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HP Latex 830 W
64" latex signage printer
- ModelLatex 830 W
- Prints64" wide
- Score59/100
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 Latex printer with white ink, built for durable color graphics rather than bond-paper drawing sets.
- Prints CMYK plus white at 1200 x 1200 DPI on media up to 0.02" thick.
- HP rates normal-quality speed at 36 m²/h in Max/Outdoor 4-pass mode; real finished throughput is lower after loading and cure.
Not sure if the Latex 830 W is right for you?
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- Wide-format reach Prints up to 64" wide on rolls and sheets.
- Fine detail 1200 x 1200 DPI maximum resolution for crisp line work.
- Ink platform Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow.
- Connectivity Wi-Fi + Ethernet for shared team printing.
- Verified specs 6 specs checked against the manufacturer datasheet.
- Analyst score Scores 59/100 in our class-relative rating.
Overview
A 64-inch Latex press with white ink — built for color output, not the plan set
Let’s be clear on what this is: the HP Latex 830 W is a 64-inch aqueous Latex printer that carries CMYK plus a white ink channel. On the shop floor that means it’s aimed at color — presentation boards, renderings, GIS maps, site graphics and jobbable signage — not the daily grind of black-line permit sets. It prints at 1200 x 1200 DPI, and HP rates it at 36 m²/h in a Max/Outdoor 4-pass mode. Latex output comes off dry and low-odor, so prints go straight to laminating or takedown without a solvent gas-off wait.
- Color presentation boards and rendering output on wide media
- GIS and coordination maps where color coding carries meaning
- Site signage, banners and interior graphics off the same roll
- Shops wanting a white ink channel for dark or clear substrates
Where it’s the wrong tool: high-volume monochrome bid and permit sets. There’s no scanner or copier, and running a color Latex press for black-line CAD is expensive per square foot and slower than a bond-focused plotter. Firms whose day is redlines and as-builts should keep a dedicated aqueous plotter for that and reserve this for color work. Same-class inkjet rivals in our catalog include the Epson SC-R5000 64-in and Epson SC-R5000L 64-in.
- 64″Max print width
- 388 ft²/hRated speed
- 9Ink channels
- 1,200 dpiMax resolution
- 12 moIncluded warranty
Spec Analysis
overall
overall
At a glance
- Print technology
- HP Latex (CMYK + white ink)
- Maximum roll width
- 64 in (162.5 cm)
- Resolution
- 1200 x 1200 DPI
- Print speed (HP-rated)
- 36 m²/h, Max/Outdoor 4-pass
- Media thickness
- Up to 0.02 in (0.5 mm)
- Ink / printhead
- HP 833, HP 838 and HP 873 inks; HP 836 printhead
- Connectivity
- Ethernet LAN and Wi-Fi
- Scan / copy
- No — printer only
Ideal for: color boards, GIS maps, site signage and white-ink work on wide media. Not the tool for: high-volume monochrome permit and bid sets, or any workflow needing built-in scan/copy.
Expert analysis
What you should know
Key takeaways
- A 64-inch Latex printer with white ink, built for durable color graphics rather than bond-paper drawing sets.
- Prints CMYK plus white at 1200 x 1200 DPI on media up to 0.02" thick.
- HP rates normal-quality speed at 36 m²/h in Max/Outdoor 4-pass mode; real finished throughput is lower after loading and cure.
- At 661 lbs and about 8.5 feet wide, it needs dedicated floor space, power and a plan for the condensation and ink collection units.
- No scanning or copying — it is print-only.
- The closest catalog comparisons are Epson's SC-R5000 and SC-R5000L resin machines; there is no in-family step-up or step-down in our catalog.
Let’s be honest about what this machine is before we talk about your drawings. The HP Latex 830 W is a 64-inch Latex printer with white ink — a signage and display engine that happens to land in front of AEC buyers who want more than plain-bond plots. It prints CMYK plus white on media up to 0.02″ thick, at 1200 x 1200 DPI. That’s not a bond-paper plotter. That’s a color-graphics workhorse.
So the real question isn’t “can it print a permit set.” It’s whether your shop actually needs latex-cured color and white ink on top of your line-work volume. For most AEC print rooms, that answer depends entirely on what leaves the shop besides D-size drawings.
64" (162.5 cm)Max roll widthHandles wide presentation and site media
36 m²/hPrint speed (normal quality)HP rates this at Max/Outdoor 4-pass
1200 x 1200 DPIResolutionFine enough for legible map text and callouts
0.02" (0.5 mm)Media thicknessRigid-ish and specialty stock, not just paper
What it's actually built for
Latex ink cures with heat and comes off the printer dry, laminate-ready, and low-odor enough to hang in an occupied office. For AEC work that translates to durable output: site signage, safety and phasing boards, tenant marketing graphics, GIS and utility maps that ride in a truck, and presentation panels that survive a job trailer. The white ink — fed by the HP 838 and the CMYK HP 833 and HP 873 inks through the HP 836 printheads — opens up clear film, backlit graphics and colored substrates. That’s the part a standard plotter can’t touch.
