Patent ID: 7513598

Claim:
An inkjet printer cradle including: a body complementary to a removable inkjet cartridge including a media feed system, the removable inkjet cartridge having a pagewidth printhead, an ink supply, and a cartridge authentication device storing printing performance information of the printhead and cartridge authentication information, the media feed system is for feeding media past the pagewidth printhead in the removable inkjet cartridge; an integrated circuit assembly arranged to couple with the cartridge authentication device upon receipt of said removable inkjet cartridge by the body, the integrated circuit assembly being configured to authenticate the inkjet cartridge from the stored cartridge authentication information of the cartridge authentication device and to operate the media feed system at a media feed speed corresponding to the printing performance information of the printhead, such that upon said authentication the cradle and cartridge together form an inkjet printer capable of printing at the determined printing performance.