Today in Lisbon, Portugal, HP Inc. announced more than 15 new PageWide, OfficeJet Pro, and LaserJet printers and All-in-Ones – as well as new A3 PageWide copier/MFPs to come – and a new Secure Managed Print Services solution.
New PageWide Models, and Soon-to-Come PageWide A3 Copier/MFPs
HP’s new PageWide series.
The new brand of HP PageWide color-inkjet business-class printers and All-in-Ones are designed for small- and mid-size businesses and workgroups, designed to provide professional-level color printing, “best-in-class” cost of ownership, fastest print speeds, best energy efficiency, and the world’s most “advanced security and management features” in this class.
HP says its PageWide color-inkjet printing technology – in which a stationary inkjet print head spans the width of the page for much faster inkjet printing – has been proven to be a reliable, scalable print technology that’s been used to print more than 140 billion pages via HP printers, including HP commercial large-format printers and web presses, the latter of which typically stack multiple print heads.
In addition to its new introductions today, which print and scan on up 8.5″x14″ (A4), HP says it will also expand PageWide Technology to “redefine the copier market” with a new portfolio of A3 (print on up to 11″x17″) MFPs that use PageWide color-inkjet printing.
With HP’s PageWide color-inkjet printing, instead of four print heads (one each for cyan, yellow, magenta, and black ink) moving back-and-forth across the page, with paper feeding repeatedly stopping-and-starting, there’s only one stationary print head, and paper feeds continuously, with no stopping-and-starting, for much faster print speed, less noise and vibration, and better reliability.
The new HP PageWide models will be available through HP’s channel partners and at select retail stores. HP also says this new portfolio increases the number of managed devices designed for contractual channel partners and managed print services (MPS) engagements. It also says these contractual HP PageWide printers will enable HP channel partners to provide low cost of operation with HP’s highest-capacity supplies, a three-year print-head warranty, faster speeds, and higher recommended monthly print volume for some models, as well as integration with HP JetAdvantage print-fleet management and third-party management tools.
The new HP PageWide printers and All-in-Ones, which will include Ethernet-wired and wireless network-connectivity options, include:
- The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556 and HP PageWide Enterprise Color MFP 586. These printers are designed for small and mid-size businesses and work groups printing up to 15,000 pages per month, and are rated at up to 75 ppm. The HP PageWide Enterprise Color MFP 586 is expected to be available in May starting at $1,999.00, while the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556 printer is expected to be available in May starting at $749.00.
- The HP PageWide Pro 500 series includes the HP PageWide Pro 552dw and HP PageWide Pro MFP 577dw. The 552dw and 577dw are designed for small businesses and work groups printing up to 6,000 pages a month, with print speeds of up to 70 ppm. The PageWide Pro 500 series is expected to be available in April starting at $699.00.
- The HP PageWide Pro 400 series includes the HP PageWide Pro 452dw and HP PageWide Pro MFP 477dw. These printers are designed for small businesses and work groups printing up to 4,500 pages a month, with print speeds of up to 55 ppm. The PageWide 400 series is expected to be available in April starting at $499.00.
- The HP PageWide 300 series includes the HP PageWide 352dw and HP PageWide MFP 377dw. Designed for small businesses and work groups printing up to 3,000 pages a month, print speed is rated at up to 45 ppm. The PageWide 300 series is expected to be available in June.
HP’s new PageWide Enterprise Color MFP 586DN.
New HP OfficeJet Pro 8000 Series with Instant Ink Eligibility
The new HP OfficeJet Pro color inkjet All-in-Ones are designed for micro and small businesses and workgroups. In the last decade, HP says it’s “firmly established” the ink in the office category (business-class inkjet), offering small and mid-size businesses professional-quality, ink-based color printing at up to 50-percent lower cost per page than lasers compared with “the majority of color laser All-in-Ones” under $500 U.S.
HP’s new HP Officejet Pro 8000 and Officejet 6000 series.
The new HP OfficeJet Pro 8000 series features HP Print Forward Design for faster print speeds in a more-compact design. With Print Forward, pages print face-down, legal-size (8.5″x14″) paper can be more easily handled, and no paper-tray extension is required – instead, an integrated output tray keeps printed pages from spilling out of the printer and onto the floor.
The new models also include enhanced manageability and security features, mobile printing, and eligibility for HP’s Instant Ink automatic ink-delivery program (customers choose a monthly plan based on their estimated monthly print volume, and their printer orders HP Ink when it’s running low, with ink automatically delivered to the customer). There’s also:
- Print, copy, scan and fax.
- ISO-rated print speeds up to 24 (black)/20 color ppm.
- Print-fleet management (supports Web JetAdmin).
- Ethernet and wireless networking options.
- Two-sided dupex printing at up to 20 ppm.
- “Tap-and-swipe” color touch screens.
- One-pass, two-sided scanning, and a 50-page automatic document feeder for All-in-Ones equipped with scanning.
- For smartphone, tablet, and notebook users, there’s mobile print and scan (All-in-Ones) for Apple, Android, Microsoft Windows 8 tablets, Google Chrome, and Amazon Kindle.
Features of note for each model include:
HP Officejet Pro 8710: Print at up to ISO-rated 22 (black)/18 color ppm; 50-page automatic document feeder for copy and scan; 2.65″ color touch screen; scan directly to email, network folders and cloud-based destinations.
HP Officejet Pro 8720: Print at up to ISO-rated 24 (black)/20 (color) ppm; 50-page automatic document feeder with two-sided scanning for copy and scan; 4.3-inch color touch screen with gesture navigation; scan directly to email, network folders, and cloud-based destinations.
