Product comparison · 2 large format printers

HP T790 44" vs HP Designjet Z2100 large format printer Inkjet Colour

25specifications compared
10differ
15identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- T790 44":Thermal inkjet
- Designjet Z2100 large format printer Inkjet Colour:Inkjet
Number of print cartridges
- T790 44":6
- Designjet Z2100 large format printer Inkjet Colour:8
Page description languages
- T790 44":HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, PCL 3, TIFF
- Designjet Z2100 large format printer Inkjet Colour:PCL 3
Maximum roll length
- T790 44":91 m
- Designjet Z2100 large format printer Inkjet Colour:91.4 m
Recommended media weight
- T790 44":60 - 328 g/m²
- Designjet Z2100 large format printer Inkjet Colour:500 g/m²
Power consumption (standby)
- T790 44":27 W
- Designjet Z2100 large format printer Inkjet Colour:43 W
Power consumption (typical)
- T790 44":120 W
- Designjet Z2100 large format printer Inkjet Colour:200 W
Weight
- T790 44":81.6 kg
- Designjet Z2100 large format printer Inkjet Colour:86 kg

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Comparison of T790 44", Z2100
50 specifications	A HP T790 44"View product	B HP Designjet Z2100 large format printer Inkjet Colour Model Z2100 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Inkjet
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	6	8
Page description languagesDiffers	HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, PCL 3, TIFF	PCL 3
Printing coloursDiffers	Cyan, Grey, Magenta, Pigment matte black, Yellow	Cyan, Light Cyan, Light magenta, Magenta, Yellow
Print speed (best quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Print speed (normal quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 ppm
Paper handling2 differ
Cut sheetsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum roll lengthDiffers	91 m	91.4 m
Maximum roll widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	111.8 cm
Recommended media weightDiffers	60 - 328 g/m²	500 g/m²
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	A0 (841 x 1189 mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Coated paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 dB
Power2 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	27 W	43 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs	120 W	200 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 55 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	81.6 kg	86 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	1770 x 701 x 1050 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.3 kg
Other features1 differ
Line accuracyDiffers	+/- 0.1%	+/- 0.2%
Glossy paperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Vinyl mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum line widthKnown for one	0.06 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ink dropKnown for one	6 pl (C, G, M, pK); 9 pl (mK, Y)	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate/Professional/Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate/Business/Home Premium; Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit) Professional/Home, Server 2008 (32-bit, 64-bit), Server 2003 (32-bit, 64-bit); Mac OS X v10.5, v10.6; Citrix XenApp; Citrix XenServer; Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source

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