Compaq Ij200
The Compaq IJ200 Compact printer is just one of the printers that are offered by Compaq, a leading source for electronic devices of every kind, from traditional cameras to digital cameras, camcorders, computer equipment and printers.

The Compaq Ij200 printer is a very inexpensive color printer; it can normally be purchased for less than $90, but many times it is included in a package deal, where you get it free with a certain computer purchase or a certain camera purchase. The inexpensive nature of the Compaq Ij200 printer from Compaq makes it a hard thing to complain about, but quality is quality no matter how you slice it, and just because the Ij200 printer from Compaq can be obtained inexpensively does not excuse the fact that it is junky and unreliable.

One of the downsides of the Compaq Ij200 printer is that it prints very, very slowly. It is not one of those printers that churn text pages and color pages alike at lightning fast speed; text pages are printed out at about an average speed whereas color pages and picture pages are produced much more slowly.

The Compaq Ij200 from Compaq is also notorious for paper jams, which are one of the most irritating problems that any printer can have, no matter how expensive it may have been when you bought it. Constant paper jams lead to severe printer headaches, so if you have to print more than one or two pages at a time, you might want to stay away from the Compaq Ij200 printer from Compaq unless you are okay with feeding pages into the printer tray a pair at a time.

As with any other color printer, the Compaq Ij200 is a bit of an ink hog. If you are not okay with purchasing ink more than just a couple times a year than the Compaq Ij200 from Compaq may not be the printer for you, as it does use quite a bit of ink for both color and black and white prints.

If you want a printer just to serve as a backup for another printer or you only want to have the ability to print once in a while, save some money and buy the Compaq Ij200 printer from Compaq. However, if you have the desire to print on a consistent basis you might want to go with some other printer.