HP Inc. All-In-One Printer 20ppm 500 MHz 802.11b/g/n Black T0F29A

Pros: No power brick, finally! Includes telephone cable for something called “fax” Software has matured (finally) Great functionality for office geeks Duplex printing with a small footprint Ink subscription can save money Supports AirPrint

Cons: No USB or Network cable Color pictures use a bit more ink then expected Very invasive marketing hardware, it wants to know what I believe is a little too much information about what the product is doing Annoying ink subscription messages(until you opt out) Web server Certificate snafu An embedded web server provides all functionality including an administrator level of security, no issue updating firmware or doing scans over the network. There was however a very black cloud coming in over the horizon regarding the web server. The HTTPS connection’s security certificate isn’t valid and you MUST make an exception to whatever security you have set up to allow access to the administrative page. The security certificate situation was disagreeable; novices will be calling support. That’s a fail (at least with windows 7 and firefox) In an unpleasant tasting nutshell HP shipped a product that has a web server, but for some reason they couldn’t make the process seamless, the user must add an https exception to use the web interface

Overall Review: Installation was simple, I did have to download the software from HP, as there was no CD in the box of the review unit. I had no problem installing the software on a number of Win7/64 systems. With an ink subscription, discounts can be substantial if you have to print hundreds of pages a month. I have a couple of workstation class color lasers in the office, that when using generic toner, gets decent results and a far lower per page cost. Also convenient to have ink ordered automatically if you so desire. When you lose money on the hardware, you MUST sell lots of ink to keep the model working. The ink being pigment instead of dye, can’t give you knockout glossy travel photos, but this isn’t marketed as a photographic printer. However the ink subscription is by the page printed, not the type of print. So I could spend a day printing 8x10 photographs at pretty much the same cost as printing mailing labels. The ink plan is good if you are in an office. It’s something like the plans they had when “copy machines” were big in business. You get some fantastic hardware and you pay as you go a minimum per month, and additional charge for every 1000 pages you copy. Buy what you covet now, as I expect by next year (we’ll revisit this prediction) the price of offshore made computer products are going to rise a bit. The era of cheap offshored products may have to come to a close given the needs of the USA. The printer, by default, sends data to HP about your use of the printer. Be sure to opt out if you value your privacy. Couple that with a required security exception to a web server...and you get my insinuation of the evil potential of having this printer on your network. I will give the printer kudos on some of its nicer features, which came in handy because after some family business required a massive scan print and email session. From the printer’s Color LCD touchscreen you can drop a stack of paper into the sheetfeeder, scan it to a pdf and deliver it to computers on your network that have installed the HP software. That was a major win for me. The printer would at times enter maintenance mode before printing with no warning and be busy whirring and clacking for what seemed like 5 minutes. You don’t want to switch this printer off, let it go on standby, if you do switch it off, you’ll be waiting for it to finish up its startup maintenance. I noticed this mentioned in other reviews. I cannot imagine wiping the print heads takes so long. I was able to use this product without having to directly install any of the supporting HP software. Which for me is a plus since as long as I have been using HP products; I have had some issue along the way with the software supplied. While complex and full featured, perhaps overly so. The Windows scan and fax utility found the 8798 on the network and I was able to scan all the way up to the supported (thru interpolation) 1200 dpi. The web page scan interface is supported to 600 dpi. You seldom need to scan at a higher resolution then that, and if you do you can scan it directly into supported software. The battle between manufactures and ink cart refill companies is constant. HP was recently in the news for activating a firmware feature for printers that totally blocked the use of third party carts. Given the cost of cartridges, they also added a feature that would not allow ANY OTHER printer to recognize a cartridge that had been “married” to your printer. Handy if you have somebody in your office that makes ink go from full to empty in the amount of time it takes them to swap in an empty cartridge from their home printer. Office pilferage was in the past limited to pens and paperclips. HP must have gotten significant feedback about cart pilferage to implement this feature (optional activation). This marrying feature would also prevent the cartridges from being refilled and resold to somebody else, the cart will not work in another printer no matter what. Sort of like a Windows OEM activation. You can expect the battles to continue, as printer ink is one of the most expensive liquids on the planet. I expect that the next play will be to include ten carts with each printer, as with privacy concerns increasing by the second, people don’t want their gadgets having communications outside the home that they aren’t aware of. Like Smart TV’s that send you viewing habits back to the manufactures. For office functionality, the easy to operate LCD touchscreen and decent software, I can rate this printer 5 eggs without reservation. However for the marketing slant of the printer ( it seems like the device is made to sell ink) and the security certificate issue, I have to pull one egg. Once you opt out of data sharing and get the access to the web page setup to administer the printer, it jumps right back to what I call a “solid buy @ five eggs

