Buyers Laboratory, Inc. (BLI), revealed last month in Hong Kong the Winter 2011 “Pick” winners in the wide-format category, with honours going to HP for the HP Designjet Z6200.
BLI’s “Pick” awards are presented semi-annually to the products that perform the best in their respective categories throughout BLI’s in-depth lab testing. During the test, BLI evaluates all critical performance areas, including reliability, image quality, productivity, ease of use, paper handling, print drivers and administrative utilities, among others.
Offering the fastest print speeds ever recorded for a wide-format photo printer in BLI testing, the HP Designjet Z6200 was selected as BLI’s “Pick” for “Outstanding Colour Inkjet Wide-Format Production Photo Printer.” The unit did not sacrifice quality as a result of its unparalleled productivity, delivering excellent photographic image quality on numerous media types. To be sure, this eight-ink 60-inch model, which is also available in a 42-inch version, produced a wider than average colour gamut as well, employing HP’s new chromatic red ink in place of the traditional cyan.
“The HP Designjet Z6200 is a remarkable wide-format printer that can easily handle the demands of a busy print shop,” said Joe Tischner, BLI wide-format printer analyst. “The printer’s numerous colour management tools are especially noteworthy, enabling very easy media calibration and ICC profiling. The unit’s unique Pantone colour emulation is also great for accurate colour matching.”
“HP is pleased to be the recipient of the Buyers Lab ‘Pick’ award for ‘Outstanding Colour Inkjet Wide-Format Production Photo Printer’ for the HP Designjet Z6200, an award reflecting the positive feedback we have consistently heard from our customers,” said Daniel Martinez, Product manager for the HP Designjet Z6200 Photo Printer. “The device is a true workhorse, the fastest printer in its class (1), delivering productivity on a range of applications, including those that demand the best quality.”
(1): Compared to large-format inkjet printers under $25,000 for graphic applications. Based on the fastest rated colour speeds as published by manufacturers as of January 2010. Test methods vary.
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