


It comes with a quick installation guide, as most HP printers do, and the set up went very smoothly with no problems. Instead of being wrapped in styrofoam it is secured with recycled cardboard and wrapped in a reusable canvas bag that you can use for your groceries. The printer is not too heavy and it's packaged really well in the box. Most devices don't have a fax out capability anyways so unless you are operating a business out of your house and you receive a lot of faxes the lack of fax on this model should not be a problem. Who needs a fax these days anyways when you can just scan a file and then email the scanned document. It has print, copy, and scan functionality, but no fax. The great thing about this HP 3050 is that it has a much smaller footprint than most all-in-one printers. My wife took one look at them and told me there is no way that is going in our home office even if it also served as a micro fridge and coffee maker. If you are like me and just need a home printer to print the occasional directions/maps, recipes, coupons, bills, etc., then this is definitely the printer for you.īefore you buy a printer online you need to go to a store and see just how large these all-in-one devices actually are.

I did a lot of research online and quickly got very caught up with all of these massive all-in-one devices that had way more functionality than I would ever need. I needed to replace an old HP deskjet that I've had for more than 5 years that finally decided to stop working properly. Perfect for infrequent home printing and scanning
