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HP ENVY Pro 6455
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

It's a good little printer but absurdly hard to set up -- there are multiple "easy" setup tools (HP Smart, Printer Assistant, etc.) and no indication about which to use for what.  And nothing in the box mentions that there is a USB cable connection on the back (and a tiny, WiFi on-off button right beside the tiny, early impossible-to-find power button.

 

If this came with a good instruction manual (which HP knows how to write), this would be a great printer.  Instead, it's a pain in the neck until you stumble on ways to get it set up.   

 

HP should drive a few miles south and take some lessons from Apple about making products that are easy and intuitive to use.

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Sorry. To save trees and the earth nearly all vendors now do not print manuals for their products, believe this or not, many printed manuals may out-of-date in few months. Please read some smaller documents in the box, they should have URL for the printer home page which is

 

          https://support.hp.com/au-en/product/hp-envy-pro-6400-all-in-one-printer-series/29256678/manuals

 

Note: All HP 64xx printers use same manuals for the series.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Regards.

BH
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