HP's DesignJet T250 Brings Wide-Format Printing Into the Studio

HP has unveiled a printer that lets small businesses design and print large posters, signs and displays without sending the work to an outside print shop. The machine is called the DesignJet T250, and Dezeen reported the launch on 9 November 2026.

The T250 is a plotter, a printer built to produce wide sheets such as posters and architectural drawings. HP calls it the "world's smallest plotters." The company says it is compact enough to fit in small workspaces, offices and studios.

Buyers can start from thousands of professionally designed templates and customise them to suit. When a job is needed, the printer can produce it on site. HP says this cuts the time and cost of relying on outside printing providers, giving businesses control over both the creative and the operational side of their work.

HP lists several uses: large-format posters, product and event advertising, branded communications and retail displays. The company says food businesses, cultural organisations, schools and design firms could all benefit.

Running the machine is meant to be simple. HP says its Click software, built into the T250, makes printing easy and helps ensure that prints come out as the designer intended. Software is the program that sends a file from a computer to the printer.

HP also highlights environmental features. The T250 is made from at least 40 percent recycled plastic, and Dezeen reports it is the first HP large-format plotter to contain recycled metal. HP says users can save 65 percent of energy by using the printer's on-off auto-scheduler, which powers the machine down at set times. The company also says the printer uses up to 95 percent less ink for routine maintenance than a competitor's model, though it does not name that competitor.

For a limited time, buyers also receive a year of Canva Pro, a paid subscription to the online design app Canva.

In Malaysia, HP's online store lists the 24-inch model at RM5,860.00. The company's 2020 launch of its earlier plotters described machines 24 inches wide that can print up to A1 size, a standard paper size of about 59 by 84 centimetres, and it promoted their one-click printing.

For a small shop or a studio, the appeal is clear enough. A machine that fits on a desk and prints a large sign on the spot removes a trip to the print shop and a wait for delivery. Whether it lives up to that promise will depend on how it performs in daily use.