HP DeskJet 2923: Specs, Price, Pros & Cons
This review measures the HP DeskJet 2923 against the full 24-spec sheet we track for printers, comparing it like for like with the 50 other models in our database. It earns a VS Score of 28 out of 100 — the weighted result of every verified specification measured against the class average.
On the spec sheet it is strongest in design and weakest in paper handling. Its clearest single advantage over the class average: a much lighter build — 3.4 kg vs 9.07 kg (avg). Street prices currently start at $ 89.99 for the HP DeskJet 2923.
Category strengths
Where the HP DeskJet 2923 beats the average
- A much lighter build ?3.4 kg vs 9.07 kg (avg)
- Has color printing ?
- Has all-in-one ?
- A higher print resolution ?4,800 dpi vs 4,041.94 dpi (avg)
- Has Apple AirPrint ?
- Has Wi-Fi ?
Where the HP DeskJet 2923 trails the average
- A much lower print speed (black) ?7.5 ppm vs 17.21 ppm (avg)
- No automatic duplex printing ?
- A much lower input tray capacity ?60 sheets vs 182.02 sheets (avg)
- A much lower print speed (color) ?5.5 ppm vs 12.51 ppm (avg)
- No automatic document feeder ?
- A much lower monthly duty cycle ?1,000 pages vs 19,346.15 pages (avg)
- No Wi-Fi Direct ?
- No ethernet ?
- No touchscreen display ?
- A much lower output tray capacity ?25 sheets vs 68.95 sheets (avg)
Editor’s note
The DeskJet 2923 needs one paragraph of context before anything else: it is the regionally-numbered twin of the US DeskJet 2955. HP publishes identical specifications for both – same 7.5 ppm black speed, same HP 68 cartridges, same chassis – and even documents the 2923's media handling by pointing at the 2955's datasheet. The difference that matters is price. The 2955 sells in US retail for around sixty dollars; this 2923 listing is import-priced closer to ninety. Unless the 2923 is what your local shop stocks, the 2955 is the same machine for less.
With that said, judged as hardware it is HP's most basic all-in-one, and the basics are what you get. Print, scan and copy work over dual-band Wi-Fi with a genuinely decent app. There is no automatic duplex, no document feeder, no fax, no Ethernet, and the control panel is a strip of icons rather than a screen.
The real cost lives in the cartridges. HP rates the 68 Black at about 160 pages and the Tri-Color at 120, which works out to roughly 13 to 17 cents per black page at street cartridge prices – among the most expensive printing you can buy. HP's own datasheet also states plainly that the printer is designed to reject cartridges without HP circuitry, and that firmware updates will keep doing so. Third-party ink is not a realistic escape hatch here.
HP's answer is the Instant Ink subscription, and this bundle includes six months of it. For a genuinely light printer – a few pages a week – that arrangement can be fine.
Buyers rate it 3.4 stars across 261 reviews. I would either buy the 2955 instead, or step up to a tank printer and stop thinking about ink altogether.
Specifications
Quality bars are generated automatically against 50 other printers.
Printing
Laser prints crisp text fast; inkjet handles photos and colour better.
Prints in colour, not just black and white.
Black-and-white pages per minute; higher is faster.
Colour pages per minute; higher is faster.
A higher dot density produces sharper prints.
Prints both sides of the page without manual flipping.
Refillable ink tanks cut the cost per page dramatically.
The maximum recommended pages per month.
Scanning & copying
Scans and copies as well as prints.
Feeds multi-page documents through the scanner unattended.
How many pages the document feeder holds at once.
Scans both sides of a page automatically.
Sends and receives faxes.
Paper handling
A larger tray needs refilling less often.
How many printed pages the output tray holds.
The largest paper format supported (e.g. Letter, Legal, A3).
Connectivity
Print wirelessly over the home network.
Connect devices directly without a router.
A wired network port for reliable office use.
A direct USB connection to a computer.
Print from iPhone, iPad and Mac without extra drivers.
Print and manage the printer from a phone app.
Design
An onboard touchscreen makes standalone tasks easier.
A lighter printer is easier to place and move.
How the VS Score works — and what it can’t tell you
Every measurable spec is scored against the average of all the printers we track: matching the class average scores 50, clearly beating it climbs towards 100, and each spec counts according to an editorial weight that reflects real-world impact — a battery-capacity gap moves the score far more than a colour-options list. The quality bars on the spec cards above show where this model sits inside the full range for its class, and the overall VS Score rolls every weighted result into one number.
Unknown values are never estimated. A spec this product doesn’t report simply drops out of its scoring — it isn’t penalised with a guess — but a thinner spec sheet does mean a score built on fewer data points, which is why completeness is disclosed under About this data.
Most importantly: a spec-sheet lead is not the same as a better product. Megapixels, gigahertz and benchmark points describe capacity, not experience — image processing, software optimisation, thermals, haptics and ergonomics decide how a device actually feels, and no table captures reliability or long-term support quality. Treat the VS Score as a structured summary of what can be measured, not a substitute for your own priorities.
About this data
- Specifications are compiled from each manufacturer’s official spec sheet, cross-checked against trusted specification databases, and normalised into one schema so identical things are compared identically.
- Specifications last verified August 19, 2026.
- Data completeness: 23 of the 24 specs in this category are verified (96%). Anything we could not verify is shown as Unknown — never estimated — and is excluded from the score.
- Prices and availability come from live retailer feeds via our shopping partners and refresh throughout the day; a missing price means no partner currently lists the product, not that it is discontinued.
- Want the full picture? Our editorial guidelines explain how we research products, weight the scores and stay independent.
- Spotted an error in a spec? Tell us and we will correct the sheet.
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The bottom line
The HP DeskJet 2923 earns a VS Score of 28, trailing most of the 51 printers we compare here, at least on the spec sheet.
- Who it’s for
- Only buyers whose local retailer stocks the 2923 numbering at a genuinely lower price than the DeskJet 2955 – the hardware is the same entry all-in-one either way.
- Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone shopping the import-priced listing: it costs more than its identical US twin. And anyone printing weekly, given 160-page cartridges at 13-17 cents a page.
- The trade-off that matters
- You pay a regional-numbering premium for hardware sold cheaper under another model number – the rare case where the product's biggest flaw is its own sibling.
- The main alternative
- HP DeskJet 2955 is the same printer with US retail presence at around sixty dollars, and the listing this one should be compared against before anything else.
The VS Score is generated automatically from the weighted specifications above, measured against all other printers in our database. Treat it as a shortlisting guide — not a substitute for your own priorities.
