HP Deskjet 9800 Wide Format Color Printer (C8165A#A2L)
HP DeskJet 9800 is a compact, feature-rich printer to create vibrant office documents and in-house marketing material. Experience the versatility of up to 4800-optimized dpi A3+ borderless printing plus optional 6-ink photo-quality and optional automatic two-sided printing.
HP Deskjet 9800 Wide Format Color Printer (C8165A#A2L) Accessories
 HP 96/97 Inkjet Print Cartridge
HP No. 96 High-Yield Black Ink Cartridge (C8767W)
Belkin Pro Series USB 2.0 Device Cable (USB A/USB B, 10 Feet)
HP 96 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge with Vivera Inks (C8767WN#140)
HP No. 97 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge (C9363WN)
HP 97 Tri-Color Inkjet Print Cartridge with Vivera Inks (C9363WN#140)
Belkin F3U133-16 USB 2.0 A/B Cable (16 Feet)
Epson S041069 Photo-Quality Inkjet Paper (13x19, 100 Sheets)
HP 96 Twinpack Black Inkjet Print Cartridge with Vivera Ink (C9348FN#140)
Hewlett-Packard Twinpack Tri colorInk Cartridge (C9349FN#140)
HP Deskjet 9800 Wide Format Color Printer (C8165A#A2L) Reviews
Drivers are problematic you think you have it set correctly in the application, but the printer then goes its own psycho way and messes it up this is especially true with the paper orientation choice. Doesn't know if it has ink or not that light just stays on. watch the beasty closely or it will jam, try to send 4 or more sheet through at once, etc. Set up to do the fancier things it is supposed to do is a challenge worthy a rocket scientist. Cancel = unplug. And those tanks are VERY expensive for their size. Having used this printer for 3 years:.
the tanks are WAY too small, esp. Don't buy look elsewhere. Gulps ink. the color. Chews paper. Cancel button is worthless.
I bought the HP Deskjet 9800 about two years ago when it was difficult to find any wide format printers within this price range. Conclusion: I do not recommend this printer. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit, and HP does not sell a replacement membrane, nor can you easily access the compartment. When I put a new ink cartridge into the mount, the wire tension spring put a nice deep hole in the membrane that cut off several of the sensors to the cartridge, thus the low ink warning was activated and the printer will not work at all. Although HP's tech department and help line were helpful, I continued to have difficulties with the following: the quality of prints were not nearly what I had expected; the included software did not match very many of the formats that I normally use, and I ended up constructing documents that could emulate or fake the measurements and borders that I needed; once again I had to purchase expensive ink cartridges that did not last long enough, and finally ended up purchasing rebuilt cartridges from a company that improves on HP's design; it took me six months to finally figure out how the color managers don't really manage the colors between the computer and the printer unless you know the exact settings (this is entirely too complex for the average person to figure out); and finally, the last straw was that the tensioning spring that holds in the ink cartridges slipped out of its seating and touched the control membrane that controls the ink cartridges. It was simply easier and cheaper to find a much better printer with good reviews on Amazon to purchase. I had seen so many problems with my Epsen wide format printer that I thought surely HP would be easier to maintain and use. Well, the nightmare continued.
I've been using the HP Deskjet 9800 for a couple of months now and it's been terrific. Printing is fast and sharp. Set-up was a snap. Make sure you have a USB cable long enough for your placement.
The only work around is to use drivers for an HP Deskjet 9600. Do not buy this product. Shows how much they care about their customers. Not at all.
DUH. The printer will not print. Their customer support is no help, as they will only tell you to do the obvious like "make sure the USB cable is plugged in". You will wind up with a large and expensive paperweight.
The Windows XP drivers for this printer do not work. HP provides a printer diagnostic utility that is useless. I have asked HP to provide WORKING Windows XP drivers for the Deskjet 9800, but they do not even bother to reply.
Our Nursing Scholarship, Research and Education department already had one and I requested one for my department. The printer works great. 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. Their poster presentations were always fabulous. I have been using it for multiple large poster presentations and projects at work.
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