Procolored DTF printers: K13 Lite, K13, F13, P13 and F8 compared

Short answer: for a first 13-inch DTF printer, the Procolored K13 Lite at $1,999 is the safe start; it looks after its own white ink. If you mostly print small designs, the F8 Panda costs $1,599 and prints 8.2 inches wide. The P13 is the only Procolored here sold with a shaker oven.

The Procolored DTF lineup side by side

Procolored DTF printers compared

Printer	Score	Price	Kit price	Width	Stated speed	White ink care	Computers	Warranty	Where
Procolored F8 PandaEpson L800	8.3/10	$1,599 Nov 15, 2026	$1,799 with oven	8.2 in	Letter/A4 print in 7 min, 8 prints per hour	Circulation, scheduled self-cleaning	Windows	6 mo head · 12 mo machine	Check price at Procolored
Procolored K13 LiteLH-500 (Procolored LiteHead)	8.2/10	$1,999 Nov 15, 2026	$2,499 with oven	13 in	Letter/A4 print in 12.5 min, 5 prints per hour	Circulation, scheduled self-cleaning	Windows	6 mo head · 12 mo machine	Check price at Procolored
Procolored F13 PandaEpson L1800	8.0/10	$2,299 Nov 15, 2026	$2,699 with oven	13 in	Letter/A4 print in 10 min, 6 prints per hour	Circulation, scheduled self-cleaning	Windows	6 mo head · 12 mo machine	Check price at Procolored
Procolored K13LH-600 (Procolored LiteHead)	7.9/10	$2,499 Nov 15, 2026	$2,999 with oven	13 in	Letter/A4 print in 10 min, 6 prints per hour	Circulation, scheduled self-cleaning	Windows	6 mo head · 12 mo machine	Check price at Procolored
Procolored P13Epson XP600	7.7/10	$3,199 Nov 15, 2026	$4,599 with shaker $3,599 with oven	13 in	Letter/A4 print in 7 min, 8 prints per hour	Scheduled self-cleaning	Windows	6 mo head · 12 mo machine	Check price at Procolored

Prices and specs read on procolored.com (November 15, 2026). Several prices were Black Friday prices: each review gives the list price.

Which Procolored DTF printer should you buy?

• First printer, 13-inch transfers: K13 Lite ($1,999, $2,499 with an oven). One white channel, 5 prints an hour, white ink circulation and self-cleaning.
• Same body, more white: the K13 ($2,499) swaps in the LH-600 head with two white channels and 6 prints an hour. Covered below; no full review yet.
• The long-running L1800 model: F13 Panda ($2,299), 6 prints an hour, two white channels.
• More speed and a shaker: P13 ($3,199), XP600 head, 8 prints an hour, $4,599 with the shaker oven.
• Small designs, small desk: F8 Panda ($1,599), 8.2 inches wide, 22 lb.

Procolored K13: the K13 Lite with a second white channel

Scored, no full review

Procolored K137.9/10

Second white channel (CMYK+WW) and the LH-600 head: 6 prints an hour instead of 5. The catch: It costs $500 more than the K13 Lite for one extra letter-size print an hour.

Check price at Procolored$2,499 (list $3,499) on Nov 15, 2026 · $2,999 with an oven

The K13 shares the K13 Lite's 13-inch roll feed, its 40 lb body, its Studio Lite software and its warranty. What changes is the head: Procolored's LH-600 with two white channels (CMYK+WW) instead of the LH-500 with one, and 6 letter-size prints an hour instead of 5, by Procolored's figures. Whether the second white channel is worth $500 depends on how much solid white you lay on dark shirts. Read the K13 Lite review for the setup, the maintenance routine and the warranty conditions, which are the same.

Procolored warranty and support, read closely

Procolored's warranty policy, read on November 15, 2026, treats single-head printers (every model on this page) the same way: one free print head replacement and one free motherboard replacement within 6 months of shipment. Other parts that do not touch ink and the electronics get 12 months; pumps, dampers and carriages that touch ink are not covered, and ovens, presses and shakers get 12 months from delivery. In the first 30 days after shipment, Procolored pays for parts and shipping both ways.

Two conditions apply to every claim: the printer must be registered after delivery, and it must run on genuine Procolored ink. Ignore the line still printed on the F13 page about a one-year print head warranty: the same page says that promotion ended on June 30. Support works by online chat 23 hours a day, 6 days a week, by phone at +1 877 717 1666, and by remote connection on request.

Source: Procolored warranty policy, read November 15, 2026.

Procolored software: Windows only

The K13 series ships with Procolored Studio Lite, the F13, F8 and P13 with Procolored's Pro RIP. Both run on Windows only; for Studio Lite, Procolored asks for 50 GB free on the C drive and 8 GB of RAM. If you work on a Mac, budget a Windows laptop, or look at the xTool Apparel Printer Plus, whose software runs on macOS.

What Procolored supplies cost per transfer

Procolored sells a CMYK+WW ink set of 6 x 500 ml for $229 and adhesive powder at $55 a kilogram. At 3.75 ml of ink per letter-size print, the brand's own figure, the ink comes to $0.29 and 3 g of powder to $0.17. Procolored's own table for the F13 counts $0.40 of ink, $0.45 of film and $0.06 of powder per letter-size print. A Procolored shaker and dryer sold alone was $1,799. The DTF printer cost guide runs the same numbers for other brands.

What owners say about Procolored

On Trustpilot, procolored.com stood at 4.4 out of 5 from 743 reviews on November 15, 2026; that rating covers the whole company, printers, ovens and supplies. On Procolored's own store, the K13 Lite showed 576 reviews averaging 4.97, a widget run by the seller. The most useful owner comments are the specific ones: a printer left idle for a week that needed support to restart, and the reminder that daily care is part of the deal. The manual says the same: more than two weeks without printing can clog the head.

Sources: Trustpilot, procolored.com; K13 Lite product page and user manual, read November 15, 2026.

Procolored against the other brands

• Procolored K13 Lite vs Procolored F13 Panda: take the Procolored K13 Lite unless you need the second white channel today.
• Procolored K13 Lite vs HTVRONT D2: the HTVRONT D2 is the stronger printer, the Procolored K13 Lite is the cheaper door in.
• xTool Apparel Printer Plus vs Procolored F13 Panda: these two are not in the same race.
• Procolored F13 Panda vs Procolored P13: the Procolored P13 is the faster one, 8 letter-size prints an hour against 6, and the only one of the two sold with a shaker oven.

Outside Procolored, the best-scored printer in our comparison is the xTool Apparel Printer Plus; see the full DTF printer ranking.

Procolored DTF printers: questions buyers ask