Hewlett-Packard Company has announced that tests conducted by SpencerLab, a Melville, N.Y.-based independent-testing house and division of Spencer & Associates Publishing, Ltd., confirm that HP`s top-of-the-line HP DesignJet 3800CP 54-inch printer prints significantly faster in comparable image-quality modes than one of its closest competitors. The HP-commissioned tests also prove that the HP DesignJet 3800CP printer uses less ink and requires less user intervention than its rival.
"In SpencerLab`s independent testing, the HP DesignJet 3800CP printer delivered throughput speeds up to two-and-a-half times faster than its rival," said David Spencer, president of Spencer & Associates Publishing, Ltd. "It also offered lower cost-per-print and required fewer than half the user interventions to change ink cartridges."
The tests were conducted to compare the relative throughput speed, performance and ink cost-per-print of the two printers. To do this, test files from the SpencerLab large-format-printer test suite were printed on coated and glossy media in comparable stochastic/fine dithering settings and high-speed print modes.
The results, which are available at http://www.spencerlab.com/ http://www.spencerlab.com/ , concluded that, on test files used in comparable image-quality modes, the HP DesignJet 3800CP printer outperformed its rival`s throughput speeds by the following percentages:
153 percent faster on glossy media; and
78 percent faster on coated media.
Furthermore, the SpencerLab tests showed that the HP DesignJet 3800CP printer:
achieved a lower ink cost-per-print result; and
required less than half the number of user interventions to change ink cartridges.
"These results are testimony to HP`s excellence in designing thermal inkjet, large-format printers that deliver the very best in productivity, image quality and cost-of ownership," said Wim Heuninck, HP sales & marketing manager, Hardcopy products. "By delivering consistently sellable prints, using less ink and costing less to run and service, the HP DesignJet 3800CP printer is a sound investment for print service providers."
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Spencer & Associates
SpencerLab is an independent product evaluation laboratory operated by Spencer & Associates Publishing, Ltd. of Melville, NY. Spencer & Associates has been advising the color-peripheral industry and performing independent product analysis since 1989. SpencerLab develops industry-standard test software and performs print quality, throughput speed, cost-per-page, and ease-of-use analysis for color printers in every technology class, ranging from drop-on-demand inkjet to digital color presses.
Spencer & Associates is a premier management/information technology consulting boutique specializing in the application of Digital Color Technology to all aspects of color imaging technology, providing confidential strategic support in product planning and development, and digital color technology research. Color printing workflow analysis, digital color management optimization, and print system selection services are also provided to major corporations for whom color printing is mission critical. Further information about Spencer & Associates can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.spencer.com/ http://www.spencer.com/ .
HP designs and manufactures the broadest range of large- and wide-format printing solutions for professionals in a variety of industries, including graphic arts, mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD), geographical information systems (GIS), architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) and retail.
Its family of award-winning HP DesignJet printers produces from 13 inch x 19 inch up to 54- inch poster-size output. Based on HP`s thermal inkjet technology, HP DesignJet printers deliver high-speed performance and superior image quality in both stand-alone and networked environments.
A wide range of HP inks and printing materials for indoor and outdoor use completes HP`s portfolio of market-leading, large-format printing systems, increasing customers` productivity and helping expand their businesses.
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HP has 123,500 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products, and the company`s Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com http://www.hp.com.