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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great printer
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Very easy setup and connection to laptop and phone. Quality is good and very satisfied with my purchase
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First of all, the cord that came with the printer did not fit properly. I had to remove the cord from my 'old HP printer' in order to be able to power on the new printer. Also, the instruction to install the printer cartridges is absolutely awful. I had to go on to YouTube to get instructions on how to install the printer cartridges. It took me approximately 6 hours to get the printer to work but it works fine after all that trouble.
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Unboxing and removing tape in the various places is a breeze. Going to app or URL on computer and you get walked through the setup process. Connecting via Wi-Fi, and loading paper is straightforward, and the cartridges snap in in the usual fashion. Then the printer aligns the cartridges and prints a test page.
If using a PC, install software, and you can even opt for automatic ink shipments based on print quantity; can use USB or android app, or Apple Air print.
The control panel is small, but colorful and will display quite a number of functions. There is also a top feeder document feeder.
I did some document printing, and it seemed the printer spooled up just a little slower than my other printer, but the print quality was exceptional. Scanning was perfect, and again quality was good.
Then did a high quality picture on plain paper and just normal quality, and even that came out well. Based on this rudimentary test, I am sure on photo quality, and photo paper, printing photos would turn out great quality. I highly recommend as a cost effective home or home office printer.
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Starting the set up of the printer was really simple. Scan a QR code provided in the Quick Start guide and you're on your way with setting up wifi, installing cartridges, and aligning the printer. The frustration came after the set up when trying to print. I attempted to print a photo and I got an error "printer blocked" so I tried to diagnose but couldn't find a block. I tried printing a document and I ran into the same issue. I cleared the cache from the app, restarted It, turned off the printer, turned it back on and tried again. This time printer could not be found and wifi had disconnected so I had to manually reconnect it from the printer itself. The touchscreen had a really bad lag when scrolling but finally connected. I tried with my smartphone again but same issue.
I gave up trying to use the app on my smartphone and moved onto my PC. I was finally able to print when using the PC and the quality of my photo was good so I scanned it to see if quality remained and it did.
Documents also print at a quick enough rate with great clear quality prints. The printer also auto detects a change in paper and gives you the option to switch before moving on. The feeder itself fits a large stack of paper so reloading it often isn't necessary.
Overall, when it works, it's great but when it doesn't it's frustrating and I seem to always have this issue with the Office Jet Pro line of HP printers so for that reason it gets 3 stars instead of 4. If the print with the phone through the app works, it would add to productivity and efficiency in my life but for now, it's just another printer.
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I needed a basic color printer for my personal use, so I sat on the floor at Best Buy and studied every printer in stock. I chose this HP model and I have been very pleased. The print quality is great, and it’s quiet and user-friendly. I also like the sleek, compact design.
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The HP Office Jet Pro 8135e is a wireless all-in-one printer designed for Home Office use. It works with PC, Mac, or Smart-phone, and supports wireless and USB connection.
What It Comes With
Inside the box you will find the printer, 4-ink cartridges, power cord and instructions. A USB-A cord connection is supported, but does not come with the printer.
Packaging
I wanted to mention the packaging on this product, because I was really impressed. This has some of the best user-friendly packaging that I have seen in a while. It was adequate enough to protect the product, and I was actually able to get it out of the box without tearing the box apart. The biggest help was that HP put the printer in a “bag” with handles. You could pull it out easily. There was additional package in the ink and paper tray areas that simply made sense. Simple things that manufacturers should be doing make a noticeable difference to me.
Installation
The printer is a basic unit and the setup should be easy. I had trouble with the software on multiple computers, so the installation took a long time.
As far as the all-in-one unit goes, it wasn’t difficult. The printer is fully assembled. Connect the power cord, turn it on, insert the ink cartridges, and load the paper tray. All of this was straight forward.
Difficulty came with loading the application to my computers. I tried to install this on two laptops and a desktop. (There’s an option to install it on a mobile device, but I am not interested in printing from my phone.)
The first laptop (Dell Win10) would not install the device. It already had the HP Smart app from a work computer, but it would not add the new printer. We eventually gave up on it, and moved to the next laptop. This computer still cannot print to the printer.
The second was a Dell Win11 laptop. It eventually connected and printed, but it was after hours of trying. First, the printer was connected to the Wi-Fi (Eero 6e Pro router), but the laptop would say that the printer wasn’t connected. I could see that it was through my router’s app, so I know that was incorrect. Once the app showed that it was connected it was really finicky about what it printed. Word documents wouldn’t print in color, but a PDF or internet document would.
The third computer that I connected to was an iBuyPower desktop running Win11. Installing the app on this didn’t instill any confidence. It just didn’t seem like it wanted to install on anything. I did finally get the computer to add the printer through print settings, but that’s what the 139 MB of HP app are supposed to do. In fact, the first time that I went to the start-up address it wouldn’t even load.
HP needs to spend some time developing the app more. It doesn’t need to be inflated with more options or sales pages. There should be virtually no lag to go between print options. It just needs to work as expected.
Features
These are some of the all-in-one’s features:
• Black and white printing
• Up to 20 pages per minute B&W, 10 pages per minute in Color
• Wireless and Wired connection through cord
• 2-sided printing
• Paper tray loading up to 225 sheets
• Automatic document feeder up to 35 sheets
• Front loading for paper/envelopes
• Mobile device printing
• Printing resolution up to 1200 x 1200 dpi for B&W, 4800 x 1200 dpi for color
• Copier Resolution up to 600 dpi in B&W or Color
• Scanner feeding through Sheetfed or Flatbed
• Integrated Fax Line
Quality/Speed of Printing
The print quality was as-expected. Printing the page was normal. Specs say that the first print should take less than 14 seconds. Additional sheets in the same print job are quicker.
Ink
This came with 4 ink cartridges in the box; 3 colors and a black. I printed roughly 6 sheets of non-saturated documents with some color. That was enough for the ink estimator to show that ink was used. The ink does not appear to last long with this printer.
I’m giving the HP Office Jet Pro 8135e All-in-one a rough 3 stars. The printer / copier / scanner / fax machine appears to do everything in a very typical manner, nothing special. The application installation was terrible, and needs to be addressed by HP. It’s too finicky, takes too long, and just doesn’t work as well as it should. The ink draw was also not impressive.
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I’ve been using this printer for a while now and honestly, it’s been amazing. It works exactly how it should—no weird errors, no paper jams, and no random connection issues like I’ve had with other printers in the past. Setup was super straightforward, and printing is always fast and clear. Whether I’m printing documents, photos, or scanning stuff, it handles everything smoothly.
It’s reliable, consistent, and has never given me a single problem. Definitely one of the best tech purchases I’ve made!