Fit to Print: 9 colour laser printers tested

HP 9500hdn


Contents
Introduction
Ricoh Aficio CL7100
Fuji-Xerox Phaser
HP 9500hdn
Kyocera FS-C8026N
Oki C9500dn
Konica Minolta magicolor
Tally Genicom
Epson AcuLaser C3000N
Lexmark C762
Specifications
How we tested
Sample scenario
Editor's choice
About RMIT

The HP 9500hdn arrived in a huge box standing above six feet and weighing more than 130kg. Taking the covers off revealed three paper trays. HP couldn't provide us details on its paper capacity but based on the options you can buy for this printer we assume it's more than 4000. For such a large printer the 9500hdn didn't have much in the engine room. It could only manage 24ppm in colour and on its price we had to include it with the other four medium to large workgroup printers despite its lower speed rating.

Not only that, but its high duty cycle indicates to us this printer should cope quite well with high print volumes. As we mentioned, its speed wasn't its best asset but neither was its print quality. It rated in the middle somewhere. Its best asset would be its paper handling, available finishing options and ease of use.

During testing we encountered something which was of concern to us. When we were printing from the high capacity fourth tray the print speed was reduced to half. We tested the Kyocera and Ricoh for this as they were the other two printers that shipped with additional paper trays. With the Kyocera it didn't make any difference while with the Ricoh it only slightly reduced the print speed.

HP 9500hdn

Product HP 9500hdn
Price AU$19,499
Vendor HP
Phone 13 13 47
Web www.hp.com.au
 
Interoperability
Wide range of operating systems, hardware platforms, and networking protocols supported.
Futureproofing ½
Good options available to support growing requirements.
ROI ½
Most expensive; low print speeds compared to the others in its class.
Service
2-year warranty.
Rating

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