HPColorLaserJet9500 vs.RicohCL7100
ReduceconsumablesinterventionswithHP.
Interventionsper 10,000pages
HPColorLaserJet9500 RicohCL7100
Significantdifferencesbetweentheseprinterscouldimpact

userproductivity:

Superiorprintqualitywithnopenalties Asyoucanclearly seeinthePQblowupsofcolortext, HPsinnovativeImageREt4800technology ensurestheColorLaserJet9500sdotsizingand placement,colorplaneregistration,trapping,andtextqualityare noticeablysuperiortotheRicoh CL7100s.HPImageREtalsoenablestheColorLaserJet9500todeliverbestprintqualityatfull enginespeed,whiletheRicohCL7100slowsdowntoonly14ppmandperformsfrequent calibrationslastingupto200secondswhenprintinginbestPQmode. Supportsheaviermedia TheHPColorLaserJet9500canhandlemedia weightsupto53lbs.from thetraysand58lbs.fromthemultipurposetray vs.only 28lbs.and43lbs.,respectively,fortheRicoh CL7100.Furthermore,theHPdevicesduplexercanhandlemedia weightsupto58lbs.vs.only 28lbs.forRicoh.AndHPuserscanfeedtransparencies,labels,andcardstockthroughanytray, whereas RicohusershavetofeedsuchmediathroughtheMPtray. Lessdowntimeandreprinting RicohCL7100usersmay finditdifficulttoclearjamsinthepaper path.Andhistoricallyourtestingonthistypeof Ricoh fuserhas yieldedfrequentpaperjams, inadequately fusedoutput,andpremature fuserfailures.
20%tonercoverage 40%tonercoverage 2.95 4.73 4.55
HPssuperiorprintqualityiseasytosee.

totalcostofownership:

Moretonerinthebox TheHPColorLaserJet9500ships with20,000morepagesofcolor(CMY) tonerand15,000morepagesofblack(K)tonerthantheRicohCL7100a$1,154valuebased onthecostof Ricohtoner.1 Lowercostperpageonhighcoveragepages Whencomparingcostperpage,besureto keepin mindthathighcoveragecolorpagescostmoretoprintontheRicohCL7100thantheHPColor LaserJet9500.2 True1:manymanagement HPWebJetadminletsyoubatchconfigure multipleprinters,plusitlets youdeploypreconfigureddriverstoallendusers devicesinone easy step.WithRicoh,youmust configure eachprinterandeach clientsdriveroneatatime.

HPColorLaserJet9500

(defaultmode)
bothproductivity&TCO:
Fewerinterventions Interventionsoccurfarmore frequentlyontheRicohCL7100,especially when printinghighcoveragepages,becauseHPsstandardtonercartridgecapacities25,000CMYK pagesaresubstantiallygreaterthanRicohsonly10,000CMYand20,000Kpages. Oilfreefusing HPColorLaserJetprinters employoilfree fusingtechnology.The RicohCL7100, however,usesoilinthefusingprocess,creatingtheriskofcontaminatingtheenginewithoilasmedia passesthroughthedeviceduringtransparencyorduplexprinting.Infact,RicohadvisesCL7100users toremovetheoilsupplyunitwhenmovingtheprintertoavoidspillsandleaksthatcouldirreparably damageinternalparts. Bettercontrolpanel ThegraphicalcontrolpanelfortheHPColorLaserJet9500displaysuptofour linesoftextandanimatedgraphicssimultaneously,includingtonergaugesthatprovideaneasy view ofsupplieslevelsandhelpreducedowntime.The RicohCL7100doesntofferthistypeofadvanced controlpanel.

RicohCL7100

(bestPQmode)
Theseenlargementsof12pointcolortextclearlydemonstrate HPdeliverssuperioroutputquality. 1 TheHPColorLaserJet9500shipswithenoughtonertoprint25,000 fullcolor(CMYK)pages.TheRicohCL7100,ontheotherhand,ship withenoughtonerfor5,000color(CMY)pagesand10,000black(K) pages.BaseduponaveragestreetpricesforRicohstandardcapacity suppliesfromCurrentAnalysis(August2004),thetonerfor20,000 color(CMY)pagescosts$1,110andthetonerfor15,000black(K) pagescosts$44.Assumes5%coverageforeachcolor. 2 At42%colorcoverage,bothprintershaveacostperpageof12.8 baseduponaveragestreetpricesforRicohstandardcapacitysupplies fromCurrentAnalysis(August2004).Athighercoverage,HPcostsless thanRicoh.
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