The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 is an all-in-one color inkjet printer that's adequate for family use. It's fairly small, but it has a sheetfed scanner as well as a flatbed scanner that has a good scan resolution and color depth. It performs as you would expect from a cheap printer, with flimsy input and output trays, awful page yields, and a poor printing speed, with no support for double-sided printing. The cost-per-print is disappointingly high, so you might end up quickly paying for the cost of the printer in ink. However, you can sign up for HP's Instant Ink subscription to print a set number of pages for a monthly fee, and automatically receive ink refills when the printer detects it's running low.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 is alright for home use. It has a sheetfed and flatbed scanner, but it doesn't support duplex printing or scanning. While it prints decent-looking photos, its color accuracy is bad. Also, the cost-per-print is high, and its cartridges have a really low page yield, so you need to replace them often.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 is bad for home offices. It has a low black and color page yield, so if you print a lot of documents, you need to replace the cartridges often. It also prints pages slowly. This printer has a sheetfed scanner, but sadly, it doesn't support duplex scanning.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 is poor for students. It has a low page yield, so even though the replacement cartridges are cheap, printing still isn't cost-effective over time. It has a sheetfed and flatbed scanner, and you can print via Wi-Fi. Sadly, it doesn't have any external device support, so you can't print directly from a USB drive or SD card.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 is bad for black and white printing. It prints black and white pages very slowly, and its low page yield means you have to replace the cartridge often if you print a lot of pages. It has a sheetfed scanner, which doesn't support duplex scanning. If you want to print double-sided pages, you have to flip each sheet of paper manually.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 is decent for printing photos. It prints decently detailed photos, but the overall tone looks flat. While highly saturated colors, like autumn leaves and blue skies look vibrant, natural colors and deep blues look off. Also, it has a low color page yield, so if you print a lot of photos, you need to change the cartridges often, and the cost-per-print is disappointingly high.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 has poor build quality. It doesn't have a paper tray, but instead has a rear feeder that holds up to 60 pages and feels flimsy to pull out and put back in. You need to make sure the output tray is pulled out all the way when printing, otherwise your paper may get crumpled. You can only access paper jams from the print head compartment, which can be somewhat tight for larger hands. Also, the scan lid doesn't raise high enough to place thicker items like books. On the bright side, the plastic body feels solid, and the power cable is removable in case it gets damaged and needs to be replaced.
Update 02/23/2022: The In Use photo was reshot because the initial one didn't have the output tray fully extended.
The printer has a bad display screen. It's an LCD with only a few icons for the Wi-Fi signal, ink levels, and different errors, but it's easy to see the contents whether you're standing or sitting down in front of it. There are seven physical buttons on the printer to control different actions, like copy, resume, and cancel, among others.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155's cartridge system is awful. You'll have to replace the cartridges often, especially if you print frequently, whether you print in black and white, or color. It uses the same HP 67 cartridges as the HP ENVY 6055, with similarly bad page yields. However, there are two high-yield sizes available, the HP 67XL and the HP 67XXL, which should give better yields, though we haven't tested them. Unfortunately, at the time of writing, we couldn't find the XXL size available on the manufacturer's website. If you want an all-in-one printer that's similarly priced but has far higher page yields, check out the Brother MFC-J1205W.
The printer accepts third-party cartridges, but using them may void the warranty.
The HP 4155 has very good scanning features, including an automatic document feeder, and unlike the HP DeskJet 3755, a flatbed scanner with a good scan resolution and color depth. Unfortunately, the sheetfed scanner can't duplex scan, so you'll need to flip double-sided documents manually. The automatic document feeder holds up to 35 pages.
This printer has a rear input feeder rather than an input tray or cassette. It supports most common paper formats up to legal size.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 all-in-one printer has a disappointing cost-per-print. The cartridges are cheap, but because of the printer's low page yield, you'll often need to buy new cartridges if you print regularly. If you sign up for HP's Instant Ink subscription, you receive new cartridges when the printer detects that you're running low on ink. If you're looking for a similarly priced printer with a significantly cheaper cost-per-print for photos and color documents, check out the Canon PIXMA TS3520.
Keep in mind that even if you print only in black, most inkjet printers continue using the color cartridges for servicing tasks, so you'll likely still need to replace them eventually.
The HP DeskJet 4155 has a poor printing speed. You'll need to wait a while for documents, which might be inconvenient if you frequently have long print jobs like essays or reports, and it prints photos at a mediocre speed. Also, you'll need to manually flip the pages and put them back in the tray if you're printing double-sided documents. The output tray holds up to 25 sheets.
The HP DeskJet 4155 has decent photo printing quality. There's banding, color in the grayscale, and the faces look gray. The overall picture has a flat tone. If you want a similar printer with much better color accuracy for photos, check out the HP ENVY 6055e.
The scanned images provided above are for reference only, and they look a bit worse than the actual physical photos due to the scanning and uploading process. The score is based on the actual physical photos.
