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LASER PRINTERS
The ‘most significant change since
1984’ is how HP describes the
introduction of its new Original HP
toner cartridges with JetIntelligence.
The product of five years’ development,
the new ColorSphere 3 toner and cartridge
design have benefits for customers, MPS
providers and HP itself. These include up to
33% higher page yields, 53% lower energy
consumption, 40% faster printing from
wake-up, two-sided printing at the rated
speed, 40% smaller devices and longer
duty cycles.
In addition to improved printing
performance, the new cartridges have
intelligent management and security
features that protect customers from
counterfeit consumables and offer greater
insight into printing practices.
Original HP toner cartridges with
JetIntelligence have been co-developed
with Canon, which will use the new
toner and cartridge technology in its own
products, although some ASIC-based
features, such as HP anti-theft technology,
are proprietary to HP.
HP has already announced the first
products to use the new technology – the
HP Color LaserJet Pro M252 printer, HP
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M277 and HP
Color LaserJet Enterprise M552 and M553
printers – the smallest, fastest LaserJets
ever. Over the coming months, it plans to
move its entire portfolio over to the new
consumables.
As standard, all devices offer automatic
two-sided printing; are web-enabled with
Personal Printer, 1-5 users
HP Color LaserJet Pro M252.
Up to 33% smaller than competitive
devices, the new series is built to meet the needs of a small workgroup,
streamlining workflow with mobile printing options and fastest first page
out in its class.
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M277.
The smallest and fastest duplex
MFP in its category, with a first page out 40% faster than a top competitor.
It is also 40% smaller by volume than the M276 it replaces. It comes with
WiFi Direct Print, giving access to the printer and the internet at the same
time, and from August 2015 will support Google Cloud Print 2.0.
Small Workteam, 2-10 users, printing 2,000-6,000
pages per month
HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M552/553.
These have duplex printing
at the rated speed and a 56% faster first page out time than HP's previous
models. The M552 also consumes 53% less energy than the M551 it is
replacing and has significantly higher maximum cartridge yields – 14%
higher for the mono cartridge and 58% higher for colour cartridges.
built-in connectivity to the HP On Demand
cloud platform; and feature a colour
touchscreen for ease of use and interaction
with print solutions being developed by HP,
including HP JetAdvantage Private Print
(see below).
So how do Original HP toner cartridges
with JetIntelligence differ from previous
generation consumables? HP has made
advances in three main areas – toner,
cartridge design and smart management.
ColorSphere 3 toner
As 70% of the imaging technology needed
to print resides within an all-in-one HP
cartridge and the heart of the cartridge
is toner, it is not surprising that most of
the advances are the product of new
ColorSphere 3 toner that overcomes two
weaknesses of HP’s existing toner – a
tendency to chip and degrade over time
and high energy consumption.
1. Less waste
Using jars of M&Ms and marbles as props
(see photo), HP demonstrated how, over
time, repeated circulation causes the outer
shell of HP toner particles (the M&Ms) to
chip and wear down. The resulting toner
dust causes a gradual deterioration of print
quality and reduces page yields.
An HP spokesperson said that in the
past HP would fill a 20,000-page cartridge
with enough toner for 25,000 pages, as it
knew that 20% would not be suitable for
printing.
HP has overcome this problem by
HP's new generation toner and more efficient cartridge design carries
the promise of greater productivity and lower print and energy costs
Less is more
developing ColorSphere 3 toner with a
hard outer shell that doesn’t break up with
normal usage (the marbles). This helps
ensure consistent print quality from the
first page to the last and, by eliminating
waste from damaged toner, delivers up to
33% higher page yields.
2. Energy efficiency
The second benefit of a hard outer shell
is that the polymer/wax core can be much
softer, with a lower melting point. This has
enabled HP to reduce energy consumption
by up to 53% and cut the time to first
print to 7 seconds or less from sleep mode
– up to 50% faster than the previous
generation.
Page Maximizer
Performance improvements are not solely
the product of ColorSphere 3 toner. The
use of smaller, more robust components
within the cartridge, what HP calls Page
Maximizer Technology, has also had an
effect by creating more room inside the
cartridge for toner. This has allowed HP to
New Models At a Glance
M252
M277
HP has made
advances in
three main
areas – toner,
cartridge
design
and smart
management.
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HP JetIntelligence Toner Cartridges
