Customer Ratings & Reviews

quickly prints with good quality. Easy to connect wireless devices and computers.

compact and easy to use . copies and prints are very sharp. good quality

I like the printer, but connecting for wireless printing is still a problem. There are a lot of programs that HP offers and the set up can seem lengthly and complicated. The INK program is great and I'd recommend signing up for it--a definite savings and convenience. You can find out about it at Best Buy or online. Once I figure out how to get it all working with the wireless connection, I'll be much happier. If you have an old HP printer cord, KEEP IT! I'm using my old one to connect my laptop until the wireless set up works. The cords go for $25, so save your old one if you can.

If you’ve owned an HP printer before, this Envy has all the features and functionality you’ve come to expect from HP printers. Pros: Easy to setup, multiple ways to connect to device (computer, tablet etc), HP e-print, easy to use, ink subscription service, quiet mode, prints on both sides. Cons: Paper tray capacity (photo tray sits on top of letter tray), small LCD screen (thankfully it’s not needed for many things), no fax, no card readers, no automatic paper feeder. Setup: I was pleasantly surprised how easy the HP Envy 6255 was to setup. I thought I would have to perform the setup steps utilizing the small screen on the printer. Instead, I plugged in the new printer, went to "123.hp.com", connect to the printer’s wifi, I then selected my wifi SSID. The printer picked up the wifi password seamlessly. Pop in the 2 ink cartridges, run through the rest of the setup and you’re off and running. HP has an ink subscription service that it offers. This is the first time I’ve come across this program, the inkjet printer I purchased approximately 4 years ago didn’t offer this. The prices seem reasonable, the plans are $2.99 for 50 pages a month, $4.99 for 100 pages a month or $9.99 for 300 pages a month. According to HP this can save you $132-$792 a year compared to purchasing ink as you normally would. Your printer would order the ink automatically. Seems like a convenient feature to have, no more rushing out at 8:00PM to buy ink for a school project due the next morning! Printing: There are numerous ways to connect and print from the Envy: USB cable (old school), wireless via wifi, AirPrint (Apple devices), HP app (Android and iOS) and ePrint (email unique HP email address assigned to your printer from anywhere). You can also connect directly to the printer via Wifi direct and print without a router. HP e-Print: I want to share a great way to use the ePrint feature as I’m a big fan of it. As you know, ePrint allows you to send print jobs to the printer wherever you are simply by emailing it to your unique HP printer e-mail address. I use this for my elderly parents who are not tech savvy at all…they basically just mastered using the microwave oven! A typical call from my mom is “something happened to my computer, it’s not working…I didn’t do anything”. So this feature allows me to print whatever they may need from the comfort of my home 20 miles away. Scan: I was pleasantly surprised on the scanning app, I was able to use the app to initiate the scanner and the image appeared on my phone! I could save the image to my phone and email it. From the printer LCD screen, you can also scan it to your computer. Print quality: Of course all the features and apps wouldn’t matter if the print quality wasn’t good. I tested the printer by printing a few photos onto the included sample HP Advanced photo paper. The results were very good. I compared this to 2 other printers I have in the house, 1 a dedicated photo printer made by a camera company with 8 separate color cartridges and the other an HP 8600 Premium inkjet. Of the 3 printers, the picture from the Envy came out the closet to the picture on my phone. The photo from other 2 printers were bad, it probably needed some tweaking, I normally print to the large photo printer using Lightroom and I don’t normally use the 8600 for photos. The HP app does not allow for exposure correction or color adjustments before printing, you would need to make your edits in another program before printing with HP Smart. I also printed out a few maps for hiking trails for an upcoming trip. The print is crisp and sharp, the map detailed, just like the PDF I printed from. Conclusion: Overall, I really like this printer. The print quality is excellent, if you are looking for a new printer, you should definitely look into the Envy 6255. There are some features missing as noted on the “Cons” list, but these may not be important to everyone. For this price, this printer offers a lot of features and performance in a relatively small footprint.

Bought 2. On WiFi so access is remote for cellphone and laptop.

Very disappointed considering a lot of people put very high ratings on this printer. I wasted half of my ink on cleaning the print head and test photos that still came out terrible. I bought this printer for my wife and she tried printing photos but the colors were not coming out right at all no matter how many times we cleaned the print head. We looked up every way possible to fix the issue but nothing worked. We gave up on the photo printer and decided to use it for a regular printer instead but that didn’t work well either she tried printing out logos and the pink was coming out somewhat okay (can’t really tell in the photo) but any other color especially blue would not work at all. It kept having streaks. When she would clean the print head the tests would come out flawless but printing out images would not work.

This printer has been one headache after another. My print jobs rarely connect, especially from my laptop, to the point where I end up emailing things to myself, so that I can print from my phone. The print jobs stop abruptly, leaving 2/3 of the page blank (see photo). Other times, the page is filled with streaks (see photo). Multi-page documents print with the last pages coming first. The printer jams frequently, especially if I try to print double-sided. Just today, the printer started printing something I had sent to it weeks ago. A total mess on software and hardware. Will be seeking to return it.

