HP has unveiled its HP Deskjet 9803 series and the HP Deskjet 1280 as the latest addition from its Fall ’05 collection of Imaging and Printing products, recently showcased at HP’s technology fashion show in Dubai. The new ‘models’ are part of the versatile and flexible range of HP Deskjet printers targeted at budget-conscious small office and home office (SOHO) customers and the increasing number of small–medium sized businesses (SMBs) which want to produce professional-looking text and image-based documents at an affordable price.
Commenting on the appeal of the new range, Thomas Valjak, Category manager, Imaging and Printing Group, HP Middle East said: “The latest line up from our Fall ’05 collection meets the demand in the home office or small business arena for colour, speed and affordability in their printing requirements. Posters, flyers and even billboard size images can be brought to life with amazing clarity and quality with this new range.
“With the HP Deskjet 1280 and HP Deskjet 9803 series, we are proving that great, impactful results, easy functionality and cost effectiveness are becoming the height of fashion for every creative home and business across the Middle East,” adds Valjak.
The HP Deskjet 1280 – for cost conscious, fast and versatile color printing
The ability to quickly deliver professional-looking text- and graphic-based documents at an affordable price makes the HP Deskjet 1280 the ideal wide-format colour printer for budget-conscious soho and micro businesses. The versatile and flexible HP Deskjet 1280 allows even small offices to produce affordable, reliable and high-quality colour A3+ output for even bigger impact and poster production.
Small businesses and individuals needing A3+ printing will benefit from the HP Deskjet 1280 HP PhotoREt III colour-layering technology and higher optimized print quality for producing vibrant, natural colour images. Black and white documents are printed at a speed of 14 pages per minute and colour at speeds of up to 11 pages per minute in fast mode. By being able to print A6 postcard to A3+ poster sizes, the HP Deskjet brings affordable production of architectural plans, spreadsheets and internal proofs in-house.
The HP Deskjet 1280 accepts a variety of media ranging from plain, glossy, photo and HP speciality papers to transparencies, labels, banners, envelopes and cardstock to meet a wide variety of publishing requirements. It accommodates demanding printing needs with a 5000 page-per-month duty cycle and supports media weighing up to 280g/m2.
HP Deskjet 9803 Series – expanding the horizons of color publishing for more demanding office users
The HP Deskjet 9803 series is targeted for micro and small businesses wanting to expand their in-house publishing experience and benefit from higher performance and more robust features for office use. Its wide format printing and high-quality colour prints produce general office documents as well as speciality marketing materials from postcard to poster size. With the combination of up to six-links using high-volume HP Vivera ink and innovative technology, the HP Deskjet 9803 series provides exceptional image quality and lasting results.
The HP DeskJet 9803d series offers an automatic two-sided printing function which saves paper, time, and money. The wide format borderless printing also allows printing from postcard to poster sizes. It offers laser-quality black text with four-ink printing and optional six-ink for vibrant true-to-life photo quality, so businesses can cut costs associated with outsourcing speciality colour printing and can complete print jobs such as brochures, menus and wide format photos in-house.
HP will continue to unveil products and solutions from its Fall ’05 collection, which is headlined by the world-first Color LaserJet printers, the HP Color LaserJet 2600/2800 All-in-One and the world-first A2 desktop Large format printer, the HP Designjet 70/90. Also to be announced are the latest models in digital photography, Business inkjets, Digital Projectors, Multifunction and All-in-One products and a diverse range of mono and color products and solutions that are backed by a HP warranty across the Middle East.
About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company’s offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2005, HP revenue totaled $83.3 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com
About HP Middle East
HP is the largest technology and solutions provider in the Middle East with 670 employees and subsidiaries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Khobar, Cairo and Ramallah servicing the GCC, Egypt and the Levant. HP has been present in the Middle East since 1968, and opened its first regional office in 1994.HP Middle East is the market leader for Enterprise, Small and Medium Business and Consumer technology products, and offers a large portfolio of solutions and services in various business domains.
For more information about HP in the Middle East, please visit www.hp.com/me.
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