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Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 3800

Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 3800n

Hewlett-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

machines are aimed at small-to-mid-size offices.

There are four models in the Color LaserJet 3800 fami-

ly.They are:

lThe Color LaserJet 3800 ($799), which is the base

model with 96MB of memory and 350 sheets of paper

capacity standard.

lThe Color LaserJet 3800n ($999), which is Ethernet-

ready and comes with 160MB of memory.

lThe Color LaserJet 3800dn ($1,299), which adds

duplexing and comes with 288MB of memory.

lThe Color LaserJet 3800dtn ($1,549), which adds a

500-sheet paper tray.

All of these models have a 350MHz processor. 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 welcome for those who run long, complex jobs. In

terms of connectivity, 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.

The paper supplies are the same as those for the Color

LaserJet 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.

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Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4700

Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4700n

Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4700dn

Hewlett-PackardColor LaserJet 4700dtn

Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4700ph+

31ppm full color

31ppm black & white

Sum-up: A departmental color printer series that is an

impressively fast upgrade to an already good product line.

The Color LaserJet 4700 family offers few frills, but it is

areliable, 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 features and prices. The Color LaserJet 4700

has a street price of $1,799 for the basic non-networked

version. It is the least expensivemodel in its class (thatis,

printers that print at about 30ppm in both color and

black). The network version, the 4700n, has a street price

of $1,999. Anetwork 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 memor y,and a hard disk.

The Color LaserJet 4700 series is based on a Canon

engine that produces both full-color and black-and-white

pages at 31ppm. That makes it considerably faster in

color than earlier generations of Hewlett-Packard print-

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