HP debuts next-generation 4800dpi printers

3rd June - 2002
By Ian Burley

More on next-gen HP ink-jets... HP debuts 4800dpi photo printers HP DeskJet 5550 HP Photosmart 7150 HP Photosmart 7350 HP DeskJet 3820

HP PHOTOSMART 7350

The new top of the range Photosmart printer can, like the 7150, print directly from a compatible HP camera via a front mounted USB port. It also has Compact Flash I&II slots, including Microdrive capability, plus SmartMedia, Sony Memory Stick and Secure Digital/MultiMedia Card (SD/MMC) card slots.

Although there is a mono LCD screen for selecting image files to print, unlike the current Photosmart P1315, there is no colour TFT preview screen.

Official HP overview:

Get impressive colour accuracy and precise image detail with the HP Photosmart 7350 photo printer, which features up to 4800-optimised dpi or up to six-ink colour printing. Users can easily download and print photos from a digital camera via the printer’s memory card slots – no computer required. Additionally, users can produce borderless 10 x 15 cm photos using the convenient 10 x 15 cm photo paper tray and HP Premium Plus Photo paper.

Highlights:

Print true-to-life photo quality with crisp detail and colour with up to 4800-optimised dpi colour printing on premium photo papers with 1200x1200-input dpi when printing from a computer, or up to six-ink colour printing

Print directly from a digital camera memory card using the printer’s convenient memory cards slots – CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Secure Digital and Sony Memory Stick

Send and save photos to the computer quickly and easily via the printer’s save-to-PC feature

Print borderless 10 x 15 cm photos using the convenient 10 x 15cm photo paper tray and HP Premium Plus Photo paper.

Get faster, crisper black text printing with the optional, black inkjet print cartridge (purchase separately)

Connect an HP digital camera with direct printing capability to the front USB port for direct printing – without using a computer

Resist fading for generations – up to 65 years on HP Premium Plus Photo paper (A4)1

Benefit from print settings that automatically adjust for best print quality

Complete print jobs even if one cartridge runs out with ink-backup printing mode

Save up to 50 percent on paper costs and office file space with the optional automatic two-sided printing accessory (Purchase separately)

Get high-quality photographic reproduction using HP’s exclusive Photoret IV precision technology

Specifications:

• Prints at up to 10 pages per minute (ppm) black and up to 11 ppm colour (out of box)
• Prints at up to 17 ppm black and up to 11 ppm colour when using optional black print cartridge
• Tri-colour and photo inkjet print cartridges included; black ink print cartridge optional
• Price:European estimated street price of €249 (actual prices may vary)
• Support/Connectivity:* USB-connect to PC or Mac
• Microsoft Windows2 98, Me, 2000, XP
• Mac OS 9 or greater, Mac OS X
• Dimensions:47.5 cm (w) x 39.1 cm(d) x 15.2 cm(h)
• Weight:6.5 Kg
• Other:* One-year warranty
• One-year telephone support backed by HP Customer Care
• 24-hour electronic support available at www.hp.com/go/support

1 Based on Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc.

2 Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp

More on next-gen HP ink-jets... HP debuts 4800dpi photo printers HP DeskJet 5550 HP Photosmart 7150 HP Photosmart 7350 HP DeskJet 3820

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