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HP designed the T100 with the goal of keeping costs low and minimizing the amount of space this printer occupies in your office. It measures 38.9 x 20.9 x 11.2 inches and weighs 56.2 pounds.
This is a printer one or two people can install without much hassle, which is not the norm for wide-format printers. The size is one of the T100's top selling points.
In terms of speed, the T100 has an output of 70 seconds per page, which is good for 32 A1 prints per hour. That's a respectable number, although the printer doesn't produce anything over 24 inches, so it's expected to move at a quick pace. Small businesses can expect their prints to be produced in a timely fashion, which is important.
The printer uses one printhead and four different ink cartridges. The T100 uses a CMYK color scheme. The T100 uses only four inks, and while this is fewer than other wide-format printers that use 10 or more different colored inks, the fact is, most small businesses don't need that level of coloration in standard prints. This printer likely won't be the main printer used by a photography store, but a small business looking to print marketing materials could certainly get by with four ink colors.
With a print resolution of up to 1200 x 1200 dpi, the printer competes favorably against similarly sized printers. While the resolution isn't the best on the market, a small business shouldn't have issues producing quality prints with a resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi.
A line accuracy of +/- .01% is a good mark and one that small businesses should be content with. The printer can accurately produce designs, marketing materials, and more, and, again, most small businesses will likely be pleased with the accuracy of the prints.
Setting up this printer isn't difficult, and small business owners with limited experience using wide-format printers should figure it out without much trouble. HP includes a poster on how to set up the printer along with introductory ink cartridges and a quick reference guide.
From setup to printing, HP states this printer is "radically simple," according to its website, and a radically simple solution is something most small business owners will appreciate.