Pros: + Quick initialization routine upon initial setup of the printer. In addition to the standard menu prompts, an alignment page is printed that needs to be scanned by the printer and the setup is therefore complete. Minimal amount of ink is wasted when compared to other model printer first time initialization. + Text print quality is very similar to that of laser printers. + Prints at an adequate speed, but not as fast as OfficeJet Pro 8000-series printers (i.e. OfficeJet Pro 8710) + Double sided printing without the bulky duplexer unit sticking out the back of the machine as can be found on other models. + HP Instant Ink compatible printer, which allows the printer to be used with an ink delivery subscription service. + USB, Wired Ethernet and Wireless Ethernet connectivity. + Ability to print directly to the printer from mobile devices.

Cons: - Very expensive cartridges for the page yielded vs. those that are used in OfficeJet Pro 8xxx series printers. Black cartridge Retail $48 for 1,500 page yield vs. $42 for 2,000 page yield on the 8710 printer. - Starter cartridges are rated for 265 pages (Black) and 310 pages (Color) - This particular printer used Pigment type inks that are not suitable for photo printing. Dye inks that are used in many Photosmart printers will be more suitable since the ink actually penetrates the glossy paper layer as opposed to sitting on top of the paper and producing a dull photograph. - Relatively lengthy maintenance procedure sometimes occurs after the printer has been sitting idle for a while and a print is sent to it. The procedure needs to complete prior to anything being printed. - Since it’s an inkjet printer vs. laser printer, it will use up the ink slowly through maintenance procedures in order to keep the printhead from drying up. So even if it’s not being used, printer cartridges will still need to be replaced from time to time.

Overall Review: After using the printer for a period of 2 weeks, it seems that the ideal use for the printer would be for persons needing only occasional printing and having them sign up for a budget 50 page $2.99 monthly plan since the printer will use ink regardless throughout the year just sitting there. For higher volume printing and using more economical ink cartridges, an 8xxx printer will need to be utilized; such as the OfficeJet Pro 8710.

Pros: Great printer for home or office use. I have used inkjet printers before and this one is by far a great improvement in this printer's category. HP give you a printer with an paper tray capacity of 225 sheets and the output tray is 60 sheets. This printer is capable of completing big jobs, I love the fact that it is capable of duplexing. Print quality is close to that of a laser jet printer. Also great that it is capable of printing directly from mobile devices using its wireless ethernet connectivity. The printer allows you to scan from a computer, mobile device, or by using the control panel on the printer. You can either emailed the file to yourself, save it on an inserted USB device, or you can send it to any computer on your network. Scanned documents can be saved as a JPEG, PDF, or RTF format. This printer provides easy setup even for the novice.

Cons: Printer ink is a bit on the expensive side. Scanned documents at 200 dpi Touch Screen on printer very sensitive Starter ink cartridges Long warm up procedure

Overall Review: As stated I am impressed with this printer, however with the cost of ink cartridges I would recommend the HP OfficeJet Pro 8720 (M9L75A#B1H) Duplex 4800 dpi x 1200 dpi wireless/USB color Inkjet MFC Printer for your home office use.

Pros: Perfect All in One Printer for Home, Home/Office or Office. Print, Fax and Scan, with a paper feeder for multi sheets, even Dual Sided Printing. Paper tray holds 225 sheets, output tray holds 60. The overall size makes this easy to find a place and use it. The Color LCD screen is easy to use and make optional choices. Fax is settable to work with an answering machine. USB 2.0, Wireless or LAN with a memory of up to 1GB, which is a lot when scanning multi pages for Fax, Copy or Print. HP Instant Ink offers plans starting at $2.99 a month for 50 Pages a Month, up to $9.99 a Month for 300 Pages, with unused roll over (up to your plan limit). Connected by LAN, HP knows when to send your needed inks with a return envelope. A real money saver over a year, the page count is per page, not what you printed. Documents to Quality Photos, the plan is per page.

