Inkjet Printing Technology – Comparing and Choosing Between the Industry’s Top Two Printers

EnduraJet Inkjet Printer This printer brings professional print quality to the industrial, high-volume user. Utilizing the very latest in Hewlett-Packard inkjet technology, the EnduraJet delivers an impressive 4800dpi print resolution and superior print speeds. Four individual, large-capacity ink cartridges afford users the ability to print high volumes of professional quality discs at the lowest possible cost per print.

Professional Print Quality The EnduraJet delivers incredible photo-realistic graphics and a superb quality finish that makes it stand out from other printers. Featuring HP’s PhotoREt III enhanced color-layering technology, up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi color resolution can be achieved and by using HP inks, the EnduraJet delivers vivid, life-like color and crisp black text time after time. Easy to use label design software is also included. Faster and Efficient The EnduraJet prints up to 25% faster than other inkjet disc printers. Extra large printheads mean that more ink can be placed on the disc’s surface at any one time, which results in faster printing times. Low Cost Per Print Due to the EnduraJet’s individual ink tank calibration, printing discs has become more economical. Users can change the individual CMYK inks based on usage, which means zero wastage. The increase-capacity cartridges also offer users a low cost per print (approx. $0.09) making the EnduraJet more affordable and cost effective to run than other disc printers. SpeedJet Pro Inkjet Printer This printer brings professional print quality to the in-house production of CDs and DVDs, delivering outstanding photo-quality images directly onto the surface of discs enabling customers to choose colorful backgrounds and images that reflect their company. HP Technology The SpeedJet Pro features HPs’ UNIQUE PhotoREt IV color-layering technology, which is able to deliver vivid, true-to-life photos. HP PhotoREt IV controls the placement of the 6-inks more precisely than ever before. Each dot is capable of receiving 32 minuscule drops of color, each one precisely positioned to achieve smoother graduations in tone and to virtually eliminate any grain in the printed image. PhotoREt IV can deliver 289 levels of shade for each color (compared with 17 levels in previous generations) and offers a complete palette in excess of 1.2 million colors. The outstanding print quality is also achieved through the clever design of the drawer mechanism, which holds the discs in place to such a high degree of accuracy, that the finest inkjet printing can take place. The drawer mechanism’s superior in/out tray also allows for fast printing speeds. In addition to 120mm CDs and DVDs, 80mm mini discs and CD business cards can also be printed with the use of optional adapters and unlike most disc printers, the SpeedJet Pro uses standard HP color, photo and black ink cartridges for the most cost effective printing possible. User Friendly The SpeedJet Pro boasts a unique interface making it the easiest to use and most accurate CD/DVD printer by far. The Disc Mask ensures precision printing of designs time after time and the quick and simple calibration process ensures perfect layout. THE VERDICT The EnduraJet seems like the way to go as a complete package. However, I must cover one topic that gets a bit confusing: cost per print. The EnduraJet has four proprietary ink cartridges that can put out roughly 1,500 prints per set of four (a 69ml black cartridge and 28ml each CMY cartridges), while the SpeedJet Pro’s combination of black and tri-color cartridges (19ml each) can only put out 200 prints per set. You must use HP genuine cartridges for the EnduraJet but you can find non-genuine cartridges for the SpeedJet Pro, since they are non-proprietary. This drastically reduces your cost per print, however, because they are not HP genuine, one might discover the colors to be -œoff- and not match. It comes down to a cost-benefit analysis based around the desired quality of the prints. Christian Czentye is a recent graduate from UCLA with a major in Business Economics and a minor in Accounting. He is now putting his knowledge and experience to work as a sales and marketing associate for All Pro Solutions, a leading manufacturer and innovator of CD/DVD/BD Duplicators and Publishing Systems. In the near future, he plans on pursuing his MBA with a concentration in finance. From low-end, entry-level duplicators to highly advanced and network-based, mission critical Blu-Ray systems, Christian Czentye invites you to familiarize yourself and learn more about All Pro Solutions’ wonderful duplication systems offered at www.all-pro-sol.com. To inquire about additional information, please fill out the following form

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