Customer Ratings & Reviews

HP has been making quality office printers for a long time, and they have gotten quite good at it. This printer follows in that tradition, and I am confident that it is a well-constructed machine that will produce high-quality prints and copies with little maintenance or fuss for a long time into the future. print quality 5/5 build quality 5/5 setup and software 3/5 clock 1/5 (why is there even a clock?) I have been using this printer for about a week now, and I’ve been consistently impressed with the quality of the prints and scans. Making a copy of a full-color graphic original resulted in a copy almost indistinguishable from the original, with excellent color matching and crisp, clear lines. In general, the interface is easy to operate, and the physical design of the machine is indicative of HP’s decades of experience making quality printers and copiers. Unfortunately, there have been several setbacks to my giving a glowing recommendation for this product. In fact, as I sat down to write this review, the printer won’t even boot; it is stuck on the HP logo that comes up for a few seconds when the printer is turned on. Software Ease of use and Stability: The first sign of trouble was that after the initial setup, the printer found a firmware update it wanted to do. After I told it to go ahead, the display showed a “critical error.” Fortunately, the printer could still boot afterwards, and when I tried again the firmware update succeeded. Most of the setup and settings were easy enough and straightforward, but I wanted to try out some of the more advanced features. In addition to printing and copying, it can also scan to a computer, to email, or to network storage. I was able to do the first two, but I couldn’t get it to recognize my network storage. I found lots of folks online who struggled with the same issue and who eventually resolved it after reinstalling and resetting and trying various combinations of settings. So I expect that I might eventually be able to get it to work too, but so far no luck. The device can also print from or scan to a USB storage device. I learned that the USB drive has to be formatted FAT16 or FAT32, so the first drive I tried which was formatted ExFAT would not work. The absolute worst part is the clock. Why does a printer need a clock, you might ask? I don’t know, but part of the initial setup was to set the clock. Since this is a fully network-connected device, they easily could have included NTP to have the clock set automatically, but they didn’t. Even worse is that whenever I turn off the printer the clock stops running! So if I want the clock to be accurate, I have to reset it every time I turn on the printer. Good thing printers don’t need clocks, right? Practically speaking, this is just an annoyance, but it’s one of those details that shows that HP doesn’t care about their software anywhere near as much as they worry about making good hardware. The printer did not come with much documentation at all. I eventually found a comprehensive user guide on HP’s website, but it took a bit of searching. There were a few times when I really needed extra information: for example, after the initial setup there are certain settings that require an administrator login; I wouldn’t have guessed that the administrator password defaults to a PIN code printed on a label inside the printer. Office Use: The main paper tray claims to hold 250 sheets of standard 20lb paper, but my experience is closer to 150 sheets. For an office printer, I would prefer that the main tray have a 1-ream capacity so that a ream of paper can be loaded fully and avoid having to store a partially-used pack of paper outside the printer. Other printers in the same size range have a 1-ream capacity, so this is a little disappointing. Marketing claims this printer is “super fast.” While I have no complaints about the speed, its 25 pages per minute seems about average for a smaller laser printer. Scanning is much slower, about 10 pages per minute when I tested the document feeder. Regardless, it has a document feeder, which is a wonderful time-saver for larger scanning jobs. I found the feeder to be easy to use and to work well: no jams, misfeeds, or misalignments. Note, though, that while the printer will print double-sided, the document feeder only scans single-sided. Marketing also claims a “compact design” which just made me want to criticize the size. With a footprint roughly 16.5” square this is not a huge printer, but it’s bigger than other similar models. Inside the case, there’s about an inch of open air on each side. They actually could have easily made it more compact except that they chose to mount the scanning bed perpendicular to the printing mechanics. In other words, it’s not as compact as it easily could have been. I’m not sure why they chose to configure it this way, but it is set up so that you don’t need access to the sides of the printer during operation: paper goes in and comes out the front, and scanning happens on top. So, despite being wider than it “needs” to be, this is a very thoughtful design. I like that there isn’t a feed door on the side that would interfere with using the space on either side of the printer. Privacy: There have been reports about certain printers spying on what you print. Obviously this would be really bad for anyone printing sensitive information, e.g. anything including financial details or confidential business records. Also obviously, this is most of what people do with printers. Fortunately, HP does not seem to be among the companies with such a bad business practice. From what I can tell, they take privacy seriously. During my testing, the printer did not send any data to the cloud about my print jobs. I did not set up their cloud service, but according to their privacy documents they do not keep any records for their customers in any form that is used by the company for marketing, targeting, or other undesirable purposes. However, they are in the business of using DRM to restrict the way you can use the printer. Most expressly, this printer uses tech to keep you from using toner cartridges not authorized by HP. They even warn that cartridges that work today may not work tomorrow if they decide to block them (via a firmware update). At least they get points for being honest about this, but I would much rather they didn’t do it in the first place. This is an anticompetitive practice designed to coerce people into buying new, HP-branded toner cartridges instead of toner refill kits or cartridges from other manufacturers. And it’s no coincidence that the HP-branded toner costs twice as much as others. Additionally, the fact that they have this tech in their printer means that they can change the rules any time they want and lock you out of even using HP-branded cartridges if they think they can get away with it (and they definitely think they can get away with it). Granted, almost every printer manufacturer has been pulling these tricks for decades, but that doesn’t make it any less offensive. Summary: This is a great printer from a reputable company. The hardware seems well-designed, and it appears to be rugged and durable. In fact, I like this printer a lot. But a few software issues make me question whether I’ll end up finding it to be a valuable addition to my office for years to come, or if I’ll be pulling my hair out over bugs, glitches, and DRM lockouts every time I have an important print job with a deadline.

