This is a review of the HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e. A color inkjet all-in-one printer for the office by HP. Designed for small offices with a low print volume.
The HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e is part of the latest series of all-in-one printers from HP. In this review will explore the differences between the series and compare the 9015e with other all in one’s available on the market.
Officejet Pro Series
HP redesigned their Officejet Pro’s with a smooth front and change of color from black to white. A tilt control panel replaces the curvy panel of previous designs. It is also moved from the center to the side which gives more access to the exit tray.
The Officejet Pro 9015e adds HP’s ePrint function. Which allows remote printing by sending the all in one an email with an attached file . Other than that upgrade the 9015e and 9015 are the same.
Differences between the HP Officejet Pro HP 9015e and the 9025e are mainly paper capacity. The 9025e can hold a bit more paper in the exit tray and an entire ream of paper in the tray. It’s also two pages per minute faster. Even though I work with printers every day I cannot distinguish a two ppm difference.
Included in the series are the 8025e and the HP 8035e. These all in ones have a slower print speed, less memory, and lower paper capacity than the HP9015e. Another difference is the 9015e & 9025e are upgraded with a host USB port and dual scan document feeders.
Only the HP Officejet Pro 8035e is available in different colors and includes 12 months of instant ink. The rest of the series are white with grey trim and include 6 months of instant ink. All instant ink offers require signing up for HP+
The series come with the same printing apps. Which are some of the rare printing apps worth the time to install.
[star4] 4 Stars!
Why This All in One?
Why someone would want this all in one is because they need to do some printing, scanning, faxing and the occasional copy. They don’t need a photo printer or a bargain basement level printer that won’t last.
The HP Officejet Pro 9015e is a good solution for the diverse needs of a small or home office. A step up from many consumer all in one’s with a dual scanning document feeder, individual ink cartridges, fax, and a touch panel.
It checks the boxes for an inexpensive, capable, and long lasting office all in one. For some, being an HP also checks a box. I repair printers from HP, Canon, Brother, and Epson. All of them have their good and bad points.
The Officejet Pro 9015e is good for an office with a low to medium print volume. This all in one can easily handle 1,500 pages per month or more. The Officejet series are more cost effective than the Deskjet series. Mainly due to larger ink capacity and individual ink cartridges.
The Officejet Pro’s are better suited for quantity. There are better suited printers for someone printing photos for display or resale. Yet printed photos for reports or news letter from the 9015e will have more than adequate quality.
The HP Officejet Pro 9015e is an excellent choice for someone with scanning needs. It has single pass scanning for 2 sided originals. The scan operations are easy with smart phones, Mac, Chromebook, or a PC.
Ease of use is perhaps the best reason to get this all in one. An operator friendly control panel, printing apps, and supplies encompass all-in-one printer from HP.
Why someone would consider this all-in-one printer:
- Easy to setup and use
- Broad functionality (copy, scan, and fax)
- Reliability
Comparable Products
Comparable products to the HP Officejet Pro 9015e are the Canon TR8620 , Brother MFC-J4535DW INKvestment Tank, or the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4820.
All have fax, document feeders, auto duplex, and similar connection options. There is a broad range on price driven by paper capacity, speed, memory, and dual scan ADF’s.
HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e vs Canon TR8620
The Canon is slower but has the best print quality compared to the rest. Which is no surprise since it has a 5 color ink system. Adding a 5th color doesn’t necessarily use more ink than a 4 color system.
But in this case the Canon will cost more to operate since the HP Officejet Pro 9015e’s ink cartridges are so cost effective. Compared to the TR8620’s ink cartridges which yield much less for their cost.
In fact the difference in ink cartridge costs will eventually offset the higher price of the HP. With HP’s price tag comes a dual scan document feeder, 2 fax line ports, and a larger paper capacity.
Both offer monthly subscription programs to manage ink cartridge costs. HP’s Instant ink is more cost effective than Pixma Print.
The HP Officejet Pro 9015e has a larger paper tray capacity (250 sheets). Compared to the Canon TR8620 which splits its 200 sheet capacity between a front and rear tray. The document feeder page capacity also goes to the 9015e.
