Hewlett-Packard Introduces HP Printer/Scanner/Copier Series 300 All-in-One for Home Personal Segment

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Hewlett-Packard Company, the worldwide leader in all-in-one products, has introduced the HP Printer/Scanner/Copier Series 300 all-in-one for the home personal segment. The new product integrates all-color printing, scanning, and copying with software that makes scanning as simple as printing. The HP Printer/Scanner/Copier Series 300 all-in-one is designed to provide unparalleled functionality and high-quality performance for creative people of all ages.

Key Takeaways:

  • The HP Printer/Scanner/Copier Series 300 all-in-one is designed for home personal use and is available for about $399 (U.S.).
  • The product integrates all-color printing, scanning, and copying with software that makes scanning as simple as printing.
  • The HP Printer/Scanner/Copier Series 300 all-in-one is ideal for a variety of home uses, from creating colorful newsletters and personalized greeting cards to everyday printing or scanning important family records.
  • The device comes with Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0 software, which enables easy delivery of scanned photos into documents.
  • The product also includes Caere OmniPage Limited Edition OCR software to convert scanned text into electronic form for editing and printing.
  • The HP Printer/Scanner/Copier Series 300 all-in-one prints monochrome text at 5 pages per minute (ppm) and prints color images at 2 ppm.
  • The scanning feature enables copying capabilities at 1 minute per page (mpp) for monochrome documents and 3 mpp to 5 mpp for color copies.
  • The minimum PC system requirement is a 486/66 processor, 16MB of memory, and 72MB available hard-disk space with Microsoft Windows 3.1.

Statistics:

  • The product is expected to sell for approximately $399 (U.S.).
  • The scanning feature enables copying capabilities at 1 mpp for monochrome documents and 3 mpp to 5 mpp for color copies.
  • The HP Printer/Scanner/Copier Series 300 all-in-one is scheduled to be available in April through selected U.S. retailers.
  • HP has 121,900 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Hewlett-Packard Company Introduces HP Printer/Scanner/Copier Series 300 all-in-one for Home Personal Segment"
  • Hewlett-Packard Company, "About HP"