Resolution matters here because map text and drawing callouts have to stay legible at arm’s length on a board. At 1200 x 1200 DPI, small lettering on a color-coded coordination sheet holds up. The trade-off: this is a 661 lb, 8.5-foot-wide machine. It needs floor, power and a plan for the condensation collector and ink collection unit that ship in the box.
Throughput, the way the shop floor sees it
HP rates the 830 W at 36 m²/h in its Max/Outdoor 4-pass mode. Convert that to jobs and be realistic. A 4×8 board is about 3 square meters. On paper that’s a board every five minutes — but that’s before you load the roll, wait for cure, and pull output for lamination. Figure real finished throughput well under the rated number once an operator is standing at the machine.
Ask three questions before you sign. What feeds it — one roll or are you swapping constantly for mixed jobs? What dries it — is your cure-and-laminate step keeping up, or does output stack faster than you can finish it? Who fixes it — because a 661 lb machine down for parts is a truck waiting in the lot. For a small shop, the honest test is monthly color-graphics volume. If it’s occasional, this is a lot of machine to feed.
Estimate plot times for your own run lengths.
One set: – · Weekly plotting time: –
Computed from the manufacturer's rated 388 ft²/h. Real-world mixed sets run slower — treat this as a best case for comparing machines, not a promise.
How it stacks up in the class
Within its own 64-inch resin/latex neighborhood, the closest cross-brand comparison in our catalog is the Epson SC-R5000 64-in and its dual-ink-cartridge sibling, the Epson SC-R5000L 64-in — resin machines aimed at the same durable-graphics work, with white ink and higher rated resolution. If your run lengths are long and you can’t afford roll-swap stops, the L-model’s ink capacity is the reason to look. For dye-sub and textile-first shops, the Epson F9470 64-in and Epson SC-F9400 64-in sit in a different lane entirely. Line them up side by side in our comparison view before you decide.
There’s no in-family step-up or step-down in our catalog to point you toward, so the choice here is latex-versus-resin on your workload, not trim levels of the same box.
The read
The HP Latex 830 W is not a plotter and shouldn’t be bought like one. It earns its floor space in a shop that produces real color-graphics volume — signage, maps, backlit and white-ink work — alongside its drawing output. If that describes you, the latex-cured, laminate-ready output and CMYK-plus-white capability are the point. If your daily reality is bond-paper bid sets and redlines, this is far more machine than the job needs, and a dedicated line-work plotter will serve you better and cheaper to run. Small-shop rule: buy the color engine when color pays for it, not before.
Spec analysis
How the specs grade
Overall performance
- This printer
- HP Latex 830
Category leaders best latex signage printers, by dimension
Verified specifications
The specs that decide it
| Print technology | HP Latex technology |
|---|---|
| Printing colors | White (white ink capable) |
| Print speed (HP rated) | 17–20 m²/h (plus additional cited modes)manufacturer-verified |
| Maximum roll width | 64" (162.5 cm) |
| Maximum resolution | 1200 x 1200 DPI |
| Ink cartridge capacity | 3 Lmanufacturer-verified |
| Color calibration | HP Embedded Spectrophotometermanufacturer-verified |
| Internal storage | 144 GBmanufacturer-verified |
| Connectivity | Ethernet LAN + Wi-Fi, built-in display |
| Weight | 661.4 lbs (300 kg) |
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 technologyLatex printing
Max resolution1200 x 1200 DPI
Max print width64"
ColorColor
ConnectivityEthernet (Gigabit LAN), Wi-Fi
Use caseGraphics / Production
Printing
| Color | Yes |
|---|---|
| Printing colors | Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow |
| Print technology | Latex printing |
| Resolution color | 1200 x 1200 DPI |
| Maximum resolution | 1200 x 1200 DPI |
| Number of print cartridges | 9 |
Performance
| 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) |
|---|---|
| Product color | White |
| Built-in display | Yes |
| Country of origin | Malaysia |
Paper handling
| Cut sheets | Yes |
|---|---|
| Media thickness | 0.5 mm |
| Maximum roll width | 64" (162.5 cm) |
| Paper tray media types | Banner |
Ports & interfaces
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
|---|---|
| Ethernet LAN | Yes |
Technical details
| Box contents | HP Latex 830 W Printer, printheads, maintenance cartridge with ink collection unit, additional ink collection unit, Condensation collector kit, power cords, Beacon accessory, manual purge syringe kit, dry bag for white ink purge, user maintenance kit, edge holders, 2-in spindle adaptor, lubrication felts kit, quick reference guide, documentation software, spanner size 17, screwdriver t-25 |
|---|
Weight & dimensions
| Depth | 34.1" (866 mm) |
|---|---|
| Width | 101.7" (2583 mm) |
| Height | 55.2" (1402 mm) |
| Weight | 661.4 lbs (300 kg) |
Power
| AC input frequency | 50/60 Hz |
|---|---|
| Power consumption (off) | 0.25 W |
| Power consumption (sleep) | 19 W |
Operational conditions
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 15 – 30 °C |
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Other features
| UNSPSC-code | 43212104 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|
Packaging data
| Package depth | 43.3" (1100 mm) |
|---|---|
| Package width | 108.4" (2753 mm) |
| Package height | 65.6" (1666 mm) |
| Package weight | 965.6 lbs (438 kg) |
Sustainability
| Sustainability certificates | ENERGY STAR |
|---|
Carbon footprint
| Total carbon footprint (kg of CO2e) | 4990 |
|---|---|
| Carbon emissions, logistics (kg of CO2e) | 148 |
| Carbon emissions, end-of-life (kg of CO2e) | 95 |
| Carbon emissions, manufacturing (kg of CO2e) | 2394 |
| Total carbon emissions, w/o use phase (kg of CO2e) | 2353 |
Brand-specific features
| HP GTIN (EAN/UPC) | 198122912728. 198122912742. 198122912766. 198122912780. 198122912810. 198122912827 |
|---|---|
| HP GTIN (EAN/UPC) with options | (ABG) 198122912728; (AC4) 198122912742; (AKV) 198122912766; (B19) 198122912780; (B1K) 198122912810; (BCD) 198122912827 |
Everything that fits the HP Latex 830 W
The full supplies hub lists every cartridge, printhead, roll and accessory verified against the manufacturer's own documentation for this machine.
