HP LaserJet Pro M15w Wireless Monochrome Printer, works with Alexa (W2G51A)

I am very pleased with the printer. I was looking for a low cost laser printer to handle occasional black and white printing for both work and personal. From what I could figure out, the cartridge should last through about 1000 pages of use. The printer cost around $108 and this includes the cartridge inside - so I think it's a pretty good deal for my needs. And once I got it up and running with the WiFi it printed from the computers, iPhones, and iPads on our network without any issues - quick and a good resolution. BUT YOU WILL NEED TO GO ONLINE AND READ HOW TO INSTALL THE PRINTER AND DOWNLOAD A PARTICULAR HP APP in order to install. The printer came with very poor instructions as well as a CD - which was fairly useless since I do not have a CD reader on my computer. I think actual instructions would have been helpful, but I knew from other reviewers that if I bought this printer it would take some research to get it up and running. So here's what worked for me (once I accepted that there were no real instructions): Go to HP and create a log in account. Then look up the support info for the printer, which is referred to as "Troubleshooting" if I recall correctly. You will also need to download the HP Smart App to your smart phone (the installation is done using the smart phone and the app). In order to setup the WiFi on the printer, you need to create an account on the Smart App and add the serial number for the printer (this is on the side of the box, so be sure to keep the box and not disturb the outside label codes when opening.) You will need to know your WIFI network name and password. The HP Smart App will ask you to identify your network, and then it will ask you to choose a special HP Network to complete the installation. It seems that HP's dedicated network then takes care of everything else. After HP completes its setup, you will then need to switch your phone back to your normal network. Once everything was setup, I could print from all the devices on the network automatically. I did not need to download drivers, I think the Smart App is all that is needed. Great printer - wish HP had included a pamphlet on how to install the printer on a WIFI network. Also, would have been nice if the box tape had not been taped over the serial number label on the box since that was the only place I could find the serial number. Never found it on the product (which was where the online guide wanted me to look for it). TIP 1: photograph the labels on the box before you open it. TIP 2: go online with HP, sign in, look for the support on the model, and download/use the HP Smart App. TIP 3: the diagram of how to unpack the printer is the only real instruction in the box - so don't expect much help from the included pamphlets. I've given it 5 stars because I thought it was a great price, prints well for my purposes and is easy to print to from a WiFi network. I'm not dinging the setup because I did get it going and it works. Setup is (hopefully) a once in a lifetime event.

This is the third Laserjet I've owned (previously - the 1012 and the p1102w). For the record, the other LaserJets didn't wear out. I replaced the 1012 (donated to Goodwill) because I wanted wifi capability, and the p1102w is still chugging away at my work. I brought it home during the heavy quarantine months, and realized that it made a much better home printer than my ink-sucking color printer . Now that I will be returning to work on location - I will need to take the p1102w back as well. So I got my hands on the most updated model I can find. Full disclosure - I haven't had it very long. Still, I know what to expect. If I'm wrong, I'll come back and change my review.The good: Obviously, it's small. Fits into compact spaces and travels well. The printers in this line are not made for high capacity, but they are reliable (IMHO) and they last. Print quality is great. My set-up experience was very smooth. Wifi and remote printing work fine.The not-so-good: First of all, I'm not crazy about the design. The on/off/wifi/reset buttons don't feel like buttons - more like the plastic-y touch panel on a cheap microwave. Paper tray extension look little fragile. And... did it have to be white? The p1102w has a separate envelope tray above the paper feed. I didn't use it much, but it was nice to have. I'll miss that. I also expect the M15w to have a similar print limitation: 20-25 pages before it heats up and started curling the pages. I don't do a lot of volume printing so it's rarely an issue.Over-all I highly recommend it, so long as your needs are simple. Actually, I think simplicity is the key to the compact HP Laserjet line - fewer things to go wrong in a simply built unit.

I have had a home office for decades and the early copiers/printers were toner types. Then everything went to ink cartridges and it was nice but as time, cost went by and the inconveniences of ink cartridges grew. I was happily shocked to see that inexpensive toner printers are back! No more ink cartridges drying up and no more projects ruined in the middle of printing. What is really nice is that the technology of toner printers have improved greatly. I bought this mostly for office work and printing out letters/emails but I printed a website page and was shocked to see how well it printed images. The printer only prints with black toner but I didn’t know it had such a broad spectrum of gray. I printed a couple of color photos from my iPhone onto plain paper and was impressed with the photo print quality. I know I’m on a tangent but I just had to share that info. I like the size of the printer. It prints very quickly and with very little noise. The quality of the prints are on the level of the “best” setting of a ink printer. Very crisp and share images/type. I have a Mac air computer and I went to HP website, downloaded the driver and the program walked you through and I had the printer online and my iPhones connected in about a half hour. I would consider my computer skills about a 7 on a 1-10 scale so please feel comfortable with installing this on your computer. You can connect this to your computer via wire but it recommends that you not and go WiFi instead which I did. The installation was much faster and all my devices recognized that the printer was online and immediately connected with the printer. Air drop connection with this printer has been the best yet! I’ve have struggled with printers connection issues in the past but this printer is has flawless connection. I love it’s simple simple simple. Simple set up, simple operation, prints simply and clean and simply connects to all my devices. I’m not a photographer but if I was, I’d experiment with black and white photography and find some shiny plain paper and try this printer out to make some old time photos. Pretty cool machine.