Just FYI: The cartridges that you get in the box that come with the printer are not actually full size normal cartridges, but sample ones. They have about 1/3 the ink stored in them as opposed to a regular cartridge. That's not to mention the XLs. Edit: I worked at Staples for a time, and always mentioned this to customers so they didn't have any false expectations.
@@roberthayes6329 they gotta nickle and dime people I guess. printers arent used nearly as much by regular consumers even comparing to 10 years ago. why print out a map or a coupon when they are all on phones now.
The only thing that worries me about this printer is all the moving parts. Generally the more moving parts, the more things to break down. I counted at least 3 items that didn't need to be motorized: the paper tray, the touch screen panel and the printed pages output tray. Of course, it does add to the "coolness" factor. :)
Well, for the third time in two years, I've purchased something as a result of this channel. This really is a gorgeous device, and I'm loving the fact that you don't need to walk across the room to prepare it for printing, or that the top sheet of paper can't get dusty and print poorly if the printer has been idle for a while. The only thing I really don't like about it, is the fact that the heavy glass scanner lid does not have a damped hinge. But apart from that, nice find Matt.
Good to see that HP haven't abandoned the cartridges with the printing head built in for standard printers, having the head clog up is something that has put me off Epsons for life. See-through scanner is a nice novelty.
Wow. I still have my HP and Kodak printer from 10 years ago and still running perfect. I bought them in 2007 and use to do alot of photo printing, now I just print documents.
It's been a long time since I've purchased a new printer but a couple of notes (based on my preferences and usage) 1. Favorite printers have been HP PSC models. Front loading and ejection (space saving), squareish design. I have gotten them at goodwill. 2. I like the double sided. Saves a lot of work when reproducing printed works (manuals, instructions, etc) 3. I don't like the paper loading system. I print a lot of stuff on the blank backs of used paper (i.e. one at a time). It seems that the feed system would be a pain in that case. 4. I would worry that the mechanized feeder system is an additional thing to break, making an otherwise good printer useless. 5. Writing this in 2022, it is probably no longer available.
I bought a smaller version to this a few years ago and it was the easiest install and use printer i ever bought (and had tested about 7 other printers before including 2 other hp ones)
The top down scanner is a good idea. No more having to worry about dust and junk that gravity could suck into it to disturb your scans. Wanted to share that I liked the "old," full length spinny machine start up and shut down intro and outro. What's the name of that spinny machine anyways?
The old intro was taking too long, and looking a bit tired, although I preferred the leisurely pace. It's a old Philips Reel To Reel tape machine with a slight modification.
I bought the Epson WF-3520 last year new off of ebay for £90 delivered, it has a lot more functions than this one (no apps though) and a full replacement for the four ink cartridges cost only £2.50 off ebay too! Third party cartridges obviously. I've never had a problem with it and I think it's a great buy -could you review it? People might be interested in a more 'cost effective' printer. Awesome reviews!
I got one of these second hand for around 95 USD. One of the best wireless printers I've used. I like that I can create an email exclusive to my printer, send a pdf to that email and it will print. My one complaint is the auto sliding drawer. I wish that there was a dedicated button on the front to open the drawer. The scanner is super quick and the scan can be sent to multiple emails at once.
Great review, make sure tot properly protect the printer as it's easy enough tot hack these things, especially with feautures like memory, which keep previous scans in there which can pose a problem when scanning your ID for instance.
I really liked this printer until the ink leaked out inside and the touchscreen stopped responding just weeks after the warranty expired. I wonder if Matt's printer is still working.
You know it drives me nuts how many electronic devices need an update right out of the box thee days. As for the printer all in one in the video it's more than what i'd require as i very rarely need to print anything
Very nice printer! Although I wouldn't touch and inkjet again with a barge pole: the ink eventually dries up and clogs the heads, causing rubbish prints. It's laser for me from now on.
+ncdv47 I was told that if you use genuine inks they don't dry up, it's the cheaper compatible inks do. I thought this was marketing nonsense, but I found it to be true. I only print on this printer every few weeks and never had any issues with clogged heads or dry inks. In the past I used cheaper inks on previous printers and had lots of problems.
+Techmoan I don't disagree. I suspect it really depends on how long you leave the printer idle for. I only used genuine Epson ink in my previous photo printer. After 6 months of non-use, the heads were clogged and causing nasty streaks and voids on the output. After wasting copious amounts of expensive ink to unsuccessfully flush the heads, I reluctantly binned the printer. :-(
+ncdv47 fair enough. Lasers weren't any use for photos though the last time I was looking into this, I bought a dye sublimation printer for printing stills, very impressive results and work out cheaper than ink jets.
