so why did you keep buying them??

I am looking for all in one laser printer for home which will be used for school home work printing so is this good enough for this purpose or is there any alternative available in same sort of price range ????

Sorry just noticed its inkjet. I prefer Laser printer. Any suggestions ????

had this printer since Friday printed over 200 pages
and all perfect
signed up for instant ink and already sending out new inks
also first 3 months free and £74 credit if you take out the 100 page deal
well worth it imo

HP Colour LaserJet Pro M252dw Wireless Laser Printer @ £149.99 from Currys is very good (top Which? best buy). I had a shot of it before returning it in favour of this deal

doesn't say whether it does duplex scanning and copying - so worth checking on this first - not all their models do and the specification at http://www8.hp.com/emea_africa/en/products/printers/product-detail.html?oid=7902023#!tab=specs doesn't help

It does!

Would there be any difference of this being inkjet instead of Laser ???
Would printing result will be a lot different ???

It does states in listing that it has standard duplex printing so I assume it can copy and scan double sided

Excellent pal would definitely recommend this printer :-)

Really though? The photos I print on my HP Envy 4507 now have scan lines when you print photos. Nothing will get rid of it. Do you notice this when you print photos on your new printer?

Also, why is it so big if it does the same as the smallers HP printers?

Could someone who has bought the printer and successfully got the cashback kindly tell me what info you sent HP :smiley: i ordered mine online so didn't really get an invoice, i sent hp my order acknowledgement but they refused it. Any help would be appreciated :smiley:

Hot! Next step for them will be to give you £50 so that you take one home and print stuff with it. <3

I had the same problem I kept sending them the wrong email. I purchased mine via the last offer from Currys. Currys sent me an e-mail with an attached pdf which had all the order details etc, etc on it. They accepted that and I've just had notification that it's accepted and has been passed for payment.

Where is the code for the £74 please

Great printer, got a couple of these. Heat added.

Thankyou

Also possibly a £10 M&S voucher, if adding something to spend over £100?
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/10-amazon-voucher-50-01-schuh-spend-5-amazon-voucher-50-01-next-spend-10-m-s-voucher-2645316

It's got a multiple document feeder on the top for faxing and scanning.
It's got a bigger more robust mechanism so you should have less paper feed problems for instance. It should be more reliable

So buying this I won't need to buy ANY ink for 2 years using the 100 page sub with no sub?

I got this printer a few weeks ago and, initially, the photo prints were awful. After about 3 cartridge/printer head cleaning cycles they were excellent. I didn't check to see if cleaning cycles somehow count towards your instant ink total; I hope not.

This offer comes with 100 pages per month for free. Can you upgrade it to the 300 pages per month plan?

Instant Ink sound good and all, but I'd still rather buy a printer where I can get compatible inks for a few £s.

Inkjet printer is always cold.
sorry, they are just terrible.and I've had a dozen, from every brand.

learned my lesson hard way.
I didn't know it's the technology that is flawed, so kept buying different ones over a decade.
once I bought my first laser printer,I was instantly and indefinitely relieved.
they are SO MUCH better and hassle free ,reliable option for 90% of users.

I guess it depends what one uses a printer for. I am sure laser one are better, but for everyday general printing of documents, schoolwork, boarding passes, etc, an inkjet one works fine for me.

Got this last time when it was £99.99 after cash back. Got the £25 from HP within a month and confirmation of the warranty around the same time. Also got the new cartridges within 3 weeks.
Great printer, nice and fast with lots of good features.

actually the eveyday tasks you mentioned are exactly the type of usage which a laser is better suited for.
No ink drying and no clogged heads,no expensive and low quality inks,no hassle.
just reliable,premium quality prints much cheaper than inkjets.
only printings photographs is when an inkjet is a better choice than laser.

Got this on the last promo, sorry to miss out on an extra 25 reduction. cashback paid. Very happy with the printer. Wonder if they'll price match themselves after 7 days??

