This document describes HP testing criteria and assumptions, and further detail for specific claims made with the HP PageWide XL Printer portfolio and HP PageWide XL printers.
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HP PageWide XL Printer portfolio claims
Definition of competitive set and test methodologies
Performance claim
Definition of competitive set
Testing criteria and detailed assumptions
The fastest large-format monochrome and color printing with up to 50% savings in total production costs
Print speed: alternatives for large-format printing of technical documents, GIS maps, and point-of-sale (POS) posters under $200,000 USD as of March, 2015 including 36-inch wide LED printers (printing up 22 D/A1 pages/min) and wide-format printers based on Memjet technology (printing up to 800 D/A1 pages/hr).
Production costs savings: a setup consisting of one monochrome LED printer and one color production printer, both under $150,000 USD, as of April, 2015.
Production costs savings: a setup consisting of one monochrome LED printer and one color production printer, both under $150,000 USD, as of April, 2015.
Based on internal HP testing of the HP PageWide XL 8000 Printer (printing at up to 30 D/A1 pages/min and up to 1500 D/A1 pages/hr) in line drawing print mode on uncoated bond paper printing in D/A1 landscape.
Production costs comparison based on printing 10,000 m²/month, 50% of the pages are 5% coverage monochrome CAD drawings and 50% of the pages are 5% coverage color drawings, with average job size of 120 D/A1 pages and 80% of the jobs are mixed monochrome/color. Production costs consist of supplies and service costs to print the monochrome and color pages, printer energy costs, and operator costs at an hourly rate of $25 USD.
Start printing in 50% of the time
Compared with using equivalent software programs.
Using HP SmartStream software, job preparation and processing can be completed in 50% of the time. Conclusion based on an HP internal test, March 2015 comparing select competitor printers and software to HP SmartStream software with the HP DesignJet T7100 Printer and HP PageWide XL printers, measuring the time required to extract pages from a 50-page document and print them using several printers compared with using equivalent software programs.
Deliver mixed monochrome and color sets in 50% of the time with a consolidated workflow
Compared to preparing and printing the job on two different printers (one monochrome LED printer for the monochrome pages and one color printer for the color pages).
Conclusion based on internal HP testing measuring the operator time required to complete a 120-page job with 50% of the pages in monochrome and 50% of the pages in color on the HP PageWide XL 8000 Printer. Operator time savings using the HP PageWide 8000 XL Printer based on eliminating the need to manually extract monochrome and color pages and prepare them for different printers and eliminating the need to manually collate the output pages in the correct order. Furthermore, using optional HP SmartStream software can generate additional time savings in job preparation and processing.
Set a new technical document standard with crisp lines, fine detail, and smooth grayscales that beat LED
For output produced with HP PageWide XL printers and LED printers from different manufacturers and that represent greater than 50% of the annual shipments of LED printers in North America as of 2014 according to IDC.
Based on HP internal testing with internal users and external customers, evaluating overall print quality and specific print attributes (gray neutrality, fill area uniformity, line quality, and text quality).
HP PageWide XL pigment ink for dark blacks, vivid color and moisture/fade resistance—even on uncoated bond
Compared to prints produced with HP 970/971/980 inks.
Based on HP internal testing. Evaluation of prints produced with HP PageWide XL printers and HP PageWide XL pigment ink shows equivalent or better results compared to prints produced with HP 970/971/980 inks that are fade and moisture resistant per ISO 11798 Permanence and Durability Methods certification.
Print monochrome technical documents at the same or lower cost than comparable LED printers
Comparable LED printers based on printers under $150,000 USD for large-format printing of technical documents as of April, 2015 which represent more than 80% of the share of high-volume LED printers in the US and Europe in 2014 according to IDC.
Monochrome technical document printing costs consist of supplies and service costs.
Print color technical documents at the lowest cost in the market
Comparable color printers based on printers capable of printing 4 D/A1 pages per minute or more and under $150,000 USD for large-format printing of technical documents as of April, 2015 and representing more than 80% of the market in the US and Europe in 2014 according to IDC.
Printing costs consist of supplies and service costs for color technical documents (at 5% pixel coverage).
See up to 10 times lower energy consumption than comparable LED printers
Comparable printers using LED technology based on LED printers capable of printing 18 to 22 D/A1 pages per minute and which represent more than 80% of the share of high-volume LED printers in the US and Europe according to IDC as of April, 2015.
