HP Smart Tank 7301 Wireless All-in-One Refillable Ink Tank Printer, Scanner, Copier with 2 years of ink included, Best for home office(28B70A)

This thing was pretty easy to set up. I'm not big on using a smart phone for setting up computer peripherals so I ignored that part in the Setup Guide. Since I planned to connect my printer with a USB cable, I just skipped ahead in the Setup Guide to the Manual Installation instructions. The first step is filling the ink tanks which is pretty simple and takes only a few minutes - make sure you follow the directions. Then came the first hiccup - you have to install 2 printheads onto the print carriage. The tiny picture in the book wasn't much help in figuring out how to put the printheads in place. But take a breath and just examine the things for a minute and you'll figure out how to snap them into place (they only go in one way and the printhead cover won't close unless they are correctly installed).If, like me, you are using a USB cable to connect the printer, I'm not sure why you have to download and install the "HP Smart Software". But I did as instructed and followed the instructions which weren't much more than "plug in the USB cable" and you are ready to go.Then hiccup #2: for my first print job, I attempted to print a picture from the Windows Photo app. Click on "Print" and nothing. Oh No! But then I noticed a error message at the bottom of the print dialog - something about a conflict with another device. I then turned OFF the switch labelled "Let the app change my printing preferences" and voila! The printer sprang to life and printed my picture. And no problems since. This could have easily been a Windows issue having nothing to do with the printer, but I mention it just in case it happens to someone else.HUZZAH! 1. Simple setup for USB connection. 2. color prints look very nice (see my Caveats below) 3. small physical footprint for an All in One - respectful of the limited real estate on your computer desk 4. Fairly zippy print speed 5. Two sided printing works fine 6. I really like the automatic "Sleep Mode". You don't have to worry about turning off the printer when you are done with your job. And it will instantly awaken when you need to print something. I just leave the printer ON 24/7 and let it sleep away when I'm not using it. 7. This model has an ID Card copying feature. It will copy both sides of an ID card and print both sides to the same sheet of paper. I haven't tried this, but the feature looks useful (you will have to download the 104 page User Guide from the HP web site to see how this function works). 8. This printer will print envelopes but, again, you will need to refer to the 104 page User Guide to see how to load the envelopes.GRUMBLE: 1. Buttons on the Control Panel are not well marked and difficult to see - get out your label maker! 2. print head installation a little tricky 3. Copy function (including the auto feeder) works well but copying is a little pokey.These petty grumbles will not let me waiver from my 5 star review.A couple of caveats about my review: 1. As I set my printer up with a USB connection, I didn't attempt to set up, or even mess with, the WiFi mode. 2. I've never used an Ink Tank printer before so I can't comment on that function. But filling the tanks was quick and simple. A couple of other reviews had complaints of spilled ink, but the supplied ink bottles appeared pretty spill proof to me. Even turning them upside down to fill the tanks didn't result in a single spilled drop. 3. The few color prints I have made are documents and cartoons I printed on plain paper. I have not attempted to print any photo quality prints on photo paper so I can't comment on the print quality of photos. 5. I have no need for the SCAN function, so I've never tried it.Finally, you will benefit from downloading the comprehensive 104 page User Guide from the HP Support web site. It's in PDF format so you can read it from Adobe Acrobat Reader.

We have struggled with this printer since day one. Should have listened to my wife and just returned it early but thought I could easily figure out the quirks. It often lost its connection to wifi forcing us to power cycle (completely unplug it that is). It had trouble printing multiple copies of things for some reason and the interface was just awful. We kept it limping along until recently when the print head has now failed less than a year in. When it did work, quality of printing was good and was fairly fast. But that's about it.

I absolutely LOVE this printer! It's fast, it prints beautifully, and it has flawless performance! This "Smart Tank" printer comes with four bottles of ink (black, yellow, red, and blue), which they say will typically last two years--and I believe that to be true. Then, when you do finally run out of a color you simply buy another bottle, which is very inexpensive. I'll NEVER go back to using ink cartridges! We all know printers that use ink cartridges can be quite cheap, but the manufacturers make up for it in the very high cost of those cartridges. I also love that this printer holds half a ream of paper, unlike my previous printer that only held 60 or 70 sheets. It also has a scanner. Seriously, I can't think of one way to improve this printer or its performance.

I have purchased several HP printers over the years. This one is by far the best one yet. With previous printers, the cost of the replacement ink cartridges would quickly exceed the cost of the printer itself. And the ink cartridges would not last very long; or end up clogging.The ink tank technology on this printer is awesome. I have gone through several packs of paper and the ink levels have barely dropped. Also like the fact that this printer has an Ethernet port, which I am using to avoid any wireless connectivity issues.If another one of my older HP printers craps out, I am buying another one of these. UPDATE AUG 2024 - it happened...my HP 6970 quit printing cyan ink. Tried installing new printhead but that didn't fix it. So I bought another 7301 to replace it. Have printed reams of paper with the original 7301 and haven't had a bit of a problem with it. When my HP 8600 finally dies, guess what I will replace it with?Note: All of my printers are connected to my network with Ethernet cables. If you are having WiFi connectivity issues, it could be due to too many other wireless networks near you interfering with your network's signal. Try connecting your printer directly to your modem or router using an Ethernet cable and see if that makes it work for you.