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HP Z3100ps
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THE BASICS
Site-visit at a large successful digtital printing company that does giclee and fine art photography in addition to signage. For signage they use
primarily Encad and UV-curable flatbed printers. The HP Z3100 is used for the giclee and fine art work.
1. Brand name, model?
HP Designjet Z3100ps GP Photo, this is the 44” model. HP literature often lists the name of the printer as “HP Designjet Z3100 Photo
printer series.”
2. If there are two or three (or more) widths of this printer, what differences exist other than the width?
There are no significant differences between the 24” and the 44” other than width.
3. What is the nature of the company behind the brand name? Is this company the manufacturer, distributor, or rebranding?
HP is the designer and manufacturer of these printers. They are manufactured in Malaysia.
4. Is this same model(s) rebranded and sold under other names?
These models are not rebranded and sold under any name in the US or Western Europe. The HP Designjet 30 or 90 and/or 130 have, in
the past, been dyed Kodak colors on the outside and rebranded as a Kodak proofer, but not the larger HP printers in recent years.
5. What other printers are the same or similar chassis from this manufacturer or distributor?
The HP Z2100, 24” and 44” are, to the outside viewer, essentially the same chassis and exterior design. The primary difference is inside:
the Z2100 has 8 ink channels; the Z3100 has 12 ink channels.