Conclusions based on internal HP testing for a use scenario printing 10,000 m²/month with the following conditions: 5 working days per week, 8 working hours per day, printer off outside of working hours, 4 jobs per day with an average 125 m² per job, printer in ready mode 2 hours per day and in sleep mode during the rest of the working shift except for the time required for warming up the printer and printing the jobs. HP PageWide XL 8000 Printer internal testing results based on average energy consumption measured as of April 2015 while printing, in ready mode and in sleep mode. Comparable LED printer results based on manufacturer published specifications on energy consumption while printing, in ready mode and in sleep mode.
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Print monochrome and color at speeds up to 23 meters/minute (75 feet/minute)—60% faster than the fastest monochrome LED printer
With a maximum linear speed of 23 meters/minute (75 feet/minute), the HP PageWide XL 8000 Printer is 60% faster than the KIP 9900 printer which, at 14 meters/minute (47 feet/minute), is the fastest rated LED printer as of March, 2015.
Proven HP PageWide Technology
Proven HP PageWide Technology powers HP PageWide Web Presses—currently producing 4 billion impressions monthly—and HP PageWide Pro and HP PageWide Enterprise printers.
Covering ISO/US technical and offset standard
ISO/US technical and offset standards include American ANSI and Architectural page size standards, ISO A technical document standard, and ISO B offset page size standard.
Last updated: January 2017
HP PageWide XL 8000 Printer series claims
Definition of competitive set and test methodologies
Performance claim
Definition of competitive set
Testing criteria and detailed assumptions
The fastest large-format monochrome and color printer ever, with up to 50% savings in total production costs
Print speed: alternatives for large-format printing of technical documents, GIS maps, and point-of-sale (POS) posters under $200,000 USD as of March, 2015 including 36-inch wide LED printers (printing up 22 D/A1 pages/min) and wide-format printers based on Memjet technology (printing up to 800 D/A1 pages/hr).
Production costs savings: a setup consisting of one monochrome LED printer and one color production printer, both under $150,000 USD, as of April, 2015.
Production costs savings: a setup consisting of one monochrome LED printer and one color production printer, both under $150,000 USD, as of April, 2015.
Based on internal HP testing of the HP PageWide XL 8000 Printer (printing at up to 30 D/A1 pages/min and up to 1500 D/A1 pages/hr) in line drawing print mode on uncoated bond paper printing in D/A1 landscape.
Production costs comparison based on printing 10,000 m²/month, 50% of the pages are 5% coverage monochrome CAD drawings and 50% of the pages are 5% coverage color drawings, with average job size of 120 D/A1 pages and 80% of the jobs are mixed monochrome/color. Production costs consist of supplies and service costs to print the monochrome and color pages, printer energy costs, and operator costs at an hourly rate of $25 USD.
Deliver mixed monochrome and color sets in 50% of the time with a consolidated workflow
Compared to preparing and printing the job on two different printers (one monochrome LED printer for the monochrome pages and one color printer for the color pages).
Conclusion based on internal HP testing measuring the operator time required to complete a 120-page job with 50% of the pages in monochrome and 50% of the pages in color on the HP PageWide XL 8000 Printer. Operator time savings using the HP PageWide 8000 XL Printer based on eliminating the need to manually extract monochrome and color pages and prepare them for different printers and eliminating the need to manually collate the output pages in the correct order. Furthermore, using optional HP SmartStream software can generate additional time savings in job preparation and processing.
Start printing in 50% of the time
Compared with using equivalent software programs.
Using HP SmartStream software, job preparation and processing can be completed in 50% of the time. Conclusion based on an HP internal test, March 2015 comparing select competitor printers and software to HP SmartStream software with the HP DesignJet T7100 Printer and HP PageWide XL printers, measuring the time required to extract pages from a 50-page document and print them using several printers compared with using equivalent software programs.
Set a new technical document standard with crisp lines, fine detail, and smooth grayscales that beat LED
For output produced with HP PageWide XL printers and LED printers from different manufacturers and that represent greater than 50% of the annual shipments of LED printers in North America as of 2014 according to IDC.
Based on HP internal testing with internal users and external customers, evaluating overall print quality and specific print attributes (gray neutrality, fill area uniformity, line quality, and text quality).
HP PageWide XL pigment ink for dark blacks, vivid color and moisture/fade resistance—even on uncoated bond
Compared to prints produced with HP 970/971/980 inks.
