New From the OEMs
April 1, 2008 - page(s): 16-18
More new HP technology, more new HP products. Of several noteworthy announcements by Hewlett-Packard last month was the introduction of a new Officejet business inkjet machine, the Officejet Pro L7590 AIO with 88 ink cartridges, which the company claims delivers up to 50 percent lower cost per page than competitive laser printers. The rollout also includes color HP LaserJet printers, supplies and
accessories as well as monochrome HP LaserJet multifunction printers. New Desktops models include the Color LaserJet CP1515n/CP1518ni printer series and Color LaserJet CM1312 MFP series. The Color LaserJet CP1215 is priced at $299 and HP’s lowest-ever priced desktop color model. All new laser printers features HP ColorSphere toner. Digital push. HP announced what it is calling its most extensive graphic arts push to date. New products and technologies include a high-speed 30-inch inkjet platform for high-volume production and new latex printing technologies that offer a large-format printing alternative for outdoor and indoor applications. HP unveiled a new generation of print engine that uses a liquid electrophotographic process in three new Indigo models. Deskjet Turns 20. HP celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Deskjet printer with the announcement of two new HP Deskjet printer series. The HP Deskjet D2500 ($49) and F4200 AIO ($79) are expected to be available this spring. Also new this spring will be the HP 60 black and tri-color ink cartridges featured in the new Deskjet series. 60XL black and tri-color versions will also be released. Launched in February 1988, the HP Deskjet was the world’s first single-sheet, desktop printer, priced at $995 with an average speed of 2 pages per minute.Roll outs roll on. Canon’s PIXMA MX7600 Office AIO uses new clear ink working in tandem with five LUCIA pigment inks. The clear ink (PGI-9 Clear) initially covers the print surface enabling the pigment ink to bond
with the clear ink. The Pigment Reaction (PgR) technology can bring savings to small businesses with low-volume color requirements by consolidating all printing tasks in a single unit. The MX7600 retails for $399.99. Additionally, Canon added to its color lineup of imageRUNNER MFPs with the C2550 device for small offices and workgroups. The C2550 ($8,000) prints in color up to 23 ppm and 25 ppm in monochrome and comes standard with Ultra Fast Rendering for high-speed color up to 1,200 dpi. Canon also expanded its imageCLASS MF6500 Series, introducing four new black-and-white multifunction laser copiers. The new imageCLASS MF6540, MF6590, MF6595 and MF6595cx devices offer print and copy speeds of up to 24 ppm. The series uses the Canon Single Cartridge System, which combines the toner and drum in one unit. Prices range from $599 for the MF6540 to the MF6595cx at $1,145. ...
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