Even electrostatic printing can be compact, by using LEDs instead of lasers. Yes, LED printing quality is worse than laser but Xerox a few years ago went ahead and reinvented the LED printhead. The result is a 1200 x 2400 dpi image that looks better than an average laser. Not only that, but to make the LED printhead even better, the printhead is driven by DELCIS, which in turn is driven by IReCT, MACS and IE. Sounds VERY complicated but this technology is so good it is even used in Xerox copiers.
I see this is from 4 years ago. Have you thought of upgrading to a solid ink printer? Around April 2017 you could get a color solid ink printer for about $500-$550.00 with all four inks included.
Funny funny funny, loved the size of the font you used for the buy ink reminder and the tiny one for the wasting of paper joke, and then shock drop :-) proper silly, thanks for making me smile
I bought Canon iP7250 - has 1 extra feature = direct CD print... And it has 2 trays for paper - one for normal, second for photo 6x4" or 5x7". All paprer/ink input/output at front of machine. But two negatives: 1.No scanner, 2.Every startup = head cleaning (takes about 2 mins before i'ts ready for print.
I just got this printer.. It looks great. I like the print jobs.. but.. It can not copy from thick books. Being a musician, I always copying music for jobs. The manual says I can take off the glass top but it does not tell you how to do that. This makes the printer rather useless for me. I read someone broke theirs off to copy their thick text books.. but I really don't want to break mine. Any help is appreciated!
With the scanner inside the part that needs to be removed... sounds challenging. Most manuals are copy & paste nowadays. Might be it was possible on older Envys? You might ask other owners in the HP support forum, I'm sure they can answer this for sure. :o) h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Scanning-Faxing-and-Copying/bd-p/Scan
Does this printer take cartriges that have had inked refilled? I have an epson and it keeps giving me problems. Keeps saying ink is not Epson ink. Mine is also loud. How loud is this one?
The old all in one printers could use compatible print cartridges I have some left from an old HP printer which gave up but cannot use them on my HP ENVY 4507 a lower model than yours, yet it still knows theyr"re not genuine HP
after a couple of years with moderate usage the flat ribbon cable that connects the moving front to the main body breaks - great design to put it into the trash.....
How many 15x10cm prints of photographs I can have on 15ml black ink? I had absolutely new black ink and it run out after few pictures. Yellow run out during printing one pic (in the middle) and black was just gone I don't know when. My printer is printing now all in blue. Is this possible? If yes then thanks for such printer :I
As I watched this video I was thinking "geez, everything has apps in it nowadays" when you said that same thing. Its an impressive looking piece of kit and I do like the small footprint. Front loading of everything is a real bonus, imo. Like you, I print very little but I still need to print some things and for me WiFi is too convenient to be without. Great video as usual, Mat. btw, I see your troll has returned on the last few vids. Congrats! ;) Cheers, b.
I've found that because I print only occasionally, printers that stand the paper up at the back just get full of dust and the paper warps over time. I'm much happier with this set-up where everything sealed off when it's not in use. As I get older I'm getting more mellowed out, so trolls don't even register any more.
Still have it but the programs no longer work, seems like no new apps are being published either anymore so apart from this still perfect functioning printer it seems like HP anyway wants me to purchase a new printer again.
Envy x 1000. But cost of inks are a factor when you're a grand-dad taking loads of photos. The old Canon ip4300 (with a home-made overflow tank) gives perfect glossies and generic ink at $15 per year will do me. 10/10 for your video mate.
First, I didn't know you actually had Costco in England. Those cartridges don't look too hefty... I don't think they will last too long, and that's where the money will be swallowed up. It is interesting from the tech/novelty aspect and I hope none of those solenoids and motors go bad on you. It reminds me more of a modern DVD car radio than a printer. But can it scan butts / bottoms at office parties easily, and accurately? That's the true test of a good scanner/printer.
I could see someone pull a prank on a friend or family member with this thing. Find a reason to leave the room (or house) for a moment and leave them there then send a creepy email through the printer and fool them into believing that it printed the message all by itself.
The last Epson 'Workforce' I had would not print black when ANY color cartridge went bad/empty. GREED design/engineering. Replaced it with a Brother DCP-7065DN Laser all in one. Check for this situation before buying any printer.
Well done. I found your review as I am considering buying t and you confirmed what I could not find out anywhere else, that is that the paper tray is internal (although you don't actually say that). I say well done as you review was fast :-) not the usual rubbish where they say 'open box, it's got tape to keep it closed' and then take 2 mins to do what you did in 15 secs.. based on this I would look at other reviews you do. Thanks.
Had mine for many years! I love it but tonight I may have messed up! I was printing on a half sheet of printable vinyl when the backing spit out and the printable vinyl is stuck halfway through. I cannot pull it either way as it is stuck good. Anyone have any idea how I can get this out?
