HP DeskJet 4355: Specs, Price, Pros & Cons
This review measures the HP DeskJet 4355 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 35 out of 100 — the weighted result of every verified specification measured against the class average.
On the spec sheet it is strongest in scanning & copying and weakest in paper handling. Its clearest single advantage over the class average: a much lighter build — 4.8 kg vs 9.07 kg (avg). Street prices currently start at $ 69.99 for the HP DeskJet 4355.
Category strengths
Where the HP DeskJet 4355 beats the average
- Has automatic document feeder ?
- Has color printing ?
- A much lighter build ?4.8 kg vs 9.07 kg (avg)
- Has all-in-one ?
- A higher print resolution ?4,800 dpi vs 4,041.94 dpi (avg)
- Has Apple AirPrint ?
- Has Wi-Fi ?
- A slightly higher ADF capacity ?35 sheets vs 34.48 sheets (avg)
Where the HP DeskJet 4355 trails the average
- A much lower print speed (black) ?8.5 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)
- 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)
- No supertank / refillable ink ?
Editor’s note
The DeskJet 4355 is the DeskJet 2955 with a 35-sheet document feeder bolted on top, a slightly faster 8.5 ppm black engine, and HP's blessing for a heavier 100-to-300-page monthly workload. At around seventy dollars street, the ADF is the entire purchase decision – and it comes with two catches that the product photos do not show.
First: there is still no automatic duplex printing. The feeder will pull a stack through the scanner, but the printer cannot turn a page over by itself, so unattended two-sided copying – the thing an ADF visually promises – is not possible. Second, the feeder itself is single-sided and slow, rated at 2.5 images per minute. A twenty-page contract takes a while.
Everything else carries over from the cheaper DeskJets, for better and worse. Same dual-band Wi-Fi and solid app. Same icon panel instead of a screen, no fax, no Ethernet. And the same HP 68 cartridges at roughly 160 pages black, meaning the same 13-to-17-cents-per-page economics and the same documented firmware blocking of non-HP cartridges. Moving up the DeskJet range buys features, not cheaper printing.
One detail from our audit worth passing on: retailers list this machine at six pounds, but HP's own datasheet says roughly ten and a half – believable for a chassis with a feeder. Clear a proper space for it.
Who is it for? Someone who regularly scans or copies multi-page documents – school paperwork, receipts for accounting – and prints modestly. I would take it over the 2955 for that use alone. If two-sided printing matters, or if your monthly page count keeps growing, Brother's MFC-J1360DW and Epson's tank machines solve problems this DeskJet cannot.
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: 24 of the 24 specs in this category are verified (100%). 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 4355 earns a VS Score of 35, trailing most of the 51 printers we compare here, at least on the spec sheet.
- Who it’s for
- Households that scan or copy multi-page documents often enough for a 35-sheet feeder to earn its place, but still print modestly.
- Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone expecting two-sided copying from that feeder – there is no auto-duplex at all, and the ADF is single-sided and slow at 2.5 images per minute.
- The trade-off that matters
- The ADF buys real convenience for scanning stacks, while the printing underneath stays strictly entry-level – same slow speeds, same 160-page cartridges as the cheapest DeskJets.
- The main alternative
- Brother MFC-J1360DW adds fax and stronger paper handling in the same bracket, with cartridge economics that are less punishing.
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.
