HP OfficeJet Pro 8210 Wireless Color Printer, Instant Ink Ready, Works with Alexa (D9L64A),Black

We print some pictures using this. They aren't as good as getting them professionally printed, and we don't bother with using photo paper which might make them look better, but we like using it so that we can rotate pictures in our holders often. LOVE that it can print borderless to 8.5x11. We got 8.5x11 acrylic holders, and have pictures set up in them that we can rotate at will. It's a very nice set up. and the pictures are perfectly find at about 4 feet away. If you start getting in really close, you can see that they could be a little sharper, but the colors are quite good, and just using plain copy paper. I also love that this can do two sided printing on it's own. I use this feature all the time to save paper when one sided is not needed. Works very smoothly. The only thing that would be nice is if it had a built in scanner. However, I have yet to run into the time I needed a truly high res scan of something. Scanning using my phone normally works fine for anything I need. But if I really do need a perfect scan, I will have to look elsewhere. I wasn't willing to spend extra for that feature when I found this printer at a good price. Very happy with the purchase overall.

Setup it using windows 10 and works from Linux/Xubuntu 16.04 after setup. The only issue I had was a DNS error with web connect for the e-print/Instant-ink plan. I had to go to the Local Area Network(LAN) ip-address of the printer via web browser and change the DNS. How to correct the DNS Error. On the printer click "Home" / "Network" / "Wireless" / "View Network Details" to find the LAN ip-address. Open a web browser and type the LAN ip-address of the printer in the address bar. Click the "Network tab" / "Wireless 802.11" / "IPv4 Configuration" / "Manual IP" click "Suggest a Manual IP Address" Then tick "Manual DNS Server" and change the 1st DNS to "8.8.8.8" and the 2nd to "8.8.4.4" Or to whatever DNS you want to use. Click "Apply". Turn the print off and unplug and wait 30sec. Then turn it back on. On the front of the printer press the "ePrint" icon and chose "accept" and the print the "code" to finish the setup on the HP web site. --------------------------- The printer is a bit bulky but looks very nice and the prints are good quality. The printer does print in rather heavy ink. The cheap 20lb paper I had on hand was a bit too wet after printing very colorful prints and smudged easily. I bought some 24lb paper and it works better but still a bit wet. I see that this printer is going to be ink hungry. Overall I'm very happy with the printer so far. Will update if there's any problems with the HP ink plan.

I purchased this to replace the OfficeJet Pro 8200 that I bought about 3 years ago and that I thought had gone bad. It turned out that the problem was merely a paper jam in place that you would never expect and, thus, I did not notice until I removed the cartridges and by that time I already had the 8210 in use. The installation was not flawless - the install program kept asking for a number for the printer that had to do with its wireless address and I could not find the number - However, all along I was planning on connecting it via a wired Ethernet connection and was able to do that without too much hassle. However, it was more by happenstance than by following step-by-step directions. The written instructions and the set-up program did not mention that it had to be added to the Ethernet network through Windows before running the set-up program. I have used the printed daily for about two months and have had minimal problems. On a couple of occasions it would not print and I could not delete the print job from the queue. With one exception, I was able to resolve the problem by shutting down the computer and the printer and rebooting. There was one occasion when that did not work. When checking the HP support website I located and downloaded the HP Print and Scan Doctor troubleshooting program which worked like a charm. It was great to resolve the problem without having to go through the hassle of talking to a support person. The unit prints significantly faster than the Pro 8200, which is nice but not a major advantage in my case because I am rarely in a hurry. With two exceptions, the print quality is what I would expect from an inkjet printer. There are four quality settings: General Office, Professional, Presentation, and Maximum dpi. I have two complaints regarding the quality settings. It often defaults to the Professional setting, even though I have General Office set up as the default. So if you want to be frugal with the ink (how many people do not) you need to check the quality setting in preferences every time you print. That is an aggravation. Also note that the Pro 8200 had a Draft quality setting, whereas the 8210 does not. I assume that the Draft setting is lower quality and uses less ink than the General Office setting so that is one disadvantage in comparing it to the 8200. Despite the reservations noted I think the unit rates 4 stars and could be higher if It lasts several years without major problems.

