Overall Rating:		5 out of 5
Features:		5 out of 5
Performance:		5 out of 5
Print Quality:		5 out of 5

disillusioned enthusiasm

Overall Rating:		3 out of 5
Features:		4 out of 5
Performance:		3 out of 5
Print Quality:		4 out of 5

Only the best

Overall Rating:		5 out of 5
Features:		5 out of 5
Performance:		5 out of 5
Print Quality:		5 out of 5

“I purchased between 8 and 12 of these printers. I liked them so much that I bought some and put them in storage. I have not had any problems at all. No paper jams, long life on print heads and ink. I personally think that a better printer can not be found for the money. I have not had to do anything to these printers but plug them in. I have recommended them to all of my family that use computers and printers whether for business applications or just personal use.”

Written By: TMAN
Date:  December 17, 2008

“I got this printer primarily to print my digital artwork in 11×17 and 13×19 size, as I tend to work with a large layout and determined that it would be much more cost-effective to print my own than send it off blindly to a shop and not know if the color would be right. My style involves rich, vivid colors and dark shadows — which is not the easiest style to print well, as I have learned through the years. I was a bit nervous, as the B8550 is a photograph printer more so than an art printer, and not a “professional” one. Thick art papers meant for pigmented inks were not recommended for this printer, which uses dye ink, so I went with the HP Premium Plus satin photo paper.

When my first art print came out, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. The quality is jaw-dropping. Flat, dull black is NOT a problem with this printer thanks to the Photo Black ink cartridge. Skin tones came out great. Subtle highlights and shadows, perfect. It literally looked like the picture on my monitor in this respect. The color isn’t perfect; purples tend to be a little redder in print than they appear onscreen, but this is the only thing that I have noticed. The overall quality is better than anything I’ve gotten from a commercial printing outfit; all of those came out way too dark and way too yellow.

I didn’t notice that the printing seemed especially fast for a 13×19 paper, but for smaller sizes it does seem to run fast. Speed was much less of an issue for me than quality, though.

I got this printer heavily on sale, but even the standard retail price would have been worth it. It’s THAT good.”

HP Officejet 7000 Wide Format Printer NEW

“Overall this is a great product. Setting up the printer was simple, even the network setup. I connected the OJ7000 to my wireless router since I have desktops and a laptop (which is wireless). No more taking my laptop over to the printer and connecting to the USB port to print or having to turn my desktop on to share a printer. The print quality is excellent on black and white, photo quality and all types of printing in-between, and easily prints fast perfect 13×19 print jobs. I did have to get used to the time it takes to begin a print job as the printhead is moving back and forth setting itself up. It’s only seconds more than other std format hp printers I use which is understandable since the carriage the print head travels on is over 13 inches instead of 8.5 inches.When it starts printing It prints very fast even for the highest quality large format photo prints up to 13×19. The reason I gave 4 stars for features is that I would like a straight through feed from the rear for my printing of heavier (thick) cover stock and the heavier glossy photo paper. Perhaps HP will be adding an optional straight thru feeder that connects to the rear of the printer where the rear access panel is located.”

Its a 11×17 printer thats is very suitable for people what want to prine lagre size drawing.It is a multifunction model that comes with 11×17 scanner. Adding that its not pricey at all and have so many good reviews by customers.

The only shortcoming is photo printing  quality may not satisfy you  due to the color is not so vibrant,  but for ordinary document printing  it is good enough to handle.

Feature:
4-in-1 printer, own one, you own printer, scanner, faxer, copier
Build-in wifi facility
Prints and copies on up to Tabloid-size 11×17 inch(A3) paper
two-year warranty

Review:
Pros:
11×17 larger format printing
It comes with a remarkable 11×17 scanner which is very helpful.
Wifi connection, no more wire work needed.
Price is resonable.
Cons
photo printing color is not so vivid.
Its size is big,you should consider the space it place on.

Reviews:

I’ve always bought HP printers in the past but was disenchanted with the ink waste & having to buy cartiages about once monthly. This is the best printer I’ve ever had! It has 2 paper trays & will copy up to 11X17 paper. It uses high yield print cartiages. It is a workhorse! I am sold on Brother printers from now on!

This is a great all in one! It has a feeder for multi-page scanning and copying! No need to lift the cover and slap each page in individually.

I was a die-hard HP fan, but this Brother printer is great!

It is big and heavy, so you need some space for it, but it really replaces the scanner and printer. I bought a stand and have this unit, my older printer, and room for paper storage all on one cart.

The ability to print on paper and scan documents up to 11″x17″ was the selling factor for me – no other printer exists on the market that can do both of these (for under $300!).

We have used this printer heavily since purchasing it and have not had any problems at all. The high-yield print cartridges last incredibly long and make the cost per page very competitive!

It does require a large surface area, but I guess that is a reasonable trade-off for being able to scan 11″x17″ maps/ documents.

I have owned many printers over the past 20 years, and this would be one of the top. A great buy!

Now printer is becoming cheaper to be purchased, some model even is sold at less than 200 USD, thanks to advancement of technology, the cheap one still have good quality.

But you should concern about the ink cartridges ink consumption of the cheap photo printers, because usually the cheap printer will run out of ink cartridges very soon, because the manufacturer will try to make a profit from selling them other than directly from selling the printer which make it expensive in term of ink consumption.

Many users will use third-party ink to replace the original ink as long as the one you buy is of a quality product, however most good replacement inks are the same price as the original one.

If you have more budget, you should consider buying more expensive photo printers which rated between 400 and 1000 USD that have much better printing quality, longer life and will greatly save your ink cost.

Ink spillage is another issue you should take into account, you have to the clean the print heads of inkjet photo printer especially the cheap one from time to time. The cleaning of print heads is to use a little of ink to flush the head, but a few printers would need huge amounts of ink for cleaning.

The printing quality of a photo printer relies on many factors, but the capacity to uniformly fill a patch with color and color accuracy will be the most determining factor. A good printer should print color accurately. Most cheap photo printers are able to print your photos directly from the digital camera, but if the photo quality is not so good, you may need to edit it on your pc.

In summary, if you have high demand on photo printing quality, and budget is enough, don’t choose the cheapest printer, you will have more cost on ink consumption, just choose the high-end photo printer. Canon and HP are reliable choice, Epson is also good in term of large format photo printer.

To choose a suitable 11×17 printer,  firstly you should know what application you will mainly use it for , to print the text, or the photograph, then consider the times of printing you may require,occasionally or frequently.

11×17 Ink jet printers can print by spraying  liquid ink to form the text or image, because the printing process is reply on a print head’s back and forth movement, the speed is slow. They are very good at colorful photography printing however the printing quality for text is not so high.

A 11×17 laser printer uses a fine plastic powder(toner) to print by heating it up and then melted it on to the paper instead of using ink. They are faster than inkjets, and have the best printed text quality.

Generally speaking , for black and white printing,tabloid laser is a economic choice although the machine cost is expensive the per cartridge can print much more pages and much faster than a 11×17 ink jet. In case of you need more on printing photos, then you should choose an ink jet 11×17 printer because of the high resolution and vivid effect.

Buying a 11×17 printer can bring your business  a lot of benefit,  no more to join two piece of regualr paper for a large one.  It is especially helpful for printing  lagre format  drawings, posters, and  presentations.