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The HP Designjet 30 series wide-format, six-color printing systems produce fade-resistant, photo-quality images, giving you stunning results print after print. Whether designs call for postcard-size images or full-color pages, this printer delivers the job affordably and reliably. Quick print speeds up to 4mpp for /B size in Normal mode help you get the job done. Color technologies from HP deliver reliable and accurate color. Automatic Closed Loop Color (CLC) calibration ensures reliable color consistency, while automatic Pantone calibration, offset emulations, and CMYKplus support, available via an optional RIP, provide highly accurate and predictable color. HP Color Layering technology produces a range of colors and smooth tonal transitions. Six printheads and individual ink cartridges mean fewer ink changes and no waste. Drivers with special graphics options are optimized to support both Mac and Windows printing.
Customer Reviews:
The Designjet from a Designer's Perspective.......2006-01-26
I'm a graphic designer, and I use my designjet for presentation materials, portfolio pieces, etc. I work on a Mac (500Mhz G4 w/OS 10.3) I've had this printer for a few months, using it about once a week. So far, I've been pretty satisfied with it. I was considering an Epson r2400 instead, and I think I made the right choice.
The quality is great. The speed is slow, but not too agonizing. (PDFs print noticeably faster, and I imagine a good software RIP could help even more.) Spooling is surprisingly speedy considering the USB 1.0 connection, and I rarely see the printer paused waiting for data. Prints dry thoroughly in less than a minute, even on gloss stocks. I wish the driver had better support for postcript, but at least files from postscript apps will print (and the quality is passable... just a bit lower resolution than I'd like, and the colors are sometimes off a bit). I've heard complaints about the newest epsons having major difficulties with native indesign or illustrator files without a third-party rip.
I like the built-in paper-based color calibration feature, and the fact that (unlike epsons), I don't have to waste time and ink cleaning the printhead everytime I start it up. It seems to be pretty consistent, and unlike my HP officejet, it rarely jams, and printing rarely fails altogether. I can put a stack of sheets in the tray, send a large, multipage document to print, and walk away confident that all pages will feed and print without issues.
I do, however, frequently have minor errors the first time I try to print to it after first starting it up. Usually it's a simple paper feed error, in which I simply have to hit a button on the front of the machine to get it to continue. Other times it's an "i/o error", "printhead error", or "connection failure", forcing me to restart the printer. But when this happens, it is usually easily corrected, and the spooler holds onto the job so I can easily get back on track. I've worked at several ad agencies with canon color lasers and/or large-format epsons... my designjet (so far) has been far less tempermental than those.
Like my officejet, the paper tray is pretty flimsy and cheap, but once you get the paper in place, the designjet is very precise, and I've had good results printing two-sided, just by flipping the sheet and sending it back through, with no adjustments to the art.
I also appreciate the fact that HP posts on its site documentation about cost-per-print, and offers a forum for users. All manufacturers should do this. But it really annoys me that there isn't a demo version of their postscript software. For $200, that's quite a gamble.
So, so far, my pros:
- good color quality, even with pantones, grays and very light tints.
- good postscript output, when printing a pdf
- can print directly from all adobe cs programs (see notes on vector ouput)
- ink cartridges and printheads are efficient and long-lasting; very little cleaning of printheads required, even if you let the printer set for weeks unused; six seperate cartridges AND six seperate prinheads
- prints dry pretty quick, and after drying are fairly durable (they don't smudge or scratch too easily)
- no issues with mac compatibility so far
- pretty quiet printing (if you're on a very sturdy table to avoid shaking)
- good, precise paper feeding from all 3 paper paths, including a tray for large quantities, a single-sheet front feed slot, and a flat feed slot in back for heavier stocks
And cons:
- way, way too big (28" wide; 27" deep with tray extended; 21" tall with door open)
- you'll need a VERY sturdy table to avoid it shaking back-and-forth during printing
- loud fan
- pretty slow (but prints considerably faster from pdf than from native programs)
- color calibration only allows setups for a very limited, pre-defined list of HP papers
- cartridges and printheads are UNBELIEVABLY expensive (almost $500 for the complete set!)
- frequent printing and paper-feed errors at startup... usually easily fixed, but still annoying
- LCD display is hard to decifer without the manual; errors are defined with imprecise icons and an odd barcode-like coding system, rather than a number or (god forbid) english! And for added confusion, the "barcodes" never seem to exactly match the illustrations in the manual.
- driver does a less-than-stellar job with postscript output; HP sells a $200 software rip, but offers no demos or trial versions to test it out; printer is supported by most third-party solutions, but most are more expensive than the printer itself
- doesn't put itself to sleep when idle or automatically startup when you send a file to print
- the cheap paper tray is difficult to adjust, which makes channging paper sizes inconvenient
- wish it had a roll feed option
And things I don't know yet:
- haven't tried non-HP papers or inks
- haven't tried a third party postscript software rip
- haven't tried extra heavy stocks
- don't know about PC compatibility
- don't know about longevity of prints (most of my stuff only needs to last a day or so)
- haven't had to deal with HP technical support (yet)
AN AWESOME PRINTER.......2005-09-27
This is a wonderful printer. People who own it must remember to use their online calibration of color tools and more. I cannot get over the beauty of the pages printed on any glossy paper. Also, to get the Best printing, you must choose BEST and set the preferences you want to print. And, the biggest plus is how long the cartridges last. Months for one color. Just fantastic!!!!
There are better for better pricing.......2004-11-10
It only prints good quality when using HP paper. Using any other glossy or photo paper is impossible, the ink just blodges completely and the print comes out like a blodgy waterpaint painting. After comparing with my old Deskjet 950c (only A4 though) i'll rather stick to my old Deskjet. I used the same non HP photo paper and tested on my Deskjet 950c and the prints came out Beautiful! yet however the same paper in the designjet, oh no, forget it, if you hold the paper scew the ink starts running down the paper. I tried every prossible setting, even low ink high drying time and minimum quality print, nothing works, it just blodges to a complete mixed color inkball. I also compared printing speeds, and the old Deskjet 950c still prints 10 A4 full color high quality prints ALOT faster then the Designjet 30... sorry, but that Designjet isnt worth the money. I regret buying it.
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