HP DeskJet 2721e All-in-One
OK but not brilliant
01/10/2021 17:27
s a user of HP for many years, and needing a new printer due to wifi difficulties with my old one, I thought I would give this campaign a go with the Insiders and try out the HP 2721e.
Box wasn't too heavy and everything packaged well.
I started setting up the printer - do make sure the power cable is in the socket firmly otherwise it falls out!!
First impressions, nice looking printer but a little plasticky not as robust as an earlier HP Officejet I had.
Disappointed that they didnt even include a printer cable for if you want to bypass the wifi printing (luckily had one with my old HP printer).
The wireless set up was not as easy as it could be (I was using a Windows 10 laptop) -- firstly the router couldnt find the printer - it was 3 metres away with no obstruction.. second go and it found it... that was the easy part!!!
Eprint is useless.. I spent ages attempting to set it up - the print information sheet would not print (tried over 10 times). Eventually something did work with eprint but it took 30 minutes after pressing print until it started printing!!! A few days later, my daughter attempted to print something -- would not work at all. Save your efforts and dont bother -- I am fairly good with technology, but the reviews on the HP smart app are very sketchy. Come on HP get it sorted ;-) Another thing the smart app was failing at was the ink estimated levels -- sometimes it shows, other times not.
Wifi printing worked well - but again if you have internet problems, get yourself a printer cable to pop into the usb port, otherwise you will be stuffed.
Printing is not fast but no problems to date - a bit clunky but the printer was only around £50
the 6 month HP Instant Ink was easy to set up -- already received cartridges through the post too -- just make sure if you don't want to continue with the free subscription to set up a reminder on your phone to cancel it.
If HP sorted their app out and included a printer cable, I would be far more incline to recommend it.
mrspatch
Birchington , Spojené království
Age: 52
Gender: Female