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One is $1300 and the other is $900. Just want to know if anyone knows what the difference is between the 130 and the 130r. Need some help.
They are BRAND NEW and just worked fine, now they don't. To get the product code from the back of the printer, I would have to disassemble the roll feed mechanism which is bolted to the back, right over the product label (nice planning). Then it started blinking - all but the black print heads blink. I cannot speak to the value of other products, but I caution anyone considering this printer to be prepared for CONSTANT aggravation.
I put in the serial number which should satisfy them, but no such luck. I have NEVER used this printer without a problem. I have suffered with this printer in silence for several years. This week I bought and installed five new print heads - all but black which I replaced last month. I print perhaps ten sheets a month. I have the roll feed version. The printer worked for one 24" x 36" picture. They are OEM from HP.
Today was the final insult. I have owned this product for several years. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not. I tried to get on-line help to resolve the problem, but they would not allow me to sign on without the product code.
We plot drawings, banners, from letter size sheet to wide formats to resting a rool behinh it and just plot a 24" by 72 banner. beeeeeep. beeeeeeeeeep*flip the paper and then. *and go.
I have it on a table at the office but i would recommend the HP Designjet 110/120/130 Bin & Printer Stand (ALTHOUGH AMAZON DON"T SEEM TO STOCK THIS). beeeeeeeeep. beeeeeep.beeeeeep. so compared to other plotters/ printers that I've looked at, worked with, or owned, this is the one that i would recommend. On a budget compared to pricier ones go buy it because it just works. get this , not bad DPI either Con -THE PAPER FRONT LOAD is ANNNNNOOOOOYING. *no try again and now.
aaaahhhhhrrrrr. O.K. ALL-in-all it just as i said USEful as opposed to USEless Pro -If you only need a print to go (large format that is). beeeeeeeeep *use a different sheet.
I've been amazed at the large prints of my artwork and photos that I've been able to make and use so little ink. If you buy the roll feed seperately, it runs about $600 from HP. Extra spindles to hold rolls are about $50-60.I have used Epson printers in the past, but wanted to try something different because the Epsons clogged without constant use, and I wasted lots of ink with all of the cleaning cycles I had to do. The inks aren't cheap, but they last so long that I'm not tempted to use third-party inks; I'll stick with HP inks.Another huge plus is the software drivers included with the printer. But it survived without any problem, very much to my surprise. Very happy with the printer and HP paper.This isn't the fastest printer, but at this price who cares. Must be a tough little printer).Some/many people seem to have trouble feeding cut sheets of paper through this printer, so I decided to go with the 130nr model which includes the automated roll feeder on the back, which I VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
I've had the printer for about 2 years now, and bought it used from a popular on-line auction site. It's amazing. I almost bought a RIP, but the quality of prints using the free drivers is so good that it isn't necessary (for me, anyway). Even making a 24" print of an image taken with my older 4MP camera came out incredible, which you wouldn't expect from only 4 megapixals. BTW, whoever said that HP stopped making paper for this printer is wrong; I've ordered many rolls of paper from them, and they are very good quality, and reasonably priced. But the print quality was very good. That alone is worth a good bit of money.The printer itself has been very reliable (and sturdy, as noted earlier). The faster ones cost several times more, so if you're not in a high-volume shop this printer is fine speed-wise.As a graphic artist, and amateur photographer (for 3 decades), I can't recommend this printer highly enough.
The print quality is as good as it gets (use good quality paper, of course). (It was terribly packaged, attached to a wooden skid with no protection. Roll paper is much, much cheaper than using cut sheets.
Anyway, this HP seems to really ration ink. :) I'd also recommend using a Macintosh.
I use the DesignJet 130nr with my older desktop G4 Powermac as well as my newer MacBook Pro. It's worth it. I was actually stunned by the quality, the way the software upscaled my photos without visible artifact.
Sure, after about ten attempts and five chewed pieces of paper later it will print but even at that it sometimes only half prints. Some nutcase decided to design this printer with JAGGED EDGED METAL ROLLERS. Especially on large pics, when using lots of black or dark backgrounds, the track marks just shine through and as for glossy photos - just forget it. basically for the price they suck.Second - even when you do get a so called awesome print, it leaves track marks and here is why.
I will not be using hp again - thats for sure.DO NOT BUY (and by the way, i got my printer from amazon). And by the way, thats even when you select the desired kind of paper before printing.Seriously, i have no doubts some people have no problems, but I am highlighting this because enough people have had similar issues as i have to give this information some credibility. It basically pummels light paper and chews heavyweight paper. I have bought some junk over the years ans shrugged it off, but this is just the worst. The paper doesnt load AT ALL from anywhere. Indeed, it is a recognised universal problem with the designjet130. I mean wtf.
HP needs to have a look at this printer and make some adjustments - this is just terrible, i have had to close my online shop which i have lost out on because of this printer. i am always hesitant to tell people not to buy. Now some people who have bought this item find this situation laughable, and I aks them, why has more than one person, infact, why has a bunch of people had same issues. ALSOOOOO - when using front loading, more often than not a horrble wheel mark from the rubber rollers are present from its harsh loading system.
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