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2025-03-04T19:00:00
I didn't personally get this product but a friend did and she said the results are fantastic. It's heavy and sturdy and prints perfectly for what she needs.
antoniat_3585
2025-02-18T19:00:00
I love this printer it is the best printer I've ever had and it prints wonderful and beautiful pictures and it's very fast and really reliable and you can do so much with this printer then the other one I've had and great support
samanthac734_1989
2025-01-28T19:00:00
This is great photo printer gives out high quality prints and an efficient speed? easy to connect and ink seems to last a while? paper handling is also quite easy
almudaso_264
2025-01-02T19:00:00
The software for the Z9 is terrible. The Z9 is my 5th HP large format printer. The last one was the Z3200. It was a good a printer, and with a few upgrades would have been a great printer. But HP had to go ahead and design a completely new printer. One that I feel was rushed and full of problems. Many compatibility issues with the Adobe Creative Cloud. Many hours on the phone with HP reps. They know the Z9 has problems and they don't have any solutions. The starter cartridges are ridiculously small. You will have to buy the full size ones right away at a cost of over $1,400.00. No USB connection for the printer. You have to use an ethernet connection. The Z9 runs a 5 step preparing print system every week that takes over 45 minutes. What a waste of time! I checked the ink level on a couple of low cartridges before the interruption. Ink level dropped by 3%. So every preparing print system it is wasting 3% of the ink cartridge's. You will have problems with this printer every week, if not every day. The HP techs said to leave the printer on all the time and let it go into sleep mode to avoid it from running the preparing print system. The problem is that the printer will randomly turn back on and will not go back into sleep mode. That is dangerous having the printer stay on constantly. Then you have to turn it off and risk it running the preparing print system again.
bbyclown_9386
2024-12-25T19:00:00
Not for the everyday person. The item is really expensive and can be hard to figure out if you have problems. Unless you are using this for something advanced would t recommend it
vatsal7patel_4723
2024-11-13T19:00:00
Printing quality is ok but the speed of the machine is pretty fast and it's reliable and comes with great features and support I hope someone purchase
sarahd764
2024-11-10T19:00:00
This printer delivers exceptional quality prints with vibrant colors and sharp details. It's perfect for large projects, and the setup was straightforward. Worth the investment for professional results!
denisc9
2024-11-08T19:00:00
This is a good large poster printer to be used in a school or office or business. I would not recommend for personal use as the size of this printer is very large and take up space and the cost of the ink cartridges if used constantly could be not cost effective if wast used on investment return. But if you are using for purposes you need for I recommend. I personally at home print on demand for my small business and this is being used in the school. It works great prints quickly and quietly color is great full coverage no missing spots great printer.
kerib31
2024-11-02T20:00:00
This is massive and works well. I'm not too sure how often I'll use it bc I don't really print anything of this size but its quality is pretty good. If you need a large printer it's not bad.
gracep10
2023-09-06T20:00:00
We had bought this machine in December 2021 from a supplier in Kerala, India. Last February, we had a major issue with the machine which took many days to rectify. Its an error code that even the company people were baffled to recitfy. Now the same issue has happened after 6 months. We have made an investment on this particular brand/model and we expect it to perform in accordance. Our work it stuck due to this. I think this particular model has some sort of manufacturing defect. What are we supposed to do? The company should look into this matter with utmost urgency and either provide a replacement for this machine.
Colortone
2023-08-23T20:00:00
The set of starter inks had a few that were empty and the machine wouldn't go through set up without adding new set
Printing c.
2023-04-10T20:00:00
Our company purchased this printer for our large poster/graphics usage. It did not disappoint. Colors are vibrant, paper/media types are great, and the overall product is terrific. Read the owners manual, and dialed everything in. Very user-friendly and self-explanatory. The vertical trimmer, dual roll, and photo quality booster pack are amazing! I've had zero issues and we've had this now for about 4 months. Customer service has always been available and timely. We even have their service tech on hand to come out and service this machine as they do with all others we own. Would highly recommend.
GraphicsGuy
2023-02-07T19:00:00
I see the other reviews that this is a horrible printer. I have to disagree. I've been using mine for four years now. It has, like any printer, its idiosyncrasies, but, I have printed about 8 miles of prints in that time and find this printer to be outstanding.. enough so that I am purchasing another.
Great 5.
