HP Envy 5540 All-in-One Inkjet Printer, Instant Ink Ready

UPDATE March 2017. Very happy with this printer once I cancelled Instant Ink :-) No more annoying emails every time we turned the printer off, and I feel more in control. Everything seems to work smoothly with the wifi now as well. I bought the "extra" cartridges which cost more but last a lot longer. I can now print as much as I like one month and nothing the next month, without worrying about extra charges. The printer itself is very good, has survived a house move and works efficiently. I've printed photos, documents, scanned photos and used the photocopy aspect quite a bit. Our "extra" purchased cartridge has now lasted 5 months with no sign of being run down yet.UPDATE October 2016 - After using this printer for a few months I have now cancelled Instant Ink. I went over my 50 page limit one month due to needing to photocopy and print a lot for a specific document, and got charged £16 extra. Additionally the whole wifi thing is getting on my nerves - and the printer won't work off wifi when you have insant ink. So I am going back to basics with it and using it via usb cable - hence cancelling the instant ink. The other thing is, the instant ink cartridges are not the same as the standard cartridges you buy for the printer. They must have software in or something - and you get notification that they will stop working when you cancel instant ink, and have to return them via a prepaid envelope and buy new cartridges. One other issue I had using wifi was - we have one laptop on Windows 10 and one on Windows 7. You can set up the wifi for one or the other - but not both. It will either work with Windows 10 - or with Windows 7. So the good old usb cable is easier for me! Re Instant Ink and charging - it is very easy to go over the monthly page limit - because I think photocopies and scans are also counted in the monthly page limit, not just prints. The printer itself works well and it's handy having a photocopier and scanner - but I'm ditching the wifi technology side - and apparently you need WPS turned on on your router for the printer to work and we decided to turn WPS off to make the router more secure.See Update below for issues: My Partner has been saying for ages that we should get rid of our big heavy old HP Printer and get a new one as they're smaller. It wasn't until the cartridges for the old printer became obsolete that I bit the bullet - and bought this one. It's actually a lot bigger than our old one ha ha! Our old one fitted in a nice cupboard, out of sight so I wanted another front loading one to fit in the same cupboard. I checked the measurements and yes it fits with a bit of room to spare. Except - there is a tray pops out at the front to catch the paper after it has been printed - which makes it protrude further - so now we have to leave the cupboard doors open! I found the set up easy but you need to read the set up guide carefully - mainly to make sure all inner packaging is removed. There are diagrams on the set-up guide showing where pieces of tape are inside the the paper tray and where there is a piece of cardboard inside at the top. So it's important to follow those diagrams and make sure all pieces are removed. You are then asked to switch it on and follow the instructions on the screen. This bit freaked me out a bit and I couldn't quite work out what was what - but don't panic! The same instructions and diagrams are also printed in the set-up guide, which is easier to read if your eyesight isn't the greatest. All they show you how to do is how to put the ink cartridges and paper in - which is quite easy and intuitive really. Then you're switched on and ready to go. The user guide then tells you you can either go to the HP web address to download software and drivers and get it up and running and connected, or use the provided CD. I followed advice from other reviewers to use the website rather than the CD and that bit was quick and easy. Somehow, your printer then connects with your computer and wifi network and it's up and running. It prints out a kind of test card sheet, and the set-up guide says it's important to do this next step. That is place the test card sheet under the lid on the scanner and press the button. This calibrates the printer and ink. After that it was a doddle - you just print from your computer and it comes out of the machine. Printing a sheet of text in colour was very quick! The only slight hiccup I had was when we used my Partner's laptop to print - it hung and kept trying to connect. Eventually Windows notified me that I needed software from HP to be able to print. So you need to install the software and drivers from the HP website link provided - on each and every computer that wants to use the printer. It does say this in the start-up guide, but I hadn't read right to the end. I did sign up for the ink delivery offer - as a trial for 3 months, but I haven't done the maths yet. For about £2 a month you get ink supplied before it runs out. But for £2 a month you are covered for 50 sheets of printing a month. We are only occasional users - but now we can do all this clever stuff we might go over 50 pages a month - I read another review where someone was getting bills for going over their useage. So I'm mulling over that offer for now. £2 a month is £24 a year - that would mean after 9 months you could buy one new cartridge (they are about £18) and have £6 towards the second cartridge (ie the black and white one or vice versa). Previously we've gone over a year before needing to replace our cartridges. So it might work out cheaper, for a low user, to just buy the cartridges when they run out. You can still make sure you never run out by buying spares up-front, so you always have a set in hand. Anyway, you can cancel the inking deal after signing up, so I shall try and do the maths later! It would depend on:How many sheets a cartridge prints on averageWhat your average annual print useage per year isYou can sign up for 100 sheets a month but that's then about £3.50 a month so starting to add up in costs. I might just cancel the ink offer and see how long our first set of cartridges lasts.UPDATE:1) Installation: After first day. Installing was quick and easy with the first laptop, but slower and more fiddly with the second laptop. The first laptop was Windows 7, the second laptop was Windows 10, so I'm not sure if the issue was because it was the second device to connect, or because it was Windows 10. Anyway, automatic connection wasn't possible with the second laptop, via the HP website and after downloading the software and it needed to be done manually (which you are "talked through" on the website. This meant going to read the IP address from the screen on the printer and inserting the IP address into the program. It also says that if you ever change IP address this needs to be changed again so the printer connects. Slightly annoying and slow but all worked fine when done.2) Annoying Pop up about scanner - this kept popping up regularly on my laptop saying "Scan to computer no longer activated". After googling this it was suggested to untick Scan to computer on Windows Startup, in the installed software. This led to me getting two pop up messages! One saying Scan to computer no longer activated, and one saying scan to computer disabled. I think the solution is to just select "disable" under Scan to Computer in the software - then enable it again if you want to scan something direct from the printer to your computer.Despite this, I still like the printer and from what I've read all wifi printers have their slight software foibles (and all printers seem to be wifi printers now). It prints well and once connected up all is fine. Just disable Scan to Printer if it pops up and gets annoying. The downsides to a wifi printer are the fact that you are installing XXXX software!

