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HP Color Laserjet Pro M180nw All in One Wireless Color Laser Printer with Mobile Printing Built in Ethernet T6B74A

Last Updated: October 17, 2019 (Refresh Now)
6.7
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/10
Total Reviews
126
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Review Analysis - 101 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Print Quality
 66
print, printing, hp, inkjet, toner
+79%
-21%
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" ...  the prints are great - when you can get it to work. ... Finally, I could print from the computer to the printer. ... The images are so nice, I really don't see why this printer is so darned complicated.  ...  "
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" ...  I tried a different photo program and it prints flawlessly . ... I have seen some mention of high toner costs, but I doubt it will be as high as my old inkjet that used more ink cleaning the nozzles than it did for actual printing .  ...  "
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" ...  My (included) black toner is reporting 40%ish remaining toner, so I ran a report. ... We've printed about 600 pages already. ... It's quiet, it calmly spits out paper when asked, it has plenty of paper capacity.  ...  "
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" ...  July 27, 2019 I received and set up this printer.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought it because I was tired of fighting ink jet printees with dried out heads.  ...  "
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" ...  I was so excited to receive this printer.  ...  "
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" ...  I do like the quality and speed of this printer, but it is tetchy. ... However, when it decides to print, it does a great job! ... It does not use a lot of ink, and the prints come out fast, crisp and clear.  ...  "
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" ...  So far, this printer has good quality and if has worked as a printer and scanner flawlessly, I previously had an inkjet printer and had to clean the heads constantly. ... Such a nice change to have a dependable printer to use when I need it.  ...  "
Setup
 17
wireless, easy, printer, instructions, install
+71%
-29%
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" ...  Setup was easy! ... Connected to wi-fi promptly, gave it password, three computers recognized it, off and running in a few minutes.  ...  "
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" ...  The setup was extremely easy.  ...  "
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" ...  There was a CD included, which I didn't use as setup instructions for wireless printing sent me to a site to download the Easy Start app.  ...  "
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" ...  Easier installation I have had so far.  ...  "
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" ...  Printer was easy to set up wireless with two Mac computers and two iPhones.  ...  "
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" ...  So far so good, unit setup easily and works great in the entire house with all our wireless devices and even our iPhones.  ...  "
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" ...  Setup was very easy and it works great.  ...  "
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" ...  Yes, the printer was very user friendly and easy to install.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 15
setup, easy to use, user, use, set
+67%
-33%
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" ...  The setup was extremely easy.  ...  "
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" ...  Software is super easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Once it is all set up it is very easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  you can hardly see it and the prompts do not make intuitive sense.  ...  "
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" ...  Setup was easy!  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to set up and built to last.  ...  "
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" ...  Setup was very easy and it works great.  ...  "
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" ...  Perfect and I love the ease of use!  ...  "
Scan Quality
 14
scan, printer scanner, scanner, printer, color laser
+79%
-21%
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" ...  Scanner is fast. ... So far this is the best printer scanner I've ever owned  ...  "
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" ...  Great printer / scanner / copier.  ...  "
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" ...  The Scan function however works excellent.  ...  "
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" ...  About 6 months ago, I decided to upgrade from my 10 year old Canon inkjet printer/scanner when a Windows 10 update caused the scanner for in the old printer to no longer function. ... I wanted another combo printer/scanner, and was going to get another inkjet one, but I saw that this color laser/scanner combo was fairly inexpensive.  ...  "
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" ...  For the Scanner and copier function, just install the apps on my computer to use.  ...  "
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" ...  The scanner works well but is a simple flat bed scanner. ... You can print multiple pages in a doc set by just switching pages out and clicking the scan button before you click the cancel button. ... Scanning software is pretty basic and took me a while to figure out the cancel button is to finish scanning.  ...  "
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" ...  The scan feature works well.  ...  "
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" ...  Going on 5 months and it's printing and scanning great - full disclosure = I haven't been doing as much printing as normal  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 14
printer, print, network, wirelessly, windows 7
+64%
-36%
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" ...  But looking again for one that works with Windows 7.  ...  "
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" ...  Printer set up was super easy and I can print from my iPad, iPhone, home and work laptop.  ...  "
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" ...  how about someone at HP give me a phone number?  ...  "
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" ...  My plan was to hook it up wirelessly to my network and print from there. ... We tried this on laptops, desktops, set up the printer wirelessly and wired.  ...  "
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" ...  Didn't have any problems with my IMac recognizing this or with our IPads and IPhones.  ...  "
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" ...  I love I can print from my phone.  ...  "
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" ...  Aside from the above note, which was easily addressed with my laptop, this thing is great.  ...  "
