HP ENVY 5540

1328 reviews

May, 2025

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paper handling (19)
reliability (10)
durability (8)
control panel (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1328 reviews of HP ENVY 5540. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the noise and print quality. The performance and price also get good views. Some have doubts about the control panel and durability, while views are divided on the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the HP ENVY 5540 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 15 user reviews of HP ENVY 5540 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the reliability. The durability is also mentioned favorably.

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93% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2025

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Amazon.com review summary for HP ENVY 5540

alaTest has collected and analyzed 40 user reviews of HP ENVY 5540 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

85% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2025

Expert review by : Gary Marshall (techradar.com)

HP Envy 5540 All-in-One Printer review

A cheap and cheerful colour inkjet for low volume printing

Lots of features including smartphone support ; Easy to install, configure and use ; Quiet operation

A little on the slow side ; Quite expensive for mono printing

The Envy 5540 is a good budget buy if colour is your priority, but it isn't designed for demanding workplaces.

Oct, 2015

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Expert review by : Cliff Joseph (techadvisor.co.uk)

HP Envy 5540 review

A versatile, low-cost printer for the home office – although HP's ink prices may have you scratching your head.

The Envy 5540 is good value for people who need to produce a lot of colour documents or photo prints, and provides good quality for such a low-cost printer. However, simple mono text documents remain relatively expensive and there are cheaper options...

Sep, 2015

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The HP Envy 5540 is an affordable all-in-one wi-fi printer. It's fairly compact to suit home use and is claimed to keep your ink costs low. We found in our testing that it turns out good looking copies, but it will need to print well and be cheap to...

Dec, 2015

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Expert review by : Darien Graham-Smith (itpro.co.uk)

HP Envy 5540 review

A striking bit of design at an eye-catching price; the trade-off is mediocre quality and performance

Excellent print quality; Stylish design;

Tri-colour cartridge design leads to wasted ink; Slow print speeds;

On paper, the HP Envy 5540 looks like a stylish and capable printer for a fantastic price. But print quality and speed don’t match the confidence of the design, and the value proposition gets worse and worse the more you print.

Oct, 2016

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Expert review by : Matt (tech-reviews.co.uk)

HP Envy 5540 All-In-One Printer Review

The HP ENVY 5540 is an All-In-One printer that boasts built-in Wi-Fi, double-siding printing, a 2.2-inch touch screen which makes navigating the printer extremely easy, and also the ability to save money on ink using HP Instant Ink. It retails for less...

Built-in Wi-Fi ; Respectable black / white print speeds ; Low price for a printer of this standard ; Separate paper trays for regular and photo printing ; Instant Ink ready

Rather large ; No USB cable included

All in all, the HP Envy 5540 is the perfect option for students or home office users on a budget. The double-sided print option, which isn’t normally a feature on printers of this price range, works extremely well. With the ability to also produce...

Oct, 2015

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Expert review by : M. David Stone (pcmag.com)

HP Envy 5540 All-in-One Printer

Designed as an inkjet multifunction printer primarily for home use, the HP Envy 5540 All-in-One Printer can print, scan, copy, print through the cloud, and print directly from mobile devices.

Automatic duplexer. Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct. Prints through the cloud. Photo tray for 4-by-6-inch photo paper. Fast photo printing in our tests.

No Ethernet or fax. Lacks an automatic document feeder. Slow for business applications. Installation software and front-panel LCD push hard to sell HP's Instant Ink Program.

Conclusion If you need a printer for a home office, or for the dual role of home and home-office printer, take a look at the Brother MFC-J470DW, which is not only faster than the HP Envy 5540 All-in-One Printer for business applications, but includes...

Oct, 2015

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Expert review by : Eric Butterfield (tomsguide.com)

HP Envy 5540 Review: Inkjet All-in-One with Speed and Style

The Envy 5540 is a very good all-around performer, prints graphics quickly, and delivers very high print quality on both plain paper and specialty media. Although copy speeds aren't quick, PDF scans happen in a snap. It doesn't qualify as a small...

Very-high-quality prints and scans ; Prints graphics quickly ; Fast to scan PDFs ; Ink subscription lowers printing costs ; Touch screen works well

2.2-inch touch screen is small ; Photo paper tray is fixed at 4 x 6 inches

High image quality, attractive copies and fast scanning to PDF make the HP Envy 5540 a versatile all-in-one.

Dec, 2015

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Consumer review (argos.co.uk)

My new hp envy printer is just fantastic.

I was nervous about buying my first wifi printer but the hp envy was so easy to set up. It prints excellent quality photos and with the addtional benefit of being able to sign up for hp instant ink i am just so pleased

Dec, 2017

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Consumer review (argos.co.uk)

This printer was a present and was well received

Easy to install, fast print offs and easy to understand how to use. Great quality print offs. Can recommend.

Nov, 2017

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Consumer review (argos.co.uk)

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Very pleased with the printer. This is my first WiFi printer so wasn't sure it would make any practical difference from my old printer. OMG it's so much easier and neater, the printer sits on a shelf out of the way and I simply sync and print.

Nov, 2017

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