I print very infrequently... Like 50 sheets a year. And I find the ink ones never have ink available when I want because they dry out. So I use a laser printer. Have yet to replace the toner. Though it's annoying it's so big. It's an all in one mono laser with a flatbed. The only compact ones i have seen are ones that only print. The scanner is just too useful to not have I like the envy but it's a bit to much for an inkjet for my tastes
I bought a Brother MFC 4510 wifi that does most things printers do and one night it started up on its own which puzzled me so i went to see what it was doing , It cleans itself how cool is that then :-)
I just checked the video about 'how to clear a paper jam' on the printer. It appears there is a bit that lifts out of the back and lets you remove the paper. I just tried it and it seems easy enough to get in and out.
Interesting but ink is a non-starter for me. A toner-based laser printer is what I need. Also needed to print double-sided, because I’m cheap, and colour wasn’t a priority, because that’s not the sort of thing I print. Lastly I decided I wanted a wi-fi network printer, first so I can print straight from the iPhone if I want, second so I could stow it away downstairs in some spare space in the laundry room, so I’m not constantly tripping over it yet I know where the prints are generated. I wound up with the Brother DCP-7065DN for about $100. Cheap, cheerful, top notch printing, and literally nothing to ‘moan’ about!
How happens if you put a non branded cartridge in it? Does it not allow you to print or do you just get a warning or something? If its the former then that sucks. I rarely use a printer any more but I used to buy un-branded ink at half the price of the branded ones and they were totally fine. Branded ink is a total rip off.
Thanks for review, Matt - this turns out to be third device I buy after watching Your reviews! :) Really like this printer (or I should say - home improvement decoration that occasionally prints or scans something?). Mechanical motorised parts (trays, forn panel) could be bit more solid, but I think that without heavy usage it will las few years just well.
@@Techmoan Just a quick heads up - it's been over 8 years (and some 5 or 6 cartridge replacements) but this printer is still holding up quite well. There has been some slight misalignment of the print carrige (barely visible small offsets between the printed lines), but otherwise it's still kicking. Granted, it's not being used more than a few times a month all these years, but I'm still surprised that it hasn't given up a ghost after all this time (and, given the crazy printer and ink shortages that are happening for the last two years, I'm kind of happy that it hasn't died yet). Happy to see that you yourself haven't let out ghost either. :) Cheers, ol' chap!
Great video. I'm in the market for a new printer since I left my old Epson PX710W with my parents when I moved out. I loved that printer for the same reasons and requirements as you. This one actually looks like a quality product despite the fact that it is an HP. Pretty much every product from HP I've ever owned just randomly dies after a short time, so they have been banned from my household since like 2002. But its been over 10 years so maybe they have done something about that shit quality on their consumer grade hardware.. And HP ink is so much easier to get then Epson ink, so I might just give this printer a chance. You just earned another happy subscriber :)
Does this printer also refuse to print in black, when the color cartridge is out of ink? I currently have an HP printer. The color cartridge is empty now and that god damn machine simply won't do anything anymore, except complaining about that cartridge. I don't print a lot, and I never print in color, so I refuse to buy a new color cartridge. And decided to throw away the machine. Please tell me the Envy 120 can print in black even if there's no color cartridge inside...
This printer is nice but its all automated and being an HP means that this printer will probably break down soon. I have a Canon Pixma MG 7120, it is an amazing printer, Ive had it for 5 years? Not one issue, 6 ink carts, it prints amazing quality, best I've ever seen for this price. Just saying.
And I just gave up ink jet printing and purchased a laser printer this week. I have for ink jets that were purchased over the last 10 years in my store room, and so many cartridges that the HP printer settings refuse to recognize as genuine. Good bye to liquid inks...
Don't get HP printers. My Photosmart Plus was using up ink at a phenomenal rate(about 15 pages per cartridge, that's it) so I called up HP. I unfortunately had it for 13 months and missed the 1 year warranty. They refused to do anything other than a $20 discount on the next model HP printer. I had probably wasted about $80 of black and color ink. What would make me want to get another HP product at that point?
People keep complaining about ink cost while laser printer exists. For 50 bucks you can get enough toner to print 2500 pages (you can get it cheaper if you get them refilled at an authorized location instead of buying brand new cartridges).
I've been printing a lot of other things for the last few weeks - I'll probably need to pick up some new inks in a week or so. I'll buy some XL ones next time. Over the years I've found that the best way to save money on inks is to not buy a printer.
It's just activities to print out and colour in and puzzles etc, not the game. Most apps are things to print - the weather app is one of the few that runs on the LCD screen itself.
Techmoan ahh okay. Probably quite a nice novelty feature to show off (that's the only printer that I've actually found interesting haha) but I could imagine kids would soon use up all the link with the apps!
I had it's predecessor, the HP Envy 100. Yeah, people would come over and be like, "what the hell is _that_ thing..?" Cool machine. Too bad Windows 10 didn't want to work with it. Also, some of those apps built in are obsolete and have been removed.
