The HP LJ 5si is a great printer if you're willing to live with 600 dpi resolution. Personally, I find that falls just short for printing music; e.g., angled beams and cresc./decres. signs show slight stairstepping at 600 dpi. I would consider 1200 dpi the minimum acceptable res for printing music; as others have suggested, check out the HP LJ 5000/5100 series.
Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com > Bruce, > > My feeling is that laser print is vastly preferable over inkjets > for scores and parts. That DesignJet looks like a real > ink-sucker as well. ;-( > > I own a used HP LaserJet 5si that cost me $375 and the dealer > threw in an extra toner cartridge because he wasn't sure how full > the one in the printer was. 15,000 pages later, the original > cartridge is still in the printer. My 5si has a duplexer and will > handle tabloid paper (11x17") with ease, and is not bothered by thickness. > > This printer is a workhorse--parts are standardized readily > available should anything go amiss. They are readily available > on eBay or through used printer dealers at +/-$400. Just make > sure it has a duplexer. > > Jim > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Bruce E. Clausen > Sent: Tue 04-Jul-06 13:45 > To: Finale List > Subject: [Finale] printers > > > Who out there has his/her own printer for scores and parts. > We're looking at an HP Designjet 70, which will handle both size > and weight. Any thoughts? > > Bruce > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
