Customer Ratings & Reviews

I previously had another HP printer and loved it. Unfortunately after years it died so I had to get a new one. The first one I bought crashed and would even let me set it up, so I exchanged it. The second one worked, but it's very loud and sometimes sounds like the gears are grinding. I would've returned this one too but I'm a grad student and just don't have them time and energy to deal with it. I just need something to print and scan. The only nice feature is the double-sided printing. I know printers make noise but they shouldn't be this loud and sound like there is something wrong. I've been a HP user for over a decade for all my computer needs, but when I replace this printer in the future, I'll probably look at another brand.

Difficult to set up with wireless. Must go online for instructions

I'm not qualified to send you a review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It doesn’t communicate well with my laptop (also HP) or my iPhone.

My last HP printer frustrated me to no end so I replaced it with this shiny new printer. OK, so it is not technically shiny but more of a flat black, more resistant to fingerprints. Setup was kind of easy, although it keeps prompting you to setup via the HP app you do not need to. I actually downloaded it an immediately stopped when it requested location info and push notifications. Why do I need to receive push notifications to setup a printer? So I figured out I could cancel installation on the printer display and there was a slightly hidden "manual setup" option. This let me load the ink and setup my network right on the printer. I then loaded the paper into the tray without an issue. I then decided to try and print a photo right from my phone. I opened the paper tray yet again to load the photo paper but the paper trays did not go in so easy. They actually felt like something was blocking them but the "paper tray open" message went away so I figured maybe that was as far as it goes. So I then attempted to print my photo. The printer immediately made a bad sound and a paper jam error message comes on. A piece of paper got stuck since the tray was not fully closed. I then had to disassemble the inside to push the paper out then reach my hand in underneath to pull the paper out. I then realized that the power cord had actually entered the exposed back and inside of the printer not allowing the tray to close. Uggghh! Closed it all back up and tried to allow the photo to proceed. No luck. The paper jam had caused an error that completely locked up the printing process and froze.I had to unplug the printer and restart my phone (phone notification would not go away either). This was kind of good because it also allowed me to train the power cord in the back to make sure that it could not enter the back of the printer again. I then was finally able to print a single photo. It was not bad actually, the photo came out great. The regular printed pages on 8.5x11 were very smooth too. The one thing I noticed right away was how small the ink cartridges were. My last HP printer had huge XL size cartridges and they didn't seem to last very long so I can imagine what this thing will do. I can't help but see a correlation between the cartridges getting smaller and the new auto refill ink program HP offers where the printer automatically orders new ink for you when it's low. Hmmm. Not a bad overall printer, but just too many familiar issues that I have experienced with every other HP printer I have ever owned (4 total).

Do not like the home touch screen hard to understand simbul

Purchased 1/30/20 and found out the warranty expired 2/22/20. Still trying to get that straightened out. Took over an hour for HP to get the wireless to work. I've had at least 5 HP printers and the last 2 HP had to get them to work wireless.

Color cartridges run out very quick so bad printer

All of my attempts to use this printer wirelessly with a Chromebook failed since it was not cloud ready. And if a printer is not cloud-ready, the wireless use instructions HP offers are not relevant to use with a Chromebook. I ended up exchanging it for an Epson.

HP ENVY Photo 6255 All-in-One Printer is a fantastic printer that affordable and give you all the features you are looking for. I was surprised at what you get and all the basics are here to fulfill all the needs of a modern home. The design is nice coming out slimmer then HP's previous printers. There is also a touchscreen to use all the features right from the printer. Set up is easy not wasting your time. Once set up you are ready to go. The HP ENVY Photo 6255 All-in-One Printer does come with Wifi and Bluetooth smart making it extremely useful for smartphones. Using iOS all I have to do is hit the airprint and the printer easy print out my documents or shipping labels I need. You can scan / copy / print / and Fax all from this awesome printer. HP Smart app is also easy to use but you don't need it to use the printer but more features are on the app itself. The printer does high quality photos but that shouldn't be a surprise, HP printers have been among the best in the past. If you don't feel like going out to find the ink HP have a service called "Instant Ink" where you can have in delivered to your doorstep and the service is nice when you run out. (Replacement Cartridge are 64 / 64 XL) Nothing much else to say, this is a great printer that gives you enough features for home use. I love the printer and have been using it for weeks and it works out well when I print out documents and labels to ship. It's a affordable and reliable printer that does what it needs to do without problems. So far I have no cons at all. Good job HP!

Prints just frequently enough to avoid trashing it. We generally don't have connectivity issues with other devices on our network. Likely less frustrating just to walk down to the library for your printing needs.

