HP Printer Reviews

NEW HP "Z" SERIES PRINTERS (Z2100 & Z3100)

The HP Designjet Z2100 Photo Printer (24" and 44" models) is an 8-ink wide-format printer, similar in ink technology to the 13-inch wide HP B9180. However, where the B9180 has a built in densitometer, the HP Z2100 goes one better, with the first-ever embedded spectrophotometer -- allowing one to easily create and edit ICC profiles, saving one the time and expense of outsourcing the ICC creation. The Z2100 24" model has a list price of $3,395.00, and the Z2100 44" model has a list price of $5,595.

The HP Designjet Z3100 Photo Printer (24" and 44" models) is a 12-ink wide-format printer, available with the same embedded spectrophotometer technology as the Z2100. This 12-ink printer includes the HP 70 Gloss Enhancer, producing a more uniform gloss (less gloss differential) on glossy, semi-gloss and luster surface photo papers. The inkset also includes the HP Quad-Black Inks to create beautiful black and white prints and achieve truly neutral greys under different lighting conditions. This printer series will not be available until December 2006, and no pricing has been published yet in the U.S.

Both printer series use the Vivera pigment inks which deliver exceptional fade resistance, producing prints that resist fading for over 200 years (certified by Wilhelm Imaging Research), and on a range of HP creative and specialty media.