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HP DesignJet Z9+ Pro
64" color graphics & photo printer
- ModelZ9+ Pro
- Prints64" wide
- Score61/100
Authorized HP dealerGenuine hardware & ink
1-year warranty includedExtendable to 5 years
Free shippingContinental U.S.
Plotter specialistsAEC experts, not just sellers
Analyst take
- A 64-inch aqueous thermal-inkjet machine built around five universal printheads and a five-color ink set.
- Dual black inks — photo black and matte black — support both photographic renders and dense linework.
- HP rates normal-quality output at 29 m²/h on coated media; mixed plan sets and drying reduce that in practice.
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- Wide-format reach Prints up to 64" wide on rolls and sheets.
- Fine detail 2400 x 1200 DPI maximum resolution for crisp line work.
- Ink platform Cyan, Photo black, Matte black, Magenta, Yellow.
- Connectivity Ethernet for shared team printing.
- Verified specs 10 specs checked against the manufacturer datasheet.
- Analyst score Scores 61/100 in our class-relative rating.
Overview
A 64-inch photo-grade production machine that happens to handle drawings well
The HP DesignJet Z9+ Pro is a 64-inch thermal inkjet built for high-fidelity graphics rather than plain-paper plotting. Five universal printheads drive a Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Photo Black and Matte Black set, at up to 2400 x 1200 dpi. Where that matters is in the last five percent of a saturated red or the deep dusk shadow of a rendering — the tonal range you feel in a presentation board, not a permit set. Both matte and photo blacks live on the machine, so line work stays dense on bond while photographs hold on coated and photo stock.
HP rates it at 29 m²/h in normal quality on coated media; treat that as a throughput ceiling, not sustained mixed-size output. With 84 GB of memory, HP-GL/2 and an optional PostScript/PDF upgrade, it ingests CAD and PDF cleanly. A single rear roll (to 55 lbs) means one media path — plan for manual swaps between bond and photo.
- Presentation boards, renderings and color-coded coordination drawings
- GIS maps and mixed photo-plus-linework output
- Firms wanting one machine for both drawings and marketing graphics
It is over-specified for a room that mostly runs monochrome bid and permit sets. A dual-roll production plotter such as the HP DesignJet Z6800 60-in or a 44-inch HP Z5600 44-in fits that work at lower standing cost.
- 64″Max print width
- 1,055 ft²/hRated speed
- 9Ink channels
- 2,400 dpiMax resolution
- 12 moIncluded warranty
Spec Analysis
overall
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At a glance
- Print width
- 64 in (162.6 cm) max roll width
- Technology
- Thermal inkjet, 5 universal printheads
- Inks
- CMY plus Photo Black and Matte Black (HP 776 inks, HP 777 maintenance)
- Max resolution
- 2400 x 1200 dpi
- Rated speed (HP)
- 29 m²/h, normal quality on coated
- Media handling
- Single rear roll to 6.69 in diameter, up to 55.1 lbs; 3-in core adapter included
- Connectivity & languages
- Gigabit Ethernet; HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, TIFF, JPEG, CALS G4 (PostScript/PDF optional)
- Footprint & weight
- 102.6 in wide, 55.2 in tall, 374.8 lbs on stand with media bin
Ideal for: firms producing renderings, presentation boards, GIS and color-critical output alongside occasional drawings. Not the tool for: high-volume monochrome bid/permit rooms needing dual-roll auto-switching and low idle cost.
Features
What sets it apart
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Expert analysis
What you should know
Key takeaways
- A 64-inch aqueous thermal-inkjet machine built around five universal printheads and a five-color ink set.
- Dual black inks — photo black and matte black — support both photographic renders and dense linework.
- HP rates normal-quality output at 29 m²/h on coated media; mixed plan sets and drying reduce that in practice.
- This desk has no measured gamut for the Z9+ Pro, so HP's 2400 x 1200 DPI and ink claims remain unverified color fidelity.
- Standardizes cleanly on HP Click, PrintOS, Web Jetadmin and optional SmartStream workflow tools.
- Best for color-critical AEC output; monochrome-heavy CAD volume is better served by other family models.
There is a moment on a renderer’s board when a saturated architectural red either holds its depth or drifts toward orange — and that is exactly where a five-ink production machine earns its footprint. The HP DesignJet Z9+ Pro 64-in is built for that moment: a 64-inch, thermal-inkjet color device aimed at AEC shops that produce presentation boards, GIS maps and color-coded coordination sets alongside ordinary bond plots.
