HP OfficeJet 4650 All-in-One Wireless Printer with Mobile Printing, Instant Ink Ready (F1J03A)

Edit: It randomly died 5 years later. Not bad for a printer under $100 I guess. It started flashing all kinds of weird error codes. I couldn't find anything helpful online. One of the error codes might have meant something about a power issue. I could get it to work for a little while by unplugging and powering on and off. Eventually it just died and wouldn't turn back on. I even tried ordering a replacement power cord but that didn't do anything. I did really like this printer. So far so good! I've only had this printer about a week but I don't really have any complaints. I bought this to replace my old one after I dropped a rice cooker on it and shattered the glass panel. I've printed from my laptop and phone without problem. It was really easy to set up, took me maybe 10 or 15 minutes. Having to take out the paper if a different size is needed is not that much of annoyance. I had to do it with my old one and isn't needed often. I haven't had an issue with the speed at which it prints. Didn't seem particularly slow, definitely faster than my old one. The black + color replacement ink bundle is around the same price as my old one so it wasn't a deterrent. My one complaint is about the 'arm' that catches printouts. It's a piece of plastic about 2.5-3 inches wide. I wonder how sturdy this is, how much paper can it really hold? The nice thing is that you can push into the printer so it's not sticking out and it will pop out when printing. Issue solutions/advice: 1. 'Instant Ink'. Make sure you are purchasing the printer bundle you want. Apparently the Instant Ink choice isn't for everyone and cancelling it means your ink cartridges won't work. I followed another reviewer's advice and didn't put the CD into my computer. I connected the printer to the Wifi on the printer itself, very easy to do on the touchscreen. My computer was able to find the printer on the network and 'add' it. I was able to print from my laptop and phone without a problem. No installation of software or signing up at the HP site as it asks you to do in the instructions. Which saves me from being harassed by the instant ink thing apparently. 2. You can still connect directly from the printer to computer with a USB cable cord for this model printer (as found by another reviewer). Just search for HP 4650 and it should pop up in search results. I tried to do a product link but it comes up as a book (weird). It was $10 last I looked. One could argue that it should be included at this price but sadly that's no longer standard with wireless printers. 3. Watch the price. A week later and the price has dropped $10 (for my bundle). I also saw this model on sale in store ads ($55-$60) for less/same as it's priced on here. It might even go cheaper with school starting up. I purchased the printer + standard ink bundle. The ink was the same price as it would be if I purchased it separately so I just went ahead to have it on hand. Overall, it's a nice printer with good capabilities for a competitive price. The print quality seems good, at least for my general household purposes. It was a little more than I wanted to spend but hopefully it'll prove it's worth. Update: It's been nearly a year and I still like this printer. I've printed photos and they've come out great. Copying works fine. I've scanned documents and they've automatically popped up on my computer. It's a big improvement on my old one so I don't have much to complain about. Still would recommend.

Because of all the negative review regarding the InstantInk program, I almost didn't buy this printer. I'm not one to leave a lot of product review (only left one before and that was for a candle lol) but I feel I need to inject some sane analysis of this program for those who are on the fence like I was. Purchasing this printer only made sense to me if I was going to join the InstantInk program. I'm not proud to admit it, but I've habitually purchased printers in the $30-40 range and then simply thrown them away once the ink ran out - as the actual printer was cheaper than the refills. This is obviously extremely wasteful and, again, I'm ashamed to admit this was my MO. For a $70 investment, I needed to know that I could refill the ink at a reasonable price and InstantInk seemed to answer this need. But all the negativity regarding InstantInk gave me pause. After a lot of research and testing the program myself, I'm convinced the negative reviews of this program are from people who can't comprehend the subscription program, or were simply expecting to receive one shipment from InstantInk, then cancel their subscription, and continue to use the "free" ink...which is not what happens...because that would be scamming HP and I don't blame HP for putting controls in place to avoid blatant theft of their ink. You can EITHER use InstantInk cartridges, provided to you on a subscription basis (which means if you cancel your plan, they cancel THEIR ink cartridges) OR you can purchase your own cartridges and use those as freely as you like - after paying the $40+ for them. First the printer. It's amazing and we love it! No wireless glitches, fast 'n quiet, great printing jobs for full color photos and BW docs, many options for pre-formatted pages and a Stamps.com app. Not too shabby! Secondly, InstantInk. I signed up for the $2.99/month plan as we really don't do much printing here. It came with three free months during which time I can print up to 300 pages (full color photos if I'd like) and they provide ink refills for free during these three months. Setup was super easy and within two weeks, well before my initial ink has run out, I've already received replacement cartridges...and I haven't paid them a dime yet. So what's the scam? How are they trying to "own" you? I just don't get it. I love the printer, love the service (and it will save us money!) and highly recommend this to anyone who's willing to read the plan's terms and has the capacity to understand a subscription-based service.