The Canon TR9620 does have a larger display (4.3 in) than the HP Officejet Pro 9015e (2.7 in). While the Canon TR8620 has a SD Card slot for printing directly from memory cards the 9015e includes an USB host port for thumb drives, cameras, mobile devices, or tablets.
While the Canon has a good print quality, the HP Officejet Pro 9015e may be more affable to offices in general.
| Ink Cartridge | Cost | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| HP 962XL Black (XXL) | $44.99 | 2,000 |
| HP 962XL Cyan | $34.99 | 1,600 |
| HP 962XL Magenta | $34.99 | 1,600 |
| HP 962XL Yellow | $34.99 | 1,600 |
| Canon PGI-280XXL Photo Black | $37.00 | 600 |
| Canon CLI-281XXL Black | $30.00 | 360 |
| Canon CLI-281XXL Cyan | $30.00 | 820 |
| Canon CLI-281XXL Magenta | $30.00 | 760 |
| Canon CLI-281XXL Yellow | $30.00 | 824 |
HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e vs Brother MFC-J4535DW
The Brother MFC-J4535DW has the largest ink capacity of these all in ones. True tank printers use a disposable bottle to fill an ink tank while the Inkvestment Tank uses ink cartridges.
Even though Brother uses the tank moniker, the HP Officejet Pro 9015e XL ink cartridges have slightly more than Brothers standard yield. Operating costs will be lower with the Brother MFC-J4535DW, especially with XL ink cartridges.
The initial price of the MFC-J4535DW is also lower than the HP Officejet 9015e. Yet the savings sacrifices memory and print quality.
The HP has four times the memory of the MFC-J4535DW. Memory plays a part in responsiveness of the operation panel, fax storage, and print speed when dealing with graphic intensive files.
The Brother has an exceptionally high paper capacity (400 sheets). Print speeds are essentially the same between the HP and Brother.
This may be minor but the Brother MFC-J4535DW comes with a 14,400 baud rate fax. Compared to the 33,600 baud rate of the others, faxing with the Brother will take more than twice the time.
While the Brother MFC-J4535DW has the smallest display (1.8 in), it makes up for it with a keypad, arrows, and function buttons.
Lower operating costs, price, and a larger paper capacity make the Brother MFC-J4535DW very appealing.
However, a dual scan ADF, more memory, and HP’s apps may be worth the extra cost. An app that integrates with Quickbooks for example, makes the HP Officejet Pro9015e appealing in other ways.
| Ink Cartridge | Cost | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| HP 962XL Black | $40.00 | 2,000 |
| HP 962XL Cyan | $34.99 | 1,600 |
| HP 962XL Magenta | $34.99 | 1,600 |
| HP 962XL Yellow | $34.99 | 1,600 |
| Brother LC30333BK Black | $32.99 | 3000 |
| Brother LC30333C Cyan | $23.49 | 1500 |
| Brother LC30333M Magenta | $23.49 | 1500 |
| Brother LC3033Y Yellow | $23.49 | 1500 |
HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e vs Epson Work Force Pro WF-4820
The Epson Work Force Pro WF-4830 is slightly faster at B&W printing compared to the rest. But is the slower at color printing.
Though the Epson initial cost is lower, the operating costs favor the HP Officejet Pro 9015e.
From the prints I’ve seen the Epson Work Force Pro WF-4820 has about the same color quality as the HP. Text did seem a little better from the 9015e. They both use pigment ink but different inkjet processes may account for HP’s sharper text.
The Epson WF-4820 has a larger display than the HP 9015e. HP does have built in animations for tasks such as adding ink or toner.
As mentioned before HP’s Smart app is better than the other offerings. While Epson has improved its apps on setup and functionality, HP does lead the pack. For example, while the rest can operate the control panel from their apps, only HP’s app allows you to create shortcuts on the all in one’s control panel.