Based on HP internal testing. Evaluation of prints produced with HP PageWide XL printers and HP PageWide XL pigment ink shows equivalent or better results compared to prints produced with HP 970/971/980 inks that are fade and moisture resistant per ISO 11798 Permanence and Durability Methods certification.
Print monochrome technical documents at the same or lower cost than comparable LED printers
Comparable LED printers based on printers under $150,000 USD for large-format printing of technical documents as of April, 2015 which represent more than 80% of the share of high-volume LED printers in the US and Europe in 2014 according to IDC.
Monochrome technical document printing costs consist of supplies and service costs.
Print color technical documents at the lowest cost in the market
Comparable color printers based on printers capable of printing 4 D/A1 pages per minute or more and under $150,000 USD for large-format printing of technical documents as of April, 2015 and representing more than 80% of the market in the US and Europe in 2014 according to IDC.
Printing costs consist of supplies and service costs for color technical documents (at 5% pixel coverage).
See up to 10 times lower energy consumption than comparable LED printers
The total amount of energy used by the HP PageWide XL 8000 Printer is up to 10 times lower than the energy used by comparable printers using LED technology based on LED printers capable of printing 18 to 22 D/A1 pages per minute and which represent more than 80% of the share of high-volume LED printers in the US and Europe according to IDC as of April, 2015.
Conclusions based on internal HP testing for a use scenario printing 10,000 m²/month with the following conditions: 5 working days per week, 8 working hours per day, printer off outside of working hours, 4 jobs per day with an average 125 m² per job, printer in ready mode 2 hours per day and in sleep mode during the rest of the working shift except for the time required for warming up the printer and printing the jobs. HP PageWide XL 8000 Printer internal testing results based on average energy consumption measured as of April 2015 while printing, in ready mode and in sleep mode. Comparable LED printer results based on manufacturer published specifications on energy consumption while printing, in ready mode and in sleep mode.
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Production stacker/online folder
The production stacker and online folder are optional accessories.
Covering ISO/US technical and offset standard
ISO/US technical and offset standards include American ANSI and Architectural page size standards, ISO A technical document standard, and ISO B offset page size standard.
HP PageWide XL 5100 Printer series claims
Definition of competitive set and test methodologies
Performance claim
Definition of competitive set
Testing criteria and detailed assumptions
Instant monochrome and color printing—with up to 30% savings
Production costs savings based on an HP PageWide XL 5100 Printer compared with a combination of a mid-volume monochrome LED printer and a mid-volume color production printer (both under $40,000 USD) as of April, 2017.
Production costs comparison based on printing 2,000 m²/month, 50% of the pages are 5% coverage monochrome CAD drawings and 50% of the pages are 5% coverage color drawings, with average job size of 120 D/A1 pages and 80% of the jobs are mixed monochrome/color. Production costs consist of supplies and service costs to print the monochrome and color pages, printer energy costs, and operator costs at an hourly rate of $25 USD.
Deliver mixed monochrome and color sets in 50% of the time with a consolidated workflow
Compared to preparing and printing the job on two different printers (one comparable monochrome mid-volume LED printer for the monochrome pages and one color printer for the color pages).
Conclusion based on internal HP testing measuring the operator time required to complete a 120-page job with 50% of the pages in monochrome and 50% of the pages in color on the HP PageWide XL 5100 Printer. Operator time savings using the HP PageWide XL 5100 Printer based on eliminating the need to manually extract monochrome and color pages and prepare them for different printers and eliminating the need to manually collate the output pages in the correct order. Furthermore, using optional HP SmartStream software can generate additional time savings in job preparation and processing.
Start printing in 50% of the time
Compared with using equivalent software programs.
Using HP SmartStream software, job preparation and processing can be completed in 50% of the time. Conclusion based on an HP internal test, March 2015 comparing select competitor printers and software to HP SmartStream software with the HP DesignJet T7100 Printer and HP PageWide XL printers, measuring the time required to extract pages from a 50-page document and print them using several printers compared with using equivalent software programs.
Print monochrome and color technical documents at the same or lower cost than comparable LED printers.
Monochrome technical document printing costs for comparable mid-volume LED printers based on printers for large-format printing of technical documents at speeds between 8 and 13 D/A1 per minute as of July, 2017 which represent more than 80% of the share of mid-volume LED printers in the US and Europe in 2017 according to IDC. Color technical document printing costs for comparable mid-volume color printers based on printers capable of printing 4 D/A1 pages per minute or more and under $50,000 USD for large-format printing of technical documents as of July, 2017 and representing more than 80% of the market in the US and Europe in 2017 according to IDC.