It uses five universal printheads and a five-color ink set — cyan, magenta, yellow, and both photo and matte black. That dual-black arrangement is the tell: this is a machine tuned for how color and dense linework actually look on paper, not just how fast a monochrome bid set clears the roll.
64" (162.6 cm)Maximum roll width
2400 x 1200 DPIResolution
29 m²/hPrint speed (normal quality)HP rates this on coated media
Cyan, Photo black, Matte black, Magenta, YellowInk set
Where color actually lives
The eye reads the difference first in the last five percent of a saturated color — the deep-teatime shadow of a rendered facade, the clean cyan edge of a site-plan hatch. Five inks with a dedicated photo black and matte black give the Z9+ Pro room to hold skin tones on a marketing render and still lay down crisp, dense matte black on coated bond for a linework-heavy sheet.
I want to be careful here: this desk has not put the Z9+ Pro on its reference media, so I can offer no measured ICC gamut volume for it. HP quotes 2400 x 1200 DPI and a five-ink architecture; those are architecture claims, not a measured gamut number. What I can say is that the hardware is configured the way color-critical wide-format machines are configured. If your work is genuinely photographic — competition boards, urban-design visualizations — that configuration matters more than a speed figure ever will.
Throughput and the reality of a mixed plan set
HP rates the Z9+ Pro at 29 m²/h in normal quality on coated stock. Read that as a ceiling, not a promise. Real AEC output — mixed ARCH D and E sheets, a color cover, roll changes, drying time on coated media, collation — pulls the effective rate down, as it does on every machine in this class. Where it fits:
- Presentation boards and competition renders where color fidelity is the deliverable
- Color-coded coordination and GIS map production alongside monochrome plots
- Mid-to-high volume shops that need one 64-inch device for both jobs
- Print rooms already standardized on HP Click, PrintOS and Web Jetadmin
See how its rated pace sits against the 64-inch class on the class ranking page.
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Computed from the manufacturer's rated 1,055 ft²/h. Real-world mixed sets run slower — treat this as a best case for comparing machines, not a promise.
How it sits in its own family — and against Epson
This is a color-first machine. If your volume is genuinely photographic but your sheets never exceed 44 inches, the HP DesignJet Z3200ps 44-in covers the same color-critical ground in a smaller footprint. If you need 64-inch width but your work is high-volume, largely monochrome CAD plotting rather than rendering, a production monochrome-leaning model such as the HP DesignJet Z6610 60-in or HP Z6800 60-in may be a better economic match — you’d be paying for color capability you rarely use.
Cross-shopping at 64 inches usually means the Epson F9470 64-in, though that is a dye-sublimation transfer device aimed at a different output entirely; for eco-solvent and resin work the Epson SC-R5000 64-in sits in yet another lane. The HP’s case rests on aqueous color fidelity on paper, not on those alternate ink chemistries.
The read
The DesignJet Z9+ Pro 64-in makes sense when color is a deliverable, not a courtesy — presentation boards, renders and GIS work where the last five percent of a saturated color decides whether the sheet reads as intended. On paper it is configured correctly for that job. What I cannot do yet is hand you a measured gamut number, so treat HP’s resolution and ink-architecture claims as promising rather than proven, and ask for a sample on your own media before you commit. If your reality is monochrome CAD volume at width, or color work that fits inside 44 inches, this is more machine than the work requires — and the family has better-matched options for both.
Spec analysis
How the specs grade
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Verified specifications
The specs that decide it
| Maximum roll width | 64 in (1626 mm) |
|---|---|
| Maximum resolution | Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi |
| Ink set | 9 colors incl. chromatic red/green/blue and gray |
| Printheads | 5 universal printheads (all colors) |
| Print speed (HP-rated) | Fast 98 m²/hr plain; Normal 29 m²/hr coated; Best 14.1 m²/hr glossymanufacturer-verified |
| Ink cartridge capacity | 1 litermanufacturer-verified |
| Ink platform / permanence | Pigment-based; water- and fade-resistant printsmanufacturer-verified |
| Internal storage | 500 GB self-encryptingmanufacturer-verified |
| Connectivity & languages | Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-T); Adobe PostScript 3, Adobe PDF 1.7 (no Wi-Fi) |
| Warranty | One-year limited warrantymanufacturer-verified |
manufacturer-verified = checked against the manufacturer’s official datasheet, not aggregator data. Everything else is standards-body / catalog data we consider reliable.
