Happy Anniversary! HP Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Deskjets with Faster Printer Ever

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HP today announced the worldwide release of the new HP Officejet Pro X, the world's fastest desktop printer as recognized by Guinness World Records.⁽¹⁾

Designed to meet the demanding and unique needs of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the HP Officejet Pro X is revolutionizing business printing by increasing productivity, reducing costs and promoting the value of inkjet technology in the workplace.

Since the first HP Deskjet printer was introduced in 1988, HP has continued to innovate in the inkjet market with the HP Photosmart and HP Officejet brands, and has shipped nearly 600 million inkjet printers.⁽²⁾

HP also announced two new HP Officejet Pro printers, available this spring. The HP Officejet Pro 251dw Printer and HP Officejet Pro 276dw Multifunction Printer (MFP) provide professional, reliable printing for up to 50 percent lower cost per page than laser printers.⁽³⁾ They also offer the ability to be easily integrated into existing IT infrastructures through enhanced manageability and workflow solutions.

"SMB customers constantly look for ways to save money and do more with less," said Stephen Nigro, senior vice president, Inkjet and Printing Solutions and Graphics Solutions Business, Printing and Personal Systems Group, HP. "The new HP Officejet Pro X Series is an ideal solution that delivers professional printing at a faster rate⁽³⁾ and cheaper cost ⁽⁴⁾ than laser printers, while generating significantly less waste."

"As organizations continue to identify ways to increase productivity and reduce operating costs, the use of inkjets in the office will continue to grow," said Zac Butcher, director, Digital Peripherals Solutions Consulting Service - Europe, InfoTrends. "We expect business inkjet devices to take a greater share of the office printing market, and anticipate that worldwide placements of business inkjet devices will grow from 14.7 million in 2011 to 18.9 million in 2016 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2 percent."

HP Officejet Pro X: Exceptional speed, quality, reliability, cost efficiency for SMBs
HP Officejet Pro X Series color printers and MFPs deliver up to twice the speed and half the printing cost compared with laser printers.⁽³⁾

Powered by HP PageWide Technology the company's next-generation inkjet platform the HP Officejet Pro X Series can deliver high-quality professional documents at up to 70 pages per minute (ppm), making it the fastest desktop printer according to Guinness World Records.⁽¹⁾

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