I love this printer!! Easy to set up and nice to look at! The product works good too. This is my third printer in 10 years. First was a Lexmark, it worked ok for a while but always needed to have the heads cleaned and always need ink all the time and I also had troubles when I upgraded my computer. My next printer was a simple desk jet! Worked whenever I upgraded computers and ink seems to last a long time. I still have the desk jet and it still works four computer upgrades later. I decided I wanted to upgrade to wireless since it seems that everything else in my house is. This printer is amazing. It has good scan quality prints like a dream. I signed up for the instant ink. 2.99 a month to start with. Ink was sent right after I signed up! I get to finish the ink that came with the printer. I usually buy ink once a year so I consider this interest free financing on the ink! LOL! I am now able to print with out pulling out my little printer and hooking up the cables. Then putting it all away until the next time I print. Keep in mind I print maybe 50 pages a month. Now I print from my laptop and my cell phone!!! The only feature I have not tried is the fax feature. I do not have a land line in my home. I love the look and style of this device. It is a heavy sturdy device. So far I have no issues. Very happy and satisfied. This was a very affordable item. I compared many products before deciding on this device! All my computing products are HP. Very happy to have them in my home.

This printer is delightful, as long as you don't have a dual-band router. If you do, don't get this, or ANY HP printer. Apparently, and this was told to me by an HP's Case Manager's Technician, "HP printers are not compatible with dual-band routers" (which more and more routers are). What this means in terms of use is that it will not stay connected to the Internet for any length of in-active use, or even a few hours later after an initial print (several HP customer reps tried to convince me this is the router company's issue, and not theirs - man up, HP, take responsibility). I need to mention that I have never had a problem with the Wi-Fi in my house; no other device in the household has any problem staying connected, and the printer itself even tells me it has connection (forever and always has shown a solid blue light, which means it's connected). It's also less than 3 feet away from the router, with nothing in-between. When I print the Status Report, it claims it has the highest signal strength - a perfect "5 out of 5". But alas, every single time I want to print for the first time in a day, I have to turn the printer off and back on to re-establish Internet connection, and sometimes I even have to un-install and re-install all the driver software. Every. Single. Time. Often times, I have to go through this awful process multiple times a day. This also means no Wi-Fi direct, which means no mobile compatibility. Of course, HP's response to this is simply "use the USB". Great, thanks. I have to use a USB to use my wireless printer, which when I do, does not give me options like double-sided printing. Oh, and the scanner doesn't work (no connectivity - but when I fix the scanner, suddenly I lose the ability to print in color?). Of course, no refund is allowed because "there is no issue with the printer". Now I know what you're thinking: "turn off the second band on the router". Well, I did that, and no change. "Try a different unit" - currently on my SECOND replacement (no refund, but they were willing to send a replacement after 9 separate HP online support chats - those few months were excruciatingly painful, to the point where by the last few chats, my manners were abysmal because the technicians refused to listen and I was beyond sick of this entire experience). At that point, I was put under the care of a Case Manager, who then sent a second replacement because the original replacement had the same problem as the original (along with this second replacement, but now I'm told to deal with it). "Turn off the sleep mode entirely". That did not work, either. I openly challenge a representative for HP to say anything contradictory to what I have just stated (I have the contact information of the HP Case Manager whom I quoted above), but only on the grounds you take my case; otherwise the words of your potential response to this are utterly meaningless. For my sake, I of course hope you don't fail like the other, literally, 11 "professionals". Should HP FIX THIS ISSUE OF DUAL-BAND COMPATIBILITY, I would give this product a satisfactory 5-stars, describing how it prints all pretty and the wonders that is HP Instant Ink (which is literally the only reason I haven't abandoned this all-together and gone with a different brand of printer). Or, I would give 3 stars if this BIG PROBLEM were clearly established in the description, since that would be a fair warning and would have saved me from this recurring headache and frustration I suffer through on a daily basis. Yes, HP, this is a PROBLEM, and it is YOURS to solve. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go un-install and then re-install some software.