Cons: None

Overall Review: This is a great investment for a Printer that does it all. Beautiful Quality Photos and Documents, with easy feed for different papers and types. In putting this thru the paces I printed Beautiful Pictures, Double sided copy and print, 20 dual sided sheets with color and this was blazing fast. Any project goes quickly. With HP ePrint you can print on the go., easy mobile printing. The Touch Screen is color and easy to use and understand. Quickly you’ll be able to set for dual sided to envelopes. I was already an HP Instant Ink user and know that my around $200 average a year in Ink is now $4.99 a month ($60 a year) and we have no fear of printing. The roll over makes it even a better value. Between HP 1year warranty and available extended warranties this is a good choice for an All in One printer. Even if you rarely use the Fax feature it’s still a perfect Home/Office Printer. Changing out paper is easy and the opening front edge of the paper tray allows for longer paper. I’ve read a lot of good reviews and this deserves a yes to buy. I can’t see this as a return after trying it, you’ll love it. I do, it’s the perfect fit for my busy home office, yours too.

Pros: Instant ink program (see Other Thoughts) You can print from a computer, mobile device (Android or IOS) or from a USB device using the port right on the front of the printer (warning: NTFS is not supported, and only photos can be printed). You can even send your printer an email with a document you want it to print! You can scan from a computer, mobile device, or by using the control panel on the printer. The file can be emailed to you, saved on an inserted USB device, or sent to the computer of your choice (assign a computer using the HP Office Jet Pro 6970 application on your computer). Scanned documents can be saved in JPEG, PDF, or RTF format. Private printing. If you set up an HP account, you can select private print when you print a document. You then go to the printer, enter your credentials and the document is printed in front of you rather than when you hit print at your computer. While this probably wouldn't be very useful in a home environment, in an office where sensitive information may be printed and inappropriately seen by others, this is a very nice security feature. 2 sided printing, scanning, and copying is supported. You can even copy 1-sided to 2-sided. Printing normal quality pages (text, graphics, or images) is extremely fast. Print quality is very good. Wireless (2.4GHz only), wired Ethernet (no cable is included), and USB (no cable is included) connections are available, and you can print print pictures from or scan to an inserted USB device. Oddly enough, a telephone cord is included!

Cons: The touch screen on the printer is small, as are most of the icons that you might need to select. It is also quite sensitive. I found that a smartphone or tablet stylus worked great. The included manual is pretty useless. The online help is not much better, so you're really on your own to figure out how most of the features work. For example, can you print a PDF file from a USB device? No, but you won't find that in the manual or online help. Only 2.4GHz wireless is supported. It's pretty loud. The actual printing is not bad, but all of the activity it does at the beginning and end of the print is quite loud, and oh the noise it makes when you first turn it on. There is a “quiet” setting, but it applies only to when it is printing, which isn't that noisy to begin with, and you are warned that printing speed will be reduced. Unless you only use the printer once in a blue moon, plan on leaving it turned on and in power-save mode, as it takes several minutes to prepare for printing when first turned on. Easy setup, however it lost it's WiFi connection when it went into power-save mode and didn't recover when it woke up. Further investigation revealed that it had completely lost the WiFi configuration I had just set, and I had to go through the whole setup again. Hopefully this was just a fluke. It is quite annoying how often the printer suddenly starts printing when you are using the printer's control panel. For example, if you click any of the “Info” buttons, you get a brief description of the feature. If you then click “more info” you will not get another page of info, you will instead get a full-page, full-color printed page with a description of the feature. Also, if you ever click “print details” on any screen, it will print a page with the info displayed on the screen. Ink packaging. I get that HP wants to keep the ink fresh, and wants to assure you that the ink you just bought is new, but the packaging is a pain to get open. No, an average person is not going to throw their hands up and say they can't do it, but for someone with arthritis or any form of disability, replacing the cartridges will prove quite challenging. First, they are wrapped in a thick shrink-wrapped plastic layer, which has a “pull” tab that is supposed to tear open the top, but on mine, the only one that worked was the black cartridge, leaving me to cut the other 3 open with a knife. Then, there is an orange plastic cover on the bottom of each cartridge which must be twisted off, using quite a bit of force because it has to break the 4 plastic pins that are fused to the cartridge, presumably to prove that it is new. Cost of ink (see Instant Ink below, though). This printer uses 4 cartridges (cyan, yellow, magenta, and black). The standard color cartridges (HP 902) claim to print 315 pages and cost $11 each here at newegg. The standard black cartridge claims to print 300 pages and costs $18. You can purchase high yield cartridges (HP 902xl) instead: each color claims to print 825 pages and cost $25 while the black also claims to print 825 pages but costs $43. There is also a very high-yield black cartridge, (HP 906xl), which the specs say will print 1500 pages, but it is not available here at newegg. HP determines these page yields based on the ISO 24711 testing guideline, which consists of 5 standard pages containing a mix of text and graphics. Expect your mileage to vary considerably depending on what you print. Unfortunately, HP's photo yield web site doesn't even acknowledge that this printer or the 902 ink cartridges even exist, so there are no estimates available. Note that the 902 black and all of the 902xl cartridges are significantly less expensive at that a to z site. They also have the 906xl black cartridge. Like most ink jet printers, this printer appears to ship with “starter” cartridges that have far less ink than even the normal 902 cartridges. After printing only 6 printer status/alignment/welcome pages, all 3 color cartridges are reporting about 80% remaining ink, while the black reports about 95%. I am hoping, anyway, that is the reason for 6 pages consuming 20% of the ink. All the more reason to sign up for the instant ink program right out of the chute. Speaking of ink cartridges, it's worth mentioning that HP made the news a couple months ago because of a sinister firmware upgrade they created for many of their office jet printers, including this one. On March 12, 2016 they began pushing the upgrade that, among other things, disabled all non-HP ink cartridges, reporting on the screen that they are damaged - but not until September 13, 2016! Following a public outcry and pressure from 3rd party cartridge manufacturers, HP apologized for not doing “a better job of communicating about the authentication procedure to customers” and has since updated their firmware to disable the “security feature” that prevents non-HP cartridges from working.