Techmoan I made that mistake, got a Kodak printer, ink was cheap, but printer was very bad, keeps going to sleep and you have to go and push the button, which is no good for a wireless, so replaced with an Epson that works like a charm :)
Now that I think about it, the one thing that I'd want from a new printer is that it's able to last longer than 3 months before it starts to falsely claim the cartridges are faulty.
I just bought this bad boy from my work today on clearance for only $70!! Had to go through the setup for awhile, been about 7 years since I've last bought a printer. To everyone who is complaining about ink, and cost of ink, get in line. Ink is and always will be the achilles heel to printers. If it REALLY bothers you, wait for a deal at your local Office Depot, Staples, or Best Buy and jump on a printer trade in promo and sign up for Instant Ink with HP when buying a new HP printer, its a similar system to Dollar Shave Club, and you save A LOT more money. In all, LOVE this printer so far, after performing a "ink cartridge clean" the quality of the prints are outstanding. Prints HORRIBLY slow from USB/SD Cards, but apart from that its a great machine.
The "feature" I don't care for on my new HP WiFi printer is that anytime my computer is on, I must also have the printer turned on, even if I do not plan on printing anything. With the printer Off, the computer constantly searches for the printer. It took me a while to figure out why my computer was always busy. Even though the printer sleeps, it consumes electricity needlessly. See, I never mentioned ink! ;-)
Your set-up must be a little bit different to mine, I find it only looks for the printer when I press print - this is in OSX. This is also the first wireless printer (out of two I've had) where it doesn't needs a reboot every few days when it loses the network connection (not since I bought it a few weeks ago anyway). Thanks for avoiding any consumable chat - ink costs is quite possibly the dullest thing in the word to try and have a discussion about. I had to fend a dullard off in Costco who wanted to strike up a conversation about ink when I was looking at the printers on the shelf....what's wrong with these people, if you can't afford the ink, don't get the printer - end of.
Just FYI: The cartridges that you get in the box that come with the printer are not actually full size normal cartridges, but sample ones. They have about 1/3 the ink stored in them as opposed to a regular cartridge. That's not to mention the XLs.
Edit: I worked at Staples for a time, and always mentioned this to customers so they didn't have any false expectations.
New ones dry up just as fast. All garbage.
@@roberthayes6329 they gotta nickle and dime people I guess. printers arent used nearly as much by regular consumers even comparing to 10 years ago. why print out a map or a coupon when they are all on phones now.
That automatic newspaper printing is like something out of a 60s sci-fi story. Awesome review by the way!
Did i just watch, and enjoy, a video about a printer?
I doubt it, I'm pretty sure that's not possible.
Techmoan
yeah we did lol great job Techmoan !!! :)
+Techmoan as always, fantastic job!
Yeah...that's techmoans superpower...making super boring things super interesting... Kinda like Jesus...making water into wine *lol*
Yes
"hang on mom, playin angry birds on the printer"
hahahahahahahahahahaaaa
The only thing that worries me about this printer is all the moving parts. Generally the more moving parts, the more things to break down. I counted at least 3 items that didn't need to be motorized: the paper tray, the touch screen panel and the printed pages output tray. Of course, it does add to the "coolness" factor. :)
Well, for the third time in two years, I've purchased something as a result of this channel. This really is a gorgeous device, and I'm loving the fact that you don't need to walk across the room to prepare it for printing, or that the top sheet of paper can't get dusty and print poorly if the printer has been idle for a while. The only thing I really don't like about it, is the fact that the heavy glass scanner lid does not have a damped hinge. But apart from that, nice find Matt.
Good to see that HP haven't abandoned the cartridges with the printing head built in for standard printers, having the head clog up is something that has put me off Epsons for life. See-through scanner is a nice novelty.
2021 and I'm still using my Envy 120 printer. I just love the way it looks. I'll probably keep using it until it dies.
Are the apps on it still supported?
its 2016, i watched this video 3 years ago now i am still fascinated and envy about your printer!
still got this printer nothing comes close to it in looks ,fits in my hi fi unit
I made the move to Laser printers a couple of years ago and never looked back, nice review though.
Wow. I still have my HP and Kodak printer from 10 years ago and still running perfect. I bought them in 2007 and use to do alot of photo printing, now I just print documents.
"If you buy this get a trolley." This the advice I came for. Best RUclips channel. Brilliant.
yeah hehe it is a bit heavy but im not expecting to carry around with me! (probally because its extremly well made!)
It's been a long time since I've purchased a new printer but a couple of notes (based on my preferences and usage)
1. Favorite printers have been HP PSC models. Front loading and ejection (space saving), squareish design. I have gotten them at goodwill.
2. I like the double sided. Saves a lot of work when reproducing printed works (manuals, instructions, etc)
3. I don't like the paper loading system. I print a lot of stuff on the blank backs of used paper (i.e. one at a time). It seems that the feed system would be a pain in that case.
