You can use FREEINK code to get another month free on the Instant Ink trial. Also if you ask (don't ask on threads or you'll be in trouble :smiley: ) someone thats already a subscriber (or google) you can get a referral code from them that will give you another extra month. So 5 months in total possible (or even 6 if comment 5 is accurate). I did it recently on two printers.

To add the codes download the 123setup (its part of the setup instructions). Then after you put in your billing details the next page has a box in the bottom left for promo codes. Add FREEINK there, then also add any referral code. If you forget you can call them later and ask them to add them, but easier if you don't forget :smile:

PC World has this for £34.97 with 5 months free trail

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/printers-scanners-and-ink/printers/hp-envy-4524-all-in-one-wireless-inkjet-printer-10138212-pdt.html?

inkjet printer..never again.
expensive ink,clogged ink,hassle,clunky,poor quality "water colour" like print that fades over time..
these things are built only to print money for manufacturers by selling ink cartridges to customers..AVOID.
buy a laser save yourself.

Went in go an argos store(leigh parsonage near wigan)to order this printer hp envy 4523 and like many said here i was given the 4527 :smiley:

Paid £35 tho. But the 4527 goes for £45 at many retailers

Back to £35

Can this be bought then after the free ink trial expires just cancel the HP ink being supplied and then just buy the cartridges myself as and when i require them? I don't want to have a monthly subscription with HP as i only print stuff now and again.

If its not possible to ditch the subscription whats the best printer around this price where i can buy my own ink?

Cheers

Thanks for the detailed response.

I'll email him the info you've just sent me and see what he wants to do :smiley:

Cheers

I'm guessing he realises this isn't a lab quality photo printer. The photo's will be ok, but for lab quality you need printers aimed at photo printing. They tend to have 6 inks rather then just Black + RGB. They can be reasonably economical for photo printing, especially the ones with refillable reservoirs, but the upfront investment is usually much higher then this deal.

If he's ok with standard inkjet photo quality he may want to consider this:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-officejet-pro-8715-one-wireless-inkjet-printer-with-2-years-instant-ink-25-cashback-2642886

It's bigger and more expensive upfront (£74 after cashback). But comes with £74 instant ink credit plus 3 months free trial, plus one month with referral code (google or pm someone for a code) and one further month with FREEINK code. Given his usage he could select the £1.99 50 pages/month plan after the trial months which would give:

5 trial months 300 pages/month - with codes and included 3 months
37 months 50 pages/month - £74/£1.99

Thats a total of 42 month worry free printing for £74 (you can redeem free 3 year warranty). I doubt he'll come out much better off if he bought a printer and paid for ink (due to the aforementioned issues with low/sporadic usage).

If thats too big/much, keep an eye out as there have been others with 1 year trial on here.

Its for my Dad, he likes to print A4 photos thats he takes with his DSLR (less than 10 per week) so a Laser would be no good. He also prints the odd page of text a week so nothing major. I reckon this in kind of thing in the OP would be ok. But due to him not printing loads i didn't want him to have a subscription he was tied to that he would never use

Yep. Absolutely fine. I suppose that's what most do who do not print often.

Bought the 4527 at (in place of the 4523) at Argos, last Friday. Went on to the HP website today trying to work out how to scan something without it going to PDF or JPEG [NIGHT! MARE!] and happened to notice that my warranty was due to run out in January. I had to send a photo of my receipt in order to get it changed to a year from the date I bought it. As for a two year guarantee, advertised on the Argos website for this model, I was told to query it with Argos. Anyone who bought this might wanna check the warranty expiry date on their account.

In your hpconnected account, instant ink tab, your referral link is at the top (It looks like http://try.hpinstantink.com/xxxxx) and the referral code is the last five digits marked xxxxx.

Thankyou, how do you get your own referral code?

Picked up 4527 today, will setup later does a referal link last to more than one person?

Thanks op. Picked one up today from argos and got the 4527 instead. Any advice as to where I can buy quality paper as I've got some wedding invites to print

How do I get the free trial? Nothing is coming up when I sign up for instant ink.

Can you choose any plan (50/100/300 pages) on those free Instant Ink Trial months?

Few comments deleted. Can I remind people that offering, issuing, requesting referral codes is not allowed on HUKD

I received a 4527 model, the only difference i can find is that this model was released in Nov 2016 and the 4523 released earlier.

I also panicked about the 4 month Free Ink Trail but as mentioned there is a leaflet in the box with details.

Great deal :smiley:

Panic over
Says 4 months inside. Phew!! Thanks for making me check! X

bought from argos today. comes with 4 months free ink and i used the code FREEINK and this added another month so 5 months of 300 pages a month for nothing.so happy days print quality better than my old epson sx printer.if you can find this printer .nab it

Wtf, I've just been given a 4327 but only 1 month free ink?!

I noticed that it has one 'colour' cartridge which is a big no-no as you have to replace the whole thing if you run out of a particular colour. Also, the fake cartridges are the same price as the official ones, £8 for a black and £12 for a colour after this instant ink thing runs out.

Well no you didn't mention these specific circumstances.

For £29.99 you get 3 months free instant ink (possibly 4 - see comment 5), plus 1 more with FREEINK code and 1 more with referral code (easily obtainable by asking someone by PM or a quick google). That equates to 1500-1800 pages (@300 pages/month) of printing included. I make that a cost per page of 1.7p or 2p.

If you will use all those pages then that is very competitive. Even if you won't use them all but will do a large proportion of colour pages it quickly becomes very good value.

