Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is a great little device for printing 4x6 photos at home. Since this is a dye sublimation printer it looks like you are printing a photo. In my testing I've done a few of my kids professional school photo's and I can't really tell the difference between what the printer printed and the photo's unless I look really close. But in a picture frame, or hanging on a wall its great. So if you want to print custom 4x6 photo's of yourself, friends and family this is great. It does its job, and does it fairly fast though an app on your Phone/tablet Android/iOS device. *********SETUP************ You install the application on your phone/tablet, in my case an Android Phone and it walks you through getting this setup. That was fairly simple in getting the paper and printer cartridge in. Note that when setting up via the app you have to acknowledge the terms and services, if you don't want the app tracking your usage make sure to click the links and turn the data collection off. HP could have made it more obvious, but at least you can turn it off during installation and setup. Out of the box it only comes with ten sheets, so if you are like me, pick up some additional paper (which will come with the cartridge too) while you are at Best Buy to save yourself a trip after you go through the starter pack fairly quickly having too much fun. That said the App setup was easy, since it uses Bluetooth, it paired quickly on Android 10 and I was able to start printing fast. It even lets you name the device and pick a power led color which is a nice touch. They do have an AR portion of the App that will show you things if you scan the lid of the printer. Honestly for me, it wasn't necessary, but some people may have fun with it and it is always possible that over time they will add a bunch of additional features, so its nice that it is there. ****USAGE***** The app has a lot of features to customize, and if you are younger I can see the appeal, me I just wanted to print my photo's. It can see your local albums on the phone (Assuming you gave it permission), FB, Insta and Google. I hope they add the ability to add other cloud providers like DropBox and OneDrive where I actually have most of my pictures backed up. That said, it was easy enough for me to go into OneDrive, pick a few pictures download them to my phone and start printing. Again the app does have the ability to modify the picture add stickers, a border and text before you print allowing you to customize it. Once your are done, hit print in the app and wait (takes about a minute or so) and its very interesting to watch it print since it goes in and out a few times as it lays down the different colors. Once its done out pops a dry awesome looking print of your photo in 4x6 size ready to hang on a wall. Printing for me took about a minute or so. Honestly didn't time it, but it wasn't that long at all. I've had a lot of fun printing pictures out with this and can see at family gathering where this will be a hit since we can get awesome prints right there, esp. since it isn't that large and doesn't take up a lot of space (Do make sure though you keep about 5 inches clear in back since the way it prints out the photo you need that space in the back for the paper to stick out). HP has a great product here, with wonderful quality prints that is easy to setup and print from your phone of tablet, and if your like me and love sharing photo's at Family gatherings to have physical memento's then this really is the device for you.

This is a Christmas present so I don't have any info on it but I can tell you that I am liking what is in the box.

I was only able to use this once with ink provided. I am not able to get more ink!! Cost a lot not ti be able to get ink.

I bought this as a gift for my girlfriend and she loves it

My daughter and wife lived there gift and it came on time.

I love the ease of printing directly from my phone; quality photos and easy to use.

Photo Quality is perfect and I love how quick the Sproket prints

I purchased this and printed out one picture. The picture quality was not that good for me. I printed a few more and the cartridge got messed up and I was told by hp that it was a faulty device to return it to the store. HP would not replace it

After 2 weeks of solid fun with my 4 daughters and the Sprocket Studio, I am in love with this little picture printer. Ease of connection, paper loading and the app as well, HP knocked it out of the park. The quality of the 4x6 pictures that it provides right off my phone or from my computer via a bluetooth connection is amazing. It is not cheaper per picture than going to a big box store but getting memories now is priceless. My daughters have started making a book of memories for the family, and they are only going to use the sprocket. I have already ordered my 3rd set of cards and another ink cartridge, probably need a lot more. Now, the quality is amazing for such a cheap and small printer, they look better than on my phone once printed. Blacks are dark, whites are perfect and even chrome looks great. It prints pretty fast as well, about 35 seconds on average per photo, which to me is fast for a home unit. Also, it is quiet and takes up such a small area. I am very happy with the Sprocket, I can guarantee you will be too.

The quality of the photos matches the quality of Shutterfly. Grainy photos. I hate the the photo has to go through the machine from front to back like 5x. Every other photo, there’s a black line on the bottom inch of the photo. I have gone through 2 printers and it is still happening. Couldn’t stand it. I returned them both.

Received defective unit. Cartridge insert gets caught internally and makes a complete mess. The idea is great but for target market, seems clumsy to use.

Location, location, location! Why does my photo printer need location information? You cannot complete setup without allowing the app access to location and if you go to settings after installation and turn off access, while trying to print a picture a popup asks for permission and if you deny you can't print. That is unnecessary for a device of this type and it has seriously put a damper on my excitement for the Sprocket. It's too bad because it is a nice little printer. I would give the Sprocket itself an easy 4+ stars but when I am forced to allow access to my private information in order to use a product that has no practical use for such information except to add to a company's data bank I am totally turned off. If I wanted to tag my photos then yes, please look me up but I don't and will be using the Sprocket sparingly as a result. I allowed access long enough to print 8 pictures; 6 from my Galaxy S9 and 2 from my wife's iPhone X. The pictures from the iPhone were better than the ones from the Galaxy, which appeared bright and brilliant on the phone display but appeared with a very slightly greyish/washed out appearance once printed but still a good print. The only information I could find about cartridge life expectancy was that HP sells a refill pack of 80 sheets of 4x6 photo paper and 2 cartridge refills for $34.99, so assuming each cartridge prints 40 photos that's $0.43 per print. That's either a pretty good deal or outrageous depending on where you usually get prints made but for the convenience, unless you are printing a lot of photos, I would say it was worth it. The kids liked watching the paper go in and out with a new color appearing after each pass and the photos were really good. Not amazing but really good. Lines were crisp and sharp and color was mostly very good, especially for a printer in this price range. I would really like to love the Sprocket and if you don't mind the access issues I mentioned, you probably will.