2023-02-06T19:00:00
My current situation is still ongoing... this machine is a horrible piece of garbage. I gave it the benefit of the doubt and ordered another print cartridge... brand new. I inserted it and now there is an error code on another one of the brand new cartridges. AAAGGGGHHH!!!. I CAN'T PRINT...ERROR CODES EVERYWHERE. THIS THING JUST SPITS OUT ERROR CODES. HOPING THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WILL KEEP BUYING NEW CARTRIDGES TO REPLACE NEW CARTRIDGES. If these reviews are monitored 1. I would like to get my money back or 2. A replacement of another different model plotter 3. Or a sledge hammer to quell my frustration on this piece of useless junk
Bob131313
2022-12-12T19:00:00
Beware do not purchase this plotter... Horrible! Horrible! Plotter. I purchased all new print cartridges and inkjets. I placed them all in and error codes indicated that two of the brand-new cartridges were bad. I re-purchased the 2 cartridges and finally after going through more error codes it accepted the cartridges. Now error indicators on the paper rolls keep popping up... I need to print one copy and still 3 hours later it won't accept the paper roll.... AAAAGGGGGHHHH!!!. Now. It accepts the paper ... cuts the paper... then it goes through a lengthy self-check .... then after the check ... now indicates that the earlier accepted paper is now in error. Still my drawing is not plotted. Another system error ... restart again, and again, and again. This machine is a piece of garbage. My plotters back in the 1980's were more efficient that this thing. All my previous plotters functioned appropriately. They over designed this thing, and it just spits out errors.... I have only been able to print out 6 drawings on this thing over the last few months... waste of my time... and money!!! GOOD GRIEF!!! All I can think of, is to take this thing out into the desert and use it for target practice. If I could give it a lower rating I surely would...
RAT595959
2022-12-12T19:00:00
I bought this 6 months ago....Beware do not purchase this plotter... Horrible! Horrible! Plotter. I purchased all new print cartridges and inkjets. I placed them all in and error codes indicated that two of the brand-new cartridges were bad. I re-purchased the 2 cartridges and finally after going through more error codes it accepted the cartridges. Now error indicators on the paper rolls keep popping up... I need to print one copy and still 3 hours later it won't accept the paper roll.... AAAAGGGGGHHHH!!!. Now. It accepts the paper ... cuts the paper... then it goes through a lengthy self-check .... then after the check ... now indicates that the earlier accepted paper is now in error. Still my drawing is not plotted. Another system error ... restart again, and again, and again. This machine is a piece of garbage. My plotters back in the 1980's were more efficient that this thing. All my previous plotters functioned appropriately. They over designed this thing, and it just spits out errors.... I have only been able to print out 6 drawings on this thing over the last few months... waste of my time... and money!!! GOOD GRIEF!!! All I can think of, is to take this thing out into the desert and use it for target practice. If I could give it a lower rating I surely would...
bob131313
2022-08-06T20:00:00
Great product and easy to use interface. Awesome print quality.
Chris u.
2021-10-19T20:00:00
The postscript printer did not have software/firmware installed. Working with technicians we finally got it working but it remains slower than the Z6 and only slightly faster than the T790 it replaced.
Michelle4184
2020-06-23T20:00:00
Solid printer, complex setup, good print quality. No HP support for paper configuration and lacking documentation explaining usage.
Cameron7
2019-02-05T19:00:00
Replaced my Z3200 with the Z9. Still trying to get colors looking like the prints from the Z3200 but can not. The printers does work great loading paper and touch screen controls.
Historical
2019-01-03T10:49:11
I originally ordered the HP DesignJet Z9+ without the dual roll, vertical cutter, option. On the day the product shipped, I changed my mind and wanted the HP DesignJet Z9+dr with the dual roll and vertical cutter. Thanks to Meyer F., Adorama's sales rep, they called back the shipment and changed the order to the higher end model -- that's great customer service. I am so glad I ordered from Adorama. I doubt other shops would have made the extra effort to call back a shipment to get me the product I wanted.
Christie E.
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769 ft square/hr (71.4 m square/hr) on plain media
Normal: 185 ft square/hr (17.2 m square/hr) on coated media
Best: 48 ft square/hr (4.5 m square/hr) on glossy media
Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi
HP Thermal Inkjet
Roll: 0.2 x 0.2 x 0.2 x 0.2" (borderless on select media, or on all media with V-Trimmer) (5 x 5 x 5 x 5mm) (borderless on select media, or on all media with V-Trimmer)
Sheet: 0.2 x 0.67 x 0.2 x 0.2 in (5 x 17 x 5 x 5 mm)
Pigment-based
9 (cyan, magenta, yellow, matte black, photo black, chromatic red, chromatic green, chromatic blue, gray)
7/3 pl dual-drop weight (M, C, PK, CB, G); 6 pl single-drop weight (Y, CR, MK, CG)
5 universal printheads (valid for all colors)
+/-0.1%5
0.02 mm (PDF addressable @ 1200 dpi)
0.08 mm (ISO/IEC 13660:2001(E))
Median < 1.6 dE2000, 95% of colors < 2.8 dE2000
< 1 dE2000 in less than 5 minutes
Average: < 0.5 dE2000, 95% of colors < 1.4 dE2000
4 L min/2.5 D
Dual-roll: Two automatic roll feeds, smart roll-switching, top sheet feed, media output bin, automatic horizontal cutter and vertical trimmer (cuts all HP Z-series printer-qualified media, including most canvas)
8.3 x 11 to 44 x 66" (210 x 279 to 1118 x 1676mm)
11 to 44" (279 to 1118mm)
A, B, C, D, E ( A4, A3, A2, A1, A0)
80 to 500 g/m square
Up to 31.5 mil (Up to 0.8 mm)
Digital fine art; Exhibition and event graphics; Graphics design; Photos; Point of sale/display; Posters
128 GB (virtual) ; 500 GB self-encrypting hard disk
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet (802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab); USB Type-A host port
Adobe PostScript 3, Adobe PDF 1.7, TIFF, JPEG, CALS G4, HP-GL/2, HP-RTL
Direct print from mobile apps for iOS, Android and Chrome OS; email printing with HP ePrint and HP Smart app for iOS and Android.
