The HP ENVY 6055e is an inkjet all-in-one printer designed for home use. It's the same printer as the HP ENVY 6055, but it comes with six months of free ink through HP+, HP's ink delivery subscription service. It uses a two-cartridge system with one black and one tri-color cartridge and is compatible with HP 67 and 67XL ink. It supports USB and Wi-Fi connectivity, supports Apple AirPrint and Mopria Print Service, and works with HP's Smart mobile companion app. It only has a basic flatbed scanner with no automatic feeder or extendable lid hinges.
Our Verdict
The HP ENVY 6055e is mediocre for family use. Its print quality for black and color documents isn't very good, and photos look flat and unnatural due to its narrow color range and poor accuracy. Also, its ink cartridges run out quickly, making it expensive to maintain. It has a high-resolution scanner, but the scan quality is only passable as it doesn't pick up finer details, which isn't ideal for digitizing photos. On the upside, it has decent connectivity options, including Wi-Fi, USB, and support for Apple AirPrint and Mopria Print Service, and its mobile companion app is feature-rich.
- Supports borderless printing and various paper sizes up to 8.5" x 11".
- High-yield cartridge available.
- Feature-rich mobile app.
- Narrow color range and bad color accuracy.
- Low page yield; high cost-per-print.
- Mediocre black document print quality.
- Scanner doesn't pick up fine details.
The HP 6055e is inadequate for small or home offices. Its document print quality isn't very good, and it's slow, as it can only push out six black or four color pages per minute. Additionally, its ink cartridges yield very few black or color prints, resulting in a lot of maintenance and high running costs. It only has a flatbed scanner, so scanning multi-page documents can be extremely time-consuming.
- High-yield cartridge available.
- No automatic document feeder.
- Slow printing speed.
- Low page yield; high cost-per-print.
- Mediocre black document print quality.
- Scanner doesn't pick up fine details.
The HP ENVY 6055e printer is mediocre for students. Because of its terribly low page yields, you need to replace the cartridges very often, resulting in a very high cost-per-print. Also, its document print quality isn't very good, and it prints slowly. It has a flatbed scanner, but the scan quality is only passable, and the hinges don't extend, making it hard to close the lid over thicker items like textbooks. On the bright side, it has Wi-Fi and USB connectivity, as well as support for Apple AirPrint and Mopria Print Service, so it's easy to connect and get your prints out.
- High-yield cartridge available.
- Feature-rich mobile app.
- Slow printing speed.
- Low page yield; high cost-per-print.
- Mediocre black document print quality.
- Scanner doesn't pick up fine details.
The HP 6055e is inadequate for black-and-white printing. It has a terrible black page yield, so you'll have to replace the cartridge regularly, resulting in high maintenance costs. It also produces mediocre-quality documents and prints slowly at six pages per minute. It has a scanner but lacks an automatic feeder, which isn't ideal if you often need to scan long multi-page documents.
- High-yield cartridge available.
- No automatic document feeder.
- Slow printing speed.
- Low page yield; high cost-per-print.
- Mediocre black document print quality.
- Scanner doesn't pick up fine details.
The HP ENVY 6055e is okay for photo printing. It can print on various paper sizes up to 8.5" x 11" and supports borderless printing. It can produce very fine details in photos; however, its narrow color range and poor color accuracy make the pictures look flat and visibly off, especially images of people or natural scenes. Also, its ink cartridges run out quickly, so it can get very expensive if you print a lot.
- Supports borderless printing and various paper sizes up to 8.5" x 11".
- High-yield cartridge available.
- Narrow color range and bad color accuracy.
- Low page yield; high cost-per-print.
- High-yield cartridge available.
- Low page yield; high cost-per-print.
- High-yield cartridge available.
- Low page yield; high cost-per-print.
- High-yield cartridge available.
- Low page yield; high cost-per-print.
- High-yield cartridge available.
- Low page yield; high cost-per-print.
- High-yield cartridge available.
- Low page yield; high cost-per-print.
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Changelog
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Updated Nov 22, 2024:
We've added the HP ENVY 6155e as an alternative with a touchscreen display in the Display Screen section.
- Updated Jun 18, 2024: Added mention of the HP DeskJet 4255e/4252e as an alternative with an ADF in the Scanner Features section.
- Updated Nov 06, 2023: We've updated the review to improve clarity and readability.
- Updated Feb 06, 2023: Added mention of the Epson Expression Home XP-4200 as a better alternative in the Color Gamut section.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the HP ENVY 6055e all-in-one printer. It's the same printer as the HP ENVY 6055, but it comes with six months of free ink through the HP+ ink subscription service. It's part of the HP ENVY 6000e all-in-one printer series. The other models in the series are identical in feature and performance; the model number simply changes depending on the region. You can see the various models in the table below.
| Model | Region | Product Number |
|---|---|---|
| ENVY 6010e | Europe | 2K4U9B |
| ENVY 6020e | Europe, Asia | 223N4B, 223N6A |
| ENVY 6022e | Europe | 223N5B |
| ENVY 6030e | Europe, Indonesia | 2k4U7B, 2k4V8A |
| ENVY 6032e | UK, Australia | 2K4U8B, 2K4W1A |
| ENVY 6034e | Australia, Asia | 2K4W2A |
| ENVY 6052e | North America (Walmart and Costco) | 223N2A |
| ENVY 6055e | North America | 223N1A |
| ENVY 6065e | Unknown | 223N5A |
| ENVY 6075e | North America | 223N9A |
You can see our unit's label here.
Popular Printer Comparisons
The HP ENVY 6055e is a mediocre all-in-one home printer. Its document print quality is noticeably worse than many printers in its price range, and its page yield is very low, even for a printer with only two ink cartridges.
For other options, check out our recommendations for the best inkjet printers, the best all-in-one printers, and the best home printers.
The HP ENVY Photo 7855 is overall better than the HP ENVY 6055e. The 7855's page yield is very low, but it's better than the 6055e's, which helps keep its cost-per-print lower. The 7855 has more connectivity options with Ethernet, Bluetooth, and external storage drive support, which the 6055e lacks. The 7855 also produces higher-quality black and white documents and has an automatic feeder to scan multi-page documents quickly.
The Canon PIXMA MG3620 is better than the HP ENVY 6055e if you intend to print fairly frequently. Not only does the Canon yield many more pages than the HP, but its cost-per-print is much lower since you won't need to replace the cartridges as often. Also, the Canon produces significantly more accurate colors, so photos look more natural. On the other hand, the HP has Wi-Fi Direct, so it may be a better choice if having more flexible wireless connectivity options is important to you.
The HP ENVY 6055e and the HP ENVY 6455e are two very similar family printers, but the 6455e has a sheetfed scanner, which the 6055e lacks. They perform similarly regarding document print quality and speed, though the 6055e is better at producing finer details in photos.
The HP ENVY 6055e is slightly better than the HP DeskJet 4155e. The ENVY 6055e produces finer details in photos, prints faster, and supports automatic duplex printing and borderless printing. The DeskJet 4155e has an automatic document feeder, which the ENVY 6055e lacks, but it's slow, as it only scans three pages per minute.
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