The 3 Best 11x17 Printers - Spring 2025

The best 11x17 printer we've tested is the HP OfficeJet Pro 9730e, a versatile all-in-one best suited to an office environment with different needs. It's great for printing posters, charts, and blueprints, as it supports paper sizes up to 11x17. It has Wi-Fi, USB, and Ethernet connectivity and can print directly off a USB flash drive. The scanner is feature-rich; its flatbed scanner supports up to 11x17 paper, and its ADF supports automatic duplex scanning, so processing multi-page and double-sided documents is a breeze.

This printer produces very sharp documents and prints relatively quickly for an inkjet model. However, it isn't great at photo printing, as it has a limited color range. Pictures also look quite grainy, a common drawback of office-oriented models. Unfortunately, the major letdown is the scan quality, as its overly aggressive image processing removes a lot of fine details. You can change a few settings in the HP Smart app, which improves scan quality but doesn't completely fix it.

The best wide-format printer for those on a budget that we've tested is the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7840, or one of its variants. While it's more expensive than we normally consider a budget device, truly budget options are few and far between for this niche product category. Both the flatbed and ADF can process Tabloid-size sheets, and there's support for automatic duplex scanning, making it easy to process multi-page and double-sided documents. It has many connectivity options, including USB, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet, and it can also print directly off a USB flash drive. 

The main difference between this model and our top pick is printing speed. At 18 pages per minute, it's nearly as fast as the HP when printing black documents, but color documents take much longer, slowing to a mere seven pages per minute. Its recurring costs are also a little higher, though not significantly so. For those on a tight budget, look at the WF-7820 variant of this printer; it has the same feature set, but only has one 250-sheet paper tray.

If you're looking to print professional-grade photos and want the best print quality, get the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310. This professional photo printer produces incredibly detailed, vibrant, and color-accurate pictures. It supports various paper sizes up to 70 inches in length, as well as borderless printing up to 13x19, making it a great choice for creating posters and signs. It uses nine ink cartridges plus a special 'Chroma Optimizer', which applies a coating to give pictures better uniformity, shine, and longevity. This model is also well-suited for archival and art prints since it uses pigment ink.

A drawback of this model is its lack of a scanner, so you'll need a separate device if you want to scan anything. Its cost per print isn't terrible, but it can still get pretty high if you print a lot because there are ten cartridges to replace. Last, while it prints outstanding documents, it's very slow, pushing only one document page per minute.