The HP ENVY 6455e is an all-in-one color inkjet printer. It's the same printer as the HP ENVY 6455 but comes with six months of ink through HP's ink subscription service, HP+. It uses a two-cartridge system with one black and one tri-color cartridge, and it's compatible with the HP 67 and HP 67XL ink cartridges. The scanner has an automatic feeder but lacks duplex scanning and fax functionality. It has Wi-Fi and USB connectivity, supports Apple AirPrint and Mopria Print Service, and is compatible with the HP Smart mobile app.
This printer is part of the HP ENVY 6400e series of all-in-one printers, which includes many variants. All variants are identical in feature and performance; the model number only changes depending on the region, retailer, and printer color. You can see more details in the Differences Between Variants section below.
Our Verdict
The HP ENVY 6455e is mediocre for family use. Its print quality for documents is decent at best, and due to its narrow color range, printed photos look muted and lacking in detail. As for the scanner, although it has a high scan resolution, it has trouble capturing finer details, which isn't ideal for digitizing photos. Unfortunately, the ink cartridges run out quickly, so you need to replace them often, which can get very expensive if you print a lot. On the bright side, it has decent connectivity options and is compatible with HP's feature-rich app, making it easy to connect to the printer from a variety of devices.
- Produces decent-quality color documents.
- Feature-rich mobile app.
- Supports various photo paper sizes.
- Narrow color range, poor color accuracy.
- Some banding in black and white documents.
- Low page yield, high cost-per-print.
The HP ENVY 6455e is inadequate for small or home offices. It uses cartridges with terribly low page yields, so it requires lots of maintenance and has high running costs. It also prints slowly, and the print quality isn't very good. It has an ADF to process multi-page documents but can't automatically process double-sided documents. It doesn't have an Ethernet port, which might be a problem for offices that rely on a wired LAN connection.
- Automatic document feeder.
- Produces decent-quality color documents.
- No duplex scanning.
- Slow printing speed.
- Some banding in black and white documents.
- Low page yield, high cost-per-print.
The HP ENVY 6455e is a mediocre printer for students. Its cost-per-print for black and color documents is poor since it has terrible page yields, so you can quickly rack up costs in ink cartridge replacements. Its print quality for documents isn't very good, and it's slow, printing only six black or four color pages per minute. The scanner's lid hinges can't extend, making it hard to close the lid over thicker items like textbooks. However, the printer does have an automatic feeder to process long documents, and you can use HP's OCR software to turn them into searchable PDFs.
- Automatic document feeder.
- Produces decent-quality color documents.
- Feature-rich mobile app.
- Slow printing speed.
- Some banding in black and white documents.
- Low page yield, high cost-per-print.
The HP ENVY 6455e is inadequate for printing black-and-white documents. It has an awful black page yield, so even though replacement cartridges are cheap, you'll still rack up hefty costs over time. It also prints slowly, so expect large print jobs to take a while, and the print quality isn't good, with some banding appearing in black-and-white documents. It has a flatbed scanner and an ADF, but it can't duplex scan, so you need to manually flip double-sided documents.
- Automatic document feeder.
- No duplex scanning.
- Slow printing speed.
- Some banding in black and white documents.
- Low page yield, high cost-per-print.
The HP ENVY 6455e is mediocre for photo printing. It produces photos that look muted and lacking in detail due to its narrow color range, and it takes a while to print a single photo. Also, printing photos can get very expensive because the ink cartridges run out quickly, and you need to replace the entire tri-color cartridge even if a single color runs out. On the bright side, it supports various photo paper sizes and borderless printing.
- Supports various photo paper sizes.
- Narrow color range, poor color accuracy.
- Low page yield, high cost-per-print.
- Low page yield, high cost-per-print.
- Low page yield, high cost-per-print.
- Low page yield, high cost-per-print.
- Low page yield, high cost-per-print.
- Low page yield, high cost-per-print.
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Changelog
- Updated Jan 26, 2024: Minor in-text alterations to further clarify product details.
- Updated Nov 03, 2023: Added mention of the Canon PIXMA TR7820/TS7720 as an alternative with better print quality in the Black and White Documents section.
- Updated Jan 30, 2023: We've updated the review to improve clarity and added more information in the Differences Between Variants, Scan Quality, Black and White Documents, Color Documents, and Small Details sections.
- Updated Sep 21, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.2.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The HP ENVY 6455e is the updated version of the HP ENVY Pro 6455. It's identical to the previous version but comes with six months of free ink through HP+, HP's ink subscription service. This printer belongs to the HP ENVY 6400e series of all-in-ones, which includes many variants. All of the variants are identical in feature and performance; the model number only changes depending on the region, retailer, and printer color. It's available in a full white color scheme or white with black accents (6475e).
| Model | Region of Sale/Retailer | Product Number |
|---|---|---|
| ENVY 6420e | Asia, Australia, New Zealand | 223R4B, 223R6A |
| ENVY 6430e | UK, Australia | 223R2B, 2K5L5A |
| ENVY 6432e | Europe | 223R3B |
| ENVY 6452e | North America - Walmart/Best Buy | 223R2A |
| ENVY 6455e | North America | 223R1A |
| ENVY 6458e | North America - Costco/Sam's Club | 223R3A |
| ENVY 6475e | US | 223R9A |
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The HP ENVY 6455e is a mediocre printer overall. Its print quality for documents and photos is inferior to similar printers, and its ink cartridges yield very few pages, making it expensive to maintain over time.
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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 OfficeJet Pro 8025e is much better than the HP ENVY 6455e for most uses. The 8025e has fax functionality, faster printing speeds, support for Legal-size paper, and Ethernet connectivity. It produces significantly higher-quality documents and photos, and due to its higher page yields, it costs less to maintain over time than the 6455e.
The HP ENVY 6455e and the HP DeskJet 4155e are very similar printers with nearly identical features and performance. The only notable difference is that the 4155e prints slower and doesn't support automatic duplex printing.
The HP OfficeJet Pro 6978 performs better than the HP ENVY 6455e. The OfficeJet Pro 6978 produces higher-quality documents and yields more pages, resulting in a much lower cost-per-print. It has more connectivity options, including Ethernet and external storage support (USB). Also, its ADF automatically scans double-sided sheets (in two passes), and you can also send faxes if needed.
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