HP Inc. is driving the printing category forward with a new portfolio of business printers, including the HP PageWide and the OfficeJet Pro printers, which are compatible with a proprietary form of ink.

The new PageWide and OfficeJet Pro printers will use so-called pigment ink to provide faster, cheaper and higher-quality printing than laser cartridges.

HP PageWide Technology is a proven scalable print technology developed by HP that has delivered more than 140 billion digital pages via HP printers including large format printers and web presses. In addition to the new lineup of A4 devices early next year, HP will expand the reach of PageWide Technology in the copier market with a new portfolio of A3 multifunction printers (MFPs).

Printers with the new ink will be fast. A top-end PageWide color printer will be able to print up to 75 pages a minute in basic mode, and 50 pages per minute in high-quality mode.

Pigment ink is sprayed simultaneously across the width of a page in one pass and isn’t as time-consuming as inkjet, in which ink is applied left-to-right across each line. The cost of printing a page equals about $0.01 cents using black cartridges, and $0.06 for color cartridges.

The new HP PageWide business printers include:

• The HP PageWide Enterprise Color series includes the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556 and HP PageWide Enterprise Color MFP 586. These printers are designed for small businesses and medium sized work groups printing up to 15,000 pages a month, with a print speed of up to 75 pages per minute. The HP PageWide Enterprise Color MFP 586 is expected to be available in May starting at $1,999. The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556 printer is expected to be available in May starting at $749.
• The HP PageWide Pro 500 series includes the HP PageWide Pro 552dw and the HP PageWide Pro MFP 577dw. The 552dw and 577dw are designed for small businesses and work groups printing up to 6,000 pages a month, with print speeds of up to 70 pages per minute . The PageWide Pro 500 series is expected to be available in April starting at $699.00.
• The HP PageWide Pro 400 series includes the HP PageWide Pro 452dw and the HP PageWide Pro MFP 477dw. These printers are designed for small businesses and work groups printing up to 4,500 pages a month, with print speeds of up to 55 pages per minute. The PageWide 400 series is expected to be available in April starting at $499.00.
  
• The HP PageWide 300 series includes the HP PageWide 352dw and the HP PageWide MFP 377dw. These printers are designed for small businesses and work groups printing up to 3,000 pages a month, with print speeds of up to 45 pages per minute. The PageWide 300 series is expected to be available in June.

The new HP business printing portfolio also includes new HP OfficeJet Pro and HP LaserJet printers:

• The HP OfficeJet Pro 8000 series features HP Print Forward Design to provide productivity with high speeds in a space-saving design. These new printers also include enhanced manageability and security features, mobile printing, and access to the HP Instant Ink supplies delivery program.
• The HP LaserJet family provides print shop document quality, fast speed and the best value on black-and-white printing. The new LaserJet products include Original HP Toner cartridges with JetIntelligence technology.

The new OfficeJet Pro printers include:

• For micro and small businesses printing up to 2,000 pages a month, the HP OfficeJet Pro 8710/8720/8730/8740 All-in-One printersand the HP OfficeJet Pro 8210 printer provide professional quality printing at up to 50 percent lower cost per page than lasers.
• The OfficeJet Pro 8700 series is expected to be available in April starting at $199.99. The OfficeJet Pro 8210 is expected to be available in September for $129.99.
• For micro and home businesses printing up to 800 pages a month, the HP OfficeJet Pro 6960/6970 All-in-One printers provide professional quality printing at less than half the cost of laser printing. The OfficeJet Pro 6900 series is expected to be available in June starting at $149.99

The new HP LaserJet printers include:

• The HP LaserJet Pro M501 series is a single function, monochrome printer for small and medium sized businesses printing up to 6,000 pages a month. The HP LaserJet Pro M501 series is expected to be available in April starting at $549.00
• The HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M377 series is a multifunction color printer for small and medium sized businesses printing up to 4,000 pages a month. The series is expected to be available in April for $489.00