8710 and 8715 does not have duplex scan function. only the 8720 has it.

I got two £74 vouchers in mine!!!!! Do they run out soon or can I sign up again in two years?

I have a slightly different model. It has a duplex printer but the way that works, it doesn't duplex scan documents

I don't think the print quality will be any better than my Envy 4507 though...

spending this much on an inkjet printer is just waste of money.
you can get a colour laser for this price, even multifunctional lasers for a bit more if you shop around cusing cash backs etc...
inkjet printers are a pain in the back and low quality prints and expensive ink cartridges,slow and clunky always drying up..

ink is free for two years though. So I think its definitely worth it for my needs!

Care to share a deal?

I was looking around for something sensibly priced for someone else the other day. The cheapest all-in-one colour laser with Airprint/Google Cloud print support I could come up with was the HP Laserjet Pro M176n for £182 delivered. It does have cheap generic toners available for it, but at that price and without the 3 years warranty it is definitely not a bargain.

drying is not an issue with instant print

If you only use your inkjet once a month you can get clogged printheads/nozzles, so it can and always will be an issue with inkjets. Basically make sure that you print a page, using all the colours, every 2 weeks and you should be good with an Officejet printer like this.

Trying yet again to break the rules? Referrals cannot be offered/requested on HUKD threads

is it better than this which is cheaper and again 2years ink

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/printers-scanners-and-ink/printers/hp-officejet-4658-all-in-one-wireless-inkjet-printer-with-fax-10156200-pdt.html

Wouldn't buy an officejet printer again. They are made to last a few months then break and HP support just shrug it off as a known issue. That's why a new model comes out soon after the one you but. Considering they are a huge manufacturer they keep producing printers that fail. I wonder why...

Incorrect 8715 DOES have duplex scanning :smiley:

Great printer and great value with the instant ink :wink:

its 4800 dpi

Same as my current one

I think he meant "drying is not an issue with instant ink".

To elaborate, you're not paying for the ink with instant ink, rather per page you print. So if it wastes a shed load of ink on a cleaning cycle its HP's problem. If it breaks I've got a 3 year warranty.

I did read a few reviews before purchasing (got two of them, one for home office) so have done my research. Apparently it is one of the worse offenders for wasting ink cleaning itself. But I don't care for the aforementioned reasons. I'll likely get 3 years of printing out of this and then ditch it and buy another printer. Over the same period i'd spend more on toner/ink anyway. So effectively the printer has cost me nothing.

If I invested in an equivalent MFP colour laser, i'd likely need it to last 5/6 years before I recouped the outlay for the printer against this deal.

Yep, scanned a document yesterday myself :smiley:

Perhaps he/she means single pass duplex scan?

Actually you don't have to put CC details in as it allows you to put the £74 voucher code in instead. I did this with the second printer and have no CC details on that Instant Ink account.

Ah... yes the 8715 does have duplex scan feature.

When I tested last time, it was 8615 which did not had duplex scan feature, this was the single reason I did not bought it in the end. I didn't realised that HP has moved onto 8715 and added that much need feature.

Not sure what he / she meant either:) should be clearer :wink:

Duplex scanning is a must for me :smiley:

It's not great for photos be warned... and it's huge

can someone explain what this instant ink this is about?

I want to use it for printing photos A4 size maybe 2-3 times a month. the rest of the time i use a laser monochrome for forms and stuff.

Been using an Epson SX235W but it doesn't feed photo paper any more! just slips.

I thought otherwise

I set-up one of the printers for a customer today. It was ordered with the free delivery option on Tuesday morning and was delivered on Wednesday afternoon.

Dead easy to set-up (wirelessly connected to the router in my case) and register for the instant ink. Windows laptop, iPhones and iPads all "printing", all dancing. :laughing:

How many credit vouchers can you add to one printer ?