My wife is a teacher and with the HP instant ink it's an amazing deal. Ink is so expensive and she prints so much material for her classroom that the amount we pay is worth every penny. She prints on cardstock (pretty thick) and regular paper and the results are very acceptable. Printing photos is a different story though. I thought it would be fun to try to print a few photos on high quality paper, big mistake. First problem is it took me 4 prints to get the colors right. I have a color correct monitor for photo editing, and the picture is perfect there. I had to make it excessively yellow and unsaturated to get an acceptable print. Also once printed, even after 24 hours, the ink gets all over your fingers. HP would probably blame the paper, but I have used that exact same paper on my professional photo printer and there is no smudging seconds after the image comes out of the printer. The problem is the ink, not the paper. Amazing printer for non-photo work. Stay away if you're printing photos though. Another tip, if you're using a Mac - DO NOT USE ADOBE READER to print PDFs. Adobe Reader is the worst software ever created. My wife was having problems where the printer wasn't centering pages, and we even called HP support. After a lot of research I kept finding clues that the Adobe Reader software was problematic, so we did a test. I opened the PDF in the built in Mac PDF reader "Preview" and in Adobe. It printed perfectly from Preview, and badly from Adobe. Problem solved. I uninstalled Adobe Reader and we will never install again.

I had an epson and HATED IT, wanted something easy to use, and easy to set up. I sat down to an entire night of preparing myself for a nightmare new electronic set up, and to my wonderful suprise had this thing printing in 20 minutes! I couldn't believe it. My smart phone did everything, loaded the APP, and started printing. I can print from home or away and just love how easy it is. ANOTHER PLUS: The INK. As some of you may know, when other printers run low on one stinking color the whole machine will not print. My Epson was like that. I would be out of magenta ( i didnt care) but I couldnt even print out a plain black darn paper) I threw the whole thing in the garbage and bought this awesome HP. I'm so happy I researched all the reviews. I HATE AMAZON people that are gifted things to review...they all say how great the items are. I was so afraid to spend money on another printer, and so happy I did this time. Alot of us don't make a ton of money and this was a larger purchase for me. ONE DOWNFALL and maybe small but.....The printing arm automatically POPS OUT on it own when you print anything, I am already worried it will get broke off soon, as you have to manually push it back in when done. So anyway- that's not a huge deal, but I know it will be busted off in no time. GREAT, EASY TO SET UP, EASY TO USE, if you're not into fancy, extra stuff and just want a PRINTER that can print....buy HP. All the HP stuff I've bought has always been top quality. Anyway- hope it helped :) Happy New Year

It is an excellent piece of equipment. In fact, it was purchased to replace an identical one dameged in an accident. The print is impecable and the speed is sufficient for my needs. I have never had a paper jam with my older one and so far, no problems with this one.

Our Canon Pixma 922 started printing blurred black text a couple of months ago. I tried all the cleaning and alignment options several times. I even pulled out the print head cartridge twice to give it a good wash but to no avail. So one more printer goes into the attic and we ordered this HP from Amazon, for more than a little less than we paid for the Canon. First impressions of the all-in-one are quite positive. It's a lot lighter and smaller than the Canon and spends a lot less time getting ready to print. Installation and set up, however, was a negative. As with most, these days, we are wi-fi enabled. The set up directions seemed to imply that we should do a wireless install. We wasted like an hour but were never able to connect with our Xfinity router. So we shut everything down, plugged in a USB cable, and started over on a different page. We were able to download installation software and drivers but it took forever and was never very transparent. Once the process was completed, everything worked fine. First couple days of b/w & color prints are fine. When I googled around for information on wi-fi installation and replacement cartridges it dawned on me that HP wanted me to do a wireless connection so I might then become a customer for their "instant ink" program. Apparently the program charges you based on how many pages you run through your printer, not how many ounces of ink you use, by monitoring the printer via wi-fi. This might be a good deal for a commercial user who printed page after page of standard text, but it would be a total waste for a casual home user accustomed to printing a page with a couple of phone numbers, and address or two, or a dozen unanticipated pages from an internet download. But the good news is that once connected via a USB cable one can also connect via a wireless router, according to HP's web page. Thus it is possible to be connected to the printer by either usb or wi-fi, depending on your choice of connection.