My old Canon photo printer died and as I was buying a new HP computer I bought this printer. What a mistake. Had nothing but problems setting it up, the first tricolor cartriage was bad, and it eats the color ink like crazy! Would have been cheaper to buy a GOOD printer instead of getting this cheaper one and having to pay for the ink. Don't make the same mistake I did.

I was looking for something that was good with pictures, and it turns out they don't come out too good. It was recommended to me by a Best Buy employee as being very good for pictures but I was not too happy. It does good with regular documents.

HP ENVY Photo 6255 All-in-One Printer is a Wireless printer/copier/scanner. The assembly is simple and straight forward: Take it out of the box, pop in the ink. The Setup is very easy, either download the HP app for your android or IOS device and follow the on screen instructions. This will allow you to pair your device to the printer and set up the wireless connection to your router. After the printer is set up you can print wirelessly from your device or your computer. If you do not have a wireless phone or tablet you can download the install and driver package from HP for windows 10 https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-envy-photo-6200-all-in-one-printer-series/9073045/model/9073046. I think there is a way to log into the web console for the printer and set it up but it is not documented. Once set up you can print to 8x 10 for paper or photo paper from the lower tray or 4x6 photo paper from the photo paper tray. The pictures from this printer on the 4x6 photo paper are outstanding. The colors are rich and bright and there is no running of the ink. If you use photo paper the ink will not smear and dries very quickly. The print speed is reasonably quick for a home printer. Hp has a new program where they will supply you with ink for a monthly fee, you choose the print volume you want. If you go over they have a set per page fee. This is great for convenience. I can save money on ink if you print a lot. I you are a casual printer user you may not benefit from this program. You are not obligated to join the program and can buy ink in the traditional way if you prefer. Overall this is a very good home photo printer. The mobile phone app makes printing images directly from your mobile device quick and easy with very high quality.

Cheap $50 printer. Low speed, quality and not reliable. Kept dropping wireless after a few hours every day. Returned it.

This item is a piece of junk. It makes the loudestttt noises, which are possibly louder on quiet mode. It spazzes out more times than not and just no.

In a world where there are so many printers from so many different companies, it is not unusual to have a couple of different ones sitting besides a computer. I currently have 4, from a small label-only printer to a large multi-function machine with automatic duplexing and other bells & whistles. Each does its job well and reliably. I was intrigued to try the newest photo-printer from HP, and the results were, as noted above, good--which is to say in this day and age, average. The positives are many: installation (including connecting to the network through wi-fi) was a delight! The HP app is beautiful, efficient, and fast. It does almost everything automatically, asking only for you to make a couple of basic decisions, and it helps with useful suggestions. It's just about as easy to install as is a toaster. Paper loading is relatively easy, but you must remove (also very easy) the output tray. In an era where flimsiness seems to be the norm, everything about this printer seems very solid. There's an unexpected sturdiness to the cover and other parts, and when something is intended to click into place, it does so firmly and, again, solidly. The "feel" of the machine inspires confidence in workmanship and likely durability. Processing speed shames some other (older) printers. From the time I clicked "print" to the start of printing was near-instantaneous. Some dimensions buyers might want to consider: It's not very tall and would easily fit on a 7" high self, if one did not need to raise the cover. But it is WIDE: (about 18") and deep (16" without the output tray extension). The screen interface is SMALL and monochrome. The bright backlight is nice, but it is hard to read with a small (non-adjustable) font. As for the real purpose, producing high-quality prints, it does fine. There are only 2 cartridges (black and tri-color) and while they produce fine prints for sharing and everyday use, they simply do not compare favorably with more advanced technologies and printers with five or more color cartridges. In sum, a nice printer with some nice features, and no one should avoid it unless he or she needs very high quality output.

It prints, but not without issues. Sometimes the computer doesn’t recognize the printer, sometimes the WiFi connection disconnects.

I used to think HP printers were always a good choice. Well I was definitely wrong about this model. After spending 90 minutes on the phone with HP support, I was told that this model cannot handle the speed of current computers. I had to create a separate wifi link with half the speed (2.4 Ghz) of my network because the printer cannot handle full speed. I have to go back and forth between wifi links when I want to print from either my Mac or my iPhone. If I had known I never would have bought this model.

I had to return two of these on the same day. Both times I tried printing from three different computers using photos from my camera, scanned, and internet. Every time there were lines across the picture (on both units). Spent over an hour with tech support and they wanted to send new cartridges out...but the same issue with two brand new printers? I'm avoiding this one and trying something else.