HP Smart Tank 6001 Wireless All-in-One Refillable Ink Tank Printer, Scanner, Copier with 2 years of ink included, Best for home (2H0B9A)

Finally ink tank style HP printer w/replaceble heads! The software, OMG, total crap!
Get this: you buy the printer but HP owns its use to some degree. Forget the fact it says it has WIFI, you’ll find it has turned this off and doesn’t recover when you need the printer. You have to go press buttons to get it ‘back’. The printer’s web page logs you out in under 5 min. and no way to stop that either. So you’ll find yourself constantly entering a complex (upper/lower/number/etc) password just to access what you bought and paid for. This thing is a pain in the arse, thank you HP for such secure printing in my home office.SO, my only solution was to drag out the USB cable extension and plug it into my computer, just like the old days, this limits where it can be placed of course, so it’s on the desk again and i put a potted plant on the printer stand over in the corner. Once directly plugged into my computer it works well as printers did in the 90’s. HP is really blown out on their software specifications now days, real junk and problematic.HOWEVER I like the all in one scanner, copier, printer and ink tank concept having now abandoned the new EPSON I had (90 days) and got fed up with too, again lousy software issues. The EPSON does not have easy to replace print heads so if I forget to print a page weekly it’s dried up junk. The HP at least for around $100 can have new heads just snapped in, great, but high priced as per HPs plan to sell supplies.Maybe next time I’ll try Canon again to see how their software works out. Shame, good hardware but lousy software that some bungling marketing pastie demanded such great features be included…Be prepared to order a 20′ USB cable to go along with this purchase, forget BLE and WIFI uses….Also have a coffee ready to bide your time with, the WIFI (EWS) pages take sometimes several minutes to come up in the browser, sip that coffee. The ADMIN password says once set is required to mess with the EWS settings pages, well if you don’t set it you have to enter a long code from the sticker inside.Printer firmware update page, you see another check box to “automatically install updates” but you can’t uncheck this, so when HP wants to further mess up your purchase they can just jump into your printer and have at it…next day you are left wondering what the heck happened to your nice $400 printer that now refuses to do any work for you as it demands it’s own rest periods and equity, equality and such…?A side note, doc’s say if you connect with Ethernet/USB the printer will stay more ‘awake’ for you when you need it. So simply adding a USB cable to your computer helps keep it running and WIFI up, however dang slow that turns out to be. Just imagine, HP is making millions of people sit idle while their product responds to their wishes with it’s built-in slowness? How is this ‘energy efficient or green’? What gives?I might also point out HP claims “Self-healing-WIFI”, what is this supposed to mean? Marketing dumbo jumbo from the pastie division or what? Why would a device need this? I ask self-heal from what wound? If it worked correctly you wouldn’t need this feature, its almost like claiming that a design defect is a ‘feature’ you are getting for the buck spent. I might invest in a WIFI to USB dongle and plug that in to the HP to get working WIFI ability with all modern HP printers. I have relatives and friends that also have HP printers ALL with these same quibbles going on for them, having a printer has never been more frustrating or time consuming that with the modern HP software we see today!I suspect many users that initially love this thing don’t get back on and update their review to comment on all the sour issues that crop up with HP’s latest software provided which is counterproductive!

In 2017 I bought an Epson ET-2850, because for years before that Epson never let me down and I was off of HP at the time. Anyway, things have really changed and that printer was a nonstop source of frustration.Fast forward 6 years and I had just had enough. Settled on the HP Eco Tank 6001, and it’s just so much better in every way. Prints much, much faster. It can do two sided printing. The WiFi connection is actually usable without jumping though hoops. Photo printing quality is on par but takes less than a quarter of the time.I can say setup wasn’t exactly a breeze and was a bit frustrating, but that’s a one time thing. Printer had to be online for the setup to complete.My printer’s IP is now blocked by my firewall. It will never speak to anything on the internet again. This ensures no unwanted firmware updates that disable functionality, which is apparently an issue some people have faced.The printer didn’t come with a USB cable but I had one lying around. It’s the old square type. When you set the printer up, you’re forced to “choose between USB and WIFI” and it disables whatever option you don’t choose. I was able to reenable the USB right after however, and both work fine side by side. This made my life a lot easier because printing from PCs is a pain over WiFi (can’t cross LAN segments) and printing over USB is nearly impossible for mobile devices.I can’t speak for ink costs as I’m not a heavy user, but once you’ve used an eco tank type printer, the idea of having to pay for cartridges every few months is just a bad memory. You are saving HUNDREDS of dollars.One of my main gripes with my old printer was trying to clean the print heads when nozzles clogged. At first it was possible, but it got to a point where nothing I did worked. If that ever happens with this printer, the print heads are replaceable, easily.

The HP Smart Tank 6001 is a solid all-in-one printer with a lot of great features, but there are a few things to keep in mind before buying.First, the good stuff—the print quality is excellent, and having up to two years of ink included is a huge bonus. Once set up, it works flawlessly for everyday printing, scanning, and copying. The cartridge-free ink system is efficient, and refilling is mess-free compared to traditional cartridges. Wireless printing from my phone or laptop has been smooth, and I love not having to deal with constant ink replacements.Now, the downsides—the printing speed is incredibly slow. If you’re in a hurry, this might not be the best choice, especially for large documents. Additionally, paper jams happen occasionally, which can be frustrating, though they’re not a constant issue. The initial setup was also a pain, taking longer than expected to get everything connected and working properly.That said, once the setup is done, it’s a hassle-free printer that does exactly what it’s supposed to do. If you can deal with slow speeds and the occasional jam, this is a great long-term printer with excellent ink efficiency.

Love this printer. Great price point and solid performance after a really easy set up. Great colour output and print speed. Trays are a bit flimsy but acceptable at this price point. Now I want to see how long the ink lasts – if it lasts two years I’ll be happy but it’s easy to see HP makes their money when you buy their toner.