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HP DesignJet T1300

44" wide-format inkjet printer

ModelCR652A#DAM
Prints44" wide

HP Designjet T1300 44-in PostScript ePrinter large format printer shown from front angle

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Analyst take

Dual-roll auto-switching lets it run mixed-size bid sets unattended.
The HP 72 ink set includes a separate gray and matte black for cleaner line work and grayscale.
Genuine PostScript handling suits InDesign, Illustrator and live-PostScript PDF workflows.

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Overview

Built for the work

HP Designjet T1300 44-in PostScript ePrinter

Expert analysis

What you should know

By Ray KowalczykSenior Technical Editor — CAD & Technical Printing

Key takeaways

Dual-roll auto-switching lets it run mixed-size bid sets unattended.
The HP 72 ink set includes a separate gray and matte black for cleaner line work and grayscale.
Genuine PostScript handling suits InDesign, Illustrator and live-PostScript PDF workflows.
It's discontinued — plan for a shortening parts and service timeline before committing.
Dye-based ink favors short-life interior documents over lightfast or archival output.
Single-function only; scanning workflows belong on the T1120 MFP variant or a separate scanner.

It’s 4:45 on a Thursday. Someone’s standing at the T1300 with a mixed permit set — a stack of D-size plans, a couple of E-size site drawings, and a color coordination sheet that has to read cleanly. They need it collated, dry, and out the door. This is the machine that job was built for.

The HP DesignJet T1300 44-in PostScript ePrinter is a six-ink, dual-roll, 44-inch wide-format printer from HP’s long-running DesignJet T-series. It’s discontinued now, but there’s a large installed base still turning out drawings every day. If you’re evaluating one — used, off-lease, or the one already in your print room — here’s what it actually does.

44-inPrint widthFull E-size roll plus overhang

HP 72Ink setDye + matte black + gray for line and color work

Dual-rollRollsTwo media widths loaded at once

PostScriptLanguageThe 'ps' in the name — genuine RIP support

What it's genuinely good at

The dual-roll setup is the quiet hero here. Load 24-inch bond on one spindle and 36-inch on the other, and the printer switches between them on its own during a mixed set. That second roll isn’t a luxury. It’s the difference between babysitting the machine through a bid set and walking away.

The HP 72 ink set carries a separate matte black and a gray, which is why line work on plain bond looks crisp and grayscale renderings don’t go muddy. For an office that does both CAD plots and the occasional presentation board, that combination covers a lot of ground without a second machine.

PostScript matters more than people expect. If your workflow runs through InDesign, Illustrator, or PDFs that carry live PostScript, the T1300 ps handles them natively instead of choking or rasterizing badly. The plain T-series models without PostScript don’t.

The trade-offs, plainly

The failure mode to plan for first: it’s discontinued. Parts and printheads still flow, and the HP 72 printheads and HP 72 inks are readily available, but you’re buying into a support timeline that only shortens. For a firm that needs a five-year runway with a service contract, that’s a real consideration.

It’s a dye-based machine. Fine for interior plan sets and short-life documents. Less ideal if you need long-term lightfast color for outdoor signage or archival prints — pigment machines do that better.

And it’s a single-function printer. No scanner, no copy. If your reprographics bench lives on scanning as-builts and redlines, the MFP variants in the family — the HP DesignJet T1120 44-in with its integrated scanner — were built for that instead.

How it sits in its own family

Coming from older iron, the T1300 is the step up from the HP DesignJet T1200 44-in and the earlier HP DesignJet T1100ps 44-in — same basic architecture, refined handling and controls. If you’re shopping current production instead of installed base, the thermal-inkjet HP T1500 36-in and the dual-roll HP DesignJet T1600dr 36-in are the modern replacements, though both step down to 36 inches. Losing the 44-inch width matters if you print full E-size on a roll without folding.

Cross-shopping other brands? A side-by-side with the Canon iPF8300 44-in is the honest comparison for a color-heavy shop — that machine is pigment, which changes the durability math.

Keep reading

HP DesignJet T1600dr 36-inThe current dual-roll replacement, if you can live with 36 inches.HP DesignJet T1120 44-inThe MFP sibling with a built-in scanner for as-built workflows.

The read

The T1300 ps is a sound workhorse for a mid-sized practice that plots mixed CAD sets all day, needs occasional clean color, and lives inside a PostScript-heavy document workflow. The dual roll and the separate gray and matte black earn their keep. Buy it with eyes open on two things: it’s dye-based, and it’s discontinued. If those fit your risk tolerance and you can source printheads and a service arrangement, it still does honest work. If you need a fresh support runway, look at the current family. Bottom line: a capable used machine for the shop that values that dual roll more than a warranty card.

Spec analysis

How the specs grade

Overall performance

—Not enough data for an overall score

Individual dimensions are shown where the specs support them.

How it scores

Media HandlingNot enough spec data

Print QualityNot enough spec data

Print Cost42

ColorNot enough spec data

SpeedNot enough spec data

ConnectionsNot enough spec data

WorkflowNot enough spec data

Size / FitNot enough spec data

WarrantyNot enough spec data

Graded on a curve against the best published spec among the wide-format printers we track — 100 = the catalog’s gold standard for that metric (the finest droplet, the longest warranty, the fastest rated speed actually on the market). Every input is a manufacturer-published spec; rated speeds are shown as listed, not timed throughput. Ticks mark the class best. How we grade →

Specifications

Full technical detail

Max print width44"

Use caseCAD / Technical

Everything that fits the HP DesignJet T1300

The full supplies hub lists every cartridge, printhead, roll and accessory verified against the manufacturer's own documentation for this machine.

14 ink cartridges · 3 printheads · 68 paper & media items · 3 accessories

HP DesignJet T1300 ink and paper →

Supplies

Compatible ink, printheads & media

Genuine consumables that fit the HP DesignJet T1300 44-in PostScript ePrinter — only the cartridges, printheads and media compatible with this model.

Questions

Straight answers

Is the HP DesignJet T1300 still made?

No — it’s discontinued. It remains common in the installed base, and consumables like the HP 72 inks and HP 72 printheads are still available, but factor a shortening support window into any purchase.

What inks and printheads does it use?

It runs the HP 72 ink cartridges and HP 72 printheads, a six-ink set with a dedicated matte black and gray for line and grayscale work.

What does the 'ps' PostScript version add?

Native PostScript RIP handling. That matters if your files come out of InDesign or Illustrator, or carry live PostScript in PDFs — the machine processes them properly instead of rasterizing poorly.

Can it scan or copy?

No. It’s a single-function printer. If you need integrated scanning for as-builts and redlines, the HP DesignJet T1120 44-in MFP variant was built for that.

What's the current replacement if I want new equipment?

The HP T1500 36-in and dual-roll HP DesignJet T1600dr 36-in are the modern successors, though both are 36 inches wide rather than 44 — worth checking if you print full E-size on a roll.

Is dye-based ink a problem for my work?

Only if you need long-term lightfastness. For interior plan sets and short-life documents it’s fine; for outdoor or archival color, a pigment machine like the Canon iPF8300 44-in holds up better.

Resources

Brochures, datasheets & video

Documents

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