Link to 3 year warranty and Link to cashback (£25) taking me to the same page. How do I register for the warranty please?

Open the links in Private/Incognito windows and they will work.

Can anyone with one please advise if it's good at printing photos? As in, near photo-lab quality?

That is a very touchy subject. Is it good enough to print a photo on pricey coated photo paper, frame it and give it to grandma to put on her night stand? Probably. Would you want this to print a photo and hang it on the wall in your living room? Nope.

Photo printers generally use 6 or more different ink colours, in order to reproduce more natural colours. This is a general purpose 4 ink office printer, that can do a little of everything and to a pretty good standard, but nothing to an exceptional degree. I suggest you give HP Sales a call and ask them to send you some print samples, which they should do for free.

It may also be worth pointing out that printing photos at home is usually quite expensive, especially if you don't do it very often. The vast quantities of ink and pricey specially coated photo paper make it an eye watering expenditure.

For the average end user it will probably always be cheaper and yield better results to let shops print photos.

printing at home is pricey because of ink ? this printer has over 2 years worth of free ink :stuck_out_tongue:

Thanks for the reply.

It's been a long time since I've looked for an inkjet. There were some quite good ones coming to the consumer market 10+ yrs ago, so i'd hoped most injets were now at least as good at printing photo's.

With the ink deal, this one looked a real bargain, but if it can't do a good photo, it's not what I need.

touché :laughing:

That is the thing, the photographic prints off an Officejet, on coated photo paper, are perfectly acceptable to me. However an enthusiast or a fully fledged photographer would likely see loads of flaws in them, especially when comparing them directly to the original, and call them [censored].

If you don't currently own a printer at all, get one, they are great. However if you are used to printing on an old Canon/Epson Photo printer with its 6 or 7 ink printing system then this is most certainly not the printer that you are looking for.

Not printed photo's at home for years, so been using laser for the usual documents.

Just done a bit of googling: my last inkjet printer was a Canon i960. That was over 10yrs ago. The photos it produced were really good, but I can see it did use a 6 ink system.

That is the way to go IMO. All laser printers at home and then just use an online printing service for the occasional batch of photos.

With all the vouchers and free printing offers popping up here and there I have not missed my old Canon i965 since I threw it out 5+ years ago. Towards the end I was only using it to print onto CDs/DVDs.

Does anyone know if the Officejet 8710 comes with the same £75 code for instant ink?

The 8715 I installed had a sticker on the outside of the box, where you cut the tape to open it, advertising the £74 voucher inside. So unless it is specifically advertised on the box I would say no.

Is there any time restriction on when the instant ink free trial/voucher code redemption starts?

I currently have an HP8610 that is 2 years old. I have XL cartridges in it that could last several months. Could I buy the HP8715 and not start the instant ink subscription until some time in the future?

Seems ridiculous in that it is cheaper to spend £75 on this offer for new printer, 2 years worth of printing and 3 years warranty than spend a similar amount on a new set of XL cartridges for my current HP printer which only has 1 year warranty left.

Credit to OP though.

The leaflet with the voucher code makes no mention of an expiry date, but it is probably best to call them and ask for confirmation.

support phone number printed on bottom of the leaflet: 0207 660 0596

Thanks Summoner. Speaking to the helpline, there doesn't seem to be an expiry date. You have 7 days from activating the printer to use the trial code. So I can buy/store and wait to activate the printer later on.

How does this work please

John Lewis are
Selling this for same price but will it have the 74 printing code

Txs
Is anyone kind enough please to measure the printer dimensions
The dimensions on hp website are not clear specially the depth, what's the depth of the actual side of the printer excluding the stump tray bit in the middle that sticks out
Also would this be an upgrade to an 8610 please

Good deal I bnought this and happy with the printer.

There is another 10% off for this bank holiday weekend

Anyone had problems getting the cashback after buying from currys, I have forwarded the invoice from currys website but they have refused it I inly have a paypal receipt other than this.

