HP Designjet 130 GP

77 reviews

Feb, 2025

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usability (13)
price (10)
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size (7)
print quality (5)

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noise (4)
paper handling (2)
control panel (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 77 reviews of HP Designjet 130 GP. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the design and print quality. The size and usability are also appreciated, whereas reviews are divided on the performance. Some have doubts about the control panel and paper handling.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the HP Designjet 130 GP is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of HP Designjet 130 GP from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

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Feb, 2025

Expert review by : M. David Stone (pcmag.com)

HP Designjet 130nr

The HP Designjet 130nr wide-format printer can print output in any size from 3 by 5.6 inches up to 50-foot rolls 24 inches wide.

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Jun, 2004

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Expert review by (pcmag.com)

hp Designjet 130nr

The HP Designjet 130nr is a wide-format printer that you can have a love-hate relationship with. You might love the output and the ability to print on anything from a 3- by 5.6-inch page to a 24-inch wide roll. But you may hate the frustration of...

Prints from rolls or sheets. Handles paper from 3.0 by 5.6-inches up to rolls 50 feet long and 24 inches wide

Installation instructions are limited to pictures. Arcane front-panel controls. Relatively slow speed

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Expert review by : Ben Long (creativepro.com)

Review: HP DesignJet 130 Large-Format Printer

Creativepro's Choosy Reviewer gives a thumbs-up to an a six-color, dye-based, older printer. Find out why it passes the test.

I can't think of anything to add to this fine article. It covers every relevant point anyone who is looking for a wide-format printer is interested in: price, quality, cost to operate, speed. Even issues such as its footprint and noise level are...

Sep, 2006

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Expert review by : daniel m. east (layersmagazine.com)

Designjet 130nr

Versatile large-format inkjet printer

The HP Designjet 130nr produces consistently great results for a large- or even standard-format printer and offers a lot of quality for a more modest cost—and with a wide range of output options.

Mar, 2005

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Expert review by : TIPA (tipa.com)

Best Large Format Photo Printer: HP Designjet 130

The HP Designjet 130 is by far the most cost effective A1 printer in the market. The new printer heads deliver droplets of 4 picolitre, ensuring extremely smooth tonal gradations, while the new dye-inks improve print durability. This printer has the...

Apr, 2004

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Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

HP - DesignJet 130

The very mention of the product name 'DesignJet' conjures visions of floor-standing inkjet monsters the size of a family car, churning through exhibition posters at a snail's pace. However, HP assigns the DesignJet monicker to all ...

A wide-format inkjet as compact and versatile as this should find itself a home in any corporate print room without taking it over. The DesignJet 130 is also affordable enough to put an end to wasted expenditure in high street print shops.

Sep, 2004

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Expert review by : Neil Bennett (digitalartsonline.co.uk)

Designjet 130

Exceptional output quality for photographs and artwork. Low-cost for printer. Small size relative to output. Flexible output options.

High-quality media can be expensive. Unhelpful LCD display. Irritating error noise. Top-notch paper smells of biscuits.

Most of the advances HP has added to the Designjet 120 to create the 130 will appeal to those who want to print large-scale photographs and other artwork. The 130 offers the same colour-space output as the 120, but is much better with darker shades -...

May, 2004

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Consumer review (hp.com)

HP Designjet 130r Printer

The HP Designjet 130r is one of the best printers I have owned. You can leave this printer in standby for several months, turn it on, and print without any issues with clogged nozzles. I have a 24" x 30" print, which has been hanging in my living room...

Nov, 2011

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HP Designjet 130r Printer

It works great. Bought one for work to print large banners and posters. Sticking with Windows XP Pro because I am more comfortable with the old Corel Ventura Publisher program. I only wish that this printer were an Adobe Postscript level 3—later bought...

Jul, 2011

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Consumer review (hp.com)

HP Designjet 130 Printer

We owned a 30n for 6 years and loved it totally! It was quiet, and did every job superbly. Recently the black printhead would not print and there was no help from HP so we had to purchase another printer and our choice was the 130nr. It is very loud...

Mar, 2011

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