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Issue Date: Feb 2000

HP DesignJet 3800CP large-format printer outperforms rival printer in independent tests

1 February 2001

Hewlett-Packard has announced that tests conducted by SpencerLab, a US-based independent testing house, confirm that HP's top-of-the-line HP DesignJet 3800CP 54" printer prints significantly faster in comparable image quality modes than one of its closest competitors. The HP-commissioned tests also show 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. "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 www.spencerlab.com concluded that, on test files used in comparable image-quality modes, the HP DesignJet 3800CP printer outperformed its rivals throughput speeds by the following percentages:
* 153 % faster on glossy media.

* 78 % faster on coated media.
Furthermore, the SpencerLab tests showed that the HP DesignJet 3800CP printer:
* Achieved a lower ink cost-per-print result.

* 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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