Experts prefer HP Envy 5055 over Canon Pixma TR4520
On 4 Sep 2024 (16 days ago) we went through 71 Printer expert endorsements .
Currently, HP Envy 5055 received 1 endorsement from TechRadar (17 Apr 2024). Meanwhile, Canon Pixma TR4520 did not receive any endorsements this month.
Rank | Change | Price | Printer | ZD Net | Rtings.com | Digital Trends | LD Products | PhotoWorkout | PCMag | TechRadar | BestReviews | reviewed.usatoday.com | PC Guide |
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62 | N/A | Check price | HP Envy 5055 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
N/A | N/A | $133 | Canon Pixma TR4520 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 17 Apr 2024 TechRadar ranked HP Envy 5055 as #10
Rank Printer Comment ... ... ... #10 out of 10 HP Envy 5055 Budget printer with a talent for photosSource: www.techradar.com
Rank | Change | Price | Printer | ZD Net | Rtings.com | Digital Trends | LD Products | PhotoWorkout | PCMag | TechRadar | BestReviews | reviewed.usatoday.com | PC Guide |
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1 | - | $850 | Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is a versatile all-in-one supertank printer that produces high-quality prints with sharp details and vivid colors, offers a wide range of connectivity options, and has scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, making it a great investment for home or office use. | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 |
2 | - | $97 |
Brother MFC-J1205W The Brother MFC-J1205W is a versatile printer with high-quality prints, multiple connectivity options, and the ability to handle different types of paper and media, but lacks automatic duplex printing and an ADF. | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
3 | - | Check price | HP OfficeJet Pro 9015 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
4 | - | $159 | Brother MFC-J4335DW The Brother MFC-J4335DW is a versatile all-in-one printer suitable for home and small office use, offering good print quality, decent speed, reliable paper handling, and efficient ink usage. | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
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Expert reviews [12]
- with a score: 5
- without a score: 7
Highest score by Unreasonable Reviews | 89 |
Average score based on 12 reviews | 81 |
Lowest score by PCMag | 70 |
Score distribution:
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60-80 | |
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20-40 | |
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- With wireless connect and the Canon Print app, use your smartphone to quickly and easily set up your printer and print right from your smartphone or tablet
- With features like AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, auto power On/Off, a built in ADF, and Wi-Fi it's easy to see why Pixma printers are so simple to use
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- Replaces the HP ENVY 4520, HP ENVY 5055 comes with Bluetooth, Smart, improved Wi-Fi connectivity, faster print speeds and more
- Step up and create projects at home – Print, scan, and copy borderless, high-quality photos and documents with crisp, sharp text using this versatile all-in-1 printer
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Technical summary
Canon Pixma TR4520 is a $133 wireless injket printer with a built-in scanner, copier and fax.
It supports automatic two-sided printing, borderless printing and prints at the speed of 8.8 ppm (4.4 ppm in color).
It can scan a stack of up to 20 papers (using Automatic Document Feeder), as well as custom-sized documents (such as passports) with its flatbed scanner.
Canon Pixma TR4520 allows printing via Wi-Fi, a mobile phone/tablet, AirPrint, a USB cable and an Ethernet cable.
HP Envy 5055 is a wireless injket printer with a built-in scanner and copier.
It supports automatic two-sided printing, borderless printing and prints at the speed of 10.0 ppm (7.0 ppm in color). It's recommended montly page volume is 250 and maximum allowed page volume is 1000.
It can scan custom-sized documents (such as passports) with its flatbed scanner, but it can't scan stacks of paper, because it doesn't have an Automatic Document Feeder. It has an extra perk of converting scans to PDFs.
HP Envy 5055 allows printing via Wi-Fi, a mobile phone/tablet, AirPrint, a USB cable and an Ethernet cable.
Are they good for Occasional Home Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Built-in Scanner & Copier
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Touch Screen Status Display
- Flatbed Scanner
- ADF Scanner
- Borderless Printing
Are they good for Small Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Can't scan to email
- Can't scan to PDFs
- No TouchScreen
- Flatbed Scanner
- Fax
- No Ethernet Port
Are they good for Heavy Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Print speed is 8.8 pages per minute
- Scan-to-Email not supported
- No TouchScreen
- Can't scan to PDF
- Flatbed Scanner
- Fax
- No Ethernet port
The four main functions of printers are: printing, scanning, photocopying, and faxing. Either your device will be print only, print/scan/copy, or an all-in-one printer that does printing, scanning, copying, and faxing. Note that scanning and copying almost always come together, since the hardware for these features overlaps significantly. Generally speaking, all-in-one printers are larger, so those with space constraints may find this to be an inconvenience. Additionally, printers with a fax feature are typically more expensive. It would be wise to only consider this feature if you plan to fax often. If not, you’ll be satisfied with a print/scan/copy device.
Network printers can be wired or wireless. A printer with a wired network connection uses an Ethernet cord that connects directly to your router. A wireless printer connects to your home or office Wi-Fi network. Any computer also connected to your network can use your printer, whether it’s wired or wireless. You will have to install software, or printer drivers, on the computer before you can print. Also, there is a setup process for the printer to get it on the network. If your printer is not wireless, you’ll need to connect it directly to your computer via USB cable, which is not ideal if you have multiple users that need the printer simultaneously.
Outside of Wi-Fi, there are a number of ways a device can connect to a printer. If the printer is not wireless, you’ll have to connect to your printer via USB cable. Some people prefer using the wired connection because it allows for faster data transfers and quicker printing. Depending on the speed of your Wi-Fi and how strong the signal is, it can take time for the document to send from computer to printer over the network. Using a wired connection eliminates this issue. Other connections you may have are: Ethernet for wired connection to your network; Airprint or Google Cloud Print for quick direct printing over the cloud/internet; USB hard drive or memory card to print directly from storage devices; or PictBridge to print directly from cameras.
Printers with an LCD screen/display give you the option to control some settings directly on the printer, such as a one-touch print, scan, copy, or fax. You may also be able to adjust print quality, preview the print job, and/or view connection settings. Some screens are programmed to offer setup instructions for easy installation. For those who are not particularly tech savvy, this could be helpful.
- A4
- A5
- B5
- DL
- C6
- A6
- Simplex: 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in
- Duplex: 3 x 5.5 to 8.5 x 12.2 in
- Up to 14 watts (Printing)
- 3.75 watts (Ready)
- 0.89 watts (Sleep)
- 0.11 watts (Off)