Check your emails from the day/day after you ordered. Currys should have sent you an email with a receipt attached as a PDF.

I didnt get anything but have called currys and they have emailed it over, now forwarded onto the promo company, fingers crossed they are happy and pay out now.

This has been reduced to £89.99 at JL: https://www.johnlewis.com/hp-officejet-pro-8715-all-in-one-wireless-printer-fax-machine-with-touch-screen-hp-instant-ink-compatible/p2849227

HP have refreshed their promotions for May-July on same basis so £25 off this model and 3 yr warranty

So mine has arrived from John Lewis but no mention of £74 voucher. What does the voucher look like?

front
back

The voucher is a folded-up A4 sheet inside the box. Both boxes that I opened (ordered from Currys, not John Lewis) had a small blue sticker on the outside top, where the sticky tape seals the box, advertising the £74 Instant Ink voucher.

Thank you very much. Yes missing that form and sticker. Back it goes

Hi mate, quick question. I just bought the printer...but do I have to enter my promo code now during the setup. The one with the key on the leaflet in the box of £74 credit during the setup? Or can I wait for the 3 month trail to finish the use it, or Do I have to enter the code now? I want to use the first 3 months first, and don't want to lose it if I enter the code n ow and start my 2 years instead of 2 years and 3 month.

Enter the code now and it will not start to use your £74 free credit until the trial period ends, unless you print more than 300 pages in a single month. 300 pages a month appears to be the free printing limit during the trial period, regardless of which subscription you pick. I guess that is to compensate you for the fact that you are using the ink you already paid for/came with the printer.

Ah thanks. Out of curiosity, If I wanted a gap after the 3 months, say wanted to start my 2 years after 2 months after the trial, would I be allowed to use the code then?

Never mind, just read on an earlier post on this thread, that although there's no expiry on the £74 credit, you have top register it within 7 days on activating the printer. So I guess I'll do it now. Thanks guys for your help!

If you add the credit now it will charge you each month, even if you don't use the printer. Unfortunately there is no button to temporarily suspend the instant subscription in the web control panel.

Give them a call on 02076600596 to ask the question. Also don't forget to use promo code FREEINK, to make it a 4 months free trial.

I should also mention that this being an inkjet printer it is not designed to be left totally unused for more than a few weeks. The print heads will start to clogg with dried ink.

Do units ordered from John Lewis also include the £74 voucher + 3 yr warranty?

Or are these included when buying from Currys/PC World only?

The kids need a printer asap, and I'd appreciate any help on this please.

Also - the price seems to have gone up significantly. If abyone has any tips about how to get the price down - they'd be most welcome.

Libertas.

Include 3yr warranty but not £74

I wonder why this might be.

How can HP blatantly supply preferential units to Currys (only), excluding other retailers (In this instance John Lewis)?

Seems very strange, no?

Just different special offers and the old stock at currys/PC World has the better offer

Gutted I missed this deal. Cheapest I can find is £116 on amazon but no idea if it will come with the £74 credit, probably not.

Anyone know of any decent deals on HP printers now? I was about to buy the 3831 from Argos but then discovered it doesn't do automatic duplex printing :disappointed:

Yeah but it's went back up in price to £169

So as of last night that URL went to the £99.99 model with the 2 years ink. Seems they have taken it off today :disappointed:

My local store had 3 in stock under the lower price. Product code = 189151 and I'm going to go and check tonight

ebay PCworld outlet has these still

I picked up one yesterday from pcworld too even though the internet link has gone

Managed to get the display model in my local PCWorld for £99.97 (glasgow finnieston) They didnt have any in stock but said the display model had only been out for a couple of weeks. Came with the box and the code etc.

They checked the system and had some brand new in the Glasgow West Retail Park, Great Western Road. I think there was 6, but couldn't be bothered driving there for a "new" one. It's a printer at the end of the day.