HP's newest, fastest color MFPs, the CM8050 and CM8060, feature an ink-based printing technology called Edgeline (which HP has already been using in photo kiosks). An array of printheads spray ink onto the page, like an inkjet would; but instead of moving tediously across the page they span the entire page's width, like an LED printer. HP claims that these new MFPs combine an inkjet's richness of color with much HP’s newest, fastest color MFPs, the CM8050 and CM8060, feature an ink-based printing technology called Edgeline (which HP has already been using in photo kiosks). An array of printheads spray ink onto the page, like an inkjet would; but instead of moving tediously across the page they span the entire page’s width, like an LED printer. HP claims that these new MFPs combine an inkjet’s richness of color with much faster speeds: for the CM8050, an average of 50 pages per minute (ppm) for monochrome pages, 40 ppm for color; and averages of 60 ppm monochrome and 50 ppm color for the higher-end CM8060. But why choose one instead of a laser? HP hopes the MFPs’ prices will turn heads. HP’s estimated list prices for the CM8050 and CM8060 will be $18,930 and $25,530, respectively, which is within the range of competing laser- and LED-based products (although service-contract pricing makes the true cost murky). As for durability, the MFPs spray a fixative onto the page along with the machines’ Vivera inks to help its prints stand up to highlighter sweeps, water spills, and the like. We’re as curious as you are, so stay tuned for speed tests and other hands-on experience from Infoworld’s Test Center. — Melissa Riofrio Melissa Riofrio is a contributing editor to the InfoWorld Test Center. Technology Industry