Product Description

The HP Deskjet 450Ci Mobile Printer delivers the high print quality and speed HP printers have reliably served up for years - without being confined to any particular desktop. The rugged, durable design of the 450Ci makes it perfect for mobile professionals. Wired connections via USB & Parallel ports, plus wireless IR & Bluetooth card (not included) options Integrated foldable sheet feeder handles photo paper, note card, letter & legal size paper Optional long lasting Li-ion battery Includes AC adapter, power cord, cartridges, software on CD-ROM Actual print speed will vary according to use

Product Details

• Brand: Hewlett-Packard
• Model: HEWC8111A
• Released on: 2002-10-03
• Dimensions: 7.00 pounds

Features

• 1,200 x 1,200 dpi black resolution, 4,800 x 1,200 optimized color dpi on premium photo paper
• Weighs only 4.5 pounds even with optional battery C8222A
• Includes foldable sheet feeder and parallel printer cable
• PhotoRet IV color layering technology with optional HP 58 photo cartridge
• USB, parallel, infrared, CompactFlash, and optional Bluetooth interfaces

Amazon.com Product Description
Combining rugged design with a lightweight casing, Hewlett-Packard's 450Ci Mobile DeskJet is an ideal printer to take on the road. Offering convenient USB and parallel connectivity, plus infrared, CompactFlash, and Bluetooth, you can produce documents from your laptop, cell phone, digital camera, or handheld device in just seconds. Print resolution is a sharp 1,200 x 1,200 dpi in black. Optimized photo-quality resolution is an outstanding 4,800 x 1,20 dpi when using premium photo paper and 1,200 x 1,200 dpi input, and the print cartridge is capable of producing up to 400 color (450 monochrome) sheets in its lifetime. An optional photo cartridge (HP 58) makes available HP's exclusive PhotoRet IV color layering technology. HP rates the printer speed at up to 9 ppm black, 8 ppm color in draft mode.

An optional long-life lithium-ion battery (HP model C8222A) supplies power for 350 pages per charge; with the battery installed, the printer still weighs just 4.5 pounds. HP provides a one-year hardware warranty, and full online and phone technical support for 12 months.

What's in the Box
HP Deskjet 450ci mobile printer, parallel printer cable, power cord, AC adapter, HP 56 black inkjet print cartridge 19 ml (C6656AN), HP 57 tri-color inkjet print cartridge 17 ml (C6657AN), reference guide, setup poster, printer software on CD-ROM

Customer Reviews

Road Warriors Listen Up!
This printer has possibilities! It has completed 6 airplane trips checked as luggage and worked the first time every time. Although those trips only represent 2 months, its a better record than the BJC-85 or the HP-350 I owned (see my Amazon reviews). Dazzling print speed for a portable, really nice print quality and regular size ink catridges.
Thanks HP!

LONG TERM UPDATE:

Well, as it turns out, my short term enthusiam and 5 star rating for this printer has been dashed by on going problems -- primarily paper jams. I now own two of these printers, one I use while the other is being repaired under warranty (I bought an extended warranty). Losing confidence in HP, my G85xi all-in-one just quit also (won't feed paper). Repair costs as much as a new all-in-one.

Pretty but very disappointing
My wife gave me a HP Deskjet 450CI for XMAS 2002 as I was travelling a lot and it seemed a decent solid printer that was compact if a little expensive. I was looking for a basic printer that could do most basic printing in a compact form. I was not looking for awesome performance in any aspect.

The good: Printer prints decently and quickly. Printer is pleasing in shape and compact.

The bad: Printer does not handle cardstock (fairly common deficiency here) or full size photo paper.

The ugly: Printer suffers NUMEROUS jams (to the point of being unuseable) - paper is pulled in approx an inch, jams, then software comms problems begin. I have seen the problem discussed in a number of online forums. This apparently is a design problem relating to the pinch plate which may have been corrected in printers made after July 2003. If you are in warranty, HP will fix the problem but if you are like me and the problem occurs after the warranty expires fixing this design defect is on you.

Bottom line: Before buying: 1. Make the seller take the printer out of the box so you can check the production date (only located on the serial tag on the bottom of the printer) (how many vendors will do this?). 2. Verify that "no kidding" this design defect has been corrected.

Postscript: I have been highly satisfied with every HP printer I have had until this one. This printer has not yet gone through a single complete ink cartridge and has never run card stock or photo paper. I do not want to deal with repairs so today I scavenged the ink from this one - threw away the 450CI - and installed the ink in my new HP PSC1350. The jury is out on the PSC1350 for now.

Just what I was looking for .....
Really thrilled with this product ....I'd used both the Canon BJC 55 & 85 before and been constantly frustrated. The HP is much more 'solid', great design, yet small and compact. Best of all the print quality is superb - much higher res than the other models on the market, and the colours come out looking great. Sheet feeding is good ....no 'catcher'so you have to give it enough space. But overall, for those with limited space, who want the option to travel, but who want to produce good looking results - its a great buy.