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Hewlett-Packard Business Inkjet 2300 Printer Series
The HP Business Inkjet 2300 Series is being compared to the
G700 due to their equal maximum volume rating of 10,000 prints
per month and price. As is common with HP products, the non-
networked 2300 priced at $499 is also available in multiple higher
priced configurations. That means when competing against the HP
BIJ 2300 Series, you can begin to focus not just on image quality,
but on price:
A non-networked BIJ 2300 with optional duplexing costs $598. It offers more RAM, a two-way
400-sheet paper supply, a Parallel port for connection to older PCs, PCL and PostScript emulation to
support Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX workstations, and a 256MHz CPU.
But for $449 you can offer a business inkjet solution with similar speeds, equal volume ratings, USB
2.0 connectivity, and standard duplexing with a built-in single sheet bypass.
The HP BIJ 2300 Series also uses inks priced identical to the 1200 Series—$33.99 per ink cartridge.
In this situation, the G700 can use either the regular yield or high yield ink cartridges, the latter
offering a lower black-and-white CPP and requiring less maintenance.
Plus, while the base model of the 2300 Series is already more expensive than the duplex-enabled
G700, it will also cost users $136 plus tax and shipping to replace print heads every 16k/24k, while
these print heads are permanent, further contributing to the system’s low overall running cost.
If your customer requires support for Macintosh you will need to find another solution. UNIX is so rare
at this level of the market that very few will have need for that compatibility. But when the customer’s
environment is purely Windows—and that should be the vast majority of situations in small work-
group/SOHO environments—your solution with RPCS will provide simple control with complete access
to features like duplexing, color balance, zoom, margins, collating, and more.
Like the 1200 Series, the 2300 Series uses pigment-based ink for black, but dye-based inks for the
cyan, magenta, and yellow colors. And like the 1200 Series, the same questions regarding image
quality for two-sided prints arise. Just because an inkjet printer is fast doesn’t mean that it is better
suited for everyday business color printing applications, especially duplexing. Additionally, remember
to highlight the printers’ Level Color mode, which produces full-color prints and dark text at a cost-
per-page factor closer to black-and-white CPPs.
2300
$499
Non-networked
2300n
$799
Networked (wired)
2300dtn
$899
Networked (wired)+ 500-sheet Paper Tray 2 + Duplexing
Duplex module
$99
May be added to 2300 and 2300n configurations