This printer is compatible with the HP Smart app, which offers decent features. You can scan with your phone's camera or print PDF and photo files directly from the app. You can also buy new ink cartridges and perform maintenance tasks on the printer. However, it doesn't support most printable file types, so you'll need to convert them to PDF format before you can print from the app.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 we tested is available in the United States and Canada and it's only available in white. It's known as the HP DeskJet Plus 4158 at Costco. There's a variant called the HP DeskJet Plus 4152 which seems to be identical to the 4155, but it doesn't offer the HP Instant Ink Light Printing Plan that lets you print up to 15 pages per month for free. Also, there are two other variants, the HP DeskJet Plus 4122 and the HP DeskJet Plus 4120, which are available in North America and other regions. You can see our unit's label here.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 is a simple, cheaply priced all-in-one printer, but it has both a flatbed scanner and an automatic document feeder. Its printed photos look decent, but its color accuracy is bad, which is similar to other HP printers in this price range. Also, it can't automatically print double-sided documents, and the page yields are very bad, but these shortcomings are expected of a cheap printer.
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The HP DeskJet 3755 and the HP DeskJet Plus 4155 perform similarly overall. The 3755's color accuracy and photo printing quality are much better, so it's a better choice for printing pictures. It's also quite a bit smaller and lighter, and it feels better-built. That said, the 4155 has a flatbed scanner, and its color page yield is slightly higher. However, neither printer supports double-sided printing, which might be a dealbreaker for you.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 is a slightly better all-in-one printer than the HP Deskjet 2755. The 4155's photo quality is a bit better, and it has an automatic document feeder. However, the 2755's cost-per-print and cartridge system are nearly identical to the 4155's, and neither printer supports automatic double-sided printing.
The HP ENVY 6055e and the HP DeskJet Plus 4155 are both inkjet family printers. The 4155 may be a better option if you also need to do office tasks since it has an automatic document feeder, and it yields slightly more black and color pages. However, unlike the 6055e, the 4155 can't automatically print double-sided sheets, so you need to flip over each page manually when prompted by the printer. On the other hand, the 6055e comes with a free six-month subscription to HP Instant Ink.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 and the HP ENVY 6455e are both all-in-one color inkjet printers that are adequate for family use. However, the ENVY prints documents more quickly and can automatically print double-sided. Also, it comes with six free months of HP's Instant Ink subscription. On the other hand, the DeskJet prints photos more quickly, and it can print on legal-size paper.
The HP DeskJet 4155e is identical to the HP DeskJet Plus 4155. The Plus 4155 is a somewhat better color inkjet printer that has slightly better page yields and a cheaper cost-per-print, and better photo quality than the newer 4155e. Additionally, it manages photo margins better and doesn't crop the edges of photos. The hardware features remain largely unchanged between the two; however, the 4155e is HP+ enabled, which gives you six free months of HP's Instant Ink subscription and more software features through HP's mobile companion app.
The Canon PIXMA MG3620 is better overall than the HP DeskJet Plus 4155. The Canon has a much higher page yield, so printing is more cost-effective over time, and you don't have to spend time replacing the cartridges as often. The Canon also has better photo printing quality, and it supports automatic double-sided printing and borderless photos. However, the HP can print via Wi-Fi Direct, and it has an automatic document feeder.
The HP ENVY Pro 6455 and the HP DeskJet Plus 4155 perform similarly, but the 6455 is better overall. The 6455 can print double-sided sheets automatically, meaning you won't have to flip over your sheets manually. Also, it prints nicer-looking photos with more accurate colors, though the accuracy is still pretty disappointing.
The HP DeskJet Plus 4155 and the HP ENVY 6055 are both reasonable choices for family printers. The ENVY 6055 has a slightly higher page yield, a lower cost-per-print, better photo printing quality, and can automatically print double sided. On the other hand, the DeskJet Plus 4155 has a sheetfed scanner, and it can print legal-sized paper, which may be important for you, especially if you intend to use it for office use as well.
The Epson Expression Home XP-4100 is better for most uses than the HP DeskJet Plus 4155. The Epson is better-built, has higher page yields at a much lower cost-per-print, and produces much better-looking photos. Also, it has a much better display screen and automatic double-sided document printing.
The Canon PIXMA TS5320 is better than the HP DeskJet Plus 4155. The Canon is better-built, it has a much higher page yield, it prints pages quicker, has better photo printing quality, and supports automatic double-sided printing. However, the HP has a sheetfed scanner for those who need to scan stacks of papers frequently.
The HP ENVY Photo 7855 and the HP DeskJet Plus 4155 are both all-in-one color inkjet printers, but the ENVY is a much better printer overall. The ENVY has better page yields and a much better cost-per-print, it prints faster, can automatically print double sided, and produces significantly better-looking photos. Also, it can fax, has an Ethernet port, can print via Bluetooth, and can print directly from USB flash drives or SD cards.
The Canon PIXMA TR4520 and the HP DeskJet Plus 4155 are both all-in-one color inkjet printers, but the Canon produces significantly better-looking photos. The Canon also has a better color page yield, a cheaper color document and photo cost-per-print, can fax, and supports automatic double-sided printing. On the other hand, the HP has a higher black page yield and a cheaper black page cost-per-print, it prints marginally faster, and it produces significantly more accurate colors.