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Page 6 March 2001
Color Business Report
How Will HP and Indigo Finish?
Today, the MGI Digital Carte Master Color is unique.
During the second half of 2001, HP is expected to
introduce the first HP-branded product based on its two-
year-old development agreement with Indigo. We expect
that the product will be more press-like than anything
we have seen from HP. HPs target markets will probably
be similar to the ones that MGI has been addressing
quick printers, small commercial printers, and in-plant
print operations. (We should leave open the possibility
that HP will sell its new Indigo-based product into the
office environment, as well.) Press-like performance is
the most distinctive characteristic of Indigos liquid-
toner process: in both print quality and media latitude,
Indigo-printed pages look like offset prints. We expect
that HP has been working with Indigo to reduce the
size of the product and enhance its input and finishing
capabilities. The chances are that HP will integrate
finishing equipment manufactured by a third party. MGI
manufactures its own finishing station because none of
the manufacturers of slitting and slicing equipment had
the necessary functionality on the shelf, and none
thought slitting and slicing in a single step was even
feasible, according to MGI. MGI could not find a partner
ready to develop the necessary capabilities, but HP will
not have that problem. To the document finishing
equation, we expect HP will bring its characteristic
canniness in configuring the product and diligence in
ensuring reliability.
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On March 20, 2001, Oki Data Americas, Inc.
(Mount Laurel, NJ) introduced the OKI C9000 color
LED printer, based on a single-pass print engine similar
to the one used in the C7000, introduced in October
2000 (see Color Business Report, November 2000). The
C9000, which can handle paper sizes up to 12" by 18",
is speedyit can print 21 ppm in color and 26 ppm in
monochrome, at full 600- by 1200-dpi resolution. For
image processing, Oki has integrated a 400 MHz
PowerPC processor and 128 MB of RAM (expandable
to 1,024 MB) into the C9000, giving it a first page out
time of 12 seconds for color pages and 10 seconds for
monochrome pages. Input paper capacity on the C9000
is 650 sheets, fed by a 550-sheet paper tray or a 100-
sheet manual feed. Toner cartridges for the C9000 are
expected to yield 15,000 pages each at 5% coverage. The
Oki Data OKI C9000 Product Specifications
Resolution Modes 600- by 1200-dpi
(1200-dpi on C9400dxn)
Print Speed
Black 26 ppm
Color 21 ppm
Memory 128 MB (192 MB on C9200dxn,
320 MB on C9400dxn)
Processor 400 MHz PowerPC (480 MHz
PowerPC on C9400dxn)
Software Compatibility Adobe PostScript 3
HP PCL 5 emulation
Interface IEEE-1284, USB
Networking 10/100Base T (optional
on C9200)
Automatic Duplexing Optional (standard on
C9200dxn and C9400dxn)
Paper Handling
Standard:
100-sheet manual feed
Tray 1: 550-sheet input tray
Optional:
Tray 2: 550-sheet input tray
(standard on C9200n)
Tray 3: 550-sheet input tray
(standard on C9200dxn,
C9400dxn)
Tray 4: 550-sheet input tray
(standard on C9400dxn)
Tray 5: 1,650-sheet high-
capacity feeder (standard on
C9400dxn)
Paper Sizes Letter, Legal, Executive,
Tabloid, Tabloid Extra
Paper Types Tray 1: 20 to 47 lb. paper
Tray 2 - 5: 20 to 28 lb. paper
Manual Feed: 20 lb. bond to
110 lb. index
Size 26.2"W by 18.2"H by 23.2"D
(C9200)
Weight 155 lb. (C9200)
List Price
C9200 $5,999
C9200n $6,999
C9200dxn $7,499
C9400dxn $9,599
Source: Oki Data Americas, Inc.
The OKI C9000 can print 21 ppm in color
Source: Oki Data Americas, Inc.