HP Designjet 111 24" Large-Format Color Inkjet Printer - Roll A1 (24"), 1200x600dpi, Parallel, USB

2012-09-24T20:00:00

We've had this printer less than 6 months, and it's already given us more trouble than the old 750C Plus gave us in over 10 years of service.

Lardo

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2012-05-13T21:00:00

This printer is very fast i enjoy using it

Greg

2012-03-11T20:00:00

this printer was a very good purchase for our shop

welding2

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2012-02-28T19:00:00

We ordered this printer for use in our fab shop and it has worked great.It is simple to both use and set up and prints clear D drawings.For the money I dont think we could have done better.

welderman

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2012-02-03T19:00:00

I have a small architectural firm in Montana. I only occasionaly make progress prints and prints for meetings with clients. I send my large print orders to the local "Blueprinting" shop when a project goes out to bid. I bought this plotter to replace a 15 year old Calcomp plotter which was simple but, suited my needs. I found the HP 111 printer to be easy to set up. I had it set up and running prints in around one hour. I used the old parallel port cable from my previous printer and that seems to be working fine. The instructions suggested using an USB cable, that was not included, would be better. The HP 111 quickly makes nice, crisp prints. I also like that you can put multiple sheets of drawings into the queue and it quickly prints them without "supervision" ...a large improvement over my old printer! I have not used the color or the sheet feed features yet. Be aware that the printer comes with a small size cartridges and you will probably need to order full sized cartridges shortly after starting to use the printer or at least have a back up as it appears this is a special order cartridge. Overall, a nice printer for my needs at a reasonable price.

JSArchitect

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2012-02-02T19:00:00

We are a small construction company which needs to print drawings for estimating & projects. This printer is perfect for our needs! I also love the fact that I can select to print in black ink only which saves me plenty on my consumables costs. I have only had this printer for a few weeks now, but so far I am extremely satisfied! It arrived here in 2 days even though my shipping said 6-10 business days so that was a great start. However, the documentation & software did not come with the printer so I had to call customer service to get the correct drivers installed, but they were very knowledgable & had me on my way in no time. The only other concern I had was that the quote I was given by the HP person online was more than the cost of just ordering it myself...weird as they were both from hp.com...so just look out...you could save yourself a couple hundred if you compare before you purchase!

AAS75409

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2012-01-27T19:00:00

Not an amazing printer but for the cost it's tough to beat. Wish it had built in wireless but using an Apple Airport seems to do the trick. Every once in a while it will miss a line or two but for most general work it's fine. It is noisy so if you can keep it in a separate room you might like it better. I have to make sure and only turn it on when in use but it's small size makes it easy to keep in in my home studio.

HPReviewer2

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2012-01-16T19:00:00

Very satisfied with this plotter. This plotter fits our needs; we are a small engineering consulting office. It is fast, CAD drawing are crisp, and the setup did not take any time at all!

Jose

2012-01-15T19:00:00

My primary uses for a 24" wide printer are posters at home and posters for school. (I teach at a community college.) I found it extremely frustrating to print single sheets (perhaps 6 or 7 rejections before finally accepting a sheet to print), but printing from the roll is very easy. When printing metric strips for students, the results were surprisingly accurate. The same meter strips from a commericial printer were short in some places and long in others, and completely unusable. I can see why drafting firms like this printer.

CHARLES C.

2011-12-12T19:00:00

We are a small geological consulting office with a need to regularly print maps and figures at 24x36 inches. The HP Designjet 111 has a small footprint that fits in a crowded office. The plots are of good quality for our needs. The printer is very fast, and the convenience of printing - editing - and reprinting sure beats running to town to have maps printed commercially. This is a great printer for those with regular but small volume printing needs.

