HP Announces Industry's First Mobile Printer that Supports Wireless
Printing

Full-featured Printer Adds Infrared Option, Increased Portability;
Maintains Affordable Pricing

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 18, 1995 -- Hewlett-Packard Company today
announced the industry's first notebook printer that supports wireless
printing. The HP DeskJet 340 mobile printer features infrared printing
capability, enabling customers to print from up to three feet away without
a physical connection to the printer. The printer, which is available
worldwide, is expected to sell for approximately $299 ($365 U.S. list).

THE WIRELESS OFFICE ADVANCES

"As the wireless office comes of age, point- and-click home and office
technology will be as common as TV remote controls," said Rocky Scales,
product manager for HP's North American Consumer Products Marketing
Center. "For mobile workers who value a compact printer with desktop
performance, we have added another dimension of freedom and versatility in
mobile printing."

According to Dataquest, a San Jose, Calif.- based market-research firm,
sales of infrared devices are expected to grow to $36 million annually by
1997. Sales were $1 million in 1993. HP estimates that the mobile-printer
market will have grown 43 percent between 1995 and 1996, that notebook PC
sales will continue to grow at a double- digit rate until 1998, and that
notebook PC shipments will account for 25 percent of all PC shipments by
that year.

"In 1994, HP led the North American mobile- printer market," said
Dataquest's Paula Bursley. "With the growing acceptance of infrared
technology among mobile computers and HP's leading position in mobile
printers, combining the two technologies is a natural market evolution."

The DeskJet 340 mobile printer, which replaces the DeskJet 320 printer,
features an infrared accessory for cableless printing. Infrared technology
makes it easy for mobile customers -- such as field-sales representatives,
telecommuters and traveling professionals -- to print documents at a
client's office, on an airplane or in a hotel room. The accessory, which
snaps on the printer's parallel port, sells for approximately $29 ($39
U.S. list).

The DeskJet 340 mobile printer is IrDA- compliant (Infrared Data
Association). The IrDA -- made up of more than 90 companies, including HP,
Microsoft and IBM -- finalized a standard in 1994 by which different kinds
of computer devices could communicate via infrared. HP introduced its
first infrared-capable laser printer, the HP LaserJet 5P printer, earlier
this year.

IMPROVED PORTABILITY, MEDIA HANDLING

The HP DeskJet 340 mobile printer features a lightweight sheet feeder for
improved portability. The 30-page sheet feeder weighs less than one pound
and eliminates the need for customers to feed individual sheets. The
printer handles letter-, legal- and A4-size cut-sheet paper, transparency,
film and labels. An optional desktop sheet feeder, which holds up to 60
sheets of paper, is available for approximately $89 ($99 U.S. list).

The DeskJet 340 printer produces the same professional print quality and
color features as larger desktop inkjet printers, with black text at 600 x
300 dots-per-inch (dpi) and HP's Resolution Enhancement technology for
crisp, sharp edges. The printer can print up to 3 pages of black text per
minute (ppm) and color at one-half ppm.

The printer features a new high-capacity black- ink cartridge for
lower-cost use. The cartridge holds 50 percent more ink than its
predecessor and has a 750-page print capacity -- for the same price of
approximately $23.

COLOR IS ALWAYS AN OPTION

With an optional HP ColorKit, the DeskJet 340 printer can produce
high-quality color output for creating or revising presentations, sales
materials and other documents while traveling. The kit, which sells for
approximately $39 ($49 U.S. list), includes a color cartridge and
protective storage case to extend the cartridge's life. Customers simply
snap in the color cartridge in exchange for the printer's black
cartridge.

Customers who use the ColorKit with the new printer gain access to HP's
ColorSmart technology, which automates color printing in much the same way
that autofocus cameras simplified 35mm photography.

ON-THE-MOVE POWER SOURCES

The HP DeskJet 340 printers can be powered by battery or AC adapter. For
extensive mobile printing needs, a worldwide rapid recharger is available
for approximately $89 ($99 U.S. list). It holds two batteries, each of
which prints up to 100 pages on a single charge and can be fully recharged
in an hour.

RELIABILITY, WARRANTY AND COMPATIBILITY

An adapter kit for Macintosh PowerBook computers is available for
approximately $29 ($39 U.S. list). The printer comes with HP's limited
one-year Express Exchange warranty. With Express Exchange, customers
receive a replacement machine within one business day. HP SupportPack, a
three- year service plan that extends the Express Exchange warranty, also
is available.

Suggested prices for HP products and services described in Access HP are
quoted in U.S. dollars and apply only in that market. To check prices and
availability in markets outside the U.S., check with your local HP sales
office or distributor.
 
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