HP Smart Tank Plus 555 All-in-One Wireless Inkjet Printer
Great home printer but…
30/11/2022 11:37
I have had a tank printer from another brand that lasted me well for my small business use but it is nearing the end of its life so I was looking at what was about and thought I would try the HP.
Unboxing was easy and simple and love the bag feature to remove it from the box, this was always a pain but not with the HP!
When filling the ink you need to be careful as somehow it managed to drip on the floor and ruin our wooden flooring. The bottles also need to be kept upright once open, one of mine fell over in the box and the bottle leaked, I had blue fingers for half a day after picking it up (a different one to the one that spilled)!
Set up was a little challenging as I am on a Mac and unfortunately, just like other brands I have used, I need to be connected via USB in order to be able to access the full menu and range of media types and print settings. That being said I am used to this so it's not an issue for me but something to be aware of if a Mac user.
I was impressed with the speed of printing normal prints on plain paper and this was of an expected quality, however the printer doesn’t come with a paper tray which was a disappointment as I had to keep filling it up.
A lot of the prints I do are on glossy media and unfortunately I have been unable to get these to work. The Colour prints fine and the quality is great but no matter what setting I use I am unable to get the black to print and dry. I have left the prints overnight and always the black smudges.
For me this printer does not suit my needs but as a home printer on matt printer paper this is ideal, the print quality is there and even with the amount my kids want printing the ink will last ages!
Kellosh
Ash Green , Spojené království
Age: 40
Gender: Female