HPSmart -Tank 7301 Wireless All-in-One Cartridge-free Ink Printer, up to 2 years of ink included, mobile print, scan, copy, automatic document feeder (28B70A), Gray

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.

It appears that the quality of the HP printer has gone down as fast as the cost of the HP ink cartridges has gone up. I have only bought and owned Hewlett Packard printers since the 2000's, so I am very disappointed with this printer. The printer is made of flimsy plastic. It took over 3 hours on the phone with tech support to finally get past printhead and wireless network errors to get it set up to print, only to discover the paper guide on the printer tray was broken. It would not move into position for 8 1/2" x 11" paper. HP tech support recommended that I return the printer to Amazon since HP would only offer to replace the printer with a refurbished model as per the warranty terms. Not willing to trade a brand-new, printer for a refurbished one, I returned it to Amazon and requested a refund via the "fastest" method on Amazon account. Bad decision on my part. My intention was to still replace the printer with the same model because it is the only printer with ink tanks, duplex printing & scanning, and the auto document feeder features that I could find under $300.00. AND, hoping that going cartridge-free will be cheaper and better for the planet in the long run. At least HP provided customer service, whereas Amazon did not. On Amazon.com, there is no option to exchange a damaged item. One can only return a defective item, request a refund, await credit, and then repurchase the item again. The printer was sold by Amazon. The order was placed on 8/17/24. The printer was returned via UPS on 8/21/24 and acknowledged received by Amazon on 8/23/24. Credit was not issued to the Amazon account by the “fastest method to obtain a refund” until 9/2/24. By then, the price of the printer had increased to $419.99. Amazon customer service informed me that under no circumstances do they honor price adjustments. Not willing to pay a premium for receiving a damaged product through no fault of my own, I requested the issue be escalated to management, but no one replied to my complaint after promising that I would be contacted within 48 hours. I called customer service back to request a refund to my original payment method since there is no option on Amazon.com to request the transfer of funds. I was told that it would take 5-7 days to receive the refund. Why should it take that long for Amazon to return money that it instantly withdrew from my account

OK, I’ve only had this printer a couple of weeksbut first the ink it comes with four good size bottles for the different colors and they completely fill, the ink reservoirs very easily no spill no hassle There’s so much ink in the reservoirs that I’m sure the ink will last me at least a yearThen I downloaded the HP productivity app , and my iPad recognize the printer instantlyAnd then there’s the design it’s very sleek and compact even the blank paper tray is recessed into the printer itselfYou slide the tray out from the printer, open the lid put the paper in close the lid and slide it back into the printer. The tray only sticks out about 3 inches. You don’t see the paper and you don’t have this six or 8 inch paper tray sticking out the front of your printer.And then there’s the print itself within two seconds after I push the print button on my iPad the printer starts up and I mean quietly it is the quietest printer I’ve ever heard and then with a few seconds more out pops of beautiful printPrint looks excellent to meSo yeah, I like it a lot