HP Business Inkjet 2800 Printers

HP Business Inkjet 2600 Series Printers. Wide format A3 mid-volume colour printer for small workgroups and power users

3 Models:

2800 Printer - C8174A - base model
2800dt Printer - C8163A - duplex and extra tray
2800dtn Printer - C8164A - duplex, extra tray and Ethernet

Thermal inkjet. Modular Ink Delivery System - four individually replaceable cartridges. LCD ink gauge.

These printers were on the market in 2005. Spares are still available in 2012.

Control:

Simple control panel with LCD. Embedded web server on network model. HP Remote Management Software (RMs) and Web Jetadmin for management. JetDirects can be 620n, 625n, 680n.

Print Speed:

Speeds in draft up to 24ppm black. 21ppm colour - down to 4ppm best quality colour.

Black Text A4: Draft 24 / Fast 12.5 / Normal 6.5 / Best 4

Black Text A3: Draft 13.5 / Fast 6 / Normal 4.5 / Best 3

Mixed Text & Graphics A4: Draft 21 / Fast 12 / Normal 5 / Best 4

Mixed Text & Graphics A3: Draft 12 / Fast 5.5 / Normal 3 / Best 2.5

Print Resolution:

Claims up to 1200x600 dpi black and colour.

Colour up to 4800x1200 on premium photo paper.

HP PhotoREt III for photo printing etc.

Paper Handling:

A3+ Paper Path. 150 sheet input tray. DTN model has second 250 sheet tray.

Tray 1: 150 sheet input tray, straight through paper path.

Output Tray: 100 sheet output tray.

Media Sizes: Maximum print area 320x466mm. Options for extra tray and duplex units.

Duplex:

Optional; installed on "dt" and "dn" model.

Processor:

256MHz Motorola Codlfire 4e processor.

with 96MB RAM.

Interface:

1 x USB

1x Parallel Port, IEEE-1284 Compliant

Network:

EIO Slot. Jetdirect 600/610/615 on "dtn" version.

System Compatability:

MS Windows and Apple Mac. Linux and Unix. Unix LPD on network models.

Dimensions:

2600 size: 28.5 x 22.4 x 11.1 in (724x568x283mm).

Consumables:

4 ink system (CMYK). HP11 and HP 13 Series Ink Cartridges. HP 11 Printheads.

HP 10 Black ink cartridge (69 ml), Up to 1,750 pages, (C4844A)

HP 11 Cyan ink cartridge (28 ml), Up to 1,750 pages, (C4836A)

HP 11 Magenta ink cartridge (28 ml), Up to 1,750 pages, (C4837A)

HP 11 Yellow ink cartridge (28 ml), Up to 1,750 pages, (C4838A)

HP 11 Black printhead, Up to 16,000 pages, (C4810A)

HP 11 Cyan printhead, Up to 24,000 pages, (C4811A)

HP 11 Magenta printhead, Up to 24,000 pages, (C4812A)

HP 11 Yellow printhead, Up to 24,000 pages, (C4813A)

Spares:

HP were still listing spares for these printers in April 2012.

Service:

Service & Support

HP Care Pack, next business day on-site, 3 years H7672A/E

HP Care Pack, post warranty next business day on-site, 1 year H5777PA/PE

Installation and Network Configuration H3110A/E

For the most part these printers suffer the same faults as all inkjets - ink dries in the nozzles. This is likely after the printer has not been used for some time and is difficult to shift and possibly uneconomic because of the price of a complete set of inks and heads.

Options and Accessories:

HP Business Inkjet 2800 Series Duplexer for 2-sided printing - C8258A

HP Business Inkjet 2800 Series 250 Sheet Tray - C8261A

HP 128MB SDRAM DIMM - C9121A