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1 September 2015

HP has introduced two new inexpensive Envy all-in-one devices and an Officejet with an automatic document feeder for less than $100, all of which are eligible for its Instant Ink service. All three printers are thermal inkjets featuring a black ink cartridge and a tri-color ink cartridge with cyan, magenta and yellow.

The new printers integrate the Instant Ink service sign-up into the printer setup itself, making it simple to take advantage of significant ink savings right away. A separate story discusses the program in detail.

They also feature HP's latest ink technology for use with its porous optimized chromophore papers. In another companion piece that features two of Brown's videos, we look at that technology.

"Customers want printing to be affordable, convenient and meaningful," said Stephen Nigro, HP senior vice president of Imaging and Printing. "With HP Instant Ink, customers can enjoy low cost of ownership and print what matters most to them without the worry of running out of ink or spending too much."

While the company announced six printers in its news release, we saw three of them yesterday:

  • HP Envy 4520 All-in-One Printer: Designed for wired households, this compact printer features an easy way to print photos or documents from a mobile device.
  • HP Envy 5540 All-in-One Printer: An affordable printer with a quick, five-minute mobile installation process so you can print from a mobile device with or without a router or local wireless network. Users can also scan, copy and access Web content directly from the color touchscreen.
  • HP OfficeJet 4650 All-in-One: Featuring HP's mobile out-of-box experience, this home office printer also includes a new auto deploy output paper tray, a touch-enabled display and fast print speeds.

The specifications (with links to the datasheets) for each of them follows:

ENVY 4520

The $99 Envy 4520, available this month, is the least expensive unit of the three.

ENVY 4520 SPECIFICATIONS
Printer
Ink 63 Black Ink Cartridge (K)
63 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge (CMY)
XL versions of the cartridges are also available
Instant Ink eligible
Resolution 1200 x 1200
Paper 100-sheet letter-size tray
25-sheet output tray
Borderless Printing Up to 8.5x11 inches
Duplex Printing Automatic
Speed 9.6 pages/minute black
6.8 pages a minute color
Printer Language HP PCL 3 GUI
Media 16 to 24 lb.
Plain paper; Photo paper; Brochure Paper
Duty Cycle Up to 1,000 pages per month
100 to 400 pages per month recommended
Scanner
Optical Resolution 1200 dpi
Maximum Copies 50
Copy Resizing 25 to 400 percent
General
Functions Print, Copy, Scan, Photo
Connectivity Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 802.11n WiFi
HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint
Power 100 to 240 Volts AC
Up to 15 watts (Printing), 3.05 watts (Ready), 0.55 watts (Sleep), 0.13 watts (Off)
Dimensions 17.52 x 14.45 x 5.04 inches
Weight 11.93 lbs.

ENVY 5540

The $129 Envy 5540 is also available this month.

ENVY 5540 SPECIFICATIONS
Printer
Ink 62 Black Ink Cartridge (K)
62 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge (CMY)
XL versions of the cartridges are also available
Instant Ink eligible
Resolution 1200 x 1200
Paper 125-sheet letter-size tray
15-sheet photo tray
25-sheet output tray
Borderless Printing Up to 8.5x11 inches
Duplex Printing Automatic
Speed 12 pages/minute black
8 pages a minute color
Printer Language HP PCL 3 GUI
Media 16 to 72 lb.
Paper (plain, inkjet, photo), envelopes, transparencies, labels, cards, the HP premium media, iron-on transfers, borderless media
Duty Cycle Up to 1,000 pages per month
300 to 400 pages per month recommended
Scanner
Optical Resolution 1200 dpi
Maximum Copies 50
Copy Resizing 25 to 400 percent
General
Functions Print, Copy, Scan, Web, Photo
Multitasking
Connectivity USB 2.0, 802.11b/g/n WiFi
HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint
Power 100 to 240 Volts AC
13.95 watts (printing), 3.60 watts (ready), 0.93 watts (sleep), 0.20 watts (off)
Dimensions 17.87 x 16.14 x 6.14 inches
Weight 15.04 lbs.

OFFICEJET 4650

The $99 Officejet 4650 will also be available this month.

OFFICEJET 4650 SPECIFICATIONS
Printer
Ink 63 Black Ink Cartridge (K)
63 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge (CMY)
XL versions of the cartridges are also available
Instant Ink eligible
Resolution 1200 x 1200
Paper 100-sheet letter-size tray
25-sheet output tray
Borderless Printing Up to 8.5x11 inches
Duplex Printing Automatic
Speed 9.5 pages/minute black
6.8 pages a minute color
Printer Language HP PCL 3 GUI
Media 16 to 24 lb.
Plain paper; Photo paper; Brochure Paper
Duty Cycle Up to 1,200 pages per month
100 to 400 print pages per month recommended
20 to 100 scans
Scanner
Optical Resolution 1200 dpi
Maximum Copies 50
Copy Resizing 25 to 400 percent
General
Functions Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Connectivity Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 802.11b/g/n WiFi
HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint
Power 100 to 240 Volts AC
Up to 15 watts (Printing), up to 12 watts (copy), 3.45 watts (Ready), 0.65 watts (Sleep), 0.15 watts (Off)
Dimensions 17.53 x 14.53 x 7.50 inches
Weight 14.43 lbs.

