Compaq IJ650 Color Inkjet Printer

by Compaq

Product Details

Product Manual [3.51mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 17.6 x 6.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005MEF1
• Item model number: 229417-001
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

With an impressive resolution of 2,400 x 1,200 dpi, the Compaq IJ650 provides consistently reliable print jobs in both monochrome and color. It's ideal for home users, and its simple USB connection and Windows-based printer management offer quick and easy options for changing cartridges, papers, and printing formats. The average print speeds of 9 ppm in color and 5 ppm in black make it among the fastest in the category. Compaq includes a one-year warranty on parts and labor, as well as all necessary documentation and the power cord; however, you will require an additional USB cable for installation.

From the Manufacturer

For outstanding print quality, the Compaq IJ650 is the ink-jet printer for all your needs. This printer comes with both black and color cartridges to give you immediate printing satisfaction out of the box. With its 2,400 x 1,200 dpi resolution, you will be printing at photo quality in a snap. And speaking of snaps, at 9 ppm in black and 5 ppm in color, the IJ650 is one of the fastest printers on the market.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No value for the money spent!, February 13, 2002

By 

M. Franco "skywalker12" (New Mexico USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compaq IJ650 Color Inkjet Printer (Office Product)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Few glitches but good for the money, January 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Compaq IJ650 Color Inkjet Printer (Office Product)

This printer is inexpensive and prints good color pictures. However, the replacement cartridges ... don't last too long which means this isn't the printer to get for lots of printing. Also, there are some formatting issues I have had printing from WindowsXP. This may be because microsoft does not list this printer as Windows XP compatible although Compaq claims it is.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars cheeeesy..., February 22, 2002

By 

Evan (Nanuet, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Compaq IJ650 Color Inkjet Printer (Office Product)

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.