The HP FAX-950 is a stand alone plain paper inkjet facsimile (fax) machine. It is CCITT group 3-ECM compatible. Designed to fit on a desktop, the fax machine weighs 8.5 kg (18.7 lb). The HP FAX-950 is a full-featured business fax machine with speed dialing for 100 stations, consisting of 72 speed-dialing, 24 one-touch keys, and 4 program keys.

The FAX-950 uses cut sheet plain paper and thermal inkjet cartridges. The HP FAX-950 includes 512 KB of memory (expandable up to 2.5 MB for broadcasting, delayed transmission, and memory reception of up to 28 pages. The HP FAX-950 has telephone/facsimile switching, a telephone answering machine interface with distinctive ring, and a handset. It also acts as a convenience copier. Features of the HP FAX-950 are compared with other HP fax machines in Table 1-2. See Figure 1-4 for a line drawing of the HP FAX-950.