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Jeni Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: 8675309 Insane since: Jul 2000	posted 02-08-2001 18:28 Hi guys! I know a few of you use PS for the same type thing that I do. So I just wanted to pick some brains here. Kind of off subject. I am a graphic designer. I work in an inhouse art department for a manufacturer. We print a lot. I mean A LOT! We currently lease a Ricoh AficioColor Color copier with a EFIColor Fiery RIP. I does about 6 8.5" x 11" color copies a minute. Our lease runs up in August and we're looking for something more cost-effective that can deliver a really accurate color proof (CMYK). I have seen printouts from the Tektronix Phaser 780 Laser printer and they're really nice, but no copy option there. We could end up with two machines-one for color proofing-and one for color copying. What do you guys use, or what have you seen in use? What has impressed you? BTW it has to be able to print 11"x17". Thanks a lot. Sorry so wordy.
jiblet Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Insane since: May 2000	posted 02-08-2001 21:41 Eh, hopefully SOMEONE here can help u. Personally I don't even own a $50 B&W inkjet printer (I do have an ImageWriter II though). The beauty of web work is that you never have to spend a dime on printing, that means more money to spend on cool toys like pressure-sensitive tablets, and fancy digital cameras with swappable lenses.
Steve Maniac (V) Inmate From: Boston, MA, USA Insane since: Apr 2000	posted 02-08-2001 22:17 I'm only barely qualified to weigh in on this, because I am not a graphic designer and I haven't investigated this stuff real thoroughly; my sense is that you're going to find it tough to come up with one machine that will give top quality contract proofs AND satisfy your needs for fast, high volume copy/printing. Kodak Approval, Scitex Iris and Imation Matchprint are expensive but industry standard proofing devices. I don't know anything about the copy/printers.
flyer Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Helsingborg, Sweden Insane since: Oct 2000	posted 02-12-2001 11:51 Hi, right now I work as an art-director assistent at an advertising firm and we use the Tektronix Phaser 780 here and it is really nice. The only downside with it is that the colors can be slightly "heavy" at times. In print things usually looks slightly less colorfull but overall it's great and can print the A4, A3 and Tabloid Plus-format. Another pretty good candidate is Epson's inkjet printers. Their "Epson Stylus Photo" can print A4 and A3 with photoquality. Hope that helped a little..

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Jeni
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: 8675309
Insane since: Jul 2000

posted 02-08-2001 18:28

Hi guys! I know a few of you use PS for the same type thing that I do. So I just wanted to pick some brains here. Kind of off subject. I am a graphic designer. I work in an inhouse art department for a manufacturer. We print a lot. I mean A LOT! We currently lease a Ricoh AficioColor Color copier with a EFIColor Fiery RIP. I does about 6 8.5" x 11" color copies a minute. Our lease runs up in August and we're looking for something more cost-effective that can deliver a really accurate color proof (CMYK). I have seen printouts from the Tektronix Phaser 780 Laser printer and they're really nice, but no copy option there. We could end up with two machines-one for color proofing-and one for color copying. What do you guys use, or what have you seen in use? What has impressed you? BTW it has to be able to print 11"x17". Thanks a lot. Sorry so wordy.

jiblet
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Insane since: May 2000

posted 02-08-2001 21:41

Eh, hopefully SOMEONE here can help u. Personally I don't even own a $50 B&W inkjet printer (I do have an ImageWriter II though). The beauty of web work is that you never have to spend a dime on printing, that means more money to spend on cool toys like pressure-sensitive tablets, and fancy digital cameras with swappable lenses.

Steve
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Boston, MA, USA
Insane since: Apr 2000

posted 02-08-2001 22:17

I'm only barely qualified to weigh in on this, because I am not a graphic designer and I haven't investigated this stuff real thoroughly; my sense is that you're going to find it tough to come up with one machine that will give top quality contract proofs AND satisfy your needs for fast, high volume copy/printing. Kodak Approval, Scitex Iris and Imation Matchprint are expensive but industry standard proofing devices. I don't know anything about the copy/printers.

flyer
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Helsingborg, Sweden
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted 02-12-2001 11:51

Hi, right now I work as an art-director assistent at an advertising firm and we use the Tektronix Phaser 780 here and it is really nice.
The only downside with it is that the colors can be slightly "heavy" at times. In print things usually looks slightly less colorfull but overall it's great and can print the A4, A3 and Tabloid Plus-format.

Another pretty good candidate is Epson's inkjet printers. Their "Epson Stylus Photo" can print A4 and A3 with photoquality.
Hope that helped a little..