HP ENVY Pro 6030e All-in-One
Impressed on every level
05/10/2021 10:45
Out of the box this is a compact and modern looking printer, with a pleasing LED strip and touch controls. Build quality is excellent and reassuring.
Setup was a breeze via the app, and I had something printing in minutes. The Play Store reviews for the app were not good, but I personally have had no issues with it and not once have I had any connection issues after very extensive testing. This is true for the Windows 10 version too.
The supplied cartridges are meagre. I was halfway through them after only 20 (admittedly high resolution) pages. But I had signed up for Instant Ink and this had triggered a replacement ink order without any intervention from me which was great, however the order did take longer to arrive than I hoped for, well over a week. The new cartridges did have much greater capacities though.
So, I literally went through every feature that the Smart App offered, printing at various resolutions, on several types of media along with scanning and remote functions. Everything worked perfectly and the results were impressive. I was stunned at how beautiful photos were reproduced on glossy paper and colour graphics on decent inkjet paper were also flawless. There was some very slight bleeding on cheap copy paper but again perfectly acceptable. It did struggle a bit with 300gsm card when trying to print on both sides, so you need to do manual duplex. High resolution photos take some time to print but the results are worth it.
Scanning is quite noisy but fast and accurate. There are some enhanced features that can detect multiple documents, again this worked perfectly. I couldn’t test the FAX option as I don’t know anyone that uses FAX these days!
You get a lot of very useful features for the asking price of this printer, I cannot think of any printer/scanner job that’s not covered. Admittedly HP gain their profits from ink sales, but the Instant Ink subscription works out relatively affordable.
Having tested it extensively for the past few weeks, I am struggling to find anything wrong with it. Maybe the printer settings could be less buried away, but you won’t need to access them often. The fact it must be permanently connected to the internet might be an issue for some. It can be used for a short period offline, but you might be cursing it if you can’t maintain a good connection.
In summary, I highly recommend this printer. It has everything covered, it’s affordable, offers impressive performance and is great value.
joncameronbates
NORWICH , Spojené království
Age: 61
Gender: Female