HP Expands Professional Photo Printer Offerings for Advanced Amateur Photographers SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 -- HP today unveiled at > Macworld Expo the HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer, rounding out the company's growing portfolio of printing solutions for the advanced amateur market.
The HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer enables photographers to
create and publish professional-quality portraits, landscapes,
marketing collateral and other image-rich materials and features
several technological advancements to ensure outstanding performance
and brilliant, predictable color.
Breakthroughs in Color Management
The HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer contains several color
management advancements that simplify the printing experience. The
printer is seamlessly integrated with Adobe Photoshop CS3, enabling
users to print directly from their preferred workflow. The choice is
then automatically synchronized with the color management setting,
eliminating issues associated with "double color management." This
technology also is available in a free software download for the
award-winning HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Photo Printer.
"HP played an instrumental role in our development of the improved
printing experience of Adobe Photoshop CS3," said Kevin Connor, senior
director of product management, Professional Digital Imaging, Adobe.
"Thanks to design input from HP, creative professionals can generate
their prints more quickly and easily, while taking advantage of color
controls and a unified printing interface that help provide predictable
and consistent prints."
Additional advancements that ensure consistent color and superior
gallery-quality prints include Electrostatic Drop Detection and
closed-loop calibration. The Electrostatic Drop Detection printhead
management system efficiently self-monitors and self-cleans to keep the
printer in top condition while minimizing waste by cleaning only the
individual print nozzles that require attention. Closed-loop
calibration automatically adjusts print settings to maintain color
consistency.
Precise, Long-Lasting Color
An exclusive at this price, the HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer
offers truly neutral black-and-white printing with individual HP Vivera
pigment inks -- including photo black, matte black and light gray --
eliminating the need to swap out cartridges to print in matte or gloss.
HP's high-capacity Vivera pigment inks are formulated with exclusive
pigment dispersion Electrosteric Encapsulation Technology, offering an
extensive palette of life-like colors, deep rich blacks and true
neutral grays for fast-drying, color-stable, water-resistant photos
with exceptional fade resistance for more than 200 years.(1) To learn
more about HP photo permanence and durability and to experience a
visual demonstration of HP's light fade simulator, visit
http://www.hp.com/go/printpermanence.
Media Variety for Professional Prints
The HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer allows photographers to print
creative content the way they want on a wide assortment of media,
including HP Advanced Photo Paper and digital fine art media up to
0.7-mm thick, including canvas and fiber-gloss, for professional,
color-accurate prints with exceptional image quality and durability
that maintain color integrity and resist fading for generations.(1)
The media portfolio includes HP Hahnemuhle Smooth Fine Art Paper, HP
Hahnemuhle Watercolor Paper, HP Aquarella Art Paper, HP Artist Matte
Canvas and HP Professional Satin Photo Paper for brilliant prints up to
13x19 inches in as fast as 90 seconds.(2)
Commitment to Compatibility
HP is dedicated to overall customer experience and offers full-featured
Mac driver support for more than 1,000 HP models across all HP product
lines. Furthering this commitment, the HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo
Printer is Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard compatible out of the box. In
addition, the HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer is compatible with
Mac OS X v10.3.9 or higher; G4, G5 and Intel Core.
Additional information about Mac support for the HP Photosmart Pro
B8850 Photo Printer is available at http://www.hp.com/go/mac. The HP
Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer is expected to be available for
purchase in North America in April for $549.(3)
Backed by HP Total Care
HP offers a comprehensive support package for the HP Photosmart Pro
B8850 Photo Printer that includes a one-year limited hardware warranty
backed by HP Customer Care, service and support and one-year technical
phone support.
With HP Total Care, customers can depend on award-winning service,
advice, learning and convenient support, including eSupport options
such as printer diagnostics and software driver updates; the ability to
chat real time with a support agent; 24x7 toll-free technical support
in both English and Spanish; and, email responses in as fast as one
hour.
HP's Customer Care program provides assistance with installation and
ongoing user support to ensure a great product experience. Support
information is available at http://www.hp.com/cposupport.
Footnotes
(1) Based on preliminary display-permanence testing under glass by
Wilhelm Imaging Research. For details, visit
http://hp.com/go/printpermanence.
(2) After first page; see http://www.hp.com/go/inkjetprinter for details.
(3) Actual price may vary.
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