HP Designjet T790

[David787888]

Hello I am thinking of buying an HP Designjet T790 AO printer I just wanted to clarify if I would be able to print hi quality artwork onto a canvas paper roll?

Best Regards 

[D Hook · Accepted solution]

HP doesn't list canvas paper on their list here:  https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02840631

I've used a T795 to print photos and it does a very good job.  But keep in mind the "T" stands for technical so it's not optimized for doing photos.  You might look at the "Z" series.  For instance the older Z3200 specs lists these papers:

Media types

Photographic (satin, gloss, semi-gloss, matte, Baryte paper ), proofing (semi-gloss, high-gloss contract, semi-gloss contract, matte), fine art printing material (smooth, textured, watercolor, satin, aquarella, litho-realistic, canvas), self-adhesive (indoor, vinyl, polypropylene), banner and sign (display film, indoor banner, scrim, polypropylene, Tyvek, outdoor, billboard, PVC-free), bond and coated (bond, coated, heavyweight coated, super heavyweight plus matte, colored), technical (tracing, translucent bond, vellum), film (clear, matte, polyester), backlit, fabric/textile (flag, polyester, silk)  

Keep in mind, the Z3200 uses 12 colors instead of 6 and 6 printheads instead of 3.  So you're consumables cost will double.  But the Z5400 and Z5600 both use 6 colors and 3 printheads and I think the results are close to the same.  These are older models so they use individual printheads (two colors/head) as opposed to most of the newer models that just use one printhead to cover all the colors.  The single printhead, in my opinion is a waste since they cost more than replacing just one printhead and have seating problems, in my experience.  You'll want to do some research.

The HP website can list all the specs for any particular printer you're  considering.  Go to: https://support.hp.com/us-en/printer and scroll down to enter the model number.

Bottom line, it comes down to what you consider "high quality art work".  

[David787888]

Thankyou so much for the reply this has been very helpful, much appreciated.