HP Smart Office 2007 - Takin' Care of Business
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New Print and Imaging Devices for the SMB Arena
New Print and Imaging Devices for the SMB Arena
Three new laser printers and a high-end scanner were launched at this event specifically for the SMB market space. However, unlike the usual feature identification and repackaging for the appropriate market space, the LaserJets are the first monochrome laser printers in HP's lineup to feature chemically-grown spherical toner to notch up print quality to a whole new level. This technology for the spherical Chemically Prepared mono Toner (CPT) is derived from the ColorSphere technology that's found in HP's high-end color laser printers. Basically, unlike traditional grounded toner particles, these chemically grown toner particles with a wax core are consistent in their size and are spherically shaped. This results in the consistently crisp text and images due to better control of toner particle placement precision. Also due to the properties of the new toner element, printers based on this toner are able to use 15% less power to fuse the toner to the paper as it doesn't require as high a temperature as compared to using regular toners.
An additional benefit of the new toner properties is that HP was able to design smaller toner cartridges which resulted in overall smaller printer design as seen below in the new series of printers using the latest in toner technology. These new toners are also endowed with HP's 'smart' chip intelligence that alerts users when to purchase the next toner cartridge, as well as automatically enables Electrophotographic adjustments to ensure to consistent print quality all through the lifespan of the cartridge. The latter aspect negates the need for the common 'toner shaking' procedure that's needed periodically in traditional toner cartridges to spread the toner evenly within.
