HP ENVY 6055 Printer Review

This printer has an okay build quality. The plastic body feels solid, and the power cable is removable in case you need to replace it. The input tray has a slider to adjust the width for photos, but it doesn't extend for legal-size paper, and there's no dedicated photo tray. It's easy to remove the cartridges, as you only need to unclip them, but the printer needs to be on when you want to replace the ink. You can access paper jams by lifting the flatbed scanner, which could fall fast and hard if you don't guide it back down slowly. Unfortunately, the scan lid doesn't raise enough for thicker items like books. Lastly, the printer offers audible feedback when it's finished a task, which is a nice feature.

The HP ENVY 6055 printer is fairly compact and doesn't take up much space on a desk.

The HP ENVY 6055 doesn't have a display screen. Instead, there are five touch buttons that light up in different colors, and you can complete different tasks with these buttons, such as starting a copy session or canceling a printing job. There's also a display for the number of copies needed when you copy a document. The printer has various indicator lights to notify you if there's a printing error or if it ran out of paper and ink, and there's a Wi-Fi status light.

• Power cord
• 1x HP 67 Black ink cartridge
• 1x HP 67 Tri-Color ink cartridge
• User guide

The HP ENVY 6055 has a terrible cartridge system. Both the black and color cartridges don't last very long, and you need to replace them often. However, this printer still has a higher page yield than the HP ENVY 5055. Also, there are high-yield cartridges you can buy if you want to get a higher yield. If you prefer something with a higher page yield, then check out the Canon PIXMA TR7020.

The printer accepts third-party cartridges as well, but using them may void the warranty.

The HP ENVY 6055 has mediocre scanning features. It only has a flatbed scanner and it doesn't support duplex scanning, so if you need to scan double-sided documents, you have to scan each side manually. If you want a similar printer with a sheetfed scanner, then check out the HP ENVY Pro 6455.

The HP ENVY 6055 has a disappointing cost-per-print. The ink cartridges are cheap, but because they have such a low page yield, you have to buy new ones regularly if you print often, and the costs can add up quickly. You can sign up for HP's Instant Ink subscription so you automatically receive new cartridges when you run out of ink. There's also an HP ENVY 6075 variant, which comes with 2 years of subscription to the ink delivery service.

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 ENVY 6055's printing speed is slow, similar to the HP ENVY 5014. It doesn't print color or black and white pages very fast, and it takes a while to print a photo. The output tray holds up to 25 sheets of paper at once.

The HP ENVY 6055 has excellent color accuracy. It works very well if you're printing color presentations, but it may not be good enough for work that requires perfect color accuracy.

The HP ENVY 6055 has good photo printing quality. The colors are well-defined, and there's a lot of detail. Sadly, tones are flat and blacks aren't deep. There's also a bit of banding in the grayscale, but it's not very noticeable in the photos.

These results are based on the actual physical photo and not the scanned image provided for reference above, which may not be representative of the printer's photo print quality.

The HP ENVY 6055 has one input tray that supports most common paper sizes, excluding legal size. Sadly, you won't be able to print 2" x 3" photos.

This printer has decent connectivity options, exactly like the HP ENVY 5055. Sadly, you can't print from a USB or SD card, and it doesn't have an Ethernet port. On the upside, you can connect it to your computer wired through a USB connection or wirelessly through Wi-Fi.

The HP Smart app has decent features. You can perform maintenance tasks, such as cleaning printheads, and you can order new cartridges. You can also scan documents from your device's camera and print photos and PDF files.