4. I would worry that the mechanized feeder system is an additional thing to break, making an otherwise good printer useless.
5. Writing this in 2022, it is probably no longer available.
I bought a smaller version to this a few years ago and it was the easiest install and use printer i ever bought (and had tested about 7 other printers before including 2 other hp ones)
I have this machine I am IN LOVE WITH IT
Yes, but will it blend?
Great review as always!
The top down scanner is a good idea. No more having to worry about dust and junk that gravity could suck into it to disturb your scans.
Wanted to share that I liked the "old," full length spinny machine start up and shut down intro and outro. What's the name of that spinny machine anyways?
The old intro was taking too long, and looking a bit tired, although I preferred the leisurely pace. It's a old Philips Reel To Reel tape machine with a slight modification.
I bought the Epson WF-3520 last year new off of ebay for £90 delivered, it has a lot more functions than this one (no apps though) and a full replacement for the four ink cartridges cost only £2.50 off ebay too! Third party cartridges obviously. I've never had a problem with it and I think it's a great buy -could you review it? People might be interested in a more 'cost effective' printer. Awesome reviews!
How does the saying goes? Something like:
Bic pen: ink in plastic, 50 cents
Printer cartridge: ink in plastic, 50 dollars
Clever idea to have a glass lid & the scanner on top, so you can see exactly what you're scanning before you scan it.
I got one of these second hand for around 95 USD. One of the best wireless printers I've used. I like that I can create an email exclusive to my printer, send a pdf to that email and it will print. My one complaint is the auto sliding drawer. I wish that there was a dedicated button on the front to open the drawer. The scanner is super quick and the scan can be sent to multiple emails at once.
Great review, make sure tot properly protect the printer as it's easy enough tot hack these things, especially with feautures like memory, which keep previous scans in there which can pose a problem when scanning your ID for instance.
I really liked this printer until the ink leaked out inside and the touchscreen stopped responding just weeks after the warranty expired. I wonder if Matt's printer is still working.
You know it drives me nuts how many electronic devices need an update right out of the box thee days. As for the printer all in one in the video it's more than what i'd require as i very rarely need to print anything
IKEA never goes wrong. Thanks for your "first" post in your style!
Very nice printer! Although I wouldn't touch and inkjet again with a barge pole: the ink eventually dries up and clogs the heads, causing rubbish prints. It's laser for me from now on.
+ncdv47 I was told that if you use genuine inks they don't dry up, it's the cheaper compatible inks do. I thought this was marketing nonsense, but I found it to be true. I only print on this printer every few weeks and never had any issues with clogged heads or dry inks. In the past I used cheaper inks on previous printers and had lots of problems.
+Techmoan I don't disagree. I suspect it really depends on how long you leave the printer idle for. I only used genuine Epson ink in my previous photo printer. After 6 months of non-use, the heads were clogged and causing nasty streaks and voids on the output. After wasting copious amounts of expensive ink to unsuccessfully flush the heads, I reluctantly binned the printer. :-(
+ncdv47 fair enough. Lasers weren't any use for photos though the last time I was looking into this, I bought a dye sublimation printer for printing stills, very impressive results and work out cheaper than ink jets.
Even electrostatic printing can be compact, by using LEDs instead of lasers. Yes, LED printing quality is worse than laser but Xerox a few years ago went ahead and reinvented the LED printhead. The result is a 1200 x 2400 dpi image that looks better than an average laser. Not only that, but to make the LED printhead even better, the printhead is driven by DELCIS, which in turn is driven by IReCT, MACS and IE.
Sounds VERY complicated but this technology is so good it is even used in Xerox copiers.
ricoh geljet is a nice option.
6:17 I am in the U.S and I have done that.
incredible for 2013 standards!! not even today you can get a printer like this!!!
Not sure if I like the motorised mechanisms. Very gimmicky. Motorised moving parts are more prone to it failing at some point.
I see this is from 4 years ago. Have you thought of upgrading to a solid ink printer? Around April 2017 you could get a color solid ink printer for about $500-$550.00 with all four inks included.
why is there a Tin-Tin app on a printer? I dont care but now I must have it
Funny funny funny, loved the size of the font you used for the buy ink reminder and the tiny one for the wasting of paper joke, and then shock drop :-) proper silly, thanks for making me smile
I'm glad you got the gag. I was beginning to think that it was too subtle, it's one of the favourite bits I've done.
Things changed alot since is bought mine in 2006 :D
Very informative video.Thank you !
I bought Canon iP7250 - has 1 extra feature = direct CD print... And it has 2 trays for paper - one for normal, second for photo 6x4" or 5x7". All paprer/ink input/output at front of machine. But two negatives: 1.No scanner, 2.Every startup = head cleaning (takes about 2 mins before i'ts ready for print.