All this thing had to do was print envelopes. That's it's only purpose. I bought it because it says capacity is 30 envelopes, better than most other inkjet printers. I have a HP laserjet for scanning/printing everything else. So to start with, the driver that comes on the CD or for download doesn't work on Windows 10 Enterprise N. After installing, it would not print from Word, Excel, text files, etc. However, it would print from a web browser. I tried IE, Firefox and Chome and it successfully printed from all 3, but refused to print from any other type of file. I could watch the print job enter the queue for a moment and disappear like it printed (with no errors generated), but nothing came out of the printer. After much research, I downloaded the Universal print driver and BINGO!, everything was printing. There was 2 days of my life wasted because of a stupid print driver. So on to the envelope test... which is an epic fail. I use peel-n-seal envelopes for my business. The pick up roller bar on the printer sits right on top of the envelope flap, which is on the left side. Envelopes are loaded long ways with flap on left. Anyway, the pickup roller would touch the little bit (and I mean little, 3/32") of the "peel off" strip and then fail to get the envelope 99% of the time. On the rare occasion it did pick up, the "slipping" of the peel off strip contacting with the roller skewed the envelope anywhere from 10deg to 45deg, making it unreadable. I verified all of this by simply turning the envelopes 180deg so the flap was on the right side. It will pick up and print envelopes perfectly when oriented that way. But that means your address is printing upside down on the envelope front. How unprofessional does that look?!? My old HP 6100 never had this problem. It lasted about 3 years. I can't wait till the color cartridges dry up and I have to buy a set to make the printer work, even though I'm only printing B/W. This is absolutely the last HP product I will ever buy.

This printer is amazing! Obviously, this is not a top of the line premium printer, but I purchased it because of its low cost per page. I was not disappointed. While printing in low quality and normal, the ink cartridges last forever. My estimate puts the cost per page at about 1 penny for ink. It prints fast and it has built in two-sided printing, which is one of my favorite features. There is also a quirky "quiet mode." This is an interesting idea and I liked it because of the originality, but the functionality of this mode is lacking. It makes the printer significantly quieter, but it accomplishes by reducing print speed. It is easy to install on both Windows and Mac OS. If you are looking for a good, reliable printer that has a low cost per page, the HP OfficeJet Pro 8210 (This Printer) is a great bet. I love this product. NOTE: I have not used any of the wireless features.

