HP DeskJet 9650 Color Inkjet Printer

by HP

Product Details

Product Manual [3.95mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 23 x 7 inches ; 28 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 31 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000CAS21
• Item model number: C8137A#A2L
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 14, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Deskjet 9650 color printer offers impressive, photo-quality results with up to 4,800-optimized dpi using HP's PhotoREt IV and PhotoREt III technologies (for six- and four-ink printing, respectively). Now you can print laser-quality black text at up to 20 pages per minute and high-resolution color pages at 15 ppm, in addition to printing fade-resistant photos with true-to-life colors. (Actual print speeds will vary.)

The Deskjet 9650 is well suited to print projects on different paper types and sizes, including plain and photo paper, transparencies, labels, iron-on transfers, up to 13-by-19-inch posters. An adjustable tray accommodates 11-by-17-inch paper, and the printer will even produce borderless images--great for pictures and postcards.

Use four-ink printing for spreadsheets, presentations, and everyday business needs, then switch to six-ink printing for vibrant photos and fine-quality images. A low-ink indicator will warn you when replacement time is nigh.

To help you further simplify your work, the 9650 comes ready for optional two-sided printing and is compatible with wireless networking hardware through HP JetDirect accessories (not included).

What's in the Box
HP Deskjet 9650 printer, 3 print cartridges, user documentation, paper sample pack, AC power cord, and a driver CD

Product Description

MODEL- HP-9650 VENDOR- HEWLETT-PACKARD CO FEATURES- DeskJet 9650 Designed for small businesses and home offices that require high performance wide-format color and photo-printing the compact HP Deskjet 9600 Series printers offer high quality professional results with maximum versatility. Includes printer Tri-color Ink Cartridge (17ml) Black Ink Cartridge (19 ml) Photo Ink Cartrige (17 ml) Power cord User Documentation Paper sample pack Driver CD and software. * Versatile - Flexible media options. Print on media sizes from 4 by 6-inch postcards to 13 by 19-inch posters and on a wide variety of HP printing materials from plain paper and glossy photo paper to heavy stock. - Built to fit your needs. Available options include two-sided printing and PostScript 3 software RIP for excellent color accuracy. - Saves valuable space. The sleek compact design of the HP Deskjet 9600 Series printers fits into your office space with ease. * Professional Photo-print Quality - The look and feel of professional photos. With HPs 6-ink printing product vibrant photo-quality images with up to 4800 optimized dpi printing (on HP Premium Photo Paper) or HP PhotoREt IV color layering technology. - Enhanced images. Get four-sided borderless printing on a variety of media types from 4 by 6 to 11 by 17 inches. - Simple brilliant color. HPs 6-ink printing system and patented ink formulations work with HP photo-paper coating to product true-to-life fade-resistant photos. * Quality Performance - Uncompromised high-quality printing. Print at speeds of up to 20 ppm in black and 15 ppm in color without sacrificing quality. - Trusted HP technology. HP Smart Printing Technology in the HP inkjet print system and the HP Deskjet 9600 Series printers monitor system performance and optimize quality. -- SPECIFICATIONs -------------------------------------TECHNOLOGY- Thermal InkjetPROCESSOR - 96MHzINTERFACE - (1) USB 2.0 port (1) IEEE-1284-compliant Parallel bidirectional port Optional External Print Serve...

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Customer Reviews

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely love it, December 28, 2004

By 

Kenneth P. Wert (Shamokin,Pa. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP DeskJet 9650 Color Inkjet Printer (Office Product)

This is an awesome printer for the price I paid. The other reviews that I have seen ignore a few things about this printer. First off, any wide format printer is going to use a lot of ink. Find the ink kits and learn how to refill your cartridges. It'll save you a ton of money. The cartridges may be small, compared to some other printers, but they are quite refillable, much more so than the larger HP cartridges I have used in the past. The printer manufacturers don't want you to know about that. I know as I have been refilling the same cartridges this printer uses for 2 years already. Having had experience with my HP Deskjet 5550, I have only purchased one extra cartridge in the last 2 years. I finally wore out the #57 Tricolor cartridge. This printer comes with all 3 of them. My 5550 only came with 2.