I like the functionality of this printer. Very easy install with a phone app. All my Windows 10 PC's found the printer easily. I was up and running in approx. 20 minutes. The first thing I Printed was a photo from Face Book. It printed a beautiful 8.5 X 11 borderless photo. I have yet to discover all the features, but the features I have used so far work well. The cartridges installed easily. HP also offers a 3 month free start up on the ink refill program up to 300 pages per month printing at no charge when you sign up. After that you will be billed according to the plan you choose, then pay for extra sheets printed if you go over your plan amount. I have used this program on my 5530 and currently have the $4.99 option for 100 pages per month. (It is a very wise program and works well)The touch screen size is a bit too small and monochrome. This printer is more bulkier than my other current HP Envy 5530 which has also been a very reliable printer. I do prefer the 5530 appearance more so, it is more appealing in appearance, however, the 6255 definitely out performs the 5530 in speed and quality. The 6255 Does not have an SD card slot which I used quite often on the 5530. (disappointing) The Copy and scan functions worked good and quite fast.

This printer does an excellent job of guiding you through the setup process with the HP Smart app. It gives videos for each step, and makes the whole process extremely simple. It also has a nice feature that allows you to have both regular paper and photo paper (4x6) in the tray at the same time, so you don't have to mess with switching, you can just select the tray you wish to print to. Very convenient. Colors looked accurate, and the printing was pretty fast. The ink cartridges do look fairly small. I'm curious to see how many prints I can get before they run out. Replacement cartridges seem to be about the going rate, and if you do a lot of printing, HP offers a subscription service that's pretty reasonable. Pros: Good color reproduction, fast printing, dual trays, easy setup Cons: Cartridge life may be a concern, but so far, all is well.

This printer prints nice graphics but my main reason to buy was a scanner that scans directly to a PDF file. This printer does scan multiple pages to a single PDF but the easiest way to do it is through an app for your phone which you must have a connection through wi-fi. It is a little weird operating your printer through your phone but it does do a nice job and it is very easy to print documents from your phone.

Replaced my old Lexmark with this HP Envy copier. What a huge improvement. Copies and print jobs are much clearer and the ink is evenly distributed on the paper. I really like the digital display menu on the front. Makes it so easy to use, choose ink color (black or color), and shutdown. Paper is easy to load. I also took advantage of the EZ ink option, which sends out ink cartridges as needed, for a reasonable amount of money. No need to run around trying to find the right ink cartridges. Overall, very happy with this printer.

Having had several HP printers in the past, I had chosen another brand that I'd researched online before going to my local Best Buy store to actually purchase it. I spoke to a very cordial, knowledgeable sales associate there and after discussing my needs and having had favorable past experiences with HP, my most recent having been an All-in One, he recommended this particular printer- the HP - Envy Photo 6255 Wireless All-in One. He thoroughly detailed all the features and I opted to buy it. I am so very happy with this HP model. It is very user friendly, was a snap to set up and prints and copies beautifully. The quality of the printing is excellent. Photos have been great. I do always use a high quality HP photo paper. I had it connected to all my wireless devices in a very short time, including 2 computers, an iPhone and iPad. I have not as yet scanned, but feel quite confident I will be pleased. I highly recommend this printer.

Setup was easy and problem-free for a non-techy household. Everything seems to work as advertised. Photo quality is good and it is nice to have a separate tray for photo paper. Wireless connectivity is good. Did not get the auto ink refill option and the jury is out on the double cartridge system.

So far so good. No problems getting set up, print speed and quality are good, works fine from Apple laptop, iPhone and iPad. Have always purchased HP printers and not disappointed in this one. Having just two ink cartridges is different. We'll see how long they last! Did not do the Instant Ink option.

It works well and is very easy to set up. Works fast, reasonably quiet, and delivers great quality. I've had it for almost a year and I haven't had a single problem. The only issue I have with this model printer; is that the ink runs out pretty quickly, so if you are printing often, like many pages on a daily basis, you might want to choose a different model, or prepare to refill the ink twice a month or a minimum of each month. I only print out say, 26 pages a month, so my ink lasts a little over a month and a half.

This printer is great. It works efficiently from any device . It was very easy to set up and linked up easily with all our devices. Love that it is compact and fots nicely in a small space. Great Value and trusted company

Really good printer for the price we paid while on sale. Easy set up and the ability to print over WiFi is very easy to use. Once the app was installed on my iPhone it was easy to print from any app within the iPhone. I was also impressed with the printing on photo paper that came with the printer. It is a bit bulky, but that is to be expected with all in one printers. Definitely happy with the purchase and would recommend!

This printer was $50 off on sale so definitely worth trying as a replacement for a similar HP wireless printer that performed well and lasted about 4 years. This printer is fairly quick and quality is good for basic printing. The screen is black and white, and it can be a little challenging to work with due to the small size, for example, when changing settings on the copy function. I have not tried it with photos, but expect the quality to be sufficient for basic photo printing as well. Connecting it to home wireless was easy and only took a few minutes. I did the basic install and bypassed the Ink Ready feature. That feature might save money for some and I can see the advantage, but I personally prefer not to be tied into process like that so was happy with the install that enables you to opt out fairly easily. All in all, I like HP printing products in general and find this to be a very good printer at this price point. I would recommend it to those looking for good quality home printing and easy wireless setup.

This is my second HP All-In-One Printer. My first one lasted over 12 years. It was still printing, but had started to make a noise when printing. I figured it was time to upgrade while this one was on sale. This printer is great and was very easy to set up. I set it up to work thru wifi and have had no problems.

So far so good it prints nice and can print both sides without removing the paper. I like being able to print from my other devices using wifi.