Specifications
Full technical detail
Print technologyThermal inkjet
Max resolution2400 x 1200 DPI
Max print width64"
ColorColor
ConnectivityEthernet (Gigabit LAN)
Use casePhoto / Fine Art
Printing
| Color | Yes |
|---|---|
| Print head | 5 universal printheads |
| Printing colors | Cyan, Photo black, Matte black, Magenta, Yellow |
| Print technology | Thermal inkjet |
| Resolution color | 2400 x 1200 DPI |
| Maximum resolution | 2400 x 1200 DPI |
| Borderless printing | Yes |
| Number of print cartridges | 9 |
| Page description languages | HP-GL/2, TIFF, JPEG, HP-RTL, CALS G4 |
Performance
| HP segment | Business |
|---|---|
| Certification | Compliant with Class A requirements, including: USA (FCC rules), Canada (ICES), EU (EMC Directive), Australia and New Zealand (RCM), Japan (VCCI), Korea (KCC), China (CCC) |
| Color display | Yes |
| Product color | White, Black |
| Internal memory | 88064 MB |
| Built-in display | Yes |
| Country of origin | China, South Korea, Malaysia |
Paper handling
| Maximum roll width | 64" (162.6 cm) |
|---|---|
| Maximum roll diameter | 6.69" (17 cm) |
| Paper tray media types | Coated paper, Bond paper, Photo paper, Banner |
| Roll weight (rear roll) | 55.1 lbs (25 kg) |
Ports & interfaces
| Wi-Fi | No |
|---|---|
| Ethernet LAN | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN data rates | 10,100,1000 Mbit/s |
Technical details
| Box contents | HP DesignJet Z9+ Pro Printer, printheads, introductory ink cartridges, maintenance cartridge, printer stand and media bin, 3-in core adapter, quick reference guide, setup poster, power cord, user maintenance kit |
|---|
Weight & dimensions
| Depth | 31.1" (790 mm) |
|---|---|
| Width | 102.6" (2605 mm) |
| Height | 55.2" (1402 mm) |
| Weight | 374.8 lbs (170 kg) |
Power
| Power supply | 150 W |
|---|---|
| AC input voltage | 100 – 240 V |
| AC input frequency | 50/60 Hz |
| Power consumption (off) | 0.3 W |
| Power consumption (sleep) | 9 W |
| Power consumption (standby) | 9 W |
| Power consumption (PowerSave) | 35 W |
Operational conditions
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -20 – 55 °C |
|---|---|
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 5 – 40 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 20 – 80% |
Other features
| UNSPSC-code | 43212107 |
|---|---|
| Electromagnetic compatibility | Compliant with Class A requirements, including: USA (FCC rules), Canada (ICES), EU (EMC Directive), Australia and New Zealand (RCM), Japan (VCCI), Korea (KCC), China (CCC) |
Copying
| Copying | No |
|---|
Scanning
| Scanning | No |
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Packaging data
| Package depth | 29.5" (750 mm) |
|---|---|
| Package width | 110.2" (2800 mm) |
| Package height | 51.3" (1302 mm) |
| Package weight | 582 lbs (264 kg) |
| Bundled software | HP Click printing software, HP PrintOS, HP Partner Link, HP DesignJet Accounting Tool, HP Web Jetadmin, HP SmartStream (optional), HP JetAdvantage Security Manager (optional) |
Sustainability
| Sustainability compliance | Yes |
|---|---|
| Sustainability certificates | ENERGY STAR |
Carbon footprint
| Total carbon footprint (kg of CO2e) | 1250 |
|---|---|
| Carbon emissions, logistics (kg of CO2e) | 94 |
| Carbon emissions, end-of-life (kg of CO2e) | 95 |
| Carbon emissions, manufacturing (kg of CO2e) | 896 |
| Total carbon emissions, w/o use phase (kg of CO2e) | 161 |
Brand-specific features
| HP GTIN (EAN/UPC) | 195908148784 |
|---|---|
| HP dynamic security | Yes |
Everything that fits the HP DesignJet Z9+ Pro
The full supplies hub lists every cartridge, printhead, roll and accessory verified against the manufacturer's own documentation for this machine.
