Hello all --
I’ve read some of the printer discussions in the past, and thought I might run this question by you all. Does anyone have/what do you think of the HP Deskjet 9650? I’m looking for a printer that gives as close to laser-quality output as possible (but I by no means do anything that requires archival-quality or publishable stuff) and will print on large-size paper (at least 11x17, although the 9650 brochure says it goes up to 13x19). At the same time, this printer is for use in our home, and my wife and I would like to be able to print out digital photos on it as well.
The HP Deskjet 9650 seems to fulfill both of those needs, and I usually see it on sale for $250 or $300 at the local OfficeMax or Staples. Are there any alarms I should know about, for those of you who have used it? Does anyone have a better product in mind in a similar price range ($350 at the absolute upper-most limit)?
Thanks in advance for anyone’s suggestions.
-- Mike
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I used to own an HP 2500 CM -- their large format ink jet. The paper handling was atrocious, I was constantly having to monitor it and registration (the creeping of the paper in any given direction) was very loose, and unless my size matched one of their predefined sizes, I could only use a manual feed tray that held only a couple of sheets at a time. What was the final blow was that their ink cartridges had built-in timers so the cartridge would expires even if you hadn't used the ink. I basically only printed in black, but when the 3 color cartridges expired on my and I saw how much is was going to cost, I gave the unit away to someone who might be happy only printing a few pages a month and possibly want to print color.
I had also bought bought the Epson 3000 (13" x 19") and it is been an excellent printer. The paper sometimes misfeeds when printing the backside, so I only run 10 pages at a time when printing the second side, but I think it may be a result of the paper having just been printed on one side and therefore its moisture content is not stabilized. I recall a commercial printer letting one side dry/cure before running it through the press on the other side and suspect the same sort of practice may be warranted for the double sided printing on computer printers.
I spoke to a colleague who used to run his own print shop and was very much into the industry and computer/desktop printing (he now does programming and design where I work) and he had a very low opinion of the HP [Cannon engines] when it comes to paper handling.
What is also telling is the resale value of the used printer, the HP sells for about 1/10th of what I paid, whereas the Epson sells for about 80%.
Bottom line: if you are going ink jet for printing music, run, don't walk, away from HP.
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John Poole
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