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Competitive Alternatives
Let's now take a look at the key competitors in the large-format printing marketplace.
HP DESIGNJET Z6100 PRINTER SERIES
Pros: This production printer offers high-speed throughput, long unattended print runs, and durable pigment inks. The
embedded spectrophotometer enables users to recalibrate the printer and assists operators in creating their own media
profiles. To support color and job management functions, the
than its predecessors.
Cons: Though HP boasts that the printer is capable of speeds up to
on plain paper and may require a reduction in output quality–making the
impractical in a print-for-pay environment. Because aqueous printers function as the high-quality print engines in most
production environments, a printer's performance when producing high-quality graphics on coated stock and glossy
paper is perhaps more relevant. When printing in best mode on glossy paper, the
At 105 ft. 2 /hr. for 2400 x 1200
and glossy paper. Media handling on the
Without a cut-sheet media feeder, productivity is compromised by limiting the operator's versatility and media options.
HP has no sub-ink tank system or Economy Color Print Mode.
Canon also takes a different approach to calibration. Whereas the Canon solution is an easy-to-use process that takes
only 10-20 minutes to automatically apply adjustments across all the printer's media types,
and laborious, requiring repetition for each media type,
Other factors such as power consumption that's
with fewer nozzles (
16,896
DJZ6100 printer's overall productivity may be lower and operating costs may be higher than the image
printers. Starting at
$9,995
versions), 's
HP DJZ6100
making the Canon solution a more affordable option.
HP DESIGNJET Z2100 44" PHOTOPRINTER
Pros: Available only in 24
of large-format applications, with a particular focus on photography. Customers interested in archival printing may be
attracted by HP 's claims that prints will last up to
media. A built-in spectrophotometer can be used by operators to calibrate the printer and create their own
Along with the printer, the
Center software for color management functions.
Cons: While some attractive features are included with the
requirements unaddressed. While the
for this printer is just 600 x 600
nozzles available to eject ink onto the media. With only 8,443 nozzles spread across all eight ink colors, the
far fewer nozzles than the Canon printers, which have
reliable and enables high-quality output, even in high-speed print modes.
dpi output, the iPF9000S
DJZ6100
in the vs.
DJZ6100 30,720
for the " version and
42
Series are also more expensive to purchase than the
" and 44 " versions, the 8
200
price includes an
$5,595
can achieve an optimized resolution of
Z2100
dpi. Another important factor that affects the printer's performance is the number of
comes with more software and workflow options
DJZ6100
1,143 ft.
DJZ6100
printer will produce high-quality images faster on coated media
is limited to roll feed only and it doesn't have borderless printing.
minutes each.
20
84% higher than the image
in the Canon printers), and a much smaller hard drive mean that the
for the " version (
$15,995 60
-color Z2100 is positioned by
years without fading and are water-resistant on certain types of
ProPrint Plug-in for Photoshop, the Printer Driver, and
HP
HP does not offer a PostScript version of this printer model.
, has unfortunately left several important customer
Z2100 HP
. More nozzles help make the Canon print-heads more
30,720
4
2 /hr., those claims are limited to printing
printer's high-speed mode potentially
slows down to
DJZ6100
HP 's process is more complex
PROGRAF S-Series printers, print-heads
and for the PostScript
$12,495 $18,500
printer and
iPF9000S
HP as a high-quality printer for all types
dpi, the normal mode
2400 x 1200
ft. 2 /hr.
98
PROGRAF S-Series
®
printer,
iPF8000S
ICC profiles.
Color
HP
has
Z2100