $1 charge for each 15 page increment after that. So take a close look at the feature and decide if it's right for you. Moving on to the printing, the first page the printer printed was an alignment page. You put that on the scanner bed and the printer aligns the print head. After that I tried scanning a color image and could barely tell the original from the copy. Next was sending an image to the printer from the computer, which meant connecting the two using WiFi. It was a slightly tedious process but one you only need to do once. I found a full size rich in color image and printed it. If I had used glossy paper instead of regular bond paper it would have looked like a photograph. Overall, for the price of printer and ink, I am impressed. I would buy it again.Update: I was really impressed with the printer at first and gave it five stars. But lately it seems to have conspired with Windows 10 and refuses to print. When I go to print a document I get the message that the printer is offline. And yet all other indications are that it is online. This makes the printer nothing more than a paper weight. Very frustrating. I think I will still to printers that connect via USB ports from now on.

Going from our Epson 730 that died to the HP was pretty much lackluster results. The tricolor cartridge just doesn't deliver the eye popping color of our older printer. We were in a pinch to get something I wish I would have waited and done more research. If I had it to do over I wouldn't have purchased this printer. I will say that using the HP ink service is nice but it still doesn't make up for lost ground when it comes to printing pictures on this thing.

Update

So, turns out the printer I first bought is a defect, after exchange, the printer works great, though, I thought it is a photo printer, but no, it's just a color printer. NOT A PHOTO PRINTER!
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The "easy set up" process turns out not be easy at all, we had to watch multiple Youtube video to figure out how to set it up and my bf is a UX designer, and we are tech people. The whole setting up and getting started experience was just awful, we made it work eventually without even knowing how we did it. After it finally worked, we are having connection issues, ex. Printer has to be shut down and restart to be really connected even the wifi LED shows it's connected. When it enter sleep mode, and a new job got sent to the printer, it will not awake, and connection will be lost again, it requires a shut down and restart the printer to make it work again. Even shutting down is awful, there are time the display will froze, and never wants to shut down. This product looks modern, but works like an antique, and we would not recommend it to anyone.

I've had several HP printers and HP has always made decent products, but it's their software and marketing tactics that let them down and that's a shame.

This is a nice printer as long as it's for home use. Be aware that you will get a pop-up every time you print. I did not opt for the automatic replacement cartridges because I'll go out and get the ink when I need it. I should have that choice regardless of what HP thinks. Don't care that I need to use genuine HP ink cartridges as I've always done that anyway.

I'd be happier if I could get rid of that annoying pop-up. I'll live with this for awhile, then maybe I'll try another brand.

There are some aspects to this printer I really like and some I really don't. Overall, I'm left feeling just "okay" with the purchase.

This printer is, by far, the easiest I've set up. It reads the network without a hitch and the touch display makes selections easy. Copying is quick enough, as is scanning. I do both frequently, so I'm happy with the functionality there. The paper tray makes duplex printing possible at long last. And, for the price point, it is a fairly quick little printer.

Then there are the things that make me unhappy. The paper tray is located at the front bottom of the print and can get block by anything on the desk (I know, big whoop, but still...). The paper support swings out when you print. When you no longer need it, you have push it back in place or risk snapping off this thin piece of plastic. I sometimes confuse the location to lift the scanner cover and open the door to the inside of the printer instead.

Now the big one. It's a really big one, too. I hope I've got your attention because it is the one thing you should remember about this review. No matter how good the printing of text and simple images looks, when you print your really nice pictures or other images with detail, they look horrible. Every image is muddied with darkness and too much ink. I have a good idea why this happens (it's rather technical with the handling of RGB images in with a CMYK printing tool). From the HP forums, they know this happens, but don't address the issue. Their stock response seems to be for us to check the driver, software, run diagnostic tools, and print in draft mode.

So, if you aren't printing images, but are printing graphs and graphics, this is a decent printer to purchase. Just don't expect a photo printer for this price point.

UPDATE: I have been using the printer for about two weeks. The picture quality is GREAT; however, I went through the starter color ink cartridge AND another store bought FULL cartridge with only having printed 14 full color photograph pages. Unfortunately, this has forced me to sign up for the Instant Ink Program, which is $36/year (which guarantees me 50 pages per month). I have spent over an hour on the phone with HP to get this far and to insist they send me another ink cartridge for free since I should get more than 10 color copies per $15 ink cartridge. This is so frustrating

ORIGINAL POST: I just received my printer today. It is much larger physically than I expected (I didn't look at the dimensions), but that wasn't a problem. It took about 15-20 minutes to set-up, but was very easy with step-by-step directions in the box. I test printed a full page picture on plain copy paper and it looks great. I also printed four pictures on a piece of glossy photo paper and it looks great as well. I am very pleased so far with the printer. I have never had a photo printer before, so the quality of the pictures is 100% better than when I was try to print pictures on a regular printer.

