HP - OfficeJet Pro 8135 Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer, Scanner, Copier, AI-Enabled with 3 Months of Instant Ink - White

First Impressions: Unboxing and a Frustration-Free Setup Opening the box of the HP OfficeJet Pro 8135 is a refreshing experience. Everything is neatly packaged and organized, so you won’t find yourself wrestling with unnecessary plastic or confusing parts just to get started. Depending on whether you prefer using the smartphone app or your computer, you can expect to go from unboxing to printing in about 15 to 30 minutes. It’s clear that HP put some real thought into making the initial setup user-friendly. Once you're connected, the printer will automatically trigger firmware updates. While automated updates can sometimes feel intrusive, here they actually give you peace of mind, ensuring the machine stays secure and runs smoothly right out of the gate. Performance and Speed: Where It Shines If you print a lot of text documents, you’re going to love this machine. The HP OfficeJet Pro 8135 flies through black-and-white print jobs with impressive efficiency. Color printing does slow things down noticeably, but it still holds its own against other printers in this price range, so you won't be left waiting around. The print quality is sharp, thanks to a 1200x1200dpi resolution that delivers crisp text and clean, professional-looking documents. With a monthly duty cycle of up to 20,000 pages, this all-in-one is more than capable of handling a heavy, everyday workload. Plus, the 24-bit color depth and 256 grayscale levels mean your charts, graphics, and occasional photos will turn out remarkably vibrant and accurate. The Ink System: Making the Most of Cartridges The OfficeJet Pro 8135 uses a clean, four-cartridge system (Black, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow), meaning you only ever have to replace the specific color that runs out. One quick heads-up: the cartridges included in the box are "starter" ink supplies meant for setup and initial testing, so you'll want to buy replacements sooner rather than later. To save money in the long run, I highly recommend upgrading to the High-Yield (XL) black cartridge. Since standard office printing relies mostly on black text, opting for the XL size drastically extends your print capacity and cuts down on frustrating mid-job swap-outs. Scanning and Connectivity: A True All-In-One An automatic document feeder (ADF) is a must-have for any serious home office, and the one included here is a huge productivity booster. Instead of manually scanning pages one by one, you can stack your documents and let the machine do the heavy lifting. The digital copies come out clear, sharp, and easy to read. HP also nailed the connectivity options. It supports dual-band Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth Low Energy, and standard USB, meaning it will play nice with pretty much any home network or device setup. They’ve even included traditional fax ports for those who still need them. The Final Verdict The HP OfficeJet Pro 8135 is a solid, well-engineered machine tailored specifically for home office demands. It packs printing, scanning, and copying into a relatively compact footprint that won't swallow up your desk space. The PC app and drivers are reliable, so you can just hit print and go without constantly messing with the settings. If you’re looking for a dependable, everyday workhorse for your business or remote work setup, this one is an excellent choice.

