HP Deskjet 9800 Wide Format Color Printer (C8165A#A2L)

I got this printer to replace mine that had just gone into permanent printer jam mode and I couldn't fix it. So I was all set up to get newer refurbished one of the same model. I whipped it out of the box and it was ready to finish my Season work in only moments. My only complaint is that it shipped with no print cartridges. Luckily I had the ones out of my last printer. I couldn't find anywhere that the ad said there would be no ink with it. Truly, what is a printer without ink? I had gotten several newer models of HP wide formats but they didn't do the job as I needed it done, like this one.

This is the 3rd HP Deskjet 9800 Wide Format Color Printer I have bought. I can no longer find them in stores, so when the one I'm using stops working, I buy another one. We have a mechanical engineering business and we supply our customers Tabloid sized color prints of the parts we supply. I am also an artist and this printer fits all of my needs.

I bought this printer in 2008 (four years ago) because my boss owned one and it had always been reliable and easy to use. She used hers for printing hundreds of multi-page, full-color newsletters and brochures. I was immediately impressed with the color, the speed, and most of all the fact that I could easily create the custom size I wanted, hit print, and leave the machine running without worrying about paper jams or crooked printing! I bought my own for digi-scrapping because at the time I couldn't find any local shops that could print 12x12 photo-quality prints, and paying for an out-of-state place to do it was not only expensive, but a huge pain in the arse when the pages showed up bent, smeared, on the wrong type of photo paper, etc. I was putting together a fun scrapbook, nearly 40 pages long on 12x12 sheets, to go to several different family members for Christmas, so financially (and emotionally!) it just made more since to cut out the middleman and avoid the frustration. The 9800 did not fail! I printed over 300 12x12 sheets with this printer, and although I don't use it very much anymore, I still haul it out of the closet every once in a while to print things like colored print inside Christmas cards or the occasional picture. I've printed full-color, edge-to-edge, tri-fold pamphlets on glossy paper; 8x8 digi-scrap pages for smaller projects on photo paper; and of course regular ol' 8.5x11 plain paper stuff too. I've never ran into an issue. I wouldn't recommend this printer to anyone who doesn't need larger-sized printing though, or printing things in small quantities. The 9800 takes up a ton of space - it has to in order to print such large photos - and it's not wireless so it's definitely in your way (which could be remedied by buying extra parts, but I never minded enough to spend the extra cash). There are far more places that now print large photos, too, so I can't imagine this would be cost effective for the typical home user. BUT! For large-scale, multi-page printing needs, even printing edge to edge, I highly recommend!

Terrible printer.... The ink is more expensive than the printer

printer last for two month and quit there after ... control sensors gets worn out ... a repair or replace of the printer head assembly was estimated at: us $ 316.00 ... just a piece of JUNK ... I give it away for free to anybody who wants it : ref: [email protected]

I just installed and started using my new HP Deskjet 9800, and set-up from open-box to first print was about 10 minutes. Pretty straight forward. I also rate this unit high because it is the best/least expensive option I found for having capability to print to 11" x 17" media. This is a size I use often for engineering figures and diagrams in my reports. Other options for this capability run in the $400-$700 range and are much larger/"bulky" footprints on a desk. Although this might not be the best answer for some folks, it meets my needs very well.

Now I just use my HP 9800, was a printer for standard formats and bought this for medium formats but is impressive quality and performance, excellent item, good price, fine atencioones the seller and great communication.

The printer works great. I have been using it for multiple large poster presentations and projects at work. Our Nursing Scholarship, Research and Education department already had one and I requested one for my department. Their poster presentations were always fabulous. The color is wonderful and everyone wants to use my color printer at work now. I plan to buy one for my personal use and for the church.