I bought this poster specifically to print small posters in color for my classroom and it cuts off the bottom of the image, which in this case happens to be text, which makes the printout useless. I have tried adjusting the settings many times, with no success. I may have to return this if I can't figure it out. What a waste of time.

While it worked for some months, it pulls multiple pages when printing, causing jamming, and broke down completely less than 1.5 years after purchase. Uses a lot of ink. One does get what one pays for with this printer.

I don't know why, but I thought it was , "wireless capable"
I wanted a cheap wireless printer, so I guess I can blame myself. I thought I ready it was wireless. I searched for , "wireless" printers, and this came up.
Otherwise, it works well. It prints.
If you want a WIRELESS printer, really make sure it is.

Not a fan. Prints ok, but VERY LOUD and I have it on the quiet setting. Not smooth and seamless either. Makes jerky movements while printing. Ink is expensive too. I'm currently searching for a new printer. My previous printer was a Canon and I loved it. I had it for 2 years. This one has been in my life 1 very long month. I homeschool and I print often. I can't deal with this printer anymore.

WOW.....WHAT A INK HOG....Cost me 40 bucks to print 100 2-sided business cards !! Not to mention the avery labels.

Initially fine, therefore 2 stars. Broke after 6 month. It claims to have a paper jam but there no paper at all in it. I even opened and reassembled it. Briefly it worked going through the normal start up routine. On the first test printout it did not transport the paper and went straight back to paper jam failure. Too late for a return .-(((

This printer has a setting that makes it fall asleep after a set amount of time and completely turn off after 2 hours -- to save energy, which is great. But you cannot adjust this setting or disable it. It just sleeps and shuts down, no user input.

HP says that if you try to print something when the printer is off, it will not print until you turn the power back on. This is not true in my case. When I see the printer is off and I just tried to print something, I turn it on and nothing happens. No printing. My print job is in queue, but nothing happens with the print job until I completely shut down the printer and restart it. Because this takes a minute or two, and because I am sometimes in a rush to print something and head out the door, I end up having to unplug it and plug it back in for it to finally process the print job and print the documents I need.

For a while, for unknown reasons, I'd print something when the printer was shut down and it would just turn on and print my stuff. Later, again for unknown reasons, it just stopped doing this. Now it just won't print and I have to shut it down and restart it.

If you have this plugged into your laptop / computer with a cord, you won't have any problems, but I bought this printer specifically for its wireless capabilities and it has let me down!

One star for a frustrating experience, one extra star for the few times it has worked.

I don't know what's wrong with this thing! It seems like every time I print something I have issues. Usually they seem to revolve around HP's server network that the printer MUST BE connected to otherwise it won't print. Another frequent problem I seem to have is that it doesn't fit the image to the page even though the setting are correct.

I hate to write this since all the research says that this IS a great printer, but upon setting it up I kept having a paper jam issue when there WAS NO paper jam...it printed the test page fine but when trying to scan the test page according to setup directions it kept stating paper jam...lift and open up and blah blah bah...I looked inside: no bits of paper, everything looked to be in place, no broken pieces, all looked fine and dandy inside..researching HP's troubleshooting sites about it there was nothing else I could do...amazon contacted me and we came to the conclusion that this is just a defective printer. So as NOT to diss all over HP, I've had plenty of printers, many brand names and HP still seems the best, only this time I got a lemon. Oh well.

This is hands down the worst printer I've ever owned. I have two major gripes with it.

1) It's marked as a photo printer, but the only feed option is from the bottom, where the paper must wrap 180 degrees around the (3/4" or so diameter) rollers to feed into the printhead. This wrap-around feed wrinkles/creases every photo I've tried to print, even when using HP branded photo papers! The print quality actually is decent, if you don't mind having wrinkly/creased photos.

2) After 2 months it just stopped communicating with my devices. I downloaded the HP printer/scanner troubleshooting software that you're prompted to install when you first get the error - it literally does nothing but asks you to turn everything off and back on, and then if you still have problems, asks you to do that again. Total waste of time. I did eventually get in touch with HP support, and through a chat session was able to provide remote access to my computer, and their service agent was able to get it working. It took over 45 minutes, and he had to download multiple HP software during this time. I was not a fan of this troubleshooting, but it is working now (for the time being).

This is the last HP product I will ever buy. I swore off their PC's years ago, and bought this only because it was the top listed printer on Amazon, however I totally regret that decision. For now, I'll continue to use this piece of junk, but when it comes time to replace it I'll not even be looking at HP (probably Epson, I've had good luck with my Epson printers).