Bottom line: this is a printer, from arguably the best printer company in the world. The features and performance are everything I would expect, but the build quality makes me think consumer tech rather than “pro” grade. Printers have been around for a long time, so they’re pretty mature as a product category. Not a lot of innovation. So I was pleasantly surprised to see that this printer came with an app that is really good. Not only did it help streamline the setup process, it also offers a suite of productivity features that I didn’t even know I wanted. For example, I can scan/print from my phone from anywhere in the world. Having this app could change the way I think about using a printer! GETTING STARTED Out of the box, there were plenty of bits of tape and cardboard to remove. I opened and closed the many, many doors and drawers to try to find them all. One piece of tape was nearly hidden and hard to remove, but I’m sure it served some important purpose for shipping. As I was doing this, I noticed that some of these moving parts seemed more delicate than I expected. For a “Pro” labeled product that I’d like to be able to use regularly in my home office environment, I’d expect it to feel a bit sturdier. I can imagine some of the thin plastic flaps and adjustments breaking if I’m not careful. I expect this kind of build quality in a cheap consumer-grade product, but not something marketed for professional/office use. When I scanned the “get started” QR code, the first thing I got was a request to share personal data for targeted ads. Is that really necessary, or can HP just let me learn how to use the printer? Even so, HP did not require me to make an account or disclose any onerous personal data before starting to use the printer. There’s an online setup guide (complete with a video showing how to read the guide), and there’s an app to streamline the configuration. Of course the app tried to upsell me on their ink subscription service, but it didn’t force me to sign up for anything. OPERATION HP consistently makes high quality printers, and my first prints were no exception. It seems like it takes about 2 minutes to get ready (was it warming up? Cleaning the print heads?) before it will print anything, but after that prints are pretty quick. About 10 seconds to print a page of text. A color photocopy took about 15-20 seconds total (scanning and printing). Colors are slightly faded but very close: without seeing the original and copy side by side it’s hard to tell which is which. I didn’t test the fax feature since it’s not 1992, but hey, it can do fax! How about that! Probably the biggest issue for me is cost of operation. And that’s hard to judge until I’ve had the printer for a year or two. I’ve had printers in the past where ink would dry up in the cartridges, clog, or get streaks, requiring a replacement cartridge much more frequently than ideal. I really hope that’s not the case with this printer, but time will tell. My experience so far is that the cartridges seem to be of good quality, and I had no trouble installing them and aligning them out of the box. Hopefully they’ll hold up. Even in the best case, replacement HP ink is expensive. For this printer, the cost is estimated at 11c per page for black or 36c for color—just for ink alone. Of course the actual cost depends on the prints and on how often they need premature replacement (see above). HP offers an ink subscription service, too, which could theoretically be cheaper for some use cases. Unfortunately, HP has added DRM to lock the printer to new or refurbished HP ink cartridges, which means I’m pretty much stuck using HP-branded ink. So, using this printer is not exactly a budget-friendly proposition. Print quality: 5/5 Build quality: 4/5 Software quality: 5/5 Cost to print: 2/5

The HP OfficeJet Pro 8135 Wireless AI-Enabled All-in-One Inkjet Printer with 3 Months of Instant Ink is a sturdy and robust machine capable of printing 20,000 pages/month (but recommended to print no more than 800), designed for home office or small business use. I am finding that it is also great for a home printer. A bonus with this is that it comes with 3 months of FREE Instant Ink, if you want it. If you sign up for a plan, HP will automatically send ink when you have surpassed their pre-established page counts. If you sign up for a plan, you will estimate your monthly printed page count and choose the appropriate plan. After your initial 3 months, you will pay for the plan monthly, but they don't send the ink monthly - you will get ink when you've reached the page limit. This printer uses HP923 ink and comes with 4 "starter" cartridges. Once you download the HP app, you can easily do the printer setup. The app found the new printer quickly and joined my wifi without my even having to enter my wifi password. It has dual-band wifi so you don't have to search for the right band - it just connects. The 4 ink cartridges were very easy to install. As for the printer itself, it is an All In One printer - you can print, copy, scan and fax (fax only if you have a phone line, although you are able to send a fax via the app, but you are not able to receive faxes). I found the print quality to be surprisingly good. It is relatively quick to print with an estimated 20 pages/minute with black, and 10 pages/minute color. For my speed test, I printed 4 copies of a 2 sided full page text document from my iPhone in 1 minute and 20 seconds. So this does print fairly quickly but it is also rather noisy. HP knows this and that's why they have a "quiet mode" that you can schedule for certain hours of the day. It will print slower so that will cause it to be quieter. This printer has a 35 page auto document feeder (ADF) which works well for me and hasn't jammed at all. While you can print a 2 sided document, you cannot automatically copy/scan 2 sided documents. That is important to note and for me, I am disappointed I didn't get the model up (9125) that has that ability. I want to be able to stack and scan documents I need scanned whether they are one or two sided documents. This is not intended to be a photo printer, but I used it for that and the quality was good, though not great. You can use numerous sizes of paper, envelopes, etc. with this up to legal size - 8-1/2x14. You can print, but you cannot copy that large because the scanner bed is approx. 8-1/2x11. You can only have 1 type of paper loaded at a time in the 225 sheet capacity easy to access and load paper tray. You can print wirelessly via mobile printing, computer or USB. Yes, this includes a USB-A port. And this has a 2.7" color touchscreen which I really like. My last printer wasn't touch screen and that is such a hassle. This simplifies the changing of settings a great deal. Overall, I think this is a great printer. It is very solid and all aspects perform very well. It can't automatically copy/scan 2 sided documents, but that's not it's fault - this model wasn't built for that. The only deduction I have is the noise. This is a quality machine that I would highly recommend.

