$ HP DesignJet 130 Large Format Printer C7791C A2L

I have the "nr" version of this unit (same printer with automatic paper cutter) HP Designjet 130nr..., I purchased this printer brand new directly from HP after being talked into it by one of the HP sales guys.., and an extended warranty also, what a mistake, a very big mistake! This thing never really worked correctly and had one problem after another time after time. The few prints I was able to get from it were a battle from the start. It had digital noise all over the place and miss-feeds all the time, I never could get the roll feeder to work correctly due to the odd set-up and VERY poor design of the paper feeder. Every day was a fight to get this unit to work and I can't tell you how many new prayers and curse words I went through over this piece of junk. Honestly I did a few good prints but those were very few and far between. The ink costs a fortune and never lasted, same thing for the print heads, of the few prints I tried to get (less then 100 total) I went through more ink then my daily office printer used.

For having a photo business I can tell you that this HP "IS NOT" the way to go. With the extended warranty plan you would think they would have helped me, well that is what I thought too - surprise! No way, I was left on my own with every technical problem and the few contacts I could make were routed to Pakistan where the English language is not a primary means of communication. After saying "what" 12 million times you'd think they would have someone that could have spoken clearer, well that never happened. Every request I had was left open ended and they NEVER returned the calls they said they would so now it sits collecting dust and useless. The drivers can not be updated and cannot even be re-installed, they can't be removed for some strange reason that no one at HP can figure out, this is not only on one computer but on two computers, I really gave it every chance in the book and also hired a professional computer technician to help but they still could not fix the driver problems. Trust me, save the money from this purchase and go buy a Canon or Epson and you will save yourself a million headaches. In every way I can think of this unit is totally a piece of junk and HP will not help you, I have the junk printer to prove it and the poor service record from them as well. Don't walk away from this printer - RUN AWAY from it. I don't often have so much negativity on a product but this one takes the cake - Pure Junk and HP should be embarrassed on many levels, in no way is this unit professional, it dosen't even qualify for hobby, it's just useless. If someone got lucky with one - good for them but I doubt it, if they like it today I could bet the day will soon come where they agree with this review and can even add to it.




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More Detail For HP DesignJet 130 Large Format Printer C7791C A2L

• Thermal inkjet printer with 6-color print technology
• Up to 2,400 x 1,200 dpi resolution; 64 MB memory
• Automatic color and PANTONE calibration, offset simulation and CMYKplus
• 100-sheet input tray, front and rear bypass trays
• USB and parallel interfaces, 1 EIO slot, optional networking; PC/Mac