The HP Color Laserjet MFP 3301 printer is so far serving me very well. This printer is quite heavy in weight. It can serve both a private person and a business with its features. On setup you are directed to make sure to update the software and in doing HP tells you the update may say it failed, but don't worry about it. The printer will restart and the update will have been downloaded. Wait, what? Your IT people cannot find a solution to the notice that the update failed, when in fact it didn't? Really? After the restart you are ready to setup your network connection. I did wifi connection first and the connection process was smooth. I then tried Ethernet. Again setup was easy. After that you can copy and print, but more setup steps are needed for scans and such if you want added capability. This is why I went from 5 star to 4 stars in my review. The process is balky. I wish HP could streamline this. I tried to setup scan to email and it wasn't easy. I finally got it, but ugh! HP Smart features/setup needs work. The rest of the experience has been excellent. The print quality is vibrant. The colors are amazing. The clarity is first rate. The wifi doesn't disconnect. It is always ready to go. HP calls it dual band wifi. I call it a great advancement. The printing speed is fast. Two sided copies are great and a great feature for business use. I can see why this is classified as a good small business printer. There are 2 paper feed options. One by singke sheet, the other via the tray. The paper tray holds sufficent paper. Paper take up rolls work flawlessly. That is so important to me. I am so tired of printer jams. This printer seems to eliminate that problem in scans and in paper feed. Thank You HP. Paper jams are aggravating and time consuming. It seems like this will no longer be a problem. You can scan from the feed tray or from glass. Same for copies. There are usb ports for usb connection too. The touch screen is easy to navigate and easy on my eyes. HP has a good product here. I recommend it and look forward to many years of use.