Wireless printing from your phone/device/laptop! Embarassingly I will admit I don’t use many of the great features that come with this printer. I was interested in the wireless printing feature and this was the most reliable brand with the best price! This printer would be fantastic for a small business or home office as it has its own wifi signal, can setup fax as well as create its own email to send files to! It has an easy to use well lit touch screen built onto it that allows quick access to the different menu options! I have never had any issues with paper jams or ink cartridges! It uses standard sized printer paper and HP ink cartridges that can be found pretty much at any store that sells ink or more conveniently here on Amazon which is where I purchased mine! Easy to install in under a minute and great quality print!

The new machine installed software is problematic. Disappointed with the automatic install software. Our cell phones and Ipads now dont even recognise the new printer. Also you use to be able to scan in Mulipage PDF format, now you cant. The old problem is they trying to get too clever with their upgrades. Particularly every other week there is a new software upgrade. Try contacting HP by phone, near impossible. I replaced old HP printer with supposed to be exactly the same, but it is not ?? Received a HP office-jet 4650 instead of the HP office -jet 4651. There is apparently a difference. Yet what you receive and what you get. There is no difference. Only reason I have kept it, because the unit size will fit into my office desk shelving.

IL DISCHETTO DI INSTALLAZIONE NON FUNZIONA, MI SPIEGATE COME CAVOLO FACCIO IO A CONFICIRATR LA STAMPANTE CON IL COMPUTER CHE FINO AD AGOSTO NON HO INTERNET? A ME LA STAMPANTE SERVE DEVO LAVORARE.

I just received this today and set it up within 5 minutes (the printer itself and Wi-Fi settings). I got worried over nothing using my MacBook to print. My MacBook found it effortlessly (literally) and printed without a problem. I printed my first set of document and was surprised about the printed tray popping out by itself haha. I thought that was a bonus feature. I haven't set up the fax option as the sole purpose of getting this printer is for home/personal use only. I thought that the price was excellent with the features you get. Yes, it prints both sides without manually re-loading the pages. My family has been using HP printers for years now and the only disadvantage is the price point of the ink cartridges. I advice that you set up your printer step-by-step and then the printer will prompt you to download an app (I tried but I was too impatient). I then set up the Network settings and omitted the app it prompted me to set up. Also, before anything else check all the drawers of the printer before plugging it in. There's a piece of carton in the ink cartridge drawer (it's very obvious btw).

I needed a new printer for my home office with a few small requirements. Wireless, some simple features, scanner, and a decent price. This printer ticked all the right boxes. PROS: • Decently feature rich printer for the price. Has a scanner, wi-fi print, air print, Multiple Format Printing, Cloud Printing and Automatic Document Feeder • Photo print quality is pretty good for an inkjet • Good printer for home Office • being able to print anywhere you have internet with the cloud printing is actually more handy than you would think at first. I've used it a few times now CONS • Text print quality was not as good as it should have been • Slower printing compared to some other printers I've used • I found the paper tray awkward to open, not a major problem just annoying • when printing a small plastic paper catch slides out from the front. I could see this getting broken off in a busy environment, so maybe pay attention to where you place it TIPS AND TRICKS: • Like most print companies now, HP makes their money through selling ink not the printers. By default the printer will print rich black, (meaning it lays down all the colours to make the black instead of using just black) which of course means a heck of a lot more ink being used. When printing plain text be sure to select black only to save yourself some money. • The other feature with this printer is the instant ink program. If you sign up to this your printer will automatically order new ink when it gets low for a bit of a discount. The problem is HP ink is way over priced and you can get much better cost savings purchasing your own. FINAL: All in its a pretty decent printer. Print quality is decent, and the extra features come in handy. Print speed can be a bit slow but acceptable for its price range. A good fit for a home office or small business.