I just got this printer.. It looks great. I like the print jobs.. but.. It can not copy from thick books. Being a musician, I always copying music for jobs. The manual says I can take off the glass top but it does not tell you how to do that. This makes the printer rather useless for me. I read someone broke theirs off to copy their thick text books.. but I really don't want to break mine. Any help is appreciated!
+Jean Munro As the scanner is build into the lid, I do not think the lid is customer removeable at all. I might be wrong, never owned this Envy.
The manual says to print from thick books. That the lid can be removed
With the scanner inside the part that needs to be removed... sounds challenging. Most manuals are copy & paste nowadays. Might be it was possible on older Envys? You might ask other owners in the HP support forum, I'm sure they can answer this for sure. :o) h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Scanning-Faxing-and-Copying/bd-p/Scan
+Dunkelheit667 I did put the question in the forum and have not had any replies. :(
The back of the lid where the hinges are lifts up for thicker scanning...It doesn't come off
Does this printer take cartriges that have had inked refilled? I have an epson and it keeps giving me problems. Keeps saying ink is not Epson ink. Mine is also loud. How loud is this one?
Thanks. Really thorough and pleasant review. I'm sold.
The old all in one printers could use compatible print cartridges I have some left from an old HP printer which gave up but cannot use them on my HP ENVY 4507 a lower model than yours, yet it still knows theyr"re not genuine HP
looks pretty good. A bit worried about all the extra mechanical parts though.
So, going on 4 years, still got this? And is it working perfectly ?
Great review as usual Matt. I couldn't imagine myself watching a printer review but as it's you doing it...... Lol
after a couple of years with moderate usage the flat ribbon cable that connects the moving front to the main body breaks - great design to put it into the trash.....
How many 15x10cm prints of photographs I can have on 15ml black ink? I had absolutely new black ink and it run out after few pictures. Yellow run out during printing one pic (in the middle) and black was just gone I don't know when. My printer is printing now all in blue. Is this possible? If yes then thanks for such printer :I
As I watched this video I was thinking "geez, everything has apps in it nowadays" when you said that same thing. Its an impressive looking piece of kit and I do like the small footprint. Front loading of everything is a real bonus, imo. Like you, I print very little but I still need to print some things and for me WiFi is too convenient to be without. Great video as usual, Mat. btw, I see your troll has returned on the last few vids. Congrats! ;) Cheers, b.
I've found that because I print only occasionally, printers that stand the paper up at the back just get full of dust and the paper warps over time. I'm much happier with this set-up where everything sealed off when it's not in use. As I get older I'm getting more mellowed out, so trolls don't even register any more.
Everything has apps... and Angry Birds.
Still have it but the programs no longer work, seems like no new apps are being published either anymore so apart from this still perfect functioning printer it seems like HP anyway wants me to purchase a new printer again.
Envy x 1000. But cost of inks are a factor when you're a grand-dad taking loads of photos. The old Canon ip4300 (with a home-made overflow tank) gives perfect glossies and generic ink at $15 per year will do me. 10/10 for your video mate.
I think they discontinued the apps. They did on mine I think
They did. It was OK when the printables still existed.
First, I didn't know you actually had Costco in England. Those cartridges don't look too hefty... I don't think they will last too long, and that's where the money will be swallowed up. It is interesting from the tech/novelty aspect and I hope none of those solenoids and motors go bad on you. It reminds me more of a modern DVD car radio than a printer. But can it scan butts / bottoms at office parties easily, and accurately? That's the true test of a good scanner/printer.
I still have a Cannon Mp140 from 2009, looks about 20 years old compared to yours Techmoan!!!!
Very nice printer this. very fancie indeed
I could see someone pull a prank on a friend or family member with this thing. Find a reason to leave the room (or house) for a moment and leave them there then send a creepy email through the printer and fool them into believing that it printed the message all by itself.
This is a classic prank over office networks, played on the not-so-tech-savvy.
Why don't you have a regular slot on something like the bbc's Click? Really like this channel,thank you.
I'd happily do TV...I don't think they need me though.
Is it easy to broadcast things on TV? If so, how?
The last Epson 'Workforce' I had would not print black when ANY color cartridge went bad/empty. GREED design/engineering. Replaced it with a Brother DCP-7065DN Laser all in one. Check for this situation before buying any printer.
Well done. I found your review as I am considering buying t and you confirmed what I could not find out anywhere else, that is that the paper tray is internal (although you don't actually say that). I say well done as you review was fast :-) not the usual rubbish where they say 'open box, it's got tape to keep it closed' and then take 2 mins to do what you did in 15 secs.. based on this I would look at other reviews you do. Thanks.
I got my canon mg4160 brand new for 12 dollars. A once off deal. Unfortunately its now going to cost 40 dollars for a replacement ink cartridge.
Nice, quality review. Lol, I just searched "hp envy" bcuz I was bored and saw this. Again, very high quality vids, you got my sub.
