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increase page yields, reduce cartridge (and
printer) size and extend duty cycles.
The combination of higher yields and
longer duty cycles reduces the number of
interventions needed. This is likely to be of
benefit to MPS providers, as well as end
users, as it reduces servicing requirements.
For even easier cartridge changes than
before, HP has replaced the familiar orange
toner seal strip that needed to be pulled
out and thrown away with Automatic Seal
Removal technology. This automatically
pulls the toner seal back into the cartridge
where it helps aerate the toner, thus
reducing waste and offering ‘plug and
play’ simplicity and convenience.
Together, ColorSphere 3 toner and
Page Maximizer Technology deliver greater
page yields (33% more pages than 131A
and 507A cartridges) at a 9-10% lower
cost per page.
Printer management
In addition to new toner and cartridge
components, the cartridges include
proprietary HP technology that offers
improved consumables management and
protection against theft and counterfeit
supplies.
These tools, which are off by default
and must be turned on by the customer,
also make life more difficult for producers
of remanufactured and compatible
cartridges. They include:
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HP Print Gauge Technology.
This
tracks print usage and shows how many
pages have been printed and how many
are left based on the user’s normal print
behaviour. HP says it can do this with
complete accuracy because ColorSphere
3 toner doesn’t degrade. Because the
gauge only works with HP components, HP
says accurate status information won’t be
available on remanufactured cartridges.
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Anti-fraud technology.
When a
cartridge is inserted, anti-fraud technology
automatically confirms whether it is an HP
original or a counterfeit or remanufactured
product. This matters, says HP, because the
printer fusing temperature has been set for
low-melt ColorSphere 3 toner. If another
toner is used, the temperature may be too
low to fuse, causing the toner to fall off
the page;
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Genuine HP Policy.
This enables
users to enforce a rule that only HP original
supplies are used in a printer or entire
printer fleet; and
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Anti-Theft technology.
To prevent
the theft of cartridges from printers,
businesses have the option to link a
cartridge to a specific printer or fleet.
Should a cartridge be removed and used in
another device, it won't work.
New solutions
Coinciding with its new printer/cartridge
designs, HP is developing new solutions that
address the challenges posed by changing
working environments, including the need
for mobility, security, manageability and
support for hybrid workflows that integrate
paper and digital material.
The first of these is HP JetAdvantage
Private Print, a free application that gives
small and medium-sized businesses a
simple alternative to server-based secure
print systems by marrying the convenience
of PIN printing with the reach and
flexibility of a server-based system.
Thanks to built-in connectivity to the
HP On Demand cloud platform, users don’t
have to print to a server-based secure
print system, but instead can upload an
encrypted print job to the cloud from a PC,
Mac or Android/iOS mobile device. They
can then download the print job to any
other registered LaserJet Pro printer with
a touchscreen and internet connectivity
and release it by entering a PIN or swiping
a card.
Private Print is not as highly featured
or as secure as enterprise-class secure
print systems. For example, a user with
an account at company A could walk into
company B and, assuming it too had an
account, print off a document. One way to
prevent this happening is to lock down the
touchscreen and require users to enter a
PIN to activate it.
HP's new toner may not qualify
as a quantum leap, but it does offer
improvements across the board. In
particular, its hard shell and low melting
point have enabled HP to bring features
normally found on high end devices, such
as duplex at the rated speed and sub-7
second first print out times, to personal
printers, whilst at the same time reducing
the cost per page and energy consumption.
HP is
developing
new solutions
that address
the challenges
posed by
changing
working
environments
Toshiba has extended its A4 desktop range
with two colour and three monochrome
systems. The five new models include two
MFPs and three printers.
The colour devices are the e-STUDIO305CP
colour printer and the e-STUDIO305CS colour MFP.
Both have a print speed of up to 30 pages per
minute (ppm) and a maximum paper capacity of
1,450 sheets.
The mono devices, the e-STUDIO385P printer
and e-STUDIO385S MFP, have the same paper
capacity as the colour models, but a faster print
speed of 38 pages per minute.
Toshiba's fifth new device, the e-STUDIO525P
mono printer, has a print speed of 52 pages per
minute and a maximum paper capacity of 4,400
sheets.
Chris Mills, Product Marketing Manager at
Toshiba TEC, said: “With the launch of these five
new products we have expanded our A4 portfolio
to give our customers an even larger choice of
systems. We understand the different needs of
companies and want to offer our customers
advanced printing solutions that exceed their
expectations.”
All five models have the same Toshiba e-BRIDGE
printer driver as the company’s high-end A4 and A3
systems, automatic two-sided printing and a choice
of energy-saving modes.
Toshiba expands A4 portfolio
production devices
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Above:
The incredible
shrinking MFP.
The HP M277
MFP easily fits
inside the shell
of the model it is
replacing
