Should You Buy an HP Inkjet Printer?

HP is one of the most popular inkjet printer brands as well as being well known for its PC monitors, laser printers and scanners.

If you are wondering how HP inkjet printers compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared 480+ inkjet printers by objectively and impartially analysing over 5,700 user and expert reviews and 60+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.

HP are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and popular inkjet printers. Their inkjet printers start at $50 for the Officejet Pro 8210 which has a print speed (colour) of 18ppm and is a 1200 x 1200 inkjet printer and go up to $2,495 for the DesignJet T730 which has a print speed (colour) of 1.36ppm and is a 1200 x 2400 inkjet printer. The average price of a new HP inkjet printer is $398.

Is HP the Best Inkjet Printer Brand?

So are HP inkjet printers any good? We give every inkjet printer a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all inkjet printers we are able to impartially rank all the inkjet printer brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that HP is the actually best inkjet printer brand out there.

Let's look at how HP inkjet printers compare to the other inkjet printer brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

There's a wide selection of HP inkjet printers available compared to other inkjet printer brands, with over 40 HP inkjet printers currently on the market in the US. At an average purchase price of $398, HP inkjet printers also tend to be more expensive than most other inkjet printer brands however they are still a popular choice with consumers.

HP have better reviews than the typical inkjet printer brand, with the average rating of a HP inkjet printer being 86%. HP have a number of great features including Instant Ink Ready which sets them apart from the competition.

What Do the HP Inkjet Printer Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every HP inkjet printer to work out the average distribution of reviews for HP and then compared this to the other inkjet printer brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		2
4 stars		4
3 stars		1
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		112
4 stars		42
3 stars		7
2 stars		2
1 star		8

Over 86% of expert reviews and 90% of user reviews for HP inkjet printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 89% and 80% respectively across all Inkjet Printer brands.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to HP inkjet printers by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other inkjet printer brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Canon	Epson	HP	Brother	Ricoh
	80% 17 reviews	80% 1 review
	88% 13 reviews	80% 1 review	100% 1 review	80% 1 review
	77% 6 reviews	76% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews		70% 2 reviews
	81% 10 reviews	73% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	77% 12 reviews	90% 1 review
	83% 8 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	80% 8 reviews	76% 2 reviews
	72% 9 reviews
	74% 7 reviews
	72% 5 reviews	89% 2 reviews
	85% 5 reviews
	75% 2 reviews	75% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	75% 3 reviews	89% 2 reviews
	70% 4 reviews
	67% 1 review	100% 3 reviews
	60% 4 reviews
	76% 3 reviews			79% 1 review
	87% 3 reviews
	83% 3 reviews
	73% 3 reviews
Other Expert Sites	71% 47 reviews	75% 17 reviews	65% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	33% 1 review
Average	76% 173 reviews	82% 41 reviews	81% 7 reviews	80% 4 reviews	52% 3 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have HP Inkjet Printers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 5 industry awards for HP inkjet printers. The table below compares the number of awards received by HP to other popular inkjet printer brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning inkjet printers

Number of Awards	Canon	Epson	HP	Brother	Ricoh
	9	1	1	1
	1	1	2		1
	2	2	1
	4
	4
		3
	3
	1	1
	2
	2
	2
	1
	1
	1
		1
		1
			1
	1
	1
	1
Other Expert Sites	5	2
Total	41	12	5	1	1

How Reliable Are HP Inkjet Printers?

We checked over 5,700 reviews to find comments about the reliability of HP inkjet printers. 100% of reviews that mention reliability were positive. Therefore the vast majority of HP inkjet printer owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that HP inkjet printers are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for HP inkjet printers that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

They do tough duty pretty well at work

reliable workhorse

Features to Look Out For On HP Inkjet Printers

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of HP inkjet printers that set them apart from the competition. These include Instant Ink Ready.

HP Instant Ink Ready

HP inkjet printers that feature Instant Ink Ready include the HP Envy 5010 ($85) and the HP DeskJet 2622 ($100).

What is the Best Mid-Range HP Inkjet Printer?

HP OfficeJet Pro 8022

4800 X 1200 DPI

10ppm PRINT SPEED

20ppm PRINT SPEED

4 PRINT CARTRIDGES

225 Sheets STANDARD INPUT

60 Sheets STANDARD OUTPUT

A great mid range choice, priced at $99.99 is the HP OfficeJet Pro 8022, which has a Kagoo Score of 79.

Features We Love:

Supports colour printing

Wi-Fi

An affordable and fully featured 10ppm print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Le inkjet printer. It supports colour printing and has a Wi-Fi.

82 Features	Fully-Featured
80 Value for Money	Very Good
79 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Unboxing HP OfficeJet Pro 8022 #HPPrinters

How to setup HP Officejet Pro 8022 printer | Wireless printer setup

The cheapest price that we could find for the OfficeJet Pro 8022 in the US is $99.99 but in total we found only 1 price for it.

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What is the Best Budget Choice HP Inkjet Printer?

HP OfficeJet 6230

1200 X 600 DPI

10ppm PRINT SPEED

18ppm PRINT SPEED

4 PRINT CARTRIDGES

At only $75.99 and with a Kagoo Score of 74 the HP OfficeJet 6230 makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

Supports colour printing

Wi-Fi

A fully featured and very highly rated 10ppm print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Le inkjet printer. It supports colour printing and has a Wi-Fi. Multiple reviews mentioned that this inkjet printer produces superb quality prints and it's really easy to setup, and to use.

92 Reviews	63 Reviews
80 Features	Fully-Featured
74 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Multiple reviews mentioned that HP OfficeJet 6230 has great user reviews with an average user rating of 83%, based on 63 reviews.

The cheapest price that we could find for the OfficeJet 6230 in the US is $75.99 and in total we found 3 prices for it.

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