Techno man, your reviews are the quite entertaining.
Tech moan
Had mine for many years! I love it but tonight I may have messed up! I was printing on a half sheet of printable vinyl when the backing spit out and the printable vinyl is stuck halfway through. I cannot pull it either way as it is stuck good. Anyone have any idea how I can get this out?
hey.... question: u did not say about it: WLAN -> 2.4 Ghz only or it can also "see" 5Ghz?
I'm running a dual 2.4/5ghz network - so I'm not sure.
I print very infrequently... Like 50 sheets a year. And I find the ink ones never have ink available when I want because they dry out. So I use a laser printer. Have yet to replace the toner.
Though it's annoying it's so big. It's an all in one mono laser with a flatbed.
The only compact ones i have seen are ones that only print. The scanner is just too useful to not have
I like the envy but it's a bit to much for an inkjet for my tastes
I bought a Brother MFC 4510 wifi that does most things printers do and one night it started up on its own which puzzled me so i went to see what it was doing , It cleans itself how cool is that then :-)
Interesting video. I wonder how easy it is to get a paper jam out though.
I just checked the video about 'how to clear a paper jam' on the printer. It appears there is a bit that lifts out of the back and lets you remove the paper. I just tried it and it seems easy enough to get in and out.
Interesting but ink is a non-starter for me. A toner-based laser printer is what I need. Also needed to print double-sided, because I’m cheap, and colour wasn’t a priority, because that’s not the sort of thing I print. Lastly I decided I wanted a wi-fi network printer, first so I can print straight from the iPhone if I want, second so I could stow it away downstairs in some spare space in the laundry room, so I’m not constantly tripping over it yet I know where the prints are generated. I wound up with the Brother DCP-7065DN for about $100. Cheap, cheerful, top notch printing, and literally nothing to ‘moan’ about!
Nice printer. Although how many people will put the paper on the scanner the wrong way up the first time 👍
How happens if you put a non branded cartridge in it? Does it not allow you to print or do you just get a warning or something?
If its the former then that sucks. I rarely use a printer any more but I used to buy un-branded ink at half the price of the branded ones and they were totally fine. Branded ink is a total rip off.
Also....looks like a lot of motorised parts on that printer. Hope it's built to last.
Thanks for review, Matt - this turns out to be third device I buy after watching Your reviews! :)
Really like this printer (or I should say - home improvement decoration that occasionally prints or scans something?). Mechanical motorised parts (trays, forn panel) could be bit more solid, but I think that without heavy usage it will las few years just well.
Always good to know that I'm spending other people's money as recklessly as I spend my own.
@@Techmoan Just a quick heads up - it's been over 8 years (and some 5 or 6 cartridge replacements) but this printer is still holding up quite well. There has been some slight misalignment of the print carrige (barely visible small offsets between the printed lines), but otherwise it's still kicking. Granted, it's not being used more than a few times a month all these years, but I'm still surprised that it hasn't given up a ghost after all this time (and, given the crazy printer and ink shortages that are happening for the last two years, I'm kind of happy that it hasn't died yet). Happy to see that you yourself haven't let out ghost either. :) Cheers, ol' chap!
Techmon I enjoyed your shows
Great video. I'm in the market for a new printer since I left my old Epson PX710W with my parents when I moved out. I loved that printer for the same reasons and requirements as you. This one actually looks like a quality product despite the fact that it is an HP. Pretty much every product from HP I've ever owned just randomly dies after a short time, so they have been banned from my household since like 2002. But its been over 10 years so maybe they have done something about that shit quality on their consumer grade hardware.. And HP ink is so much easier to get then Epson ink, so I might just give this printer a chance.
You just earned another happy subscriber :)
Does this printer also refuse to print in black, when the color cartridge is out of ink?
I currently have an HP printer. The color cartridge is empty now and that god damn machine simply won't do anything anymore, except complaining about that cartridge. I don't print a lot, and I never print in color, so I refuse to buy a new color cartridge. And decided to throw away the machine.
Please tell me the Envy 120 can print in black even if there's no color cartridge inside...
I can't answer your question but I can say that I have an HP printer that allowed me to print in color black when the black cartridge ran out.
This printer is nice but its all automated and being an HP means that this printer will probably break down soon. I have a Canon Pixma MG 7120, it is an amazing printer, Ive had it for 5 years? Not one issue, 6 ink carts, it prints amazing quality, best I've ever seen for this price. Just saying.
Awesome review! Awesome printer!
wow, this printer is amazing and so cool! but the price per printed paper will probably be high
Only mat would go into a Costco and not get a cart. Bravo, bravo
The email address feature is like a fax!
And I just gave up ink jet printing and purchased a laser printer this week. I have for ink jets that were purchased over the last 10 years in my store room, and so many cartridges that the HP printer settings refuse to recognize as genuine. Good bye to liquid inks...