Rocksnpots

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2011-11-22T19:00:00

I have wanted a very large printer to print 22" X 34" size drawings for building large projects in my home woodshop. However, in the past they were very expensive and more suitable for business offices . The HP Designjet 111 solved this issue. The printer is very compact and affordable for home office use. But more important the print quality it produces is excellent! Thank you HP for a great product.

print007

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2011-11-15T19:00:00

The plotter was very easy to set up, with one exception. I had purchased a 16 foot USB cable, and I could not complete the setup, the computer did not recognize the plotter. Fought this for several hours, went to bed thinking I was going to be on the phone with customer support. Next morning, tried an 8 foot USB cable I had lying around, and the setup configured itself automatically in minutes. Found out later that printers can be touchy about long USB cables. However, there was no mention of this in the manuals or the on-line instructions. Once I got it going, the plotter is great. Supposed to be slow, but faster than an older 750C I had been using. Still working off the start-up ink cartridges, and I have plotted a lot of diagrams. Works great with AutoCAD 2012. Only other down-side I have found is that the cooling fan is pretty noisy, so I leave it off unless I am preparing to print. Excellent product at a great price.

Bob K.

2011-10-30T21:00:00

Good for color line drawings.

Yakpa

2011-10-14T20:00:00

I really like the HP111. I use it mostly for engineering drawings. It is quite good and dependable.

Hacker

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2011-10-10T21:00:00

Able to print full size construction drawings. No more cut and paste !

Busy B.

2011-08-28T20:00:00

I have an HP110 I purchased about 5 years ago, but without the roll feed. I always use the tray. Now that I am printing more I wish I had the roll feed. It was more ecomonical to just buy a new printer then add a roll feed to the old one. So why not just buy a new printer and use the old one for back up. That's exactly what I did. Both printers run fantastic. The hp is compact for a 24 wide printer. It is quiet and fast. I print 24x36 black and white lines drawings in 90 seconds. Very easy to use. I don't print much color on the wide formats. I also never print anything smaller then 24x36. For smaller prints I use a hp 13x19 printer. If you are printing line drawings at 24x36 this is a great printer. Just have room in front for the paper to fall into. The 111 does not come with a paper tray or catch bin.

JoeyKrakk

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2011-06-08T20:00:00

Our company bought this printer for printing large field maps for our crews and for reports. It was easy to set up, and when I ever I hit the print button it just prints what I want, without errors or red beeping noises coming from the printer. It doesn't have many features which makes it nice and simple to use. I did wish it came with a Tray to catch the paper after it was done printing. It's also not wireless which is a little annoying and it does take awhile to process large files. Besides those minor complaints its a great price for a printer that just works.

Codizzle009

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2011-05-04T21:00:00

As a struggling designer with an outdated and worn out E-size HP350, I needed something quick and cheap... this works (it's even come down in price since I purchased mine). Most of my drawings are 22"x34" or smaller and this fills the bill. It has no outstanding features (except perhaps the roll feed which I haven't used yet). Evidently there's a model with a paper tray, but not the one I recieved so check which one you're getting. Print quality is totally adequate for technical drawings but I haven't used it with photo paper so steaking (some complaints I've heard) isn't a problem.

DARYL W.

2011-04-02T20:00:00

We are a small woodworking shop that provides drawings for general contractors and architects. Had a 110+ which worked for us for about 6 years. I print for probably 1 - 1.5 hours per day. With bid drawings coming over email, we need to be able to print 24" wide drawings. We print mainly adobe docs and autocad drawings. Great printer for the price - a real workhorse that I think will last for years because it is so similar to the 100+. I love the color printing. Makes drawings so much easier to read - especially floor plans. I love the roll feature. We ordered online with a discount and received the printer the next day - WOW! Great service.The only thing I don't understand is why it locks up so often. You have to print each doc separately and very slowly. I am looking forward to a long relationship with this printer. I really like it.

