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Envy 4500 is # 4 in Amazon electronics which says a lot for its performance. Geek Roger Meyer has tested and reviewed Envy. Here is his report: The HP Envy 4500 has a very appropriate name (Envy). Other printer manufacturers should be envious of this printer. I would like to think I am being objective, but there are so many great things about this printer, this review may seem to be biased. It looks good, works as advertised, is feature rich, and the user manual (on line and downloadable) is one of the best I've read. The printer is elegant in appearance and has an LCD interface that is easy to read and operate. The menu items are easy to understand and are intuitive. There is an auto-off function that powers down the printer after a preselected time that is supposed to aid in saving ink by parking the print heads. All the functions, print, copy, and scan, were tested and worked flawlessly. Print times were quick and the quality was excellent. The same can be said of the copy and scan functions. One of the things I liked most about this printer was the ease of setup. With a history of laborious hardware and software installations that involved extensive interactive dialogs, I was impressed with the simplicity of this setup - even the wireless functions. It was painless, and everything worked as advertised upon completion. I especially love the ePrint capability. With the free HP ePrint app downloaded onto my Android phone, I was able to print directly to the printer through my home WiFi network. Also, since the desktop PC I was using had wireless connectivity to my network, I could print wirelessly to the printer. One less cable to clutter up the desktop! The printer can be connected to a PC via USB cable also (not supplied). I find it difficult to find any big negatives. It does have a larger footprint than some other compact all-in-ones. The ejected paper holder slides out of the paper tray "pocket knife" fashion. The little flip up paper stop seems a little flimsy, but during the evaluation, I did kept it closed and let the paper eject onto the desktop. For the price (less that $100 at Amazon) this printer can't be beat. It looks good, has great features, works well, and is built by a company with a long history of quality printer manufacturing. -- Roger Meyer Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb but how well you bounce.