In the market for a new color printer, I debated between an inkjet and a laser printer. Speed was a critical factor, which led me to choose the HP Color LaserJet Pro 3301sdw. This laser printer promised faster outputs, which was essential my impatient wife's printing needs. Compact Design and Easy Setup: The compact design of the HP Color LaserJet Pro 3301sdw was perfect for my needs, fitting neatly on my office shelf. Unboxing was straightforward, though I recommend sliding the printer out of the box sideways to avoid damaging the styrofoam, as I did. The minimal packaging and easily removable tapes and stickers made the setup process quick and clean. Quick Connectivity and User-Friendly Features: Connecting to Wi-Fi and integrating the printer with the HP Smart App was hassle-free. I was able to quickly find the printer on the app and begin printing within minutes. The entire process from unboxing to starting my first print job took less than ten minutes. The touchscreen made interactions simple and intuitive. Print Quality and Performance: The print quality exceeded my expectations. The colors in the photos and test images were vibrant and true to life. I'm not normally one to self-print important family photos, but I'm starting to rethink my stance. The test photos even on regular copy paper have been frame worthy! The printer's speed was impressive, especially in duplex mode, although the first page out time was pretty meh. Nonetheless, the overall performance for a competitively priced model was more than satisfactory. Considerations on Cost: One of the concerns I have is the long-term cost of printing, particularly because this model uses four separate toner cartridges. At approximately 4 cents per color print, the concern isn't necessarily cost per print, but replacing all four cartridges can be expensive. Take that with a grain of salt though. I'm a grump old man who hates replacing any consumable accessory. Don't even speak to me when it's time to replace my car tires! Overall, the HP Color LaserJet Pro 3301sdw is a solid choice for anyone who needs a fast, reliable, and compact printer with excellent print quality at a reasonable ongoing cost.

This is my 2nd HP printer in a couple of years. The LaserJet Pro replaced my Smart Tank 7300 due to the sheer volume of print jobs required for my position and I couldn't be happier with the results. I was quite surprised when replacing the Smart Tank with this LaserJet that the footprint is almost similar to each other with the height being the biggest difference. Setup was just as easy with my original HP. Simple instructions are on the box on how to remove the printer out of the box without damaging it and the plastic bag that holds it has handles to slide it out. It is a little hefty weighing in roughly 38 lbs. so make sure to grab a 2nd person to help out if needed. Once you remove all the plastic protection and plug it in, you are almost ready to go. After I set up my printer via WIFI, I ran the firmware update and it took about 5 minutes to DL and install. What I love about it being WIFI is that all my other PCs in the house connected to the same WIFI could easily find and add the printer with no problems. HP starts you off with some starter toner for the 4 colors it needs (black, magenta, cyan and yellow) allowing for quite a bit of printing (~500 pages) before you will need to get replacements. The size is HP 218A (standard ~1200 - 1300 pages) or HP 218X (High Capacity ~2500 color pgs - 3200 black). Prices were around the $68 for black and $81 for color for standard and $100 for black and $116 for color on the High Yield (off HP's own website). I actually got the 218X Black as a gift from a friend since he uses the LaserJet for his job as well. The 26 ppm output is excellent compared to my old printer and lets me complete more work in a lot less time. My friend who works in the realtor world loves how he can create all the closing paperwork needed to be signed for clients and print them fast with the printer. The ADF's (auto document feeder) speed suits me well clocking in around 20ppm scanning, but again, I only use black and white options for my work related stuff. I know it does color as well, but I think it's a lot slower at ~8ppm. I did have 1 issue that I was going to remove a star from but I figured it out and thought it was too easy a remedy to deduct it. Since using the printer, 100% of my and my friend's workload is black and white. One day I decided to test out color and see what it will look like. After printing a few items with color I immediately noticed something was way off. Anything with the color blue was missing and it was reddish instead. I ran the in-setting diagnostics and test pages, but the all kept coming back fine and toner levels were maxed. I tried reaching out to HP, but got no response. Then I remembered with the larger laser printers I work with when I was in office had a trick to basically shake the cartridge to get the toner flowing again. I opened the front of the LaserJet and slid out the tray housing all the colors and 1 by 1, I took them out, rocked them back and forth (do not touch the bottom) and replaced them all. Once the printer did it's diagnostic again and said ready, I tried again and lo and behold, it worked. Even with the minor hiccup, I still would recommend this to people who still need printers for business or personal use. The print quality combined with the speed is excellent and the price to performance on the toner replacements are not that bad actually.

Performs great once set up. Had issues connecting via CAT5, couldn't connect via USB since i couldn't place the printer close enough to the PC. Was able to connect via WiFi ok. Foot print a bit on medium size, but heavy at around 45lbs. My two biggest issues. 1.) The top lid is heavy and won't stay up on it's own. If you don't hold it, it will slam down on the glass bed, 2.) the LCD panel on the left is in the way if you want to scan a book.