Secondly. if you use the maximum dpi setting, the printer is slow. But I have found that the best setting is excellent, at 600 by 600 dpi, it takes about 5 minutes to do a 12 by 18 inch print. Unless you have a 14 megapixel camera. this print resolution is beyond your 5 megapixel camera to begin with. And, if you have a source that can generate a true 4800 dpi print, I have seen a review that states that it is worth the wait. I believe the claim.

Since I bought the printer, I have only been able to get my hands on 12 by 18 inch plain paper,(an artist's sketch pad at Wal Mart). The results on this paper are stunning. I can't wait to get a hold of some Super B 13 by 19 inch glossy. One of the reasons I prefer this type of printer over the likes of Canon and Epson, which both make printers of this type, is the ability to refill the cartridges. Don't try it with theirs. Once you clog the print head, it'll cost you more than the printers worth to replace it. The HP's have the print head built into the cartridge, so if it ends up bad, you just need a new cartridge.The only reason I can think of not to buy this printer is if you don't want to be bothered with refilling the cartridges. They can be refilled up to 18 or more times.

I picked this unit up as a factory recertified unit that came with the full 1 year warranty, for half the list price of the HP msrp. Just a guess on my part, but I think a lot of these were sent back due to issues with the XP drivers that had some flaws. I can't find a disagreeable issue with this printer and I have had it for a week now and have printed a couple of dozen 12 by 18 inch prints, using both the new and my own refilled cartridges.

By the way, I also use Windows ME, like a reviewer below. But I won't end up with the same issues of the ink warnings, because I know how to fool the printers cartridge memory. It can only remember 2 of the same carts, and it's easy to find the info on how to reset the ink level indicators. As far as the scrapbooker below, he must not have set up this printer properly. The photo results are incredible,on plain paper, even with just the black and tricolor cartridges. I have used an HP 1220c also, and I can say that this printer is better on photos than the 1220c. However, each person has their own views, and also their own ways of trying things out. This printer has a lot of options. Be sure to check them out. The auto settings work very well, but you have to select things like the "Best" setting. You can custom establish your favorite settings as default in the toolbox. Otherwise it might do a fast draft print, which sounds like the corrugated cardboard complaint below.

So far, I highly recommend this one. I've always wanted a printer that I could frame a print and view it from across the room, or from the next room for that matter, and not need to walk over to figure out what it is a picture of. These prints are large enought to satisfy that desire, you won't beleive the difference, compared to an 8.5 by 11.5 inch print.

Now, if I don't run out of wall space and money for more frames a Wal Mart.........?

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars absolute lemon, March 26, 2004

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shane curnyn (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP DeskJet 9650 Color Inkjet Printer (Office Product)

I probably have as much experience with 11x17 capable color printers as anyone in the world and I've got to say this is easily the most difficult and unsatisfactory printer I have ever dealt with. HP's last 11x17 product (1220c) had amazing print quality, was faster, and lasted me for 3 solid years of heavy use. By contrast, the 9650 is MUCH slower for "best" print setting and MIND BOGGLINLY SLOW for its "maximum DPI" setting...try 35minutes for an 11x17 plot. Unacceptable. Not to mention that my printer is now broken and wont print at all.

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Always a fight to get a print out of it., January 30, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: HP DeskJet 9650 Color Inkjet Printer (Office Product)

I love my HP deskjet 5550 printer for high quality photo prints. The 9650 sounded like the same system with a larger paper size. It's not. HP doesn't make 13x19 photo paper and this printer doesn't want to feed other brands. The ink consumption is high, but the ink cartridges are the same size as for smaller printers - a $60 set of cartridges is good for about 10 pics! When the ink cartridges are low, annoying warning messages pop up on the screen of my WindowsME PC and come back again as soon as I dismiss them (have to find the Task Bar icon, right click and pick EXIT) - this is Bill Gates kind of helpful! Right now I can't print or communicate with the printer because it's busy flashing low-ink error lights (on my 5550 I can get many good 8x10 pics out after the first ink warning). It's a fight to get a print every time I use this printer. If you like Epson colors (I don't - they're too red for me) get one of theirs.