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When you think printers, you can imagine those boring off-white monsters that churn out your reports at lightning speed in the office or a workhorse shared by your housemates to do the odd printout during college. Occasionally you may even come across dedicated photo printers, printing odd sizes, taking 6 cartridges and stunning the world with the quality of their prints. The large format printer however is a beast all on its own, known to be able to print on different materials and at mammoth sizes, and HP’s new offering brings more to the table with the new DesignJet L25500  

 

At the newly opened club Milk, we got to see not only the new HP DesignJet L25500 large format printer being unveiled, but also how it could be used in a real-world scenario. Safe to say, the result was very impressive, both aesthetically and logistically. 

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The DesignJet L25500 employs HPs Latex Ink technology and with compatible materials produces durable, odourless (I know because I actually put nose to print and took a deep breath) prints with such vivid colour and detail they could be used on a variety of levels. Various examples were shown of what could be done, such as printing on flags, banners, vehicle wraps, light boxes and perhaps the most impressive was using it to remodel and redesign a club, yes the same club we were standing in was entirely decorated using the L25500. 

I was extremely impressed with the before and after shots of the building (Located opposite New Straits Times in Bangsar for the curious) seeing the location transform from a drab exterior to a modern façade. Everything from the door screens, table tops to the console wraps were printed using the L25500, and apparently it was easy to execute and even easier to maintain. While the technology for Latex Ink and Vinyl Printing is not a new one, I find that the execution and application in this instance is perhaps one that will be more commonplace in the future.

The HP DesignJet L25500 is available starting from RM118,000 for the 42-inch model and RM138,000 for the 60-inch model. At that price range, I can’t see this printer being a feature in the Lowyat.Net offices, but for existing Print Service Providers, it looks to be a good investment. 

Click on the relevant links for more information on Latex Printing Technology or the DesignJet L25500.