HP Envy 6030e
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97 reviews
Worst piece of technology I've ever bought
I'm not exaggerating, this really is the worst piece of technology I've ever bought. The setup experience is very poor: You can install HP's app, create an account (why? I've bought the printer, why do I now have to hand over my details to HP? Also, on a Mac it never respects your choice of browser), let the app search for the printer... Or you can type in a very long code found under the lid and... eventually the app *might* find the printer.
Expect to repeat this process periodically after the app or the printer apparently fall out with each other.
Other times it just 'drops off' the wifi network - actually, to be more precise, it freezes. Even holding the power button for some seconds has no effect in this situation; you have to pull the plug out.
Even when it's working as normal, the application that HP pushes you to use is pretty bad. On the surface it looks simple, but it takes ages to find the printer, then tells me that ink levels are low when the cartridges are fairly new, or vice versa.
It has several touch-sensitive buttons which light up in different colours, but whose functions evade me.
But the worst aspect of this printer is the ink cartridges - unless you're going to print at least once a fortnight they *will* dry out. I resorted to keeping the cartridges in a sealed bag in the fridge - I read this on a few websites - but no: after a month I wanted to print something, and all I got was the occasional dot or broken line on the printed sheet of paper. I took this up with Galaxus support who were kind enough to send me some brand new cartridges to test whether it really was just the ink, and yes, it was. But a few weeks later when I tried to print something else... just the occasional dot or broken line.Contra
- wifi
- sign-in experience
- longevity of ink cartridges
- flashing lights instead of labels
Printer offline
The part will soon end up in the neighbour's garden. I was so annoyed by that piece of crap. Whether you can print something is a matter of luck. My next device will have a LAN connection again and won't be from HP.
Pro
- Cheap
Contra
- Has constant problems with the connection.
HP Envy 6030e
a very smooth-running device
Contra
- Connection problems
- Difficult to install
- Not reliable
Absolutely lousy appliance!
Completely unusable at these exorbitant cartridge prices.
Contra
- Cartridges dry out after only 14 days of non-use
Terrible - Unusable
After 2, or at the latest after 3 weeks of non-use, you can buy new ink cartridges. Infrequent use - that's the whole point of such models... Device smashed on the floor in anger. I recommend this to everyone after this bad purchase.
Pro
- Compact
Contra
- Cartridges scrap after 2 weeks
- Establish connection
6 out of 97 reviews
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