Press Releases

May, 2008

Analysis by SpencerLab Verifies Offset Class Potential of the Stream Concept Press from Kodak

A new technical paper from the SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory quantifies that output produced by the Stream Concept Press from Kodak demonstrates the potential of reaching Offset Class print quality.

March, 2008

New HP Officejet Printing System Offers Cost Savings and Ease of Use for Small Business Customers

HP is announcing a new approach to branding for Officejet printers, all-in-ones and supplies that will help small businesses get professional quality color printing for significantly less cost per page compared to competing laser printers. ...Both reports are by SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory...

September, 2007

Xerox Cascades Color Throughout the Office; Color for the Price of Black And White is First in the Industry

Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) is creating a wave of color for the office with five new multifunction products and printers, including two that feature a breakthrough in solid ink technology that for the first time makes color printing as affordable as black and white. ...SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory, which has independently tested the Phaser 8860...

May, 2007

HP Expands Graphic Arts Portfolio to Help Customers Drive Growth

Two new HP Indigo presses - including the flagship HP Indigo press 5500, which is also available in a special photo package, and the entry-level HP Indigo press 3500 ...SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory found that HP Indigo photo package prints surpassed conventional silver halide processing,...

April, 2007

HP launches HP Officejet Pro Printer Series in India

Hewlett-Packard, the market leader in the Indian imaging and printing market, today sets a new industry standard in low cost printing, speed, quality and productivity relative to laser devices. ...SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory, has confirmed the Officejet Pro All-in-Ones and single function printers to be significantly faster than competing laser printers in both first page out and document printing times...

September, 2006

In the drive for fuel efficiency, it's poll position for HP printers

In May this year, HP answered this question, making public the results of an independent study conducted by Spencerlab Digital Color Laboratory into ink usage among leading printer manufacturers.

July, 2005

Inkjet Versus Laser Printers

Color inkjet printers have been fixtures in most small businesses for many years. ...SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory in Melville, New York, tested the HP LaserJet 1320 and the Dell 1700 Laser Printers...

January, 2004

HP Photo Printing Systems Offer Professional-quality Black and White Photos that Resist Light Fading for 115 Years

HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced third-party test results confirming that HP's recently introduced black and white capable photo printing systems offer customers professional-quality black and white photos... SpencerLab demonstrated that photo enthusiasts preferred the digital image quality of the eight-ink printing system over conventionally processed photos...

March, 2003

HP Inkjets Reach Parity with Conventionally Processed Prints; Spencer Releases Photo Print Quality Research Study

The results of focus-group research into consumer preferences regarding photographic print image quality were released by Spencer & Associates Publishing, Ltd. at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) 2003 Annual Convention & Trade Show.

July, 2002

HP Offers Photos that Surpass Look and Feel of Traditional Photos, Resist Fading More Than Twice as Long as Most Traditionally Processed Prints

HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced new digital imaging offerings which produce prints that surpass both the photo quality and fade resistance ...a recent study conducted by SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory, a premier consulting firm specializing in digital imaging technology, showed more consumers prefer HP-printed digital images to traditionally processed photos...

April, 2002

Revolutionary New InkJet Technology Debuts In Canon U.S.A.'s N1000/N2000 Office Color Printers

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) today introduces two new inkjet-based office color printers that it expects will redefine the market for such devices and provide steep competition to current color laser printers as well as several business inkjet models. ...Canon U.S.A. contracted with SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory, an independent printer evaluation facility operated by Spencer & Associates Publishing, Ltd., to conduct an independent test and evaluation of the Canon N1000 and N2000 Office Color Printers...

December, 1999

Company To Significantly Reduce Retail Price From $46 to $5 Per Poster In The On-Demand Poster Market, A Market Expected To Exceed $18.5 Billion By End Of 2002

The Widecom Group Inc. (NASDAQ:WIDE) today announced that after four years in development, it has completed the technology and commenced production of its revolutionary large format color digital printer. ... SpencerLab, (www.spencerlab.com) comparing the Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 3800CP with the Epson Stylus Pro 9000, found that...