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" ...  Printer was easy to set up wireless with two Mac computers and two iPhones.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 12
hp, ago, working, unfortunately, returning
+50%
-50%
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" ...  I hoped HP would provide a positive experience but unfortunately they failed.  ...  "
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" ...  It constantly stops working over the NIC and has to be fully reset and reconfigured to work again.  ...  "
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" ...  Very disappointing product, am returning to my 7 year old MFC that actually works because this is absolute garbage.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this printer about 6 months ago and regret my choice.  ...  "
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" ...  Windows 7 will not see the printer, only sees it as a scanner, when I checked HP forums, apparently I am not the only one.  ...  "
Network
 12
printer, wifi, network, connected, home
+58%
-42%
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" ...  Perfect for home office or installing your own off-network printer in the business office.  ...  "
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" ...  Inhad 1 wifi connectivity issue that was fixed by cycling power.  ...  "
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" ...  I wanted a wireless MFC color laser printer for the house, I have an ORBI system with 3 repeaters in a 2900 SQ house work on both 2.4GHz and 5 GHz band. ... I work in IT and have run wi-fi scanning an have 0 dead spots in my house for wi-fi.  ...  "
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" ...  Connected to wi-fi promptly, gave it password, three computers recognized it, off and running in a few minutes.  ...  "
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" ...  I had no issues setting up to Wi-Fi.  ...  "
Software Platform
 10
software, windows 7, printer, print, error
+40%
-60%
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" ...  This printer NEVER stays connected to my laptop or the Alexa.  ...  "
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" ...  Install software seemed to have problems downloading and I could not get it to function even with it plugged in.  ...  "
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" ...  Uninstalled and re-installed.  ...  "
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" ...  The menus are buggy as sometimes hitting the okay button to select things on the wireless menu send you to the main set up menu, making it to where you are locked out of wireless settings.  ...  "
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" ...  Windows 7 will not see the printer, only sees it as a scanner, when I checked HP forums, apparently I am not the only one. ... If you still have windows 7 stay away!!  ...  "
Drivers
 6
printer, hp, os, driver setup, download
+33%
-67%
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" ...  In order to print, I was forced to reinstall the printer drivers over and over again.  ...  "
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" ...  Took 5 hours to find right drivers for color wireless (super complicated multiple printer names wiithin this unit--if my statement doesn't make sense then neither will this printer).  ...  "
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" ...  I feel bad I recommended this to my neighbor It didn't communicate with his laptop at all and finding the right driver for it wasn't going well.  ...  "
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" ...  Their software and drivers have been a problem for years.  ...  "
Fit
 5
size, printing, gets, every, toner
+40%
-60%
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" ...  I have wasted hundreds of pieces of paper with it reprinting the same page over and over again when it gets stuck in the que.  ...  "
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" ...  Not impressed and now every paper gets jammed.  ...  "
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" ...  When I ran my fingers, it wiped of a little bit of what was loose.  ...  "
Color
 4
laserjet
+100%
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" ...  I have a Color Laserjet M451nw that I use at work that I absolutely love.  ...  "
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" ...  My only regret is I waited so long, but I guess that ended up as a win since I got this nice color MFP for a very reasonable price.  ...  "
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" ...  Let's you choose the intensity on the color and a lot more.  ...  "
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" ...  Good color and black & white reproduction.  ...  "
Controls
 3
making, wireless, touch, panel, buttons
-100%
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" ...  There is a frustrating-to-use menu that you have to scroll through and some basic buttons for making a copy.  ...  "
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" ...  The light panel where you read/touch the controls is a terrible design .  ...  "
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" ...  The menus are buggy as sometimes hitting the okay button to select things on the wireless menu send you to the main set up menu, making it to where you are locked out of wireless settings.  ...  "
Apps
 3
worked, hp, easy start, downloaded, software
+67%
-33%
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" ...  Using the included Disk, it downloaded a "HP Easy Start.app" that worked until tried to connect to my wifi (Can't connect and a brief "Bonjour" error). ... It downloaded a version of the "HP Easy Start.app" that worked well, even automatically updating my printer list!  ...  "
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" ...  For the Scanner and copier function, just install the apps on my computer to use.  ...  "
Price
 3
work
+33%
-67%
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" ...  Most competitors are more expensive.  ...  "
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" ...  Not worth the money or effort.  ...  "
Returns
 3
return, refund, waste, use, unfortunately
+33%
-67%
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" ...  Unfortunately, after about two weeks of use, I am returning it because it's just too frustrating to use.  ...  "
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" ...  At no time have I been offered an exchange or refund.  ...  "
Drying
 3
print, toner, printing, inkjet, fast
+67%
-33%
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" ...  Bought it because I was tired of fighting ink jet printees with dried out heads.  ...  "
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" ...  It will never dry out, it's always ready to go, fast, colorful printouts, and it sips toner.  ...  "

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