Four pigment inks, colours included
This is what really sets this machine apart, and it appears nowhere on the packaging. On most inkjets, only the black is pigment based — solid particles laid on the sheet — while the colours are dye inks, dissolved, brighter but more fragile. On the HP 953, all four are pigment based.
The consequence is concrete: a document out of this printer resists water, does not run under a highlighter and does not fade in the light. A contract, an invoice, a workshop sheet can be filed or handled with no particular care — which an ordinary inkjet does not allow.
The trade-off concerns photographs: a pigment ink gives slightly less vivid colours on glossy paper. This machine is made for documents, not for prints.
How long does a set of 953 last?
HP recommends a volume of 250 to 1,500 pages a month. At the ceiling, the black lasts about twenty days and each colour about a fortnight if everything is printed in colour. The maximum cycle reaches 25,000 pages, but it is a mechanical limit from which nothing should be inferred.
Since the four cartridges are separate, a spent colour does not condemn the others: you throw away only what is empty. That is the decisive advantage over tri-colour cartridge machines, where a single dry shade renders the whole thing unusable.
What the 8710 can do
Printer, scanner, copier and fax, at 35 pages per minute, with a 250-sheet tray, automatic duplex and a 6.73 cm colour touchscreen. It connects over Wi-Fi, Ethernet or USB, and has two telephone sockets for the fax. Scanning uses no ink at all; copying uses exactly as much as printing.
A fleet of printers to keep supplied?
We draw up the list of consumables for your whole fleet and a single grouped quote. Invoice in your company's name with its ICE number, delivery anywhere in Morocco.