HP Envy 7640 Color All in One Photo Two-Sided Prin

Love My New Envy 7640
I’ve had the HP1510 All in One since 2001, and it still works perfectly. However, I needed to upgrade to a wireless printer since I use my smartphone for just about everything. I lurked until the price was, well amazing, and finally pulled the trigger.The Envy 7640 is plug and play. I did some research, thanks to all the reviewers before me, and had my apps loaded, which made everything go that much smoother on my phone. For Android I needed the All in One Remote and HP Eprint. I simply followed any instructions for both printer and apps setup and I was printing with ease.The footprint is similar to my old model, it sits a little higher with autofeed, which I didn’t have before. It’s amazing how much faster everything prints compared to my 1510, and the clarity is incredible. This is the first printer I’ve seen where I’d consider wasting ink to print photos.I purchased an extra Black cartridge based on reviews, but I’ve printed approx 30 pages on the smaller? included cartridge, and still have 75% remaining. It’s great that I can use a touch screen to quickly check ink usage, link my google drive acct, can print recipes and all sorts of things I haven’t explored.For someone who prints around 300 copies a month, and needs wifi capability, this is a great printer. HP generously gave me my 1510 when I worked for their biz partner, the largest chip mfr, which made me brand loyal. I feel like they have continuously earned my trust over the years with other purchases, including my new Envy 7640. I did get the Square Trade warranty because it’s crazy for me no to, but would be surprised if I needed it. My cats think the printer is great fun, and come running when it cranks on. As long as they’re happy,,,,

Like the printer, hate HP
I really want to give the printer 3 stars because HP is such a pain to deal with, but I must admit this has been a phenomenal printer.PROS:-It’s a low-key workhorse. Neither the description nor the reviews adequately communicate just how heavy-duty this small, sleek machine is. This printer has withstood one year of grad school and three years of law school printing probably at least 50pgs/wk. The auto two-side printing is a lifesaver.-It prints BEAUTIFULLY in color. I also use this printer for crafting, and, for scrapbooking in particular, I have been blown away by the quality of the prints. I haven’t been thrilled with photo printing, but I print digital papers/cards (I’ll include pics), and they look professional. IMO, you can’t tell that these are homemade elements instead of the pricey store-bought ones.-The autofeeder for multipage scans/copies is beyond clutch.-Scan to desktop is handy and simple to use.-I don’t know if this is more due to my phone or the printer, but printing from my phone is a breeze and took very little set-up.CONS:-It is SO LOUD. I’ve attached a video so you can see. I don’t think it’s always been this way, though (I wonder if it might have gotten jostled around when I moved, but there were no other problems after that).-It does **NOT** PRINT BORDERLESS. I know the specs say it does, but it absolutely does not. I used the HP software and went through all the troubleshooting available fromtheir website, and even when the software indicates that it is printing borderless, it simply doesn’t. I could call HP support for like $20 or however much a one-off support call costs, but I should have to pay to get my printer to do what it’s supposed to (I should note that I’m not a novice with this kind of stuff).-Now that it’s a few years old, it’s not printing straight (even after realigning). It’s only off by a little; I only notice because I use a squared paper trimmer for crafting, but it’s REALLY annoying that I can’t get a straight line.-The whole HP Ink program thing INFURIATED me. I enrolled in the program where they send you cartridges on whatever schedule or when you run low. It was fine for a while, until my credit card on file expired. My ink levels were no where near low, and I had another backup set of cartridges ready to go from the last shipment. But because my card expired — after I’d been paying monthly for ink for years, and even though I had *ALREADY PAID* for more than enough ink — HP LOCKED MY PRINTER. what the actual eff. I absolutely couldn’t believe it. I find this so egregiously unacceptable I deleted my account on the spot. But I still was SoL finishing a print job I needed that morning. Outrageous.-Since Ive started buying individual cartridges from Amazon, I swear HP ‘throttles’ non-subscription printing. My print quality starts going when my ink is barely below 50%, and it stops working completely at around 25%. Like, my ink levels will literally show plenty of ink, and my pages will print blank and/or distorted. (And no,it’s definitely the ink; when this happens, I’ve gone through all the diagnostics, and the printer keeps saying everything’s fine, but the only think that fixes the problem is putting in a brand new cartridge.)-Can’t handle moderate-weight cardstock. 110lb is the heaviest I’ve been able to print on. I know it’s not specifically designed for heavy duty printing, but I don’t think something the weight of drug store poster board is unreasonable.BOTTOM LINE: In the future, I’m going to shell out more for something that keeps the office functionality of this printer but can handle just a little more for crafting (borderless printing; heavier card stock). And I will NOT be buying HP ever again.

Have had HP printers for as long as I can remember. While this one does not have all the bells and whistles of my old photsmart it is still a great deal! I love the HP Instant Ink where once you sign up and insert the first cartridge, they will continue to send new ones every time the inserted one gets low. In terms of print quality, I have no complaints what so ever. I have printed on plain paper, card stock and several sizes of photo paper. All types produce clear, crisp pictures and text. So far, so good!

Such a great printer for light to moderate use! We purchased this printer since it is compatible with the HP ink service where you pay monthly based on roughly the amount of pages you will print – once you are running low on ink, they will ship it right to you.The printer itself is awesome, we’ve had no problems with it. Love that it has wifi capabilities so you can print right from your phone. Would definitely recommend!