Monochrome technical document printing costs consist of supplies and service costs. Printing costs consist of supplies and service costs for color technical documents (at 5% pixel coverage).
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HP PageWide XL pigment inks—ISO certified for long-term storage, light/water resistance
HP PageWide XL pigment inks are certified per the ISO 11798 Permanence and Durability standard, proving that prints made with HP PageWide XL printers using Original HP PageWide XL pigment inks withstand harsh exposure to light, water, abrasion, and handling, and long-term storage and heat, and remain legible in the future. For more information, see hp.com/go/printpermanence.
Covering ISO/US technical and offset standards
ISO/US technical and offset standards include American ANSI and Architectural page size standards, ISO A technical document standard, and ISO B offset page size standard.
Last updated: January 2018
HP PageWide XL 4000 Printer series claims
Definition of competitive set and test methodologies
Performance claim
Definition of competitive set
Testing criteria and detailed assumptions
Do the work of two printers with one—faster and lower cost than LED
Printing up to 8-12 D/A1 pages/minute, HP PageWide 4500/4000 series printers are faster than alternative low-volume LED printers and MFPs (under 7 D/A1 pages/minute) as of April, 2015.
Operational costs are comparable to or lower than operational costs for printers based on low-volume LED technology under $20,000 USD in the market as of April, 2015.
Operational costs are comparable to or lower than operational costs for printers based on low-volume LED technology under $20,000 USD in the market as of April, 2015.
Based on internal HP testing of the HP PageWide XL 4500/4000 Printers in lines print mode using uncoated bond paper and printing D-sized landscape pages.
Operational costs consist of supplies and service costs.
HP PageWide XL pigment ink for dark blacks, vivid color and moisture/fade resistance—even on uncoated bond
Compared to prints produced with HP 970/971/980 inks.
Based on HP internal testing. Evaluation of prints produced with HP PageWide XL printers and HP PageWide XL pigment ink shows equivalent or better results compared to prints produced with HP 970/971/980 inks that are fade and moisture resistant per ISO 11798 Permanence and Durability Methods certification.
Set a new technical document standard with crisp lines, fine detail, and smooth grayscales that beat LED
For output produced with HP PageWide XL printers and LED printers from different manufacturers and that represent greater than 50% of the annual shipments of LED printers in North America as of 2014 according to IDC.
Based on HP internal testing with internal users and external customers, evaluating overall print quality and specific print attributes (gray neutrality, fill area uniformity, line quality, and text quality).
Use half the energy per page compared to equivalent LED printers
The total amount of energy used by the HP PageWide XL 4500/4000 Printer is up to 2 times lower than the energy used by comparable printers using LED technology based on LED printers capable of printing 4 to 6 D/A1 pages per minute and which represent more than 80% of the share of mid-volume LED printers in the US and Europe according to IDC as of April, 2015.
Conclusions based on internal HP testing for a use scenario printing 1,000 m²/month with the following conditions: 5 working days per week, 8 working hours per day, printer off outside of working hours, 4 jobs per day with an average 12.5 m² per job, printer in ready mode 2 hours per day and in sleep mode during the rest of the working shift except for the time required for warming up the printer and printing the jobs. HP PageWide XL 4500/4000 Printer internal testing results based on average energy consumption measured as of April 2015 while printing, in ready mode and in sleep mode. Comparable LED printer results based on manufacturer published specifications on energy consumption while printing, in ready mode and in sleep mode.
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Proven HP PageWide Technology
Proven HP PageWide Technology powers HP PageWide Web Presses—currently producing 4 billion impressions monthly—and HP PageWide Pro and HP PageWide Enterprise printers.
Print easily with HP Click submission tool
Once image is selected, one-click printing when printing the entire file without any modifications to the print settings. Applicable to PDF, JPEG, TIFF, and HP-GL/2 files. HP PageWide XL PostScript/PDF Upgrade Kit required for HP PageWide XL 4000/4500 Printers.
Last updated: May 2017
HP PageWide XL 5100 Blueprinter claims
Definition of competitive set and test methodologies
Performance claim
Definition of competitive set
Testing criteria and detailed assumptions
Produce crisp lines, fine detail, and smooth grayscales clearly superior to analog blueprints and LED
Black-and-white LED printers: comparison for output produced with HP PageWide XL printers and LED printers from different manufacturers and that represent greater than 50% of the annual shipments as of 2014 of LED printers in North America according to IDC.
