HP OfficeJet Pro 9128e All-in-One Printer, 6 Months Instant Ink with HP+

I've had mostly good experience with HP printers however the earlier models (10 years back) were more solidly built and didn't use as much plastic. My previous HP 8025 and this current 9125e, the paper trays are very flimsy in my opinion... if not careful when pulling them to load paper, you could break the end of the tray which I did on my previous 8025 model. I also don't like the fact that there isn't a paper adjusting slider inside the tray in the front of both these models, only for the sides of the paper (not a plus). The biggest complaint about this 9125e model is how LOUD it is each time it's sits idle and when you're ready to print something... it goes thru it's automatic cartridge adjustment internally and is makes a very loud banging sound like there's something ready to go inside! Would be nice to have a "quiet" printer... this model by far is the loudest I've had but everything runs as it should, color quality is reasonable, digital display is a nice, visible size. I did refer to YouTube for help setting up this printer to my WiFi... found a good tutorial that was much easier to follow than the info from HP's website.

To the point - overall, my new OfficePro 9125e printer is a good replacement for my previous HP OfficeJet Pro 6978. On the whole, I am satisfied with it. I had one or two of my apps have some initial trouble properly connecting to the printer but with a little help from one of the AI apps, I was able to get this resolved. My biggest complaints deal with the front panel display and printing envelopes. Regarding the display, I have found typing in alphanumeric characters is a bit difficult because the characters are small and your finger position has to be fairly precise. This, however, is not a show stopper for me as I seldom have to do this. I am disappointed that HP does not allow some customization of the front panel functions through the computer app. Having this ability would allow me to have most-used functions where I can most easily get to them. Also, the printer only has one tray so when you want to print an envelope you have to swap out paper with an envelope. This is not a problem as I had to do this with my previous printer. What is a bit more cumbersome is that apparently even if you specify say a #10 envelope in the print settings on your software (such as Microsoft Word), you still have to tell the printer you are using a #10 envelope on the front panel and as I mentioned, the front panel is not customizable so you have to go 3 button presses down into the menu to select the #10 envelope then when you are finished, you have reverse this to return to normal pages. Again, this is not a show-stopper for me since I rarely have to print onto envelopes but I'm again disappointed that HP doesn't make printing envelopes a bit easier. Finally, I obviously cannot comment on long-term reliability as I have had this printer for less than two months but hopefully, with regular maintenance, it will perform as expected for several years.