Beandog

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2011-02-01T19:00:00

Setup was reasonably fast, although I had a unit shipped initially with the wrong power cords. HP Support to the rescue- they shipped the proper cord overnight- no charge. I run this printer through my print server to which it is directly attached via USB cord. And it is USB2 compatible, and with this arrangement and my AirPort wireless, I can run prints off my laptop. Speed of printing is the biggest surprise. A D sheet takes 75 seconds to print in black and white at normal settings. Print quality is excellent. A D size color sheet takes 3 minutes to print in high quality mode on plain paper. Color rendition is quite good for renderings, but I wish for color match software. Color match is just OK- some tans render with a greenish tinge. My printer is the model with roll feed. Loading the printer is possible if you reach over the back. Feeding the printer initially can be a bit tricky. The printer automatically takes up the feed, and will reject it if it is out of alignment. The printer does cut sheets automatically. The time I execute the print command to this printer, to when the printer activates and starts work, is quick- actually quicker than when I want to print to my HP OfficeJet 6000. Go figure. Overall, this printer is a fine performer and a great value.

jcarcht

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2010-09-25T20:00:00

I just started my own design and drafting business. Prior to finding the DesignJet 111, I didn't have a wide format plotter and intended to have my project documents printed at a local printer. Once I found this online, I had to purchase it. For the price, I think this plotter is a great buy. It prints in color and black and white which is a huge advantage to my business. With this plotter at my disposal, my business is complete in-house with no need to use outside sources for plotting. The roll feature is excellent. It's hidden behind the plotter so you don't even see it. In the two months that I've had this plotter, I've already saved the money I spent on it with the reduction of travel time, increased production and turn around times, and the simple the convenience of having it right behind me while I work. Highly recommended.

ProCADCT

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2010-09-16T20:00:00

Excellent printer. Prints 24x36 plots in about 2-3 minutes. The only minor issue is that it's quite noisy (constant fan noise) which is more noticeable when the office din is gone.. Manual suggests leaving printer on 24/7 to prolong life of cartridges & print heads...but really, really awesome printer. Also suggest that you search for best price online.

JohnnyyD

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2010-08-25T20:00:00

I purchased this printer to substitute an old Designjet 330 I had. I have not used it yet but my surprise was that IT DOES NOT COME WITH A PAPER TRAY, so HP told me that I have to hand feed the paper if it's not a roll. Now, they show a picture of the printer with a tray but it's not included in the price. I called tech support and nobody can tell me for certain whether or not the tray is included or if they offer it as an accessory. If not, it is a VERY POOR DESIGN and if they have it they should be clear about it. They don't mention it at all. When you read the SPECS on this site, under SUPPORTED PAPER SIZE they list LETTER, LEGAL, ENVELOPES, ETC. but with no tray to hold the paper how do they want us to print a 10-page document in letter size??? By feeding the machine one by one??? Crazy!!! So far, I'm not a happy camper with this purchase.

claudiozie

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2010-07-02T20:00:00

This is a good printer at a great price. We are a small civil engineering design firm, and needed a good color plotter for construction plans and some presentations. We worked for years on an old HP 750c and were not actively looking for a new printer, but we came across this new Designjet 111 at a very attractive price and just could not pass it up. As a replacement for a Designjet 750 this new machine shines. While it is only a 24" wide format it is still much faster than the older machine. However, when compared to its current bigger brothers the 111 is quite a bit slower. We run a 24" x 36" (Arch D) sized sheets with mostly line drawings in black and print times are under 3 min. per sheet. Over all I am very pleased with this machine. My only complaint so far is that, like most printers, it does not come with a usb cable. Otherwise, we are very satisfied with our purchase.

RockyChambersPE

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2010-06-13T20:00:00

I have owned an HP330 Color large format printer for many years but recently was having issues with it. I looked to see what other printers HP had and was pleased to see the DesignJet 111. The price was 1/3 of what I paid for the other printer 10-15 years ago and speeds and quality were trippled! I ordered the printer and received it about 1 week later. Unboxing was easy and setup was not hard at all. Everything worked right out of the box! The rear paper feed works great, and slipping a single sheet in the front is also great. Again, I am comparing this to my OLD printer. This thing is lightening fast and the quality for my CAD drawings are perfect. The only thing that I didn't see when ordering was that it does not come with a paper cartridge. This is probably not a huge deal, but for some reason I thought it came with it. (I think most of the other DesignJet's do) One thing I plan on doing is hooking it up to a wireless print server so that I can get it off my desk and in a remote location. The thing is BIG! Overall I am very happy with the speed, quality, lack of problems, and total funcionality. Ben

bennyb

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