Comparison with analog blueprinters.
Comparison with analog blueprinters.
Print quality comparison with black-and-white LED printers based on HP internal testing with internal users and external customers, evaluating overall print quality and specific print attributes (gray neutrality, fill area uniformity, line quality, and text quality).
Comparison with analog blueprinters based on internal evaluation of printed document attributes such as line width, text quality, and fill area uniformity.
Comparison with analog blueprinters based on internal evaluation of printed document attributes such as line width, text quality, and fill area uniformity.
Start printing in 50% of the time
Compared with using equivalent software programs.
Using HP SmartStream software, job preparation and processing can be completed in 50% of the time. Conclusion based on an HP internal test, March 2015 comparing select competitor printers and software to HP SmartStream software with the HP DesignJet T7100 Printer and HP PageWide XL printers, measuring the time required to extract pages from a 50-page document and print them using several printers compared with using equivalent software programs.
HP PageWide XL pigment ink for dark blacks, vivid color and moisture/fade resistance—even on uncoated bond
Compared to prints produced with HP 970/971/980 inks.
Based on HP internal testing. Evaluation of prints produced with HP PageWide XL printers and HP PageWide XL pigment ink shows equivalent or better results compared to prints produced with HP 970/971/980 inks that are fade and moisture resistant per ISO 11798 Permanence and Durability Methods certification.
Last updated: January 2018
HP PageWide XL 3900 Multifunction Printer
This document describes HP testing criteria and assumptions, and further detail, for specific claims made with the HP PageWide XL 3900 Multifunction Printer.
Definition of competitive set and test methodologies
Performance claim
Definition of competitive set
Testing criteria and detailed assumptions
Do the work of two printers with one—faster and lower cost than LED
Printing up to 6 D/A1 pages/minute, the HP PageWide XL 3900 Multifunction Printer is faster than alternative low-volume LED printers and MFPs (under 6 D/A1 pages/minute) as of November, 2018.
Operational costs for printers based on low-volume LED technology under $20,000 USD in the market as of January, 2019.
Operational costs for printers based on low-volume LED technology under $20,000 USD in the market as of January, 2019.
Based on internal HP testing of the HP PageWide XL 3900 Multifunction Printer in lines print mode using uncoated bond paper and printing D-sized landscape pages.
Operational costs consist of supplies and service costs.
Operational costs consist of supplies and service costs.
Gain reassurance that the print will turn out as you expect with one-click printing from HP Click
Once image is selected, one-click printing when printing the entire file without any modifications to the print settings. Applicable to PDF, JPEG, TIFF, and HP-GL/2 files.
Use half the energy per page compared to equivalent LED printers
The total amount of energy used by the HP PageWide XL 3900 Multifunction Printer is up to 2 times lower than the energy used by comparable printers using LED technology based on LED printers capable of printing up to 4-6 D/A1 pages per minute and which represent more than 80% of the share of mid-volume LED printers in the US and Europe according to IDC as of November, 2018.
Conclusions based on internal HP testing for a use scenario printing 1,000 m2/month with the following conditions: 5 working days per week, 8 working hours per day, printer off outside of working hours, 4 jobs per day with an average 12.5 m2 per job, printer in ready mode 2 hours per day and in sleep mode during the rest of the working shift except for the time required for warming up the printer and printing the jobs. HP PageWide XL 3900 Multifunction Printer internal testing results based on average energy consumption measured as of November, 2018 while printing, in ready mode and in sleep mode. Comparable LED printer results based on manufacturer published specifications on energy consumption while printing, in ready mode and in sleep mode.
Work with durable—moisture/fade-resistant—prints, even on uncoated bond, with HP PageWide XL pigment inks
Compared to prints produced with HP 970/971/980 inks.
Based on HP internal testing. Evaluation of prints produced with HP PageWide XL printers and HP PageWide XL pigment ink shows equivalent or better results compared to prints produced with HP 970/971/980 inks that are fade and moisture resistant per ISO 11798 Permanence and Durability Methods certification.
Produce excellent technical prints—vivid color, crisp lines, fine detail, smooth grayscales that beat LED
For output produced with HP PageWide XL printers and LED printers from different manufacturers and that represent greater than 50% of the annual shipments of LED printers in North America as of 2018 according to IDC.
Based on HP internal testing with internal users and external customers, evaluating overall print quality and specific print attributes (gray neutrality, fill area uniformity, line quality, and text quality).
Last updated: April 2019
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