HP DeskJet 990Cse Color Printer

by HP

Product Details

Product Manual [2.62mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 17 x 7.5 inches ; 16.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 19 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: B00004Y7T2
• Item model number: C6455BABA
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 19, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Hewlett-Packard 990c photo-quality color printer is ideal for small businesses or busy households. It produces sensational color documents at high speeds with HP's exclusive PhotoREt III color-layering technology. It can print black text at up to 17 ppm and blazes through color documents at 13 ppm, with up to 2,400 x 1,200 dpi resolution on photo paper. The 990c features infrared printing from PDAs, notebook computers, and other mobile devices. Plus, using the 990c with a mobile device couldn't be easier--just point and print.

The highly versatile 990c is robust enough to handle your most challenging print tasks. It has 8 MB RAM, a 150-sheet input tray, and a print duty capacity of 5,000 pages per month. The 990c also has automatic two-sided printing and an optical sensor that selects paper size and type for you.

The 990c comes with a power cord, reference guide, setup guide, software CD-ROM, and all the print cartridges you need to set up shop. It is compatible with Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, and Macintosh 8.1 applications. The HP 990c also has a 1-year Express Exchange warranty. --Megan Dugan

Manufacturer's Notice

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, (CPSC), Longwell Electronics, of Brea, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 2.5 million power cord sets sold with inkjet printers from Hewlett-Packard Company. The connector can break, exposing electrical contacts and posing a shock hazard to consumers. No injuries or incidents have been reported. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. The gray, two-wire power cord sets with a LS-7C connector were sold with the following HP printers: HP Deskjet 800 series and 900 series, HP Photosmart 1000 series, 1100 series, 1200 series, and 1300 series inkjet printers. The name 'Longwell' is molded on the plug between the blades.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Package..., July 2, 2001

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John Mill "Stew" (Tea Party USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP DeskJet 990Cse Color Printer (Office Product)

I was thinking of using this printer only for color work. I've since turned off the LaserJet (which I still use for labels, since HP DeskJet ink will smear upon contact with any moisture).

This printer is great... 3 months and not a complaint.

Great quality photo printing, and really, really, really fast draft printing (17ppm). I noticed that the program that monitors the print cartridge levels is a bit inaccurate (I've been printing in brilliant color for two months despite the warning that I'm about to run out of color ink... when is this going to happen? I don't know, but change your ink when YOU SEE A PROBLEM, or you're going to toss a lot of good ink). I'm sure some guy in marketing is rubbing his tentacles together over that one.

I would have given this 5 stars except for the ink level software, and the somewhat unstable printer . The printer configuration window hangs about 1 out of 20 times you try and switch to landscape.

All, in All... a great printer. Oh, and let those photo's dry, HP ink, while producing the best color in the DeskJet market, runs and smears with the slightest hint of moisture (like your sweaty hands).

THIS PRINTER IS NOT FOR BUSINESS MARKETING HANDOUT MATERIAL. NO DESKJET IS, UNLESS YOU LIKE SMEARS AND SMUDGES TO REPRESENT YOU. The cheapest type of printer acceptable for business marketing printing is the hard-ink class of printers.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent but certainly NOT 17 ppm-- Far slower in B&W, July 4, 2001

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"smellymonky" (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP DeskJet 990Cse Color Printer (Office Product)

I finally made the move to switch from life-long marriage from laser printers to this color ink-jet printer. As a person who often uses the printer to print documents, occasional CV's, plus recreational printing of internet material, the laser printer had served me quite well. But after seeing the print quality of this 990CSe, the switch was rather easy.

The color images are outstanding. Colors are excellent and crisp. It's output is sufficiently quick for an ink-jet, even for a person long used to blazing laser output speed. No disappointment for the color images.

The black and white print quality and speed of documents are mixed in rating. First, the advertised 17 ppm speed is clearly impossible to achieve for all practical purposes. While printing CV's on high quality paper on the highest resolution, the printer was able to print out only 3 pages in 1 minute or so. To be fair, the speed can be improved by degrading the image quality but for any work related documents, that sort of image output would be unacceptable.

The alphabet characters printed on high quality laser/copier paper, even on the best setting was, was like with any other ink-jets rather poor. "Bleed micro-lines" are easily visible. I was pleasantly surprised, however, when the same document was printed on premium quality 25% cotton fiber paper that one may use to print CV's on. The output quality paralleled that of most laser printers! My suggestion is this. If you mostly use the printer for recreational use but only occasionally need to print high quality near-laser type documents (i.e. CV's on premium paper) like me, then I strongly suggest it.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This printer is great!, April 18, 2001

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Bruce (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP DeskJet 990Cse Color Printer (Office Product)

First things first, don't buy any other printer except an HP. They are the best made, quitest and quickest operating printers on the market. The HP 990 is the best printer I've had besides my good old HP LaserJet 4 that is still working great after close to 10 years. But this printer is fast, has a real good photo quality, and is reliable. My favorite features are the double sided printing, and the on screen indicators that warn you when you ink is getting low, which is great! For photo quality and great speed, this is the best printer on the market.