After three weeks use, I can report that this is a first class printer at a reasonable price. It replaces a printer that had taken an aversion to printing black ink and which cost 5 times as much. At last! Here is a printer that seems to look after itself. I just connected the power lead and the printer set itself up. It got itself onto my home network, got itself registered and got me registered for instant ink. I chose the option of £3.49 for 100 pages of printing a month. I can change to a different plan if I find myself printing more or less than 100 pages. For the first 3 months you get free ink for 300 pages a month. The printer itself keeps a record of the number of pages I print and then orders more ink if it thinks it necessary. The printer will tell me when to put in a new cartridge. All details are kept on my page on the HP Instant Ink website. Loading ink cartridges and paper is dead easy. There is a separate photo paper tray that can be kept loaded. Printing envelopes is easy, though you will have to remove the A4 paper and put in one or more envelopes. Printing quality is very good and the quality of the printer itself is also very good. This is, so far, a very good buy.

This is the best printer I have bought till date, not only does it do the job efficiently but is packed with plenty of awesome features!Pros:- Amazing wifi features: This includes, normal wifi printing (e.g. network and airprint) but also supplies itself with a email address (which can be changed) when emailed to will print. Also it includes a facebook messenger bot which you can message with your photos and documents. The printer also auto-updates as well.- Tidy: Paper is stored inside the printer which is very tidy opposed to the paper just sticking out.-Quiet Mode: This reduces the noise made by the printer although it does make it slower (printing speed) but normally it is very fast.- Templates: On the touchscreen on the printer, there are templates, this has basic templates like calendars, cards and more, the templates can be managed by the apps which customisable on the settings page (computer).- Simple Setup process: There is a very handy simple to read pamphlet, which tells you which website to go to and there you can select your printer and it will download the most up-to-date drivers.- Free stuff: A lot of free stuff is included, like a5 photo paper, instant ink trial code and obviously the setup ink, however the setup ink lasts for quite a long time!Cons:Although this printer is amazing there are some cons to this printer.- Very dependant on wifi: This is very dependant on wifi and requires at least a constant reliable (and decently fast) wifi connection.- Everything is managed by the internet: There is no actual program, everything is managed the internet browser which in some cases can be convenient, but poses some security risks.- Hiccups: As the printer is connected over wifi, it can have a few hiccups for instance, sometimes there may be lag when a document is printed, other times the document doesn't print at all!Power button: Although this problem might not effect everyone but the position of the printer makes it very easy for a leg or knee to accidently turn it off if placed at the bottom near the legs.(- Other devices: I had a bit of trouble setting it up on my laptop, however this was fixed by restarting the computer)-Touchscreen: The touchscreen can be fiddly at times, but nevertheless it is quite responsive.-Confusing at times: The new features are great, however at times it can get confusing for an average user as some features may not make sense, or when printing on word you get 3 of the same printer.-No USB cable: There is no USB cable if you want to hook the printer up directly to the computer. (It uses a special type USB)Conclusion:Overall I am very happy with this product and I would definitely recommend it if you need a new printer, the instant ink scheme is very economical and is a great idea, and features of the printer will make you love home printing again and never you will have to print stuff at a library or at work, also the ink is efficient and lasts a long time. However this isn't recommended for people with a poor wifi connection or want something 'simple and straightforward'.