Wireless? This printer is HORRIBLE if relying on its wireless "capabilities". It's not very dependable at all. I've attempted to print multiple page projects and it would stop mid project and say it was finished and go back to the home screen. After going online to find out why my new wireless printer constantly says it's "offline" I came to the realization that this is a common issue with this printer. It constantly reads "offline". My issue with this printer wasn't fixed until I uninstalled everything and reinstalled it with a USB cable connected to my laptop. It works fine...as long as a cord is attached which TOTALLY defeats the purpose of purchasing a wireless printer. I'll never recommend this printer to anyone ever. Wireless. Not hardly!!

Horrible machine only lasted a few uses . Bought it for my son at his dorm since they are not allowed to have a Wifi printer; not too many options available now a days. Started in August with printing about once a month; lasted till February!! Only printed an average of seven 5 page papers! Piece of junk!

Well I only bought one and it was defective out of the box. I kind of want my money back. Warranty doesn't get time and effort back. Headline sums it up nicely. Unless it was the supplier, Photo Savings (https://www.amazon.com/sp?_encoding=UTF8&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&seller=AVK2FQXQF9PPN). Just thought you should know.

This printer is absolute GARBAGE. I used it one time and it developed a mysterious paper jam that was impossible to clear, because there simply wasn't anything in the printer. I tried for 2 weeks to solve the issues with this printer, and to my dismay nothing worked. No tutorials, whether video or actual support on their webpage worked. Save your money and by an HP, this printer is nothing but a waste of your money.

broke within one week. through it in the trash

The printer requires doing a color test of the inks after you load them and before you can start printing your own items. I have not gotten the test page to print properly (it's printing black, blue, pink but not yellow). This doesn't make sense to me since the colored inks that came with the printer are all one unit... why is one not working?!?!?

The irony : I bought the printer to return a few other items from Amazon and haven't been able to print up return labels to send back the printer or the other items. Very frustrating.

Ideally I'd love to keep the printer if I could just get it to print. Tips?!?!

Worst printer I've ever came across in my 30 years of life on earth. Extremely loud, poor print and photo scan quality. Not compact whatsoever and returned this the next day. I think this is best for printing documents and other things, not for photos, although it is supposed to.

This is the first time I'm writing a review on Amazon cause I can't bear this printer any more. DON'T BUY IT. When you receive this thing, you'll spend a whole night to get it installed properly. What's more? Every time you will need more than 15 minutes( includes at least 5 times restarting) to get the printer connected to your device to print a single page. Sometimes it only print half of the page and you will have to start over again. If you're not patient enough you'll never get anything printed out. For last 3 months, it never work as it described even one time. I've bought 3 printers before, they all work well. Can you imagine even the printer I had 10 years ago works better than this thing. Will never buy any HP products in the future.

Arrived in product box, no outer shipping box. Had clearly been used, returned then sold to me. Ink cartridges were already installed and used, corded was wadded up in top of box, inner packaging was damaged and extending paper arm popped out when I opened the box.

There is one main reason I sent this back to Amazon. It was because of HP's Instant Ink program. Even thought I opted out of it during setup, I got an 'Instant Ink' popup EVERY TIME I printed something. Hey HP, you asked and I declined, end of story. I can buy my own ink cartridges. I don't need a constant reminder of your money making ink program. I barely print 10 pages or pictures a month..

Worst HP printer ever! I am at my wits end. This stupid printer loses it's internet connection after each print job. I have to constantly turn the printer off to reboot. HP Tech supports answer to this dilemma? TURN THE COMPUTER OFF AND REBOOT. THIS IS THE FIX.

I am going to throw this piece of garbage out the window.

There are better printers out there. You get what you pay for.

Just got the printer in, just connected it, half way through set-up and then bam! Fake paper jam. All I had to do was listen closely and notice that none of the cogwheels that were meant to feed the paper weren't moving. Nore were they even showing signs of responding. I'm betting it's a faulty connection. I even called customer service and after being wrongly transferred 4 times, the call time is now going on 39 minutes and I'm still on hold.

By the time of posting this, it has been 1 hour and 20 minutes. The only reason I'm not giving you two stars is because I like how the printer looks.

I will rewrite this review when I get my new unit.

Edit: This is the worst piece of crap I have ever had the displeasure of owning... Not only have both machines failed to connect to my computer, but bearly 7 months have passed and the Printer has already failed. Even with full cartridges, the printer refuses to print anything and constantly skips lines

To add insult the injury. The price of refills are ridiculous! You buy two full refills and its the price of the damn printer! Wanna find a 3rd party to compensate? there are none! save your self the trouble and go with Canon. At least if their machines break down, it's after some rough use. AND, there are 3rd party ink sellers for a fraction of the price.

Buyer Beware. This printer is "HPInstantInk" eligible. This translates to a pop-up in the printer control screen EVERY TIME YOU PRINT until you sign up for their Automatic Cartridge Replacement Service. HP WILL NOT assist in disabling this pop-up. Every time you replace a printer cartridge, this intimidation resets.