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The ‘most significant change
since 1984’ is how HP describes
the introduction of its new
Original HP toner cartridges with
JetIntelligence.
The product of five years’
development, the new ColorSphere
3 toner and cartridge design have
benefits for customers, MPS providers
and HP itself. These include up to 33%
higher page yields, 53% lower energy
consumption, 40% faster printing from
wake-up, two-sided printing at the
rated speed, 40% smaller devices and
longer duty cycles.
In addition to improved printing
performance, the new cartridges have
intelligent management and security
features that protect customers from
counterfeit consumables and offer
greater insight into printing practices.
Original HP toner cartridges with
JetIntelligence have been co-developed
with Canon, which will use the new
toner and cartridge technology in its
own products, although some ASIC-
based features, such as HP anti-theft
technology, are proprietary to HP.
HP has already announced
the first products to use the new
technology. These are the HP Color
LaserJet Pro M252 printer, HP Color
LaserJet Pro MFP M277 and HP
Color LaserJet Enterprise M552 and
M553 printers – the smallest, fastest
LaserJets ever. Over the coming
months, it plans to move its entire
LaserJet portfolio over to the new
consumables.
As standard, all the new devices
offer automatic two-sided printing; are
web-enabled with built-in connectivity
to the HP On Demand cloud platform;
and feature a colour touchscreen
for ease of use and interaction with
print solutions being developed by
HP, including HP JetAdvantage Private
Print (see below).
So how do Original HP toner
cartridges with JetIntelligence
differ from previous generation
consumables? HP has made advances
in three main areas – toner, cartridge
design and smart management.
COLORSPHERE 3 TONER
As 70% of the imaging technology
needed to print resides within an
all-in-one HP cartridge and the heart
of the cartridge is toner, it is not
surprising that most of the advances
are the product of new ColorSphere
3 toner.
1. Less waste
At a launch event, using M&Ms and
HP’s new generation toner and more efficient cartridge design carries the
promise of greater productivity and lower print and energy costs
Less is more
New Models
At a Glance
Personal Printer, 1-5 users
HP Color LaserJet Pro M252.
Up to 33% smaller than
competitor devices, the new series meets the needs of
small workgroups, streamlining workflow with mobile printing
options and the fastest first page out time in its class.
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M277.
The smallest and fastest duplex MFP in its category,
with a first page out 40% faster than a top competitor. It is also 40% smaller by volume than
the M276 it replaces. It comes with WiFi Direct Print and, from August 2015, will support
Google Cloud Print 2.0.
Small Workteam, 2-10 users, printing 2,000-6,000 pages per month
HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M552/553.
These have duplex printing at the rated speed
and a 56% faster first page out time than HP’s previous models. The M552 also consumes
53% less energy than the M551 it is replacing and has significantly higher maximum cartridge
yields – 14% higher for the mono cartridge and 58% higher for the colour cartridges.
marbles as props, HP demonstrated
how, over time, repeated circulation
causes the outer shell of previous
generation HP toner particles to chip
and wear down (just like M&Ms in a
glass jar). The resulting toner dust
causes a gradual deterioration of
print quality and reduces page yields.
An HP spokesperson said that in
the past HP would fill a 20,000-
page cartridge with enough toner for
25,000 pages, as it knew that 20%
would not be suitable for printing.
With ColorSphere 3 toner, HP has
overcome this problem by developing
a hard outer shell that doesn’t break
up with normal usage (the marbles).
This ensures consistent print quality
from the first page to the last and, by
eliminating waste from damaged toner,
delivers up to 33% higher page yields.
2. Energy efficiency
The second benefit of a hard outer
shell is that the polymer/wax core
can be much softer, with a lower
melting point. This has enabled HP to
reduce energy consumption by up to
53% and cut the time to first print to
7 seconds or less from sleep mode
– up to 50% faster than the previous
generation.
PAGE MAXIMIZER
Performance improvements are not
solely down to ColorSphere 3 toner.
The use of smaller, more robust
components within the cartridge
itself, what HP calls Page Maximizer
Technology, has also had an effect
by creating more room inside the
cartridge for toner. This has allowed
HP to increase page yields, reduce
cartridge (and printer) size and
extend duty cycles.
The combination of higher yields
and longer duty cycles reduces the
number of interventions needed.
This is likely to be of benefit to MPS
providers, as well as end users, as it
reduces servicing requirements.
Continued...
All the new
devices offer
automatic
two-sided
printing and
are web-
enabled
with built-in
connectivity
to the HP
On Demand
cloud
platform