Overall Review: I didn't want to list this in Cons, because this is a printer, not a high quality scanner, but scanned images are not very good and have a resolution of only 200dpi. The OCR software works extremely well for normal size black print on a white background, but begins to have problems as the print gets smaller or the background gets darker. It had a really hard time with an 8 point font laser printed in black on a light gray background. It also didn't even try to convert any of my neatly handwritten block text, and instead kept those sections as pictures. Unlike HP's older ink jet printers, the print head is not part of the cartridge for this printer. This means that you now have to worry about the print head failing. -- Some details about HP's Instant Ink program: When I first read about HP's instant ink program, it seemed too good to be true, so I contacted HP to figure out what the catch was. And after 30 minutes of chatting with them, I still can't find one. For those of you who haven't heard of the program, you basically get unlimited free ink from HP for a small monthly fee, and HP even picks up the shipping. You read that right! It doesn't matter what you print, it's covered. You can sign up for any of 3 programs: $3 for 50 pages per month, $5 for 100, or $10 for 300. You can roll over up to a full months worth of unused pages, and if you run over your limit, you are billed in blocks of pages at almost the same rate as your membership rate. For example, $3 per month gets you 50 pages (6 cents per page) and if you go over, you are billed in blocks of 15 pages for $1 (6.7 cents per page), and if you don't use all of them they roll over to next month. There is even a 3-month free trial included with the printer, and they are currently offering an additional 3 months free as a “holiday bonus.” You can change plans or cancel at any time. Note that if you cancel, they will disable the cartridges they sent you under the program at the end of your membership. The really nice thing about the plan is that it is based on number of pages printed, not the amount of ink used, so you can print full page color photographs for 6 cents or less each. Unfortunately, that can also come back to haunt you, because even a blank page that was “printed” also counts, so it forces you to look at the print preview and if needed, manually select the range of pages you really want printed. Excel, for example, is notorious for printing extra pages with 1 column of empty cells, effectively doubling the number of pages printed. I still had a couple concerns about the program though. For example, in my experience, ink cartridges always seemed to irreparably clog or otherwise fail long before they ever ran out of ink. I was worried that I would be on the hook for replacing that cartridge. It turns out that is not the case, you simply contact HP, they walk you through some troubleshooting steps and if the problem is not resolved, they over-night a replacement to you. I was also worried about running out of ink if I had a sudden period of heavy usage, like say, printing Christmas cards. Well, it turns out, they have a solution for that as well: simply contact HP and request a backup set of cartridges, and they will ship them to you at no cost! -- Final thoughts: So far, this seems like a really nice printer. Unfortunately, ink jet printers have really become a consumable item, so how well it will hold up over time remains to be seen. If the print quality remains at the same level as it was during my evaluation, then I would have no reservations recommending this printer. The Instant Ink program seems like a great alternative to shelling out tons of money on cartridges, and right now you have 6 free months to decide whether you like it. If buying, watch the price. The price of this printer here at newegg has been fluctuating wildly from $117 to $170 in the last 2 weeks.