13 ink cartridges · 7 printheads · 13 paper & media items · 5 accessories · 6 coverage plans
HP Latex 830 W ink and paper →Supplies
Compatible ink, printheads & media
Genuine consumables that fit the HP Latex 830 W 64-in Wide-Format Printer — only the cartridges, printheads and media compatible with this model.
Ink Cartridges 13
HP 873 3-liter Light Cyan Latex Ink Cartridge
HP 873 3-liter Light Magenta Latex Ink Cartridge
HP 873 3-liter Overcoat Latex Ink Cartridge
HP 873 3-liter Yellow Latex Ink Cartridge
HP 873 3-liter Optimizer Latex Ink Cartridge
HP 873 3-liter White Latex Ink Cartridge
HP 873 3-liter Cyan Latex Ink Cartridge
HP 873 3-liter Magenta Latex Ink Cartridge
HP 873 3-liter Black Latex Ink Cartridge
HP Latex 700/800 Series Ink Collector Foams Kit
HP 838 Latex Maintenance Cartridge
HP 833/838 Latex Ink Collection Unit (2-unit pack)
HP Latex 730/830 Wiper Roller Installation KitPrintheads 7
HP 836 Light Cyan/Light Magenta Latex Printhead print head Thermal inkjet
HP 836 Black/Cyan Latex Printhead print head Thermal inkjet
HP 836 Magenta/Yellow Latex Printhead print head Thermal inkjet
HP 836 Overcoat Latex Printhead print head Thermal inkjet
HP 836 White Latex Printhead print head Thermal inkjet
HP 836 Optimizer Latex Printhead print head Thermal inkjet
HP 836 Universal Latex Printhead print head Thermal inkjetPaper & Media 13
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HP Latex 730/830 Textile Kit AccessoryAccessories 5
Coverage & Support Plans 6
HP 873 3-liter White Latex Ink Cartridge UG9K7PE HP 1 year Post Warranty PLUS Service Plan for HP Latex 830 White (UG9K7PE)
HP 2 year PLUS Service Plan for HP Latex 830 White (In Warranty) (UG9K3E)HP 873 3-liter Black Latex Ink Cartridge UG9K8PE HP 2 year Post Warranty PLUS Service Plan for HP Latex 830 White (UG9K8PE)
HP 3 year PLUS Service Plan for HP Latex 830 White (In Warranty) (UG9K4E)
HP 4 year PLUS Service Plan for HP Latex 830 White (In Warranty) (UG9K5E)
HP 5 year PLUS Service Plan for HP Latex 830 White (In Warranty) (UG9K6E)Questions
Straight answers
Can this replace our line-work plotter for permit and bid sets?
It can print drawings, but it’s a color-graphics latex machine, not a bond-paper plotter. For high-volume monochrome sets a dedicated plotter is faster to feed and cheaper to run; the 830 W earns its keep on color, white-ink and durable signage work.
Does it scan or copy?
No. The HP Latex 830 W is print-only — there’s no scanning or copying built in.
What inks and printheads does it use?
It runs the HP 833 and HP 873 CMYK inks plus HP 838 white ink through HP 836 printheads. Maintenance uses the HP Latex 600/700/800 Series User Maintenance Kit and related consumables.
How wide can it print and how thick a media can it handle?
Up to a 64-inch (162.5 cm) roll width, with media thickness up to 0.02″ (0.5 mm) — enough for banner and specialty stock, not just paper.
What's the real difference between this and the Epson SC-R5000L?
Both are 64-inch durable-graphics machines with white ink. The [[product:87087162|Epson SC-R5000L 64-in]] uses higher-capacity ink cartridges aimed at long unattended runs; choose based on your run lengths and how often you want to stop for ink.
How much space and power does it need?
It’s about 8.5 feet wide (101.7″), 55.2″ tall, 34.1″ deep and weighs 661.4 lbs, running on 50/60 Hz power. Plan for a permanent footprint plus room for the ink and condensation collection units that ship with it.
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