We have received notice from Hewlett Packard (HP) that they are Discontinuing the HP Retail Publishing Solutions (RPS) range of equipment. This does not impact the HP DesignJet Wide format Printers or HP LaserJet Laser Printers – these products are still active in the HP assortment.
What does this mean to you:
At this time there is no change other than HP have formalised that RPS equipment is no longer available for sale. Last year HP stated that they were not re-investing in R&D of the RPS equipment so this is a formalisation of that position.
What has been Discontinued:
- RPS equipment and equipment codes including
- Photo Centre printers
- Photosmart PM2000e Microlab printer
- Photosmart ML1000D Minilab printer
- Input Stations (Kiosks) and Servers
- HP IS1900 19” Kiosk
- HP IS1700 17” Kiosk
- HP RPS Fulfilment server/work station
- HP Photo Centre software up to and including version 5
- HP Order Manager Software
There are many codes and subcomponents that make up the total list of discontinued equipment, we have posted the complete list in the attachment you can access here.
What has not been discontinued:
The following products continue to be available, marketed and supported by HP.
- Spare parts for RPS equipment.
- Consumable supplies , such as ink, paper and long life consumables for RPS equipment.
- HP Designjet Wideformat Printers.
- HP LaserJet Laser printers.
HP Designjet Smartclick:
Over the past few months we have been working closely with the HP Designjet Team, which is a separate division from HP RPS. They recently launched an HP Smartclick program which will enable us to provide our customers who have the HP Designjet wide format printers with parts and labour service coverage along with Inks and printheads in a single per Millilitre charge. This has significant benefits, allowing your cashflow to match actual production and providing you the peace of mind of having a comprehensive service agreement in place. We’ll be in touch with the full details shortly.