Pros: Designed for use in small work groups of up to 5 people, or a small business. And in this price range it would also make a nice addition to your home office as well! I had no problems setting this printer up. After connecting it to my network, I accessed it with the embedded web server (EWS) through my browser. Simply type in the address supplied on the quick start page, or the IP address it has on your network. Here you can setup and tweak out all of the settings to fit your specific needs. No wall wart power supply which is great, one wire to plug in directly connected to the printer. Has a wide range of connectivity options built in, which will ensure you have seamless access to all the features it offers. 1 USB 2.0 port, Ethernet, wireless 802.11b/g/n; 1, and the standard RJ-11 Fax plug. Also allows setting up the printer as a wireless access point! Offers automatic 2-sided printing which reduces the amount of paper needed. Built in support for Apple AirPrint, and Google Cloud Print. Print photos/documents when you're on the go using HP ePrint. Supports web scanning with your browser. With wireless capabilities you can utilize the features on this printer with your phone or tablet using the HP All-in-One Printer Remote App. I tested the android version of this app on my phone and a couple tablets, it found the printer with no issues, and printing was a breeze. With the app you can also perform remote scanning and it loads the file right on your device. The Dashboard on the printer control panel is a color touchscreen and allows full configuration of the printer. Access to all of the features, along with a self-help section that provides “How To” videos and tutorials can also be found here. Has ink cartridge protection built in which allows cartridges to be permanently protected for use in only one fleet of products or product to help prevent theft. Once they are setup with this protection and are moved to a device outside the fleet, or to a different printer they will not work!

Cons: No cons for me, as I mentioned for the price you are getting a lot of great features/capabilities from a trusted name in printers.

Overall Review: This printer is powered by a 500MHz processor with 1GB memory. The memory on this model is not upgrade-able, 1GB is the max. Be sure to download and install the latest drivers/software update which is currently version 39.4 released on December 12, 2016 Also update the firmware, either through the touch panel or the software. There is an automatic feature for this which is on by default. Current firmware is version MCP2CN1623AR.

Pros: - Easy to set up - Duplex (dual sided) printing - Color Fax/copy/print - Quick top-feed tray - Wired or wireless use - Stand alone updating, no PC connection required

Cons: - Touchscreen can be touchy at times, especially when trying to type numbers on virtual keypad for faxing.

Overall Review: I was impressed by the ease of use and the stand alone qualities of this printer from HP. I was able to set it up in a small office setting using only a phone cable and power cable whilst doing everything else completely stand-alone or wireless to the printer. It works flawlessly as a fax/copy machine for a small business or home office type of application, and even with the right paper/ink selection could be used for fairly decent photo prints if so required. The ability to update the software and configure the printer right from the touchscreen was a great addition in my opinion, the newer printers really excel at this and do not require you to have a PC or other device to go to a web-based configuration page and tweak everything to your liking. You can still do this with this machine too and HP is always good about updating and adding new features when possible, but for those who want to "set it and forget it" look no further than this great value from HP.

Pros: Brought this into work for my shared office space. Setup was easy and works well with the one computer that we use it on. It is used on a daily basis for jobs that we don't want to walk to the bank of copiers in the larger office space. I'd list off features that it has but that would just be a waste of both of our times. It can be abused to some extent. One day the main printers went down so one of the other teachers used this one to print off a couple hundred pages of copies for a lesson and it handled the task without any complaints or issues. scanning to the computer or making copies works easily. Overall this is a solid offering for a small office printer that just works.

Cons: Really have not encountered any over the course of a month that it has been in the office.

Overall Review: Overall the printer has performed admirably in a difficult environment. I would definitely recommend this printer to someone who needs a reliable printer that will work even if abused.