Update - 1/24/17 - After using this printer for a couple of months, I'm dropping it from five stars to two. As a printer, it works well...when it's working. Three times, I've had it give me a "printhead not installed" error message. It's locked up a number of times, and this morning displayed a new indecipherable error message which I've uploaded. All the errors were reset after powering off (sometimes only pulling the plug worked), but WTF HP? You guys have a summer intern design this thing? If this keeps up, I'm scrapping it and going back to an Epson. That's too bad, because when it worked, it worked really well. However, reliability is critical and this puppy doesn't cut it. Here's the original review: Quick Summary: The HP OfficeJet 8210 is a capable printer designed for low to moderate printing volumes. The overall feature set, including remote management, fast printing speed, excellent printed documents, along with the HP Instant Ink program point it towards office use. The lack of scanning and fax capability are significant deficits unless those capabilities are provided in other nearby machines. Business Printing: Black and White print resolution is superb. Using a magnifying glass, and on decent paper, 2-point type is readable. Normal size type – 8 point and above – is clear and sharp. My 13-page test document printed in almost exactly one minute. One of my complaints about HP print drivers is that they print the first page first, then the second page and so on. The resulting stack has the first page at the bottom and the last page at the top. There’s a check box to print the pages in reverse order, so the last page is at the bottom and the top page is on top, but it slows things down considerably. The document that took 1:00 min to originally print, took 1:19 min to print in “reverse order.” In contrast, my Epson WorkForce 845 and Canon MX922 both define normal order in a human readable form. The first page is on top and the last page is on the bottom. This is the reverse of the HP definition and if you have both on them on one network, you need to make sure the “reverse order” box is appropriately checked depending on the printer you choose…more than once I printed something and had to manually resort the output. (Incidentally, the Epson took the same amount of timetable print in either direction…1:17 minutes. The Canon took 1:33 to print my test document. Printing the pages in reverse order took longest of all – 1:49 minutes.) Bottom line—The output is crisp and completely usable for office documents. Speed is competitive, but you have to be careful about the page order. Photo Printing: The HP OfficeJet Pro 8210 is not designed to be a high quality photo printer. It works, but color stippling is very evident when compared to my Canon printers (the MX922 and iP8700). If highest quality photo printing is a requirement, look elsewhere, but if you’re willing to put up with decent, but not the best prints, this will do it. Plus, the HP instant ink program is a real bargain when you’re printing photos. More on that in the next section. High quality photo printing requires special coated paper that instantly locks in the ink droplets. HP makes two grades: Advanced and Premium Plus. Further evidence that this isn’t designed as a photo printer is in the paper selection choices in the printer driver…Premium Plus isn’t listed. The Advanced paper is less expensive and works fine. The default color balance is a little cooler than my Canon printer, but that’s adjustable if you use any photo editing software. Instant Ink: The HP Instant Ink program is a monthly subscription service that automatically sends ink whenever the printer runs low. The printer is in constant communication with the HP servers. There are three levels of the program: Low Volume – 50 pages per month @ $2.99/month. Extra pages are 15/$1.00 Mid-Volume – 100 pages/month @ $6.99/month. Extra pages are 20/$1.00 High Volume – 300 pages/month @ $9.99/month. Extra pages are 25/$1.00 All plans allow you to roll over unused pages up to a maximum of the monthly subscription. e.g. If you’re on the 300 page/month plan, you can have a maximum of an additional 300 pages in the rollover bank. The extra page charges are imposed after you’ve used up the monthly allocation, plus whatever is in the rollover account. For business users, where the use is fairly predictable and uniform, the program is a great deal if you run close to your subscription volume. It gets progressively worse if you go substantially over or modestly under it. On the 300 page/month plan, 300 pages (that’s only 10/day) cost 3.3₵ each. Due to the overage charges, if you run 1000 pages/month, that increases to 3.8₵ per page. In the other direction, the cost per page rapidly escalates. If you only print 150 pages, but are enrolled in the 300 page/month plan, your cost per page doubles to 6.6₵/page. To prevent theft, Instant Ink cartridges are serialized and tied to the printer. An employee can’t take the cartridge home at night, print a large number of pages, and reinstall it in the morning. For home users, where usage is much less predictable, the Instant Ink program has an advantage in a different area – printing photos. Because the Instant Ink charges are based on page count, a photograph costs as much to print as a plain typed page. Since, with conventional cartridges, a 8x10” photo can use as much as a dollar in ink, this can be a huge savings. On the other hand, if you’re mostly printing a few text pages now and again you should look at purchasing the conventional XL ink cartridges. The Instant Ink program is convenient, but the cost per page for the low volume plans is high. Other Items… The printer’s internal web server allows every function of the printer to be remotely monitored and controlled. For corporate installations, access to the web page can be controlled through an administrative password. Asset tracking information can also be stored in the printer's memory...another important feature for businessses. The default time zone was set to Casablanca, Monrovia. Unless you actually live there, you might want to change it to your own time zone. Like practically everything from your phone on down, the printer gets a reference time from an internet-based time server. It uses the time zone setting to calculate an offset from that. (If your company has one, you can also set it to use an internal time server.) The power button is really, really, really cheap. You’re basically bending a piece of plastic when you push it. It’s a low duty-cycle part, but I'm surprised that HP engineers would make something that's so visible so cheesy...I hope that this isn't reflective of other design tradeoffs inside the printer. Lastly, if you're using this in your home and only have space for one printer, I strongly suggest that you look at the OfficeJet Pro 8710. It's roughly the same price and footprint, looks like it has the same print mechanism (from the specs), but also includes scanning, copying and fax. At my house, I don't often copy things or send a fax, but it's nice to have a machine that can do it when I have to.

Why in the world is the choice of ONLY A PRINTER so diminished? These days the vast majority of printers on the market are ALL IN ONE. I get that marketing statistics must have determined along the way that '2 Birds with 1 Stone' makes for better bird hunting and printing I can only imagine. Also, I was always a LASER PRINTING kind of guy. I absolutely adored my OKIDATA laser printer. That was until OKIDATA got so smart that replacement print cartridges got not so smart enough for the OKIDATA laser printer to actually recognize OFFICIAL OKIDATA PRINT CARTRIDGES @ $300+ for the set costing me $1,000's on otherwise perfectly good (for nothing) actual Okidata parts. OK that was a rant, but that is why I bought this HP printer. So far I love it. My office manager has an earlier version of it which has been reliable. That is why I ponied up for this bad boy. We will know if/when HP has sneaked in 'planned obsolescence' which is always a killer. But, that is why guys like me write reviews. Yes?

As advertised, yet even better. Very competent printer. Color is without fault. For intermittent home and home office use, this is ideal and the price was is very attractive. Setup was straightforward. Ethernet was plug and play but I'm not using it in favor of other methods. Printer is shared among 3 computers, 2 phones and one tablet, primarily wirelessly though the nearby computer uses USB. I recommend using the enclosed CD for setup rather than downloading setup files from the HP web site. Pop in the CD, run setup.exe and answer the prompts. Presto. HP wants to know if you want fries with your order. They have an automatic ink replenishment program that costs a small amount each month with the first 3 months free, and they want you to sign up during installation. They claim that their ink is cheaper this way and comes in larger tanks. I may be able to let you know how this works out, say, in a year. The success of setup does not depend on signing up.