The HP DeskJet 4255e is sup-par for family use. Its page yield is low, resulting in a high cost per print. Moreover, if you print frequently, you can expect to buy and change cartridges regularly, resulting in high operating costs. As for print quality, color documents look decent, but black and white documents are mediocre; text looks sharp enough, but images or visual elements like graphs look fuzzy. Photos also don't look great, as a narrow color gamut and poor color accuracy give them an overly cool appearance. Scan quality is similarly unimpressive as the image processing removes fine details, but it does have an ADF, which makes scanning longer documents convenient. As a positive, there are plenty of wired and wireless connectivity options, which makes accessing this printer easy for the whole family.