HP LaserJet 8100 Series Printers Specifications
Duty Cycle
Up to 150,000 pages per month
Warranty
• One-year onsite warranty
• Enhance/upgrade basic warranty with HP SupportPack
Speed and Throughput*
• 32-ppm rated engine speed for letter-size documents
• 166-MHz NEC VR4310
™
MIPS RISC microprocessor
• HP Transmit Once technology for reduced network traffic
• Dynamic RIP-once technology for multiple original prints
(mopies) at engine speed
• First page out in less than 17 seconds after receipt of data
• Warm-up time from Powersave mode: between 17 and 90 sec-
onds; from cold start: between 80 and 90 seconds
* Throughput is application- and system-dependent. Optimal performance
achieved with the most current software application drivers, recommended
memory and I/O configurations.
Resolution
• HP FastRes 1200 (1200-dpi quality) at engine speed
• 600 dpi
• 300 dpi
• Resolution Enhancement technology (REt)
• Optimized halftoning with up to 256 levels of gray
• Five levels of fusing for optimal print quality on heavy,
rough or light media
• Prints to within 4.2 mm (0.17 inch) from edge of page (full-bleed
printing on oversized paper by trimming)
• HP UltraPrecise 20,000-page toner cartridge
• Toner-saving EconoMode
Paper Handling
• Up to five input sources with a total capacity of 3,100 sheets
(using 2,000-sheet input tray) and 100 envelopes OR up to six
input sources (using 2 x 500-sheet input tray) with a total capaci-
ty of 2,100 sheets and 100 envelopes
• Standard input capacity of 1,100 sheets (100-sheet multipurpose
tray and 2 x 500-sheet tray)
• Standard output capacity of 600 sheets (500 sheets face-down
and 100 sheets face-up). Maximum output capacity of 3,600
sheets (using 3,000-sheet stacker or 3,000-sheet stapler/stacker)
• “Output full” sensor (face-down bin and optional
mailboxes)
• PaperGauge senses input tray paper levels in 25% increments
• Straight-through paper path (from Tray 1 to face-up bin only)
• HP JetAssist connector for easy installation of paper-
handling accessories
• Optional auto-duplex unit capable of handling 11 x 17 sheets
(standard on HP LaserJet 8100 DN)
• Optional 2,000-sheet or 2 x 500-sheet input tray
• Optional 3,000-sheet stacker or 3,000-sheet stapler/stacker
• Optional 8-bin mailbox, 5-bin mailbox with stapler or
7-bin tabletop mailbox
• Optional 100-envelope feeder
• Optional stand for 7-bin tabletop mailbox
Media Sizes
• Tray #1: letter, legal, A3, A4, B/ledger, B4, executive, B5 and
monarch
• Tray #1: also accommodates custom-sized media from
110 x 220 mm (3.9 x 7.5 in) to 297.18 x 449.58 mm (11.7 x 17.7 in)
• Tray #2: letter, legal, A4, B4
• Tray #3: letter, legal, A4, B4, 11 x 17, A3
• Optional 2,000-sheet input tray: letter, legal, A4, B4,
11 x 17, A3
• Optional 2 x 500-sheet input (Tray #4: letter, legal, A4, B4;
Tray #5: letter, legal, A4, B4, 11 x 17, A3)
Envelope Sizes
• Tray #1 and optional envelope feeder: #10 regular: 241 x 105 mm;
9.5 x 4 in; monarch: 191 x 98 mm; 7.5 x 3.9 in DL: 220 x 110 mm;
8.7 x 4.3 in; C5: 229 x 162 mm; 9 x 6.4 in; 8.8 x 6.2 in; B5: 250 x
176 mm; 9.9 x 6.9 in
Media Types
• Copier, bond, special application and recycled papers
• Tray #1 (multipurpose tray) handles overhead transparencies and
labels designed for laser printers
• Tray #1 handles 60 to 199 g/m
2
paper (16 to 53 lb)
• Tray #2 and #3 handle 60 to 105 g/m
2
paper (16 to 28 lb)
• Optional 2,000-sheet input tray, 2 x 500-sheet input tray, and auto-
duplex unit handle 60 to 105 g/m
2
paper (16 to 28 lb)
Management
• HP Web JetAdmin peripheral management software available
from HP’s web site (www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin) for simple
installation, configuration and management from a common
web browser
• Enhanced HP JetAdmin printer management software provides
easy printer setup, use and management
• HP Web PrintSmart software formats and prints Internet pages,
polls the Internet for requested addresses and schedules
printing as required. See www.hp.com/go/webprintsmart for
more information
• Oil Change for HP Customers allows for manual or automatic
driver updates from the Internet
• Internet software disk replication utility for distributing
custom drivers
• HP TonerGauge technology lets users monitor toner usage
• Enhanced driver support of standard printer features for
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51/4x, Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows 3.x, Macintosh, IBM OS/2 Warp, MS-DOS
®
and UNIX
(HP-UX, Solaris SunOS)
• AutoCAD v.12-, 13- and 14-compatible driver
• HP Internet Installer can automatically update any of the
printer drivers in Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT
4x environments
• HP Toolbox utilities for Novell and Microsoft Windows NT
provides bidirectional feedback on printing and printer status
• All printer software and driver utilities ship on one CD-ROM
• SNMP- and industry-standard printer MIB-compliant for network
management capability
Job Retention (optional disk drive is required)
• Private Printing and Proof-and-Hold capabilities provide security
and convenience
• Print jobs can also be retained on the optional hard disk and
printed later through Quick Copy and Stored Job functionality
Connectivity
HP LaserJet 8100:
• Bidirectional, IEEE 1284-compliant parallel interface
(parallel A to C cable included on HP LaserJet 8100 model only)
• Three EIO interface slots for optional HP JetDirect 600N (EIO)
Internal Print Servers for Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, Token Ring
and LocalTalk environments and accessories, including the
HP EIO disk drive for forms and fonts storage
HP LaserJet 8100 N and HP LaserJet 8100 DN:
• HP JetDirect 600N (EIO) Internal Print Server for auto-sensing
Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX networks
• Bidirectional, IEEE 1284-compliant parallel interface (parallel A
to C cable not included)