HP Officejet Pro 8740: Print at up to ISO-rated 24 (black)/20 (color) ppm; 50-page automatic document feeder with two-sided scanning for copy and scan; PCL 5, PCL 6, and PostScript printing; print PDFs and Microsoft Office files from USB drives; management and security features.
HP Officejet Pro 8730: Print at up to ISO-rated 24 (black)/20 (color) ppm; 50-page automatic document feeder with two-sided scanning for copy and scan; PCL 5, PCL 6, and PostScript printing; print PDFs and Microsoft Office files from USB drives; management and security features; extra paper tray.
Pricing and availability is as follows:
- The HP Officejet Pro 8700 series is expected to be available in April starting at $199.99. The OfficeJet Pro 8210 is expected to be available in September for $129.99.
- The HP Officejet Pro 8720/8730/8740 are expected to be available in April starting at $199.99.
- The HP Officejet Pro 8210 is expected to be available in September for $129.99, while the Pro 8730 will be available in April starting at $199.99.
Also coming soon for micro and home businesses printing up to 800 pages a month, will be the HP OfficeJet Pro 6960/6970 All-in-Ones, which HP expects to be available in June starting at $149.99. The new All-in-Ones will feature:
- Print, copy, scan and fax.
- Designed for home office, micro business, or telecommuters with up to three users printing up to 500 pages per month.
- ISO-rated print speeds of up to 20 (black)/11 (color) ppm.
- Mobile print and scan; manage printing tasks and scan directly from mobile devices.
- Ethernet-wired and wireless networking options.
The HP Officejet Pro 6960/6970 are expected to be available in June starting at $149.99.
New LaserJet Series
The new HP LaserJet printers are designed for print-shop quality color printing, and best value for black-and-white printing. They use HP’s toner cartridges with JetIntelligence technology for higher page yields.
The new HP LaserJet printers consist of:
- The HP LaserJet Pro M501 standalone black-and-white monochrome printer for small and mid-size businesses or work groups printing up to 6,000 pages a month. It offers fastest first page out from ready state, fastest first page out from sleep mode, and is said to provide lowest total energy consumption against competitors in this class. The printers are expected to be available in April starting at $549.00.
- The HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M377 series consist of multifunction color printers (with print, copy, and scan) for small and mid-size businesses or work groups printing up to 4,000 pages per month. They’re said to provide fastest first page out time from sleep mode, fastest duplex printing, and are said to provide lowest total energy consumption against competitors. The HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M377 series is expected to be available in April for $489.00.
New Secure Managed Print Services
HP is also introducing a new managed print services (MPS) offering focused on security. Called Secure MPS, it’s designed to enable security experts to help customers secure their print fleets with the “strongest protections available in the industry,” and then maintain that security over time to address evolving threats and compliance requirements.
HP Secure MPS’s protections include:
- Printers with “self-healing” security capabilities – see our story here for more on self-healing security capabilities.
- Security software to detect threats, as well as protect, monitor, and manage the printer fleet.
- Data encryption to protect confidential data.
- Reporting for regulatory and compliance audits.
- Security experts to help develop a printer-security plan for the customer.
For more information on Secure MPS, visit HP here.
HP says it’s also updated it HP JetAdvantage Security Manager software, a policy-based printer-security compliance solution that’s designed to enable greater access into what firmware updates have been applied across the HP printer fleet. This feature enables customers to see which of their printers are protected by HP’s printer security, including: HP Sure Start BIOS protection, whitelisting, and run-time intrusion detection. HP Enterprise may also now be monitored for malicious activity by the SIEM tool Splunk. Based on a sampling of HP JetAdvantage Security Manager functionality, customers can also sign-up for HP Quick Assess, a free one-hour phone session to assess the vulnerability of their HP printer fleet (up to 20 devices) here.
More Resources
- December 2015: New HP PageWide Web Press T1100S Said to ‘Reinvent’ Package Printing with Box Customization
- December 2015: HP Inc. Announces Highest-Volume A3 MFPs to Date, New JetAdvantage Solutions, Document Scanners
- September 2015: New HP Inkjet Production Printers Using HP PageWide Inkjet Print-Head Technology
- September 2015: HP Secures the Enterprise with Three New Printers/MFPs Featuring White-listing, ‘Self-Healing’ from Malicious Attacks
- September 2015: New HP LaserJet 400 Series Printers and MFPs with JetIntellligence for 33-Percent More Prints
- July 2015: Hands-On Review: HP Instant Ink Program
- June 2015: HP Enhances Printer-Security Solutions, Adds New Proactive Print Advisor Service
- April 2015: HP Previews New PageWide XL Wide-Format Color Inkjet Production Printers
- April 2015: New HP Suite of Security Solutions Includes Threat Detection, User Profiling, Cloud Protection
- April 2015: Next-Generation HP Enterprise LaserJet Printers; Extending Automated Toner-Supply to Other Brands
- March 2015: Re-Engineered HP Color LaserJets with JetAdvantage Cloud-Based Pull Print, Private Print, Faster Print Speeds, More
- March 2015: HP Wants to Give You 33-Percent More Prints with New JetIntelligence Toner Cartridges
- March 2014: HP Targeting New 70-PPM Officejet Enterprise Inkjets at Large Workgroups, Enterprises
- February 2013: Guinness World Record Set as HP’s Officejet Pro X Series Named World’s Fastest Office Color Desktop Printer – and We Were There!
- October 2012: HP Announces 70-ppm Officejet Pro X Series with New Page-Wide Inkjet Print Head