The HP Office Jet Pro 8135 All in one printer came packaged nicely. I have the HP Office Jet Pro 8135 to replace an older HP printer model 8035. Opening the box and connecting the printer to the computer was simple. The steps were - Scan QR code on printer to start the set up on the HP mobile app. Plug in the printer and set the language on the printer.. Select the region Install the paper and the ink. The required ink is included in the package. Install the HP app. I just opened the app as I already had it on my android phone and computer. I am using an ethernet connection to the printer. So setting up Wi-Fi was not necessary. The alignment page is printed as part of the printer set up. Place the printed alignment paper on the scanner glass. The page is scanned to determine if an alignment of the print heads is needed. The HP app will want the PIN located near the printer ink. You will want to write this down as you will need it again. Set up is complete. As I already had a printer in the HP app, you have a choice to add an additional printer to your Instant Ink account or replace the existing printer. I am replacing the existing printer. I kept my existing plan and any pages left over from this plan will roll over to my new printer. You can also add paper to your subscription if you like. My new replacement ink cartridges have already shipped. I opened the HP Smart app on my computer. I was asked to enter the printer PIN again. Make your privacy choices. I had to repeat the same steps on my computer HP Smart app as I did on my phone. Odd as I had already completed this step on my phone when scanning the QR code.. After this was completed. I see 3 months of Instant Ink available for the new printer. I ended up in a loop between the HP Smart computer app and the HP app on my phone. The steps kept on moving me from one app to the other. This was frustrating. I have printed pages and photos. I have scanned images. The Office Jet Pro is a great product after it is set up! In summary, I rate this HP OfficeJet Pro 8135 4 out of 5 stars. I am removing 1 star for the set up confusion. It is not as easy as it should be to remove the old printer and add the new printer. I finally have only one printer on my HP mobile app. I still had 2 printers on my computer HP Smart app. There is an option to HIDE one of the printers though if you right click on the old printer. There is a message to remove the printer from your HP account. I cannot find the printer under my HP account as I have removed it previously. However it still seems to think the old printer is there. Some of the issues are HP app related. Some are Windows related which is not HP’s fault. If this is your first and only HP printer, my guess is you will not have any of these issues.

I was really excited to unbox the HP OfficeJet Pro 8135 Wireless AI-Enabled All-in-One Inkjet Printer, and right from the start, I knew HP wanted this experience to be seamless because the packaging actually includes built-in handles to lift the machine right out of the box. I actually ended up with this model after my old printer died, which was pertly timed. Setting it up on my home Wi-Fi was completely effortless, providing a reliable wireless connection that links up smoothly to a laptop or iPad. Navigating the machine is done entirely through an intuitive, highly responsive, and easy-to-read LCD touchscreen that feels just like using a smartphone. The HP Smart app on iOS is really easy to use and set up as well, especially if you are a previous user. Installing the separate included ink cartridges was also incredibly simple, and I noticed that the slot for the black ink is physically wider than the standard cartridge, which is a great design choice since it leaves room for wider, high-capacity black cartridges down the road. Performance-wise, this is a printer powerhouse that prints quickly and efficiently, with a great 20 pages per minute for black and white text at a 600 dpi copy resolution, and a solid 10 pages per minute for color documents. I am really impressed with the actual printing experience; the professional print quality looks really good with zero smudges, streaks, or broken areas. I printed up my favorite work of art of the Great Wave, and it looks really amazing. I personally prefer using heavier 24lb paper because it looks great for any type of document, and this printer handles those thicker paper weights with ease. It is a true workhorse when it comes to paper management, boasting a hefty 225-sheet capacity tray so you aren't constantly refilling it, alongside a 35-sheet automatic document feeder at the top that handles multi-page scanning and copying stacks completely on its own. The input side is just as good, featuring a built-in optical scanner that reaches resolutions up to an impressive 1200x1200 dpi, ensuring that when you digitize important paperwork, you get incredible detail without a blurry mess. My only minor concern is that the standard ink cartridges are on the smaller side, which could be an issue if you run a home business and have high school kids who require a massive volume of daily printing. Thankfully, the printer comes with a bonus 3 months of free HP Instant Ink before they begin charging you. While the subscription tiers can get a bit pricey depending on your output, this "insta-print" service gives you total peace of mind by automatically sending you replacements before you even realize you're running low.