Luckily the situation has improved. And for the past two-plus years, we’ve lived happily with the HP OfficeJet Pro 9015—which is basically identical to our current top pick, the 9015e. Our printing and scanning life has been pretty dreamy.
Our pick
Easy-to-use software, affordable ink, a long warranty, and plenty of thoughtful touches make this all-in-one less annoying than the competition. Results look sharp, too.
The best part about the 9015 is that it works. Most printers are annoying, fussy, and frustrating. But not this one. Setup was as easy as unboxing, loading the ink cartridges, plugging in the power, and adding the printer to my MacBook.
A simple driver download and install got the printer up and running on my wife’s PC. “It was super easy,” she recalls. The same can be said for setup on my iPhone and her Android. (Yes, we’re a technologically bifurcated household.) And it prints fast. So if you’re all set to walk out the door to mail a package when you realize you didn’t print a return label, you won’t be slowed down by the printer.
The document feeder makes scanning up to 35 pages at a time a quick endeavor, at just under 9.5 pages per minute. If you have something that’s delicate, or if you want to scan something odd, like multiple receipts for an expense report, you can flip up the feeder and place them on the glass underneath.
The hardware of the 9015 and our current pick, the 9015e, is the same. The only differences in these models: the 9015e’s lengthier, two-year warranty; the longer, six-month Instant Ink trial, which automatically sends ink when you’re running out; and some added software features.
