Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great printer! Easy setup and quality printing. Would def recommend.

Works well had no issues out of the box Serves my needs

Works great. Easy to set up. Got it on sale, so even better.

Great product and seamless delivery. Would highly recommend.

After setting up countless printers over my IT career, I've learned that the "perfect" printer doesn't exist - it's all about finding the right fit for your specific needs. The HP Envy 6165e caught my attention with its sleek design and aggressive pricing, but there's more to this story than meets the eye. Right out of the box, I was impressed by the 6165e's modern aesthetic. This isn't your typical boxy printer. HP squashed it down into a low-profile design that actually looks decent sitting on a shelf. The white and cream color scheme beats the usual office-gray monotony, and at just 5.4 inches tall, it'll slip under most cabinets. Setup was refreshingly straightforward. The HP Smart app walked me through the process without the usual headaches, and the 2.4-inch touchscreen actually responds when you tap it (revolutionary, I know). The self-healing Wi-Fi feature HP touts? It's not just marketing fluff - this thing reconnected itself after I deliberately reset my router to test it. What struck me most during testing was the print quality. Documents come out crisp with deep blacks that don't smudge, thanks to HP's pigment-based black ink. Color prints pop nicely too, though I noticed photos tend to be over-brightened - great for Instagram-worthy snapshots, less ideal if you're trying to match on-screen colors exactly. The automatic duplex printing works smoothly, and HP's trick of letting you print on the back of photos for custom cards is genuinely clever. Print speeds, however, tell a different story. At 10 pages per minute for black text, you'll be waiting around if you're printing that 30-page report. Here's where things get interesting. The 6165e uses HP's traditional two-cartridge system - one black, one tri-color. In plain English, this means when your cyan runs out, you're replacing the entire color cartridge even if yellow and magenta are still half full. The page yields are... optimistic at best. HP claims about 160 black pages and 120 color pages per cartridge set. In my testing with typical mixed documents, I was reaching for replacements sooner than expected. This is clearly a printer designed with HP's Instant Ink subscription in mind - they even throw in 6 months free to hook you. Looking for a reliable everyday printer that won't break the bank upfront? The 6165e delivers, especially at its current price point. It's perfect for families printing homework, occasional photos, and the odd Amazon return label. The compact design and solid wireless features make it apartment-friendly, and if you subscribe to Instant Ink, the running costs become much more manageable. Small businesses or anyone printing more than 50 pages a week should probably look for an upgraded model. Bottom line: The HP Envy 6165e is a well-designed home printer that does exactly what HP intended: gets you in the door with attractive hardware, then keeps you coming back for ink. If you're okay with that relationship and print light to moderately, it's actually a solid choice. The print quality impresses, the setup is painless, and it looks good doing it. Just go in with eyes open about those ongoing ink costs, and strongly consider that Instant Ink subscription if you want to avoid sticker shock at the cartridge counter.

A little hard to set up took about 90 minutes. After that everything worked great.

The printer works very well. Gives clear copies. For the price I paid especially.

Excellent printer all in one , and easy to install

Love my printer so far and the Ink supply enrollment is great also

Nice printer for the price It seems like it might break easily if you’re not careful

I am very pleased with this printer. Highly recommend.

From out of the box it wouldn’t setup. I own 2 other HP printers so I already have the app & know how to use it. I kept getting on the app cannot finish setting up, try again later. I even went into the printer itself and updated the firmware and it still wouldn’t connect. Calling support & getting someone to speak to was a task. Support told me not to use the app and to set it up through the computer, which took about a half hour with them going through it. After finishing getting to work on the computer & on iPads & phone. App still said failed to connect but support said just don’t use it, so it was now useless for this printer. The next day I couldn’t print from laptop. Did the troubleshooting shooting but nothing. Then had a low pitch connect noise coming from it. Also very loud when printing. Returned it & got a Canon instead.

Great product, good service, great addition to the home office.

The HP brand has a bad rep and after this experience I see why. This printer is not compatible with IPhones. Stay away. The Hp app will do you no good. I had to purchase a third party app and that didn’t even work. After about two hours of frustration I packed this up to return. The next day I tried something I saw on YouTube—I checked to see if my VPN was enabled on my phone. It was. I disabled and then the third party app (not the HP app) was able to detect printer. This is not worth the headache. For the price why can’t this be a simple Bluetooth connection??

This cute thing has been so convenient and the price was right

Great little printer. Was easy to set up and came with instant ink

I really Like this printer and the ease to install.

Good value printer for light printing at home or school

Once you get all the downloads installed it works great.

Good printer for the price you get what you pay for