Received the printer and as it's a heavy box be ready to do careful lifting or if you're a small person like myself get extra help. We tipped the box on its side per instructions and pulled it out then set it up on my work table. They have shipping tape which needs to be removed of course and a foam covering over the copy/scan area. HP includes a Setup Guide which walks you through the steps plus a Reference Guide in case you run into problems. I turned the printer on after plugging it in and decided to use WiFi for setup although you can use Ethernet or USB. I loaded paper in the 250 sheet tray and adjusted the guides. On the 4.3" diagonal color TFT backlit touchscreen you choose your language and country/region. Then it starts looking for your WiFi. Placed the password in and confirmed my settings. It connected right away. Right afterwards it needed a critical update which I installed. The printer will block usage of non-HP chip cartridges so you will need OEM's which are not that cheap but I never use knock off brands as they can really mess your printer up. It arrives with 4 starter cartridges installed. I then set the date, time zone and time. Right after that it went into a Calibration mode. I wanted to attach it to my iMac which it found right away and was added to my printer list. I went over to the hpsmart.com/download site and picked the BASIC setup then chose the one for Desktop. It downloaded fine and my model printer showed up and was found right away. I already had an HP Smart account so just had to sign in. I proceeded to print out a color page which worked fine. You can use the HPSmart app or the touchscreen and both worked fine. Then I made a copy and it was spot on perfect ~ just like the original. Next was scanning. To scan I used the HP Easy Scan program. I scanned an autographed photo and the first one was an 8x10 color. It scanned beautifully right to my computer. Looked just as good as the original, exactly what I wanted to see. I then made a copy of that printed color photo and once more it looked great. Quite impressive! I personally like to use the touchscreen when doing print jobs. Just easier, although the app does show you the levels of ink left which is handy. Another great feature is the two-sided printing which is up to 26 pages per minute for color. Definitely saves paper and I use it a lot. I am really pleased with the high quality of this HP printer! Handles everything I need to do flawlessly. You can tell it's extremely well made all around. Absolutely perfect! I highly recommend its purchase!!

I have used other HP printers and have noticed that they are constantly improving some aspects that make them easier and simpler to use. The HP LaserJet Pro MFP 3301 is intended for home or small business use, and it delivers what it promises. In the box, which is relatively compact, comes the printer with four toners (Yellow/Magenta/Cyan/Black) already installed, a power cord and a user guide. To remove the printer from the box, it has to be tilted as it is a bit heavy for one person. The packaging that protects the printer and the stickers must be removed before turning it on for the first time. The power cord is plugged into the back of the printer and then into the power outlet and the printer is ready to be turned on to begin configuration. The configuration of the printer is one of the aspects to be highlighted. First of all you have to connect the device to the wifi network, usb or via ethernet. What HP recommends is to update the printer firmware to the latest one, once done it will be ready to start printing. What I think is a good thing is that once the printer is connected to the network it is ready to start using, you do not have to use accounts or apps to do this, basically it is plug and play, if any device is connected to the network then you can, without the need for accounts or apps, print any document remotely. I consider this to be very practical but without a doubt the HP Smart app provides a different level of security and convenience, I recommend downloading the app, it is a great help. Using the printer is very simple from the 4.3" LCD touch screen, navigation through the menu is very intuitive and the icons are well designed and with different colors to distinguish them. Something to consider is that the printer uses only HP toners, if a toner of a different brand is installed it will not be possible to use it because the device has a system that detects the chip of original products and those that are not, disabling the latter. The device prints (1 or 2-side) color and monochrome both good quality prints, prints relatively fast (26 ppm) compared to previous models. Document scanning is very good. The printer can send the file to the phone via the app, or from the printer to some email or cloud service. Copies likewise, whether color or monochrome, are very good quality. The printer has an auto document feeder that saves time when scanning or copying, however it does so from only one side of the document. Underneath the screen there is a USB port to connect a flash drive and print from there. In conclusion, if you work from home or have a small business and need an all-in-one printer that prints, scans and copies, that is easy to install and use, this HP printer is a good alternative, recommended.