The Epson Work Force Pro WF-4820 has an appealing price and color quality. Yet, HP’s apps seem smoother, operating costs are lower, and HP offers a 2 year warranty.
| Ink Cartridge | Cost | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| HP 962XL Black | $40.00 | 2,000 |
| HP 962XL Cyan | $34.99 | 1,600 |
| HP 962XL Magenta | $34.99 | 1,600 |
| HP 962XL Yellow | $34.99 | 1,600 |
| Epson T822XL Black | $39.49 | 1100 |
| Epson T822XL Cyan | $29.49 | 1100 |
| Epson T822XL Magenta | $29.49 | 1100 |
| Epson T822XL Yellow | $29.49 | 1100 |
Instant Ink
The good part about Instant ink is it can cap printing costs. The bad part is the highest plan is only 700 pages per month.
While this volume may work with an all in one such as the 8025e. It isn’t viable with the HP Officejet Pro 9015e. Not only can the 9015e handle 1,500 pages or more per month, its ink cartridges come in larger capacities.
The larger capacity ink cartridges bring the 9015e operating costs close to what they might be if the program had a higher volume.
HP+ Program
An HP+ account includes cloud scanning, fax, and print features for certain HP all in ones.
Signing up for HP+ is free during the setup. It is required to get the additional 1 year warranty and offer for 6 months of instant ink.
If you print more than 700 pages per month you may want to decline the Instant ink offer. It looks like you have to sign up in order to continue however later there is an option to opt out.
If you’re firmly against signing up for anything you can cancel the setup and use the offline installer to work around the enrollments. Look for the Offline installer here if your browser balks at downloading an executable file.
Have some retail cartridges ready should you decide not to enroll. The HP Officejet 9015e comes with starter Instant Ink Ready Cartridges.
Deciding Factors
The HP Officejet Pro 9015e is priced higher it has descent operating costs for an all in one printer. Only the Brother inkvestment Tank has lower operating costs.
The text quality of the 9015e is uncommon for an inkjet. Though the color quality of the Canon is better.
The Brother MFC-J4535DW has a higher paper capacity that the HP 9015e. If paper capacity is important you can upgrade to the HP 9025e to match the Brothers paper capacity.
Only the HP 9015e has duplex capable document feeder. An extremely useful feature for scanning 2 sided documents.
HP is the only all in one touting self healing WiFi. Though I have not found a way to test it, anything to help the Wifi should be an improvement.
What really sets the HP apart is their apps offerings. In my experience apps from other brands tend to work well with the basics but falter when asked to perform more sophisticated tasks. HP’s apps seems to work smoothly with iOS, Android, Chromebook, or other 3rd party applications.
The HP Smart makes setup, scanning, and printing operations more polished from smart phones, tablets, or Chromebooks .
HP Smart lets you save shortcuts to the control panel. Which can integrate scan or print functions with other apps such as Quickbooks. It also comes with printables for calendar items, common signs, or cards.
Quality and Speed
To test the HP Officejet Pro 9015e print speed, I printed pictures of cats and dogs. Less coverage than ISO/IEC 19798 and 24711 standard color test pages but they served my purposes. My B&W test pages were just emails, so much less coverage than a standard ISQ/IEC 19752 B&W test page
My color test pages clocked in at 18.5 pages per minute and my B&W test pages clocked in at 22.5 ppm. The test pages I printed have above average quality for text, but average quality for color.
The Canon and Epson have slightly better color print quality in my experience. While the HP and Brother did better at text.
To be thorough, I tested the weight and dimensions with a standard scale and ruler. I weighed the HP 9015e at 21 lbs. My measurements revealed a printer 17.5 inches wide, 14 inches deep, and 11 inches high. Compared to the others the HP is on the light side and in the middle for a footprint.
Summary
What the HP has going for it is ease of use, broad functionality, and reliability. HP’s printing apps do give HP an edge over the competition in my experience. Chromebooks, Macs, smart phones, or tablets will benefit from HP’s Smart app.
[star4] 4 Stars!
The Copier Guy, aka Dave. I’ve worked on scanners, printers, copiers, and faxes since 1994. When I’m not fixing them I’m writing about them. Although, I’m probably better at fixing them. I’ve worked with every major brand. As well as several types of processes. If it uses paper I’ve probably worked on one.