16 ink cartridges · 13 paper & media items · 6 accessories · 7 coverage plans
HP DesignJet Z9+ Pro ink and paper →Supplies
Compatible ink, printheads & media
Genuine consumables that fit the HP DesignJet Z9+ Pro 64-in Production Printer — only the cartridges, printheads and media compatible with this model.
Ink Cartridges 16
Photo Black (776B) 1000ml (1XB16A)
Yellow (776B) 1000ml (1XB14A)
Cyan (776B) 1000ml (1XB15A)
Magenta (776B) 1000ml (1XB13A)
HP 776 1-liter Gray Ink Cartridge
HP 776 1-liter Chromatic Green Ink Cartridge
HP 776 1-liter Yellow Ink Cartridge
HP 776 1-liter Chromatic Blue Ink Cartridge
HP 776 1-liter Magenta Ink Cartridge
HP 776 1-liter Cyan Ink Cartridge
HP 776 500-ml Gloss Enhancer Ink Cartridge
HP 776 1-liter Chromatic Red Ink Cartridge
HP 776 1-liter Matte Black Ink Cartridge
HP 776 1-liter Photo Black Ink Cartridge
HP 777 Maintenance Cartridge
HP Z9+ Pro Gloss Enhancer Upgrade KitPaper & Media 12
Representative imageMagic 98gsm/26# Coated Matte Paper (DMPG98)Representative image28LB Inkjet Coated Matte Paper (748)Representative image46LB Inkjet Coated Matte Paper (747)Representative image6.5mil Matte Coated Paper w/ PSA (746PSA)Representative image24LB Inkjet Coated Matte Paper (745)Representative image20LB High Brite Inkjet Bond Paper (740)Representative image24LB Inkjet Bond Paper (731)Representative image20LB Inkjet Bond Paper (730)Representative image24LB Inkjet Coated Matte Paper Economy (714)Representative image20LB Engineering Vellum (471)Representative imageWSL 28LB Simple Inkjet Coated Matte Paper (C2S) (448)Representative imageWSL 24LB Simple Inkjet Coated Matte Paper (C2S) (446)Accessories 5
Coverage & Support Plans 7
HP 1 year Post Warranty NBD HW Support w/DMR/Maint Kit Repl for Z9 Pro 64in
HP 2 year Next Business Day Onsite HW Support w/DMR/Maint Kit Repl for Z9 Pro 64inHP 2 year Post Warranty NBD HW Support w/DMR/Maint Kit Repl for HPZ9 Pro 64in
HP 3 year Next Business Day Onsite HW Support w/DMR/Maint Kit Repl for Z9 Pro 64in
HP 4 year Next Business Day Onsite HW Support w/DMR/Maint Kit Repl for Z9 Pro 64in
HP 5 year Next Business Day Onsite HW Support w/DMR/Maint Kit Repl for Z9 Pro 64in
HP Installation and Network Setup Service for Z Pro Series (U36YHE)Questions
Straight answers
Can this machine scan or copy plan sets?
No. It is print-only. If your room needs wide-format scanning for as-builts or archiving, add the HP SD Pro 44-in Scanner as a separate device.
Does it handle both line drawings and photographic renderings?
Yes. It carries Matte Black and Photo Black simultaneously, so line work stays crisp on bond while renderings and boards render with full tonal depth on coated and photo media.
How many rolls does it hold, and can it switch automatically?
It uses a single rear roll (up to 55.1 lbs, 6.69 in diameter). There is no dual-roll auto-switching, so moving between bond and photo stock is a manual swap. A high-volume drawing room may prefer a dual-roll model such as the HP DesignJet Z6800 60-in.
Will it print PDFs and CAD files natively?
It ships with HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, TIFF, JPEG and CALS G4, and bundles HP Click. For native PostScript/PDF you’ll want the HP DesignJet PostScript/PDF Upgrade Kit. HP SmartStream is available for heavier nesting and preflight workloads.
What are the real running-cost considerations?
Independent owner reports suggest the Z9+ series can consume ink during maintenance and idle cycles to keep the fine nozzles clear. If you only print color occasionally, that standing cost matters; a dedicated technical plotter in HP’s T-series line may cost less to keep ready.
Is the automatic roll loading truly unattended?
HP describes fast, spindle-less media handling, but independent users note the mechanism can be sensitive to paper curl and certain media, sometimes needing manual help. Treat ‘unattended’ as best-case rather than guaranteed for every stock.
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