HP Laserjet Pro M130nw All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer (G3Q58A) with Standard Yield Black Toner Cartridge

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The step by step setup instructions were easy to follow. I was pleased with the ease of switching from wired connection to wireless with my computer. Feels strange to have only one wire leading to the printer. But it is working very well. I had to download the manual, though, as the instructions that came with it, did not explain the controls or how to use them. I was hoping for a shortened version for this specific model. By the way, the downloaded manual is 200 PAGES, so you have to hunt down the pages needed fully understand how to operate it. It does take up a bigger foot print than my previous printer, so less desk space for my work

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I was motivated to write by the people who wrote that it was hard to enable wireless printing or printing from a mobile device. Its not. It took me less than 10 minutes to connect this printer to my WiFi network and to print from my Mac laptop and tablet, phone, etc. Could not have been simpler.

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this printer/scanner/copier has a tiny footprint compared to my brother compact printer. the app for android makes it easy for me to scan/print any documents i may have in my cloud. ive also found that the copy quality is great for classroom print outs.

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Not a huge printer fan! I tend to get easily irritated by printers. But this one was easy to set up, got her to print from my phone on the second intent. I was concerned about this option, because I read many reviews for other brands and this was one of main complaints. It can also be connected using a USB cable included. Also liked this printer because toners are not pricey. You can scan, one by one, doesnt have a feeder. Serves my purpose, if you scan large documents; this might not be the right one for you. I totally recommend it! Will update this review in a couple of months. Update 08/08/17: so far, so good!

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no more color ink cartridges just to be able to print black and white. I specifically paid a lot more than I could have for an inkjet printer just to get away from having to have three working color cartridges just to be able to print documents in black and white... seems the printer companies make all their money on cartridge replacements, so they make it really uneconomical to print in black and white only. Printer is smallish, nice looking, and prints. Didnt come with actual instructions about how to make a copy. On the front panel there is a symbol with a piece of paper, which I pushed, and it started making a copy, I thought. Actually it was scanning, but not printin anything out, even thought the instructions on the screen were about copying. Not until I called HP corporate customer support did I realize the two paper green ink button is the copy button. I learned a new thing also... almost impossible to find the HP customer support phone number when googling. Lots of companies want to charge you to troubleshoot your HP Printer, which is the numbers that come up on a google search The guy at HP told me HP is trying to save money/paper so they dont include an owners manual with the printer... you have to go online to search for it. Here is the actual HP corporate toll free service number: (800) 474-6836 I also have an HP OfficeJet Pro 6978, which has a feeder and duplex color, but uses ink cartridges, which ends up costing about 5 cents per page printed, on average. This laser printer costs less than half that amount in ink (toner). Great option for lots and lots of black and white printing.

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Update. This isn’t a great device because it does a lot of things but none of them very well. Increasingly frustrated. It has two separate ink / toner cartridges which have both flashed replace messages and once replaced still flash change and now print blotchy sheets. NO BUENO. If you don’t have a desktop pc connected then scanning a doc is a pain too because the PDF scan needs a connected / pc “home” to store the scan doc. Downgrading from initial high five star impression. You’re better off single function best in class printer but not combo. Also the wireless has tendency to have its own mind... essentially never stays connected. Great value. I had incredibly easy wiresless set up on Verizon router and sending print jobs from iPhone.

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I bought this to replace a dead inkjet printer I use for wrestling tournaments. Used once so far - about 500 prints of text and linework. Pretty fast for an inexpensive unit. Prints come out quite warm. Unit seems a little flimsy. I used it with a USB cable so have no knowledge how well the Wi-Fi works. Also not enough prints to know how long a toner cartridge will last.

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This printer has been a great choice for me. I am a student in college and training to be a teacher as well. This printer was consistently reliable and worked well for me. Setup was fairly easy. I used the software that HP provides for setting it up. It provided instructions with both words and visually. So if you are considering purchasing this for someone who isnt as computer literate, this may be a viable choice. Once set up, printing worked well. The front panel comes out and creates the paper tray.The tray cant hold a whole ream of paper but it definitely can hold 50+ pages. The printing tray has a small little piece of plastic that needs to be extended to hold the papers, otherwise they just fall to the floor. The menu and buttons on the printer itself is limited, you can only change basic settings, such as turning certain features on or off. However you can easily change other settings by connecting a computer with the provided usb cable. Replacing the cartridge or fixing jams is easy (I have had two jams in the 6 months of owning it and one was caused by my own errors). You lift up the print tray and you get easy access to the internals of the printer if needed. I never had difficulties using its various features and was able to figure out how to print from my phone on the fly. The only frustration I had was with using any of HPs scanning and printing software. I do not use any of HPs printing software, rather my computers default options for changing printing options. For scanning, I could not figure out what was the "correct" scanning software to use. I ended up using a windows store app, which is definitely not my preference. But I really dont use the printer for scanning. The few times I have, the scans werent of the best quality. But they are passable and do their job if really needed. It has various options to print other than through direction connection. I connected the computer to my network. I have issues with it coming disconnected from the network, but I suspect it is my router and not the printer itself since other devices in my home occasionally have the same issue. A quick restart of the printer or the router always fixes the problem. The ink cartridge it came with seemed to run out fairly quickly. I had printed under 200 sheets with basic text before it ran dry. But I just replaced it with a cheap replacement cartridge and it worked just fine. Overall the printer works well, setup was easy, and issues are minimal or easily solved with a restart.

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I purchased this mainly as a printer, after years of throwing away dried-out ink cartridges. The scanner was important to me, but was secondary. Connectivity was very important. If this were just a laser printer, it would get 5 stars ...BUT: 1. The wireless would not connect, no matter what I tried. 3 hours and I gave up (bear in mind I have a Comp Sci degree and am no stranger to printers or networking). Fortunately I have the option of hardwiring to my network, but if Im buying a wireless-capable device, the wireless functionality should work. 2. The scanner works well for a single sheet, but subsequent sheets scan about the first 1/2 inch and then either nothing or it looks as if the first 1/2 inch is smeared down the rest of the page. I rarely scan more than one page at a time, and found that if I reboot the printer between each page (leaving the scanning application open on my PC) then I can do multi-page scans. Annoying and time-consuming but less hassle than returning it and buying something else.

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Absolutely the worse instructions I have ever read! They guide me to a button on the control panel that does not exist! Getting this set-up wirelessly was a real challenge. I had to connect the printer to my MacBook using a USB connection, which worked fine...until I was instructed to remove the cable. When I removed the cable, the wireless connection light was on. However, I got an error message that the printer could not be found. I tried removing and downloading the printer drivers three times, hoping that would solve the problem...but it didnt help. Furthermore, I could only use the printer when it was connected to my MacBook via the USB cord. Finally, I noticed that the printer panel had the IP address for my wireless connection. So I removed the printer and added it back using the IP address...and finally, it worked! This was the most frustrating computer set-up I have ever experienced. My advice? Unless you have access to a 10-year-old computer genius and you buy this anyway: 1) Dont try to connect wirelessly, because it probably wont work. 2) Use the USB cord to connect to your Internet and then go back and change it to the wireless connection. 3) If you get an error message that the printer cannot be found, use the IP address instead of the name of the printer when you add it to your network. Finally, there is a plastic part that is supposed to support the printer paper. There is a drawing that indicates how to use it. Unless you are an architect or an engineer, this drawing will not make any sense. I gave up and put the part back in the box. The good news -- and yes, there is good news -- is the printer, scanner and copier all work perfectly, turning out easy to read products. Good luck and may you have eternal patience for this process.

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