For more information on all of the printers see the news release below.

HP Eliminates Ink Anxiety, Slashes Ink Costs up to 50 percent with New Instant Ink Printers

Customers can print what matters most and never run out of ink for less than a coffee a month

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- HP has expanded its rapidly growing Instant Ink replacement service to its new HP Envy, OfficeJet and DeskJet printers. The new printers come HP Instant Ink ready and offer a choice of monthly and yearly ink subscription plans starting at only $2.99 a month.

With HP Instant Ink, customers select a plan based on how much they want to print and HP takes care of the rest. You never run out of ink and printing costs up to 50 percent less. Eliminating the anxiety of running out of ink at the worst time, the new fall line comes with smart cartridges in the box that can reorder ink before they run out and deliver it directly to the customer's door.

HP Instant Ink is one of the fastest growing Web-based paid services, adding more than one new customer every minute of every day. In fact, a recent survey conducted by Harris Poll found 62 percent of those who intend to purchase a printer in the next year would be interested in an ink delivery service like HP Instant Ink.

"Customers want printing to be affordable, convenient and meaningful," said Stephen Nigro, senior vice president, Imaging and Printing, HP. "With HP Instant Ink, customers can enjoy low cost of ownership and print what matters most to them without the worry of running out of ink or spending too much."

According to InfoTrends, the typical home user prints 43 pages per month on average. With HP Instant Ink, this level of printing will cost only $2.99 per month or less than most pay for one morning coffee drink.

Whether printing at home, for a small business or at college, customers can enjoy the lowest two year total cost of ownership available with HP Instant Ink printers, printing high-quality photos as well as black and white or color documents for the same cost. And, there are no contracts, hidden costs or annual fees, so customers can easily modify their plan at any time.

Recycling is simple with HP Instant Ink. The program provides prepaid envelopes to return used cartridges, lowering the carbon footprint related to ink cartridge purchase and disposal by an estimated 70 percent.

HP Instant Ink Expansion

The new HP printers are HP Instant Ink ready with the sign-up experience integrated into the printer set-up out of the box, making it simple to begin the convenience and savings on day one. Customers can quickly choose the plan that works for them or choose the traditional model of purchasing ink at retail or online when they run low.

Additionally, for the first time, HP is offering the choice of one or two year HP Instant Ink plans out of the box with the introduction of the HP OfficeJet 5741 and HP OfficeJet 5743. These products offer maximum convenience and savings and deliver consistent, high-quality prints as well as mobile printing capabilities.

New HP Instant Ink-ready printers include:

  • HP Envy 4520 All-in-One Printer: Designed for the connected household, this space-saving printer features the easiest way to print from a smartphone or tablet and lab-quality photos, creative projects, hobbies and business documents.
  • HP Envy 5540 All-in-One Printer: An affordable printer with a quick, five-minute mobile installation process so users can print from a smartphone or tablet with or without a router or local wireless network. Users can also scan, copy and access Web content directly from the color touchscreen.
  • HP OfficeJet 4650 All-in-One: Featuring HP's mobile out-of-box experience, this home office printer also includes a new auto deploy output paper tray, a touch-enabled display and fast print speeds.
  • HP OfficeJet 3830 All-in-One: Wireless enabled quality printing for everyday documents; convenient multipage faxing, scanning and copying. Easy mobile setup(10) and easy mobile printing from tablets and smartphones.
  • HP OfficeJet 5741: Offers two years of HP Instant Ink in the box alongside print, fax, scan and copy features and simple wireless printing.
  • HP OfficeJet 5743: Offers one year of HP Instant Ink in the box in addition to simple wireless printing and fax, scan and copy features.

Pricing and availability

  • The HP OfficeJet 5741 with one year of HP Instant Ink starts at $199 and is expected to be available in October.
  • The HP OfficeJet 5743 with two years of HP Instant Ink starts at $299 and is expected to be available in October.
  • The HP Envy 4520 All-in-One printer starts at $99/"[!]"89 and is expected to be available in September.
  • The HP Envy 5540 All-in-One Printer starts at $129/"[!]"109 and is expected to be available in September.
  • The HP OfficeJet 4650 All-in-One printer starts at $99/"[!]"109 and is expected to be available in September.
  • The HP OfficeJet 3830 printer starts at $79 and is expected to be available in September.

HP Instant Ink is currently available in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, France and Germany. Additional information about HP Instant Ink and the new generation of eligible HP printers is available at http://www.hp.com/go/instantink.


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