Compaq IJ650 Color Inkjet Printer

• 2,400 x 1,200 dpi resolution
• 9 pages per minute, black
• 5 pages per minute, color
• Accepts coated papers and transparencies
• 1-year warranty

I had to buy this printer recently from a local Radio Shack only as a stop gap for a printer that I had used for two years that finally failed on me (IJ 750) because there weren''t any other models available from Compaq.

I wanted to purchase another IJ 750 but I couldn''t find this model available for purchase anywhere online including Compaq.com. I guess they discontinued this particular model.

The IJ 650 prints fine but my color cartridge ran out too quickly.

Both the black and color cartridges are small and you can bet you will have to buy another pair before you realize it.

I have no problems with the print quality this machine produces because you can manually change from 600 d.p.i to 1200 d.p.i. I wouldn''t recommend this however because you will run out of ink much more quickly. The default setting is set at 600 d.p.i. and this adequate for most types of print jobs.

My qualms with this model is that it does not handle printing labels as well as my old IJ 750 and I would recommend that you don''t try this with the IJ 650 because the labels sheets will become lodged while printing and you will waste those labes not to mention the ink.

Moreover, the IJ 650 does not notify you when you are running low on ink. You will have to determine that manually by accessing the printer settings via the Control Panel. My old IJ 750 would let me see the levels of ink while a print job was in progress. The cartridges for the IJ 750 were alot larger and I didn''t have to replace them as frequently as the IJ 650. However, both of these printers let you check on ink levels through the printer properties via the Control Panel.

In summary, don''t buy this printer unless you don''t print many envelopes and labels-they will jam and/or print a bit slanted and not parallel to the edges. It''s quality is above average in its 600 d.p.i. default setting. I wouldn''t recommend for small home offices.

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The only reason I even tried this printer is because it came bundled with the new Presario I got preloaded with XP. XP of course wanted nothing to do with the printer, and even when I did finally get everything working, I found that the image quality is noticeably poorer than my trusty old Cannon. And, as long as we''re at it, it''s slow... the purported 5 page per minute speed is pure fantasy if you''re printing anything other than straight text.

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We used to have a HP printer and it was a piece of junk. This printer is incredible!!! It prints beautiful clear pictures and the color is very vivid. It prints black ink very quickly but color images take a little longer. The color pictures are definately worth the wait though. It''s a fabulous printer!!!! My husband and I love it! We will NEVER buy HP again!