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Competitive Alternatives 

Let’s now take a look at the key competitors in the large-format printing marketplace.

Pros: This production printer offers high-speed throughput, long unattended print runs, and durable pigment inks. The

embedded spectrophotometer enables users to recalibrate the printer and assists operators in creating their own media

profiles. To support color and job management functions, the 

DJZ6100

comes with more software and workflow options

than its predecessors. 

Cons: Though HP boasts that the printer is capable of speeds up to 

1,143 

ft.

2

/hr., those claims are limited to printing 

on plain paper and may require a reduction in output quality–making the 

DJZ6100

printer’s high-speed mode potentially

impractical in a print-for-pay environment. Because aqueous printers function as the high-quality print engines in most

production environments, a printer’s performance when producing high-quality graphics on coated stock and glossy

paper is perhaps more relevant. When printing in best mode on glossy paper, the 

DJZ6100

slows down to 

98

ft.

2

/hr. 

At 

105

ft.

2

/hr. for 

2400 x 1200

dpi output, the 

iPF9000S

printer will produce high-quality images faster on coated media

and glossy paper. Media handling on the 

DJZ6100

is limited to roll feed only and it doesn’t have borderless printing.

Without a cut-sheet media feeder, productivity is compromised by limiting the operator’s versatility and media options.

HP has no sub-ink tank system or Economy Color Print Mode.

Canon also takes a different approach to calibration. Whereas the Canon solution is an easy-to-use process that takes

only 

10-20

minutes to automatically apply adjustments across all the printer’s media types, 

HP

’s process is more complex

and laborious, requiring repetition for each media type, 

20

minutes each. 

Other factors such as power consumption that’s

84%

higher than the image

PROGRAF

S-Series printers, print-heads 

with fewer nozzles (

16,896

in the 

DJZ6100

vs. 

30,720

in the Canon printers), and a much smaller hard drive mean that the

DJZ6100

printer’s overall productivity may be lower and operating costs may be higher than the image

PROGRAF

S-Series

printers. Starting at 

$9,995

for the 

42

” version and 

$15,995

for the 

60

” version (

$12,495

and 

$18,500

for the PostScript

®

versions), 

HP

’s

DJZ6100

Series are also more expensive to purchase than the 

iPF9000S

printer and 

iPF8000S

printer,

making the Canon solution a more affordable option. 

Pros: Available only in 

24

” and 

44

” versions, the 

8

-color 

Z2100

is positioned by 

HP 

as a high-quality printer for all types

of large-format applications, with a particular focus on photography. Customers interested in archival printing may be

attracted by 

HP

’s claims that prints will last up to 

200

years without fading and are water-resistant on certain types of

media. A built-in spectrophotometer can be used by operators to calibrate the printer and create their own 

ICC

profiles.

Along with the printer, the 

$5,595

price includes an 

HP

ProPrint Plug-in for Photoshop, the Printer Driver, and 

HP

Color

Center software for color management functions. 

HP

does not offer a PostScript version of this printer model.

Cons: While some attractive features are included with the 

Z2100

,

HP

has unfortunately left several important customer

requirements unaddressed. While the 

Z2100

can achieve an optimized resolution of 

2400 x 1200

dpi, the normal mode

for this printer is just 

600 x 600

dpi. Another important factor that affects the printer’s performance is the number of 

nozzles available to eject ink onto the media. With only 8,443 nozzles spread across all eight ink colors, the 

Z2100

has

far fewer nozzles than the Canon printers, which have 

30,720

. More nozzles help make the Canon print-heads more 

reliable and enables high-quality output, even in high-speed print modes.