First, I really did not order this all-in-one laser printer. I meant to have the newer version of this printer, but when I opened the box and saw how good it looked, I decided to test how it worked. Putting it up together was supper easy and I didn’t have to upload any programs into my computer to work. I just use a USB to save documents that I need to print and stick it into the front of the printer where it connects. I scanned, copied, and printed a few documents with this color printer machine and the result was very good. Scanning is not very fast, but it is good enough to wait, not so much. Copying or printing document is fast and very clear. The only thing that I noticed with this color printer is the loud noise when I turned it on and printed something, but that is not a big deal to me. So, I decided to keep this printer because I don’t want the hassle of returning it. I’m glad that I have it because I had some documentation that I really needed to copy and print.

Key Highlights: Exceptional Print Quality: Documents come out crisp and professional, whether black-and-white or color. Speed: It's fast without compromising quality, which is essential for high-demand office environments. Ease of Use: The intuitive touchscreen interface and straightforward navigation make it easy for anyone to use, even for advanced features like duplex printing or setting up scan-to-email.

This is a phenomenal printer, with great quality and speed. Once you get it set up. That setup process is a work in progress, as HP's tools like HP Smart and HP EasyStart seem to freak out halfway through their onboarding process. HP Smart eventually works once the drivers are loaded (which you can do manually, thankfully). HP EasyStart simply failed. Another oddity is how many times you are prompted to sign up for HP Instant Ink. Except this printer isn't eligible for that program. But according to HP Smart you really really should sign up for HP Instant Ink. Attempting to sign up puts you in an endless loop of despair - they could have easily just said "no this printer isn't eligible." Lastly, be forewarned that a set of toner cartridges costs more than the printer itself. They will last forever (unless you are printing 100s of pages per day), so that's a good thing. I love this printer, once it's set up. I don't think I should have to fight so hard to get there.

excellent product. works well. excellent color prints. easy to setup. will use a lot in the coming months when I need to do a lot of scanning and email of the scans.

This printer was advertised as doing duplex printing, but I was somewhat disappointed that it does not do automatic duplex printing. You have to print odd pages and then turn them around and re-insert the paper to print the even pages on the back side. But this is something I rarely have to do so this ended up being a great printer (and scanner) for me. Scan, copy, and especially print quality is amazing. I haven't tried printing on anything other than regular paper but we'll see how it goes.

This printer was Easy to set up and use. Print quality also very good. I would like to submit another review in six months.

Easy to setup. Excellent print quality. Very happy so far with the decision to purchase this printer.

The printer appears to work good. The printer locks up if I scan multiple items. Must be power cycled. Geek squad couldn't fix it. I'm using a Mac M3 and I checked for the latest update in firmware and drivers

I’m really impressed with this laser printer! It’s fast, efficient, and produces crisp, high-quality prints every time. Setup was a breeze, and it handles large print jobs with ease. The toner lasts a long time, which makes it very cost-effective. We’ve used inkjets previous and made the right decision with this purchase. Overall, a reliable and excellent choice for home or office use!

Pretty awesome and prints very well. Very easy to set up.

It was a real easy set up. We hooked it up to our computer and it works great with no problems. I would recommend this printer to anyone that needs a printer. The colors are real vivid. It copies and scans real easy with no issues. we have ran several hundred pages through it and we have had no jams or problems. the checks we print with it are perfect with no smudges or smears.

This purchase replaced a very similar but older HP LaserJet. The WiFi on the older one was just too outdated. Setup was a breeze on this one. Printing is fast, crisp, and clear. Very high quality. Wireless printing is a breeze too. It does exactly what it is supposed to do, and it does it well. It is just a solid machine.

Being a retired computer engineer using HP products over the years had a good feeling. Buying a colored laser jet printer from you all back in December this year. The printer. Was easy to set up on the network and print to it with my phone being. An Android works extremely well colors are nice. Extremely happy with this Hb laser jet printer.