HP today dispatched the first customer shipments of the HP Designjet 8000s Printer series, a cost-effective solution for creating vivid colour output with excellent durability, from small signs to large outdoor banners. Offering a breakthrough combination of price and performance, the HP Designjet 8000s Printer is a comprehensive and easy to use solution for traditional signmakers and print shops looking to grow their businesses by expanding into outdoor signage markets.
“Joining the HP Designjet 9000s and 10000s, the HP Designjet 8000s Printer series offers the best price/performance ratio to the market,” said Amr Hassan, General Manager, HP Middle East. “HP’s family of low-solvent devices are helping customers expand their businesses with safe yet robust solutions that produce high-impact, durable outdoor signage. The addition of the HP Designjet 8000s furthers HP’s commitment to giving customers exceptionally easy-to-use solutions and ensuring a unique, reliable experience from printing to maintenance and support.”
”The new HP Designjet 8000sr low-solvent printer is a big help. It is really easy to use, you get software RIP, help with installation, training, even environment, health and safety advice. And with no more need for lamination we can produce durable outdoor work faster and cheaper too. Now we can easily complete urgent high-volume jobs we couldn't handle before. It's been a real boost to our business,” Added Hassan.
Exceptional performance and price for growing print shops
Printing up to 64 inches wide (1626 mm), the HP Designjet 8000s brings ultimate versatility and high productivity with outstanding value. Offering excellent performance at its price point, the HP Designjet 8000s prints at high speeds of 10.2 square metres per hour at 540 x 720 dpi, quickly producing stunning durable output across a wide variety of applications. The Onyx® SignEZ v7.0 RIP(1) included with the HP Designjet 8000sr is a simple and intuitive signage RIP, so highly skilled operators are not required.
Customers can also rely on the heavy-duty platform with six piezo printheads and 500ml HP 780 ink cartridges, and high-value accessories like the HP Designjet 8000s Take-Up Reel Kit and HP Designjet High Speed Dryer for unattended printing and improved productivity. Users can expect consistent, high-quality results when using the HP Designjet 8000s, HP 780 inks and HP Solvent Media. This complete printing system is specially designed and tested to work together seamlessly to provide optimal print quality and durability on a range of applications.
HP inks and media for cost-effective durability, versatility and reliability
For companies like XL Prints, HP low-solvent inks have been the technology of choice for outdoor work because of their durability. The safe, sophisticated low-solvent ink technology used in the HP Designjet 8000s, 9000s and 10000s features high concentrations of colourants creating rich, saturated colours for brilliant signs. The HP 780 inks in the HP Designjet 8000s resist fading for up to three years without lamination and are crack-, smear- and scratch-resistant.(2) Savings can also be made by printing on HP’s low-cost media and eliminating the need for lamination.
Designed to work with HP’s Designjet 8000s, 9000s and 10000s Printer series, HP’s outdoor media portfolio features durable media for best-in-class image quality, reliability and value. The current media portfolio includes HP Universal Scrim Banner, HP Premium Scrim Banner, HP Premium Self-adhesive Vinyl, HP Premium Backlit film and HP Universal Photo-realistic Paper. This portfolio will be expanded in March 2007 to include HP Blue Back Satin Billboard Paper, HP Satin Canvas and HP Translucent PVC Display Film.
HP quality and reliability from start to finish
Enabling traditional signmakers and print shops to get started quickly in outdoor durable printing markets, HP has developed an offering that is comprehensive, easy-to-use and safe, incorporating ready-to-use HP products, such as the self-contained cleaning tools with clear instructions, and automated maintenance processes.
HP also ensures HP Designjet 8000s users can operate in a safe and healthy workplace. The HP Designjet 8000s Printer series provides an exceptional level of environmental health and safety assurances through strict installation and usability guidelines and a comprehensive offering of accessories. This includes the new HP Air Purification System(3) that reduces workplace Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in demanding production environments. To learn more about HP guidelines on environmental, health and safety questions about printing with HP low-solvent inks, visit www.hp.com/go/ehs.
About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company’s offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Oct. 31, 2006, HP revenue totalled $91.7 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.
(1) Only included with the HP Designjet 8000sr printer (Q6670A), not available as a standalone accessory.
(2) HP’s image permanence and application durability estimates, using HP 780 or HP 790 low-solvent inks on a range of HP solvent media, are based on a vertical display orientation in simulated nominal outdoor display conditions for select high and low climates, including exposure to direct sunlight and water; performance may vary as environmental conditions change.
(3) HP Designjet Air Purification System is optional with the HP Designjet 8000s Printer series.
(4) The price stated is EMEA Manufacturer’s Recommended Selling Price (MRSP) including VAT and is subject to change – actual price may vary by country.
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