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Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 3800
Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 3800n
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ewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 3800dn
Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 3800dtn
22ppm full color
22ppm black & white
Sum-up: Capable small-workgroup printers with good fea-
tures.
The Color LaserJet 3800 family is a few steps above the
Color LaserJet 3600 family in most features, including
speed and, of course, price. But the most significant dif-
ference between the two families is that the 3800 models
come with PCL and PostScript, which are lacking in the
3600 models. In addition, the 3800 family supports direct
PDF printing.
The 3800 series replaces the discontinued Color
LaserJet 3700, upgrading the speed from 16ppm to
22ppm in both color and black-and-white. These
mac
hines ar
e aimed at small-to-mid-size offices.
There are four models in the Color LaserJet 3800 fami-
ly. They are:
● The Color LaserJet 3800 ($799), which is the base
model with 96MB of
memory and 350 sheets of paper
capacity standard.
● The Color LaserJet 3800n ($999), which is Ethernet-
ready and comes with 160MB of memory.
● The Color LaserJ
et 3800dn ($1,299), which adds
duplexing and comes with 288MB of memory.
● The Color LaserJet 3800dtn ($1,549), which adds a
500-sheet paper tray.
All of
these models ha
v
e a 350MHz pr
ocessor. They
max out at 544MB of memory. A 20GB disk drive is
available.
As noted already, PostScript and PCL are standard fea-
tures, so the added memory and even the disk drive may
be w
elcome f
or those w
ho r
un long
, complex jobs. In
ter
ms of
connecti
vity, parallel, USB, and Ethernet
(optional on the 3800) are available, and Wi-Fi connectiv-
ity is as well. These machines also offer gigabit Ethernet
connectivity. Mac and a variety of UNIX (Linux, AIX,
Citrix) drivers are included.
T
he pa
per supplies ar
e the same as those for the Color
LaserJ
et 3600 printers. They include a 100-sheet bypass
(multipurpose tray), a 250-sheet paper tray, and an
optional 500-sheet tray (standard on the 3800dtn). There
is a 250-sheet output tray. Heavy index stock can be run
through the bypass.
These models come with ColorSphere toner, which is a
nice improvement in color quality. It also comes with pre-
installed cartridges, so the printer is ready to go out of the
box. These starter cartridges can print 6,000 black-and-
white pages, 6,000 color pages. We like this trend, espe-
cially since the first set-up of a printer can be a real
headache.
HP hadn’t determined all the consumables costs before
we went to press. We have seen preliminary toner prices,
and they are in line with those of similar models.
HP has flooded the small workgroup color printer mar-
ket with well-featured, reasonably priced models that are
all strong contenders in terms of price and features. The
Color LaserJet 3800 family starts under the magical
$1,000 point. Its features are straightforward but ade-
quate for most offices. It stands up well with similarly
priced printer families, such as the Lexmark C770 and
OKI Printing Solutions C6100 models. Add to that the
HP name and the excellent admin tools, and for many
offices this might be the preferred color laser solution.
Char
t entries — pa
ges 78–79
He
wlett-P
ackard Color LaserJ
et 4700
Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4700n
Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4700dn
He
wlett-Packar
d Color LaserJet 4700dtn
Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4700ph+
31ppm full color
31ppm b
lack & white
Sum-up: A departmental color printer series that is an
impr
essi
vely fast upgrade to an already good product line.
The Color LaserJet 4700 family offers few frills, but it is
a reliable, fast color printer series at a moderate price. At
31ppm, it’s a major speed upgrade from the popular
22ppm Color LaserJet 4650 family, though it otherwise
has similar f
ea
tures and prices. The Color LaserJet 4700
has a street price of $1,799 for the basic non-networked
v
er
sion.
It is the least e
xpensi
v
e model in its c
lass (tha
t is
,
printers that print at about 30ppm in both color and
black). The network version, the 4700n, has a street price
of
$1,999.
A network version with duplexing, the
4700dn, goes for $2,499. The 4700dtn adds two extra
standard paper trays and goes for $3,399, while the
4700ph+ ($4,999) adds a finisher, even more paper capac-
ity, more memory, and a hard disk.
The Color LaserJet 4700 series is based on a Canon
engine tha
t produces both full-color and black-and-white
pages at 31ppm. That makes it considerably faster in
color than ear
lier g
ener
a
tions of
He
wlett-P
ac
kard print-
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