HP DeskJet 5650 Color Inkjet Printer
- Up to 4,800 optimized dpi or optional 6-ink color
- Up to 21 ppm in black, 15 ppm in color
- Easy touch-of-a-button selection of print modes
- Automatic paper-type sensor
- USB and parallel interfaces, PC and Mac compatible; 1-year warranty
Product Description
Get all-around professional performance with the HP Deskjet 5650 color inkjet printer. With photo quality in up to 4800-optimized dpi or optional 6-ink color and fast print speeds – up to 21 pages per minute in laser-quality black, up to 15 in color. And the new print quality selector button offers control of quality and speed from the front of the printer. With a range of paper-handling options like the optional automatic two-sided printing accessory and the 250-sheet paper tray you will save time and money. Photo printing is so flexible – print any size photos with borders and up to 8.5 x 11-inch photos without borders.Amazon.com Product Description
Note: The HP DeskJet 5650 is no longer being manufactured. You may want to consider purchasing instead the newer HP DeskJet 6540 color inkjet printer.
HP’s DeskJet 5650 color inkjet printer offers high resolution output, fast print speeds, and time saving features that you won’t want to be without. Delivering color prints at 15 ppm and black text at up to 21 ppm, you can select print modes via buttons on the front of the printer. Resolutions of up to 4,800 dpi are achieved on a variety of media types and sizes, and optional 6-ink color printing can achieve prints that will resist fading, and last for years to come.
Connectivity is offered through your choice or parallel or USB ports, and optional wireless and networking accessories are available to expand versatility. The 5650 allows you to monitor ink-levels on-screen and ink backup printing completes the current print job, even if one cartridge runs out of ink. Other convenient features include a print cancel button, one touch screen shot printing, and an optional duplexing unit. The DeskJet 5650 comes with a handy bundle of photo and imaging software, and a one-year warranty.
What’s in the Box
HP DeskJet 5650 color inkjet printer, HP no. 56 (C6656A) black inkjet print cartridge, HP no. 57 (C6657A) tri-color inkjet print cartridge, power supply, power cord, software on CD-ROM (PC and Mac), reference guide, set-up poster, media pack
What a complete piece of junk!!! I’d spend my money on a Canon i560 if I were you AVOID this printer at all costs!!!
Rating: 1 / 5
I have been a devoted fan of HP printers for years. But I installed the 5650 on Tuesday night on my Dell Dimension. Everything worked fine. On Wednesday morning my machine wouldn’t boot up. I suspect it was some CD memory maker software that was bundled with the printer software. I will probably have to reintall ALL of my applications because of this.
As a side note – I did not get a printer cable or a USB cable with this printer. That’s a bit tacky.
Who knows if the printer works well; I can’t get my PC to function!
Rating: 1 / 5
Early this year, I wanted to upgrade my HP 722c to something faster with cheaper ink (are you listening HP?). So, I bought a Canon 560i, which is the same price as the HP 5650. After 6 miserable months of intolerably bad print quality (2 lines on every page come out squiggly, the black isn’t very dark, etc, not nearly laser quality), which I now attribute to either a bad print head or a bad feeder, and not my own ability to line up the cartridges) I went back to HP, despite the ink prices.
I am SO happy with my new HP printer. The text is laser quality (you can print resumes and reports and be proud of your product) and the photos are great. I’ve printed out old black and white so far, and I can’t wait to try some color photos based on the amazing photo that prints on your test page.
I had absolutely no trouble installing this on my Windows XP home system. Perhaps people who had trouble with this didn’t follow the installation steps in the right order – I doubt that the problem is with the printer, but with the software configuration on some people’s computers. I installed my printer in 20 minutes. The only glitch I had was getting the CD to run by itself, but I got it going manually.
I see from the other reviews that if your printer is going slower than you’d like make sure you have a USB 2.0 cable, and not a 1.0. They’re cheap at Target. Mine runs fine (I’m using the Canon USB cable, at least it was good for something) I also hear that the newer ones now come with cables, but check the box before you walk out of the store (I got mine from Buy.com for $89 with free shipping, but was from older stock that doesn’t come with the cable).
I can’t believe the quality of the text and photos you get for your money with this printer. I tried Canon, but sorry Canon, your products are flimsy pieces of junk and your quality control stinks.
Go for the HP, whether it’s this model or another one. You will get reliably great quality results. Those frustrated people who gave printer 2 stars were doing so based on their installation experiences, NOT the print quality, which is the important thing.
My only question on this printer is how long the ink cartridge will last. Although yes it’s cheaper than past HP products, it’s also smaller.
In the meantime, I will be printing out resumes that I can have pride in, and scanning in some photos so I can play around a bit more with this great little printer!
Rating: 5 / 5
My deskjet used to work. Then my hard drive went out and HP replaced it. When they sent the CPU back, I had to take the back off because they didn’t seat the modem back correctly. So after 4 hours with the HP phone support, we got it to work. Now the printer will not work. Some problem with XP and the drivers. I have spent more than 4 hours at this and still no luck. I suspect the USB is the problem. Now I have to go out and buy a parallel cable.
Rating: 1 / 5
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I had just got done buying 2 sets of ink cartridges for the HP 5650 printer. Then my printer broke. Since HP didn’t make it anymore I was in a pickle! Luckily I was able to order the printer through Amazon.com and it arrived in new condition and works fine. Thank you Amazon.com!
Rating: 5 / 5
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