Yes, I implied that they were no longer being made, and those being sold were from "stock inventory". The Barcelona development team was disbanded years ago. Have no direct knowledge if they are still being manufactured, or being supplied from stock inventory. I got direct confirmation from HP, that the Z3200ps would be supported for 3-4 years.
"11:46 AM Michael Morris: the Z3200 with the jpart number Q6721B has no date for it to go out of support, so it might still be supported for other 3 or 4 years."
Hope this clarifies things!
John Nollendorfs
The Barcelona Team, although changed in areas of personel is still alive and well and working on many projects, including top secret printer projects. I have have this information from the worldwide manager of product development and distribution who came to my studio from Barcelona. I have no idea where you are getting your information from John Nollendorfs.
HP chat support specialists are incredibly ill informed and should not be used as reliable sources of information. They have enough trouble distinguishing between models Z3200 Rev A (which reached EOL 4 years ago and are no longer supported) and currently still manufactured Z3200ps Rev B versions that are fully supported.
It’s important to carefully report accurate information about the Z Series printers. As supporters and enthusiasts, we work hard to try to keep the Z3200ps line of printers going. We don’t want HP to stop manufacturing the printer. Inaccurate information becomes an impediment to people buying the printers.
Don’t mistake the major sale of HP Z3200ps printers by Pro-Imaging of Arizona, with lower prices as a sell off. They purchased a warehouse of HP Designjets, several years ago at a significantly lower price and have been selling them ever since at much reduced rates depending on how long their access to the inventory lasts. All of their Z series printers are REV B printers. All Rev A printers are at end of life. The printer sale at Pro-Imaging is still the best deal anywhere.
Go to the major retailers such as B&H, Adorama, Amazon, etc., and the prices are pretty much the same across the board with the exception of HP itself which has higher prices.
The HP Designjet Z3200ps Rev B printers are alive and well. They will continue to be supported minimally 5 years until EOL (end of life).
End of story.
Mark