Comments about Hewlett-Packard Hewlett Packard - HP Designjet 130 Multi-format Printing System, 6 Color Printer, 24.6" x 50' Roll.:

This is an excellent fine art color printer with archival life that's much better than average for an inkjet printer. It's the least expensive 24" printer on the market and used properly with a calibrated system is capable of gallery quality color prints. Black and white work is average at best because of only one level of black ink. Overall, an excellent buy and economical to use when used with roll paper. It tends to scratch or jam cut sheet paper.

Comments about Hewlett-Packard Hewlett Packard - HP Designjet 130 Multi-format Printing System, 6 Color Printer, 24.6" x 50' Roll.:

Used with the roll feed and Premium Plus Photo Satin paper and best quality, maximum detail, this printer produces excellent lab quality photo prints up to 24" wide.

The printer is quite economical on very large prints once your system is calibrated but erratic if not calibrated. Roll paper is pretty reasonably priced and ink goes a long way.

Permanence is rated at 82 years by Wilhelm. The Premium Plus photo satin finish on the roll paper stock is quite tough to abrasion but very vulnerable to moisture.

You will need to color calibrate your monitor and run the color calibration on each new roll of paper for best results and adequate repeatability.

Do not under any circumstances let the HP driver make color decisions. Instead, let Photoshop or Lightroom control the color and simply choose the paper's profile from those included by HP.

This printer is not the best on true neutral tone black and white but excels in color.

Cut sheet paper tends to have feed and scratch problems but roll paper feeds very well. You will need either the optional roll feed or the more expensive version with the roll feed built in. It's definitely worth it.

Update the firmware and the driver to the latest 2008 specs.