HP no longer refers to its line of Designjet technical printers as 'plotters' or 'wide format plotters' because these terms are inaccurate representations of how drawings are rendered and does not reflect the quality of today's thermal inkjet printers.

Originally, plotters were developed as printing devices that drew images on paper, using ink pens or pencils, and rendered text and images as a series of point-to-point lines.

Technology has evolved, and today's large format printers use inkjet printing technology to create a desired image on paper by placing droplets of liquid inks from an array of nozzles on a printhead. A printer's resolution (often expressed as dots per inch, or DPI) is dependent upon a number of factors, including the number of nozzles, the accuracy of the placement of the droplets, and various qualities of the paper used for printing.

Inkjet technology allows both technical drawings and graphics prints to be more effectively rendered by optimizing line crispness, the density and consistency of fill area, and adding color accurately.

As technology evolved, some people in the market continued to refer to large format printers, especially technical printers, as "plotters" or "large format plotters".

Whether it is posters, photos, maps or fine art, you'll get incredible speed, outstanding image quality and durability1. Plus, with the HP embedded spectrophotometer2 and eight Original HP 91 Vivera pigment inks you’ll impress even the most demanding of clients with extremely accurate and consistent color every time you print1.

Key features of the HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series include:

* HP Double Swath technology and the first-ever HP Optical Media Advance Sensor give you a wide print swath and extremely accurate printing, even at the highest of print speeds.
* Eight Original HP Vivera pigment inks, including three black inks, produce a wide-color gamut with neutral grays for outstanding image quality and detail.
* HP DreamColor Technologies, including a built-in spectrophotometer for breakthrough color accuracy and easy creation of ICC profiles in just 20 minutes
* Easy-to-use job management tools that allow you to track your ink and media usage per print and to submit files via a driverless multi-file printing workflow, as well as a 40 GB hard drive for permanent file storage.

To experience the full performance of the new HP Designjet Z6100 Printer, you need the perfect paper. Choose from more than 50 Original HP large format media substrates for a broad range of applications, including bond, coated, photo and proofing papers; technical and graphic papers and films; and backlit, self-adhesive, banner and sign, fabric/textile and fine arts printing materials. Original HP media is designed together with HP Vivera pigment inks to produce consistently outstanding image quality that you can count on—from photo-quality images to high-quality posters and banners to crisp line drawings.

1Display -permanence rating for interior displays away from direct sunlight by HP Image Permanence Lab and by Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. on a range of HP media. Water resistance and interior in-window display ratings by HP Image Permanence Lab on a range of HP media. For details: www.hp.com/go/supplies/printpermanence.

2 With i1 Color Technology from GretagMacbeth.