Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP DesignJet 8000sr, HP 8000s, and HP 8000sf

HP has moved forward on their goal to introduce screen printers, sign shops, and digital print shops to the new standard in mild solvent ink printers. The Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 8000sr, HP 8000s, and HP 8000sf lite solvent printer will first be shown at ISA 2006, but were officially introduced today, January 24th.

HP also introduced the Designjet 9000s and 9000sf.

We do not use PR photographs of the printers so can’t illustrate this until we have access to the printers, but we have seen examples of the output on HP substrates: very impressive color gamut, as you would expect from a Seiko ColorPainter 64S-based printer.

The HP Designjet 8000s is the entry level in price and speed, as compared with the HP Designjet 9000s which is faster. Both models were shown at the Dubai Middle East trade show in February. At the Miami Graphics of the Americas show a few days earlier only the model 9000s was shown to the public. The HP Designjet model 8000s was in a private viewing room upstairs.

The HP Designjet 8000sr includes Onyx PosterShop RIP. Onyx makes a good RIP, albeit complex. You might wish to check and see whether PosterJET RIP works with these printers. You can find out from their distributor, ken@scarabgraphics.com.

The HP Designjet model 8000sf has Onyx RIP plus a charcoal filter air purifier.

HP has postponed the introduction of the 8000s for six months. But the HP Designjet 9000s is doing quite well since it is an update of the Seiko Colorpainter 64S.

HP Desingjet 8000 Solvent

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Most recently updated January 30, 2006.
First posted Jan. 24, 2006