I'll get the obvious stuff out of the way first: The Sprocket Studio produces excellent, sharp and vibrant 4x6 prints in less than a minute from your phone or table with very little effort. As a photo printer, I couldn't be more happy with the results. I also own one of the smaller Sprocket printers, and these prints are much better quality, and of course, much larger. The size comes at the expense of portability, as this printer needs to be plugged in and is a little awkward to throw in a bag. My main complaint is the setup process. There were no real directions other than to download the mobile app and let it guide you through setup. Simple enough, it would seem, but it took me a few moments to figure out where to get started in the app. If you're planning a space for the printer, keep in mind that you will need about 5" open space behind the printer. The paper makes four passes as each layer of color is produced, so the print moves in and out several times and needs some clearance in the back. My other complaint is that the starter ribbon and paper pack is only good for 10 prints. I get that the business model is to get you to keep coming back for paper, but 10 prints out of the box seems pretty stingy. Plan to buy a refill when you get the printer!

It worked fine the first time we used it then we put it aside for several months and then get it out to use it again and the cartridge was stuck replaced a new cartridge still wouldn’t print

This has not worked and we need to figure out how to return. We have purchased another print cartridge thinking that was/is the issue and nothing was resolved. Incredibly disappointed.

After a few days and several photos printed, I like this printer, but the photo quality is just not as good as I would like. As for the printer quality and set up, it was very easy. Just download the app and follow the directions. Put in the cartridge and paper and just that fast you are ready to print. The printer seems well made an durable enough to take whatever you throw at it. I've had two HP photo printers in the past, both used ink cartridges and both put out incredible 4 x 6 prints. I also have had two Sub Dye printers and in both the quality was lacking. This HP uses a Sub Dye cartridge in this printer and the crispness just isn't there. The other thing I noticed, is from the time you start to print, to the end, it takes 1 minute and 53 seconds. This is not a negative, but just an observation. Every print took this much time to print so I assume this is normal. Neither of these are cause not to purchase this printer. It does exactly what it is advertised to do, it makes 4 x 6 prints and they are good enough to show to friends, family or put in a photo album. The only thing I see as a negative is, this is a portable printer, but this version has no battery or case. Those items have to be purchased separately, or you can get a kit for $199, which includes printer, battery and carry case. If purchased seperately it would run $89.00 for the battery, $49.00 for the case, and $149 for the printer. So if you want a true portable printer, you would be better off getting the kit for $50 more. Really, having a portable printer with no battery and no way to carry it defeats the purpose of a portable printer. In conclusion, this printer is good for making 4x6 prints for everyday use, if you do not need portability, this is a great option.

This printer was extremely simple to set up. The app gave every instruction necessary and made it quite easy to pick and print photos. The only downside is that it makes the crop adjustments for you, and there's no intuitive way that I can see to adjust that. The printouts are a little more complicated than I thought they would be, in that it comes out the back and front a few times before it ejects the photo completely, but nothing that I had to do other than leave 5 to 6 inches of space behind the printer. The photos I printed came out much better than I expected based on how they look on my smaller phone screen, so I am very happy with this product.

This is my new favorite toy! It's easy to carry photos on our phones, but printing them out for photo albums and scrap books can be a problem. Home printers don't usually have the best quality and going to a photo lab is inconvenient. This little printer connects easily to my phone, and the quality is as good as the drugstore around the corner. The app allows you to add fun frames and interactive features. The only caveat is the price of paper and printing film- no ink, so the prints don't smudge. Per photo, the prices are a little more than you would pay at the drug store, but the fun of watching your prints come to life is worth it.

This photo printer is perfect for those of us that love to take photos with our phones but can't be bothered to go to Walgreens to print them out. The printer comes with everything you need to get started. It is completely controlled through an app on your smartphone. The app has some limited editing capabilities as well as some throw away "fun things" like stickers and borders. From what I can tell there is only one variety of paper that you can use with this printer. It comes in a pack of 80 which includes two toner cartridges. At first I thought the price was a little steep until I did the math, which comes out to less than 44 cents per picture. I'm not sure how expensive it is to print out a 4x6 at the drug store, but 44 cents is worth the convenience for me. As far as quality is concerned, I would say that it is decent. In fact, for its size and price, it's pretty good. If you print a photo as-is, then it looks really good, but if you enlarge it or make any alterations, then your photo can start to look cartoony. If I had to make one complaint it would be that the power cord is in a spot that can block how the photo spits out. But, this isn't a huge issue if you pay attention. One request for the app would be to include a measurement grid so you can plan out framing compositions. I have a multi-photo frame with 3.5" openings and I wasted 3 or 4 sheets of photo paper trying to get the subject matter of one photo to fit. All-in-all I think this printer is great for its price. You get really good quality 4x6 photos in the convenience of your home. It takes roughly one minute per photo. Perfect for photo albums, scrapbooking or making a baby book. I only worry that because this printer requires such a specific type of paper and specific toner cartridge (only sold together) that it may become difficult to get refills. For now though, my mom will be ecstatic to get physical photos of her granddaughter in her Christmas card this year.

The HP Sprocket Studio and its APP are simple to use. The APP has basic editing features that can help compliment the photos printed from the HP Sprocket Studio printer. I used my new iPhone 11 Max Pro, which has an excellent camera, to take recent photos. I printed the photos using the HP Sprocket APP. The photos were of photo lab quality. They looked amazing. The HP Sprocket Studio can be an entertaining component at parties and family holiday gatherings