At the end of the trial, ditch the printer and get another or go back to your old printer. Or if you're doing predominantly full colour pages then it may even be worthwhile subscribing.

So there are some circumstances and aspects of this deal that you clearly didn't mention or consider.

Can’t really go wrong for the price.

Laser is the way to go unless you want to print photos in which case you need a dye sublimation printer.
I'd avoid any printer inkjet like a plague.

read again,I mentioned the circumstances.now we can see which comment is silly.

For anyone wondering, you can use your initial ink then use HP instant ink later. I did this and I just called them up. First thing the guy on the phone said in reply was that "sadly when you installed your printer you didn't accept the free trial means it isn't available anymore, but I can give you the 5 month free trial right now" was baffled but still got it. Bought the printer 5 months ago and got my first instant ink cartridges today.

Ordered & picked one up through Fast-Track. Got a 4527 instead of 4523. It came with 4 months free ink offer. Quick Google search reveals that there is no technical difference between 4523 & 4527, possibly the only difference is the extra free month of ink.

@Hustler1337: I sent you a PM about HP Instant Ink referral as I would need one.

I have the 4522 and use wifi but for some reason this week after 6 months of bullet proof performance the wifi dropped. And I have now reset printer, laptop, reinstalled software and cannot get the laptop to print, just says offline. Router shows both devices are on the same network?!?!?!

I got one from Argos in Downpatrick last week and got the extra month too...heat added

What a well informed reply, thank you.
AO

None in stick in either pc world or argos, bit pointless this deal.

Bought this a few weeks ago! Excellent for the money, signed upti instant ink also, 5 months free and £1.99 thereafter. Good deal, theyre sending ink already and it's not even run out :confused::laughing:

can't open links etc at the moment could someone please explain how much the cartridges cost and is it per month?

If you're printer is eligible you're better off signing up for the trial with that. You should get 3 months free and possibly be able to use the FREEINK code and referral code from existing customer. Thats upto 5 months free printing (@300 pages/month) for nothing. Why pay for the printer.

WRT the extra £5 for the other printer being worth it, it depends how much you'll be printing. The trial months are 300 pages. They charge £1.99 for 50 pages a month as the minimum plan. If you won't be printing more then 50 pages/month then you'll be £1 better of going with this deal and switching to the 50 page plan at the end. However, for a quid perhaps you may as well go for the other one and get two more months @ 300 pages so its worry free.

Also if you're not printing much its debatable how much the instant ink is worth to you anyway. In our case we went for the 8715 deal, which also gave £74 credit (i.e. 3 months free, 1 month with code, plus 1 month with referral, plus £74 account credit). We'll use the free months then switch to the 50 page plan, upgrading when needed and then back down again. We'll likely get close to 3 years of printing based on what we print (and theres 3 year warranty with the printer).

The 8715 was £124.99, you can claim £25 cashback and as its for business we get the VAT back. Effectively £83 all in. Over 3 years we're likely to spend more then that on INK. If you count up the pages with instant ink and compare cost per page that may not seem right. But with sporadic printing you find you lose ink for cleaning cycles. Full colour pages take a big chunk of ink. And invariably you end up with odd leftover cartridges when you come to change printer. So really we're getting a very good printer for less then nothing.

You may be right, but I'm pretty sure that if I signed up for instant ink for my old HP Desk jet I'd get a couple of months free. It depends on how much ink one goes through, but on reflection I think you are right and the £34.97 deal is the better one. Perhaps you should post it?

Managed to get one near me today. Luckily I also needed a printer as my old one became a scanner only. What's the crack with the free ink? Do I hammer it so they send me more than I will need? In a green way e.g. Printing off families stuff, I'm not a complete kitten burner

oos everywhere.
is there any difference with this?
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/printers-scanners-and-ink/printers/hp-envy-4520-all-in-one-wireless-inkjet-printer-10140042-pdt.html

Most places are sold out now unfortunately :disappointed:

instant ink is good if you are a heavy user - either ways its hot

heat added

FREEINK code doesn't work :disappointed:

Great deal, especially with the instant ink. I went with the HP8715 deal posted a couple of weeks ago and have already had ink shipped to me despite not having used the printer much as of yet. As others have said make sure you use code FREEINK when setting up to get an extra months instant ink. Also you can get a further free month by using a referral code from someone that already uses HP instant ink (they also get an extra month free). Hope people manage to find stock!

Anybody ever have to deal with paper jam? also have to power off printer and turn back on to get the WiFi to reconnect in the mornings.

nice find vassy4u :sunglasses:

NP. If you've previously had an instant ink account and used that code or referral just setup a new account, as you can only use promos once. I didn't have any problem doing that for the second printer.

Thanks. I'll update info

You can use FREEINK code to get another month free on the Instant Ink trial. Also if you ask (don't ask on threads or you'll be in trouble :smiley: ) someone thats already a subscriber (or google) you can get a referral code from them that will give you another extra month. So 5 months in total possible (or even 6 if comment 5 is accurate). I did it recently on two printers.

To add the codes download the 123setup (its part of the setup instructions). Then after you put in your billing details the next page has a box in the bottom left for promo codes. Add FREEINK there, then also add any referral code. If you forget you can call them later and ask them to add them, but easier if you don't forget :smile:

Looking for a new printer. Cheers op

bought one of these from argos a couple of weeks ago - actually came with a 4 month trial and not the advertised 3 months

good find vassy,heat added

​but is two months extra instant ink worth £5?

PC World has this for £34.97 with 5 months free trail

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/printers-scanners-and-ink/printers/hp-envy-4524-all-in-one-wireless-inkjet-printer-10138212-pdt.html?