The HP DesignJet 500 is a professional printer at an exceptional price for architectural, engineering, construction and mechanical design. It delivers ultimate line and photo quality with continuous tones, smooth transitions and a wide color gamut. This printer provides rich, brilliant colors from print to print, regardless of ink levels or printhead usage. Precise ink placement ensures crisp, sharp lines and text. HP's color layering technology combines ink drops on a single dot to create smooth color transitions and photo-quality results - even up close. Built-in smart chips identify low ink levels and worn printheads. ZoomSmart scaling technology, easily enlarging any image, allows easy printing from any Windows application.

• Print quality - 1200 x 600 dpi
• Model size - 42 inches
• Media sizes - 8.3- to 42-in wide sheets; 24-, 36-, and 42-in rolls
• Media handling - Sheetfed, optional roll feed and automatic cutter
• Memory (std/max) - 16 MB/160 MB
• Connectivity, standard - IEEE-1284-compliant parallel (ECP), USB 1.1 (Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, and XP)
• Network-ready - Optional