The HP Deskjet 656c is a printer nothing bad about it...

Luckily I got the HP Deskjet 656c for free or someone's head would roll.

It's by far the worst printer I've ever seen. Every other time I try to print (2 page documents) it prints the 1st page to 3/4, skips the rest and then destroys 5-6 sheets of paper by printing them with strange characters.

Noise levels it emits are astonishing (in a negative way) and you better put it on something made of solid oak and preferrably nailed or bolted to a concrete wall. My ordinary computer desk dances a kind of left-to-right jig every time I try printing.

Generally I am very dissatisfied with this printer. I got it for no money, but it costs me nerves and ruined paper. As far as the economy of the printout is concerned, I will probably chuck it out of the window before I run out of ink, so I really cannot tell.

HP should be sued for allowing such a bad product on the market. Maybe I should start selling pens for 5 dollars and advertise them as printers? Instructions: copy the contents of the document from the screen to clean sheet(s) of paper. Quality may vary, but you won't be able to beat the price!

STEER CLEAR!

I am sorry HPdeskjet 656c , but it turned out to be a bad review. Maybe your profesional office machines are the best. But the segment of cheaper printers seems to be coveres better by others.

Printer installation proved irksome as I made the cardinal mistake of not following the on screen instructions to the letter/mouse click. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INSTALL SOFTWARE THROUGH WINDOWS - USE THE SUPPLIED CD. When I did follow the instructions to the letter, software installed without a problem. Printer drivers installed on Win 98 SE. Have heard about alleged Win 2000 OS conflicts but apparently workable driver software can be obtained easily.

Print quality is good however it can be prone to smudging if paper is handled too soon after ejection from printer.

Printer is not supplied with a USB cable so this is an additional cost.

Reason for purchase was as cheapish, second printer for kids to use for schoolwork. It achieves this acceptably but would not purchase as a primary printer.