Love the outro, now maybe reverse it for the intro so it flys into the frame from space? Intro still looks good but just an idea!
Don't get HP printers. My Photosmart Plus was using up ink at a phenomenal rate(about 15 pages per cartridge, that's it) so I called up HP. I unfortunately had it for 13 months and missed the 1 year warranty. They refused to do anything other than a $20 discount on the next model HP printer. I had probably wasted about $80 of black and color ink. What would make me want to get another HP product at that point?
People keep complaining about ink cost while laser printer exists. For 50 bucks you can get enough toner to print 2500 pages (you can get it cheaper if you get them refilled at an authorized location instead of buying brand new cartridges).
looks good so far
Just curious; How's the ink levels like after this review?
I've been printing a lot of other things for the last few weeks - I'll probably need to pick up some new inks in a week or so. I'll buy some XL ones next time. Over the years I've found that the best way to save money on inks is to not buy a printer.
My list of requirements for a printer:
- print anything
- recharge ink cartridge
This printer is too mechanized. Way too many things to go wrong in the future.
AfroCuck isnt wrong.
*Afrocanuk*
That's a pretty nifty printer. Although I doubt the apps would be of advantage for me. What does the Angry Birds one do?
It's just activities to print out and colour in and puzzles etc, not the game. Most apps are things to print - the weather app is one of the few that runs on the LCD screen itself.
Techmoan ahh okay. Probably quite a nice novelty feature to show off (that's the only printer that I've actually found interesting haha) but I could imagine kids would soon use up all the link with the apps!
I had it's predecessor, the HP Envy 100. Yeah, people would come over and be like, "what the hell is _that_ thing..?" Cool machine. Too bad Windows 10 didn't want to work with it. Also, some of those apps built in are obsolete and have been removed.
Now that's a cool printer!
That video was different and exciting too, I really enjoyed watching it, thanks dude.
Pretty printer, get drawn in by that automated arm, I would be printing just for that :)
I'm glad someone gets it....thanks for not going on about ink costs too.
Techmoan I made that mistake, got a Kodak printer, ink was cheap, but printer was very bad, keeps going to sleep and you have to go and push the button, which is no good for a wireless, so replaced with an Epson that works like a charm :)
Great features. It's a shame the how much the ink costs.
is this printer only for mac??
Doubt it.
Nice table top!
Now that I think about it, the one thing that I'd want from a new printer is that it's able to last longer than 3 months before it starts to falsely claim the cartridges are faulty.
a very good review
very usefull
thanks
Does it have... netflix? I suppose that's not too far fetched, seeing as how the latest refrigerators have netflix apps.
Yeah, it prints out each frame of the video, and you make a flipbook out of it.
nice review techno
can it copy legal size documents
Did you know that Costco refills ink cartridges? for about 30 dollars
I just bought this bad boy from my work today on clearance for only $70!! Had to go through the setup for awhile, been about 7 years since I've last bought a printer. To everyone who is complaining about ink, and cost of ink, get in line. Ink is and always will be the achilles heel to printers. If it REALLY bothers you, wait for a deal at your local Office Depot, Staples, or Best Buy and jump on a printer trade in promo and sign up for Instant Ink with HP when buying a new HP printer, its a similar system to Dollar Shave Club, and you save A LOT more money.
In all, LOVE this printer so far, after performing a "ink cartridge clean" the quality of the prints are outstanding. Prints HORRIBLY slow from USB/SD Cards, but apart from that its a great machine.
Nice to see the USB insertion fail there, I could imagine doing another take if I had done that. :D
This was just a quick video...I'd normally re-shoot any things like that. The whole voiceover was done in two takes too.
excellent review. thank you
I wish your video had included a section on you wrestling with the printer when it jams.
I haven't had any problem with it jamming
Good for you... it will eventually...
I don't know...It's over 3 years old...I think it would have by now
Well good for you... fantastic... aren't you the lucky one...
The "feature" I don't care for on my new HP WiFi printer is that anytime my computer is on, I must also have the printer turned on, even if I do not plan on printing anything. With the printer Off, the computer constantly searches for the printer. It took me a while to figure out why my computer was always busy. Even though the printer sleeps, it consumes electricity needlessly. See, I never mentioned ink! ;-)
Your set-up must be a little bit different to mine, I find it only looks for the printer when I press print - this is in OSX. This is also the first wireless printer (out of two I've had) where it doesn't needs a reboot every few days when it loses the network connection (not since I bought it a few weeks ago anyway). Thanks for avoiding any consumable chat - ink costs is quite possibly the dullest thing in the word to try and have a discussion about. I had to fend a dullard off in Costco who wanted to strike up a conversation about ink when I was looking at the printers on the shelf....what's wrong with these people, if you can't afford the ink, don't get the printer - end of.