Raster and PostScript drivers for Windows and macOS; PDF driver for Windows
HP Secure Boot, Whitelisting, Role Based Access Control, SNMPv3, HTTPS, Secure-IPP, IPsec/ Firewall, Certificates management, 802.1X, TLS 1.0/1.1/1.2, HP Web Jetadmin compatible, HP JetAdvantage Security Manager compatible, Secure Disk erase (DoD 5220.22-M), Secure File erase, self-encrypted HDD, PIN printing
Printer drivers, HP Click, HP Web Jetadmin, HP JetAdvantage Security Manager, HP DesignJet Utility including HP Color Center, HP Partner Link Pay-per-use, HP MPS
41 to 104 Degree F (5 to 40 Degree C)
20 to 80% RH
< 100 W (printing); < 32 W (ready); < 0.3 W (< 6.5 W with embedded Digital Front End) (sleep); 0.1 W (off)
Input voltage (auto ranging): 100-240 V ( +/-10%), 50/60 Hz ( +/-3 Hz), 2 A max
USA and Canada (CSA certified); EU (LVD and EN 60950-1 compliant); Russia, Belarus, Khazakstan (EAC); Singapore (PSB); China (CCC); Argentina (IRAM); India (BIS)
Compliant with Class B requirements, including: USA (FCC rules), Canada (ICES), EU (EMC Directive), Australia (ACMA), New Zealand (RSM), China (CCC), Japan (VCCI), Korea (KCC), South Africa (SABS)
ENERGY STAR; ErP; WEEE; RoHS (EU, China, Korea, India); REACH; EPEAT Silver
71 x 27.4 x 39.3" (1802 x 695 x 998mm)
216 lbs (98kg)
192018667761
Simple and great product
By Chris u.
Great product and easy to use interface. Awesome print quality.
Exceeded Expectations!
By GraphicsGuy
Our company purchased this printer for our large poster/graphics usage. It did not disappoint. Colors are vibrant, paper/media types are great, and the overall product is terrific. Read the owners manual, and dialed everything in. Very user-friendly and self-explanatory. The vertical trimmer, dual roll, and photo quality booster pack are amazing! I've had zero issues and we've had this now for about 4 months. Customer service has always been available and timely. We even have their service te...
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• Read details more clearly and see high-contrast colour with new high-definition HP printheads.
• No need for light inks with HP's dual drop technology.
• Get smooth gradients, even for challenging colour combinations, with HP Pixel Control.
• Work with water- and fade-resistant prints, indoors and out, with HP Vivid Photo Inks.
• Handle even the most complex files with powerful processing architecture and the Adobe PDF Print Engine.
• Cut maps to different sizes in fewer steps with the first printer including an integrated vertical trimmer.
• Print up to 20% faster with 2400 nozzle-per-inch, high-definition HP printheads.
• Spend less time on media changes and adjustments with dual roll support and automatic roll switching
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Be at the forefront of large format printing with the DesignJet Z9+dr Large Format PostScript Photo Printer. This 44" inkjet printer is designed to deliver photo-quality prints 2.5 times faster, without compromising on quality. It's the first printer of its kind to feature an integrated vertical trimmer, cutting post-processing time by up to 20%.
This professional-grade printer is perfect for professional photographers, graphic designers, and print service providers seeking to produce high-impact indoor prints with consistency and precision. It accommodates media sizes from 8.3 to 44-in wide sheets and 11 to 44-in rolls, making it versatile for a range of large format prints.
The DesignJet Z9+dr is equipped with two automatic roll feeds, smart roll-switching, top sheet feed, a media output bin, and an automatic horizontal cutter. It's capable of cutting all HP Z-series printer-qualified media, including most canvas types.
Prioritizing security, this printer features HP Secure Boot, Whitelisting, Role Based Access Control, and more. It supports a range of connectivity options, including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and USB Type-A host port. For mobile printing, it supports direct print for mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Chrome OS, as well as email printing with HP ePrint and HP Smart app.
With the DesignJet Z9+dr, you can achieve more quality with fewer inks. It's equipped with a suite of software including printer drivers, HP Click, HP Web Jetadmin, HP JetAdvantage Security Manager, and more. Experience a simple workflow that fits the way you work and delivers professional photo-quality prints swiftly and efficiently.