I agree with both Johannes and Christopher. I also use an HP 5100
with the duplexer, and I lease it along with my computers. I don't
believe in buying computers or printers given the speed at which they
turn obsolete. If you have a business that makes a living with your
computer/printer, it might be looking into. The tax advantages are
phenomenal. While the price of something like an HP5100 might
dissuade one, consider the cost of ink over the life of the printer
vs toner and inkjet printers come out way behind. That's how the
printer manufacturers make their money, on ink. Plus their output
seems second-rate for music.
The 5100 is a tank. It takes everything I throw at it and then
some. I can count of one hand the number of misfeeds and jams I've
had in the 2+ years I've leased this puppy. The output is
spectacular and the only drawback, IMO, is that is doesn't do color.
For that I have a 2nd printer since who prints out music in color.
It's really worth a SERIOUS consideration for music printing.
J D Thomas
ThomaStudios
On Jul 4, 2006, at 11:06 AM, Christopher Smith wrote:
On Jul 4, 2006, at 1:52 PM, Johannes Gebauer wrote:
On 04.07.2006 Bruce E. Clausen wrote:
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?
In my opinion, if you want to print scores and parts directly, get
a large format laser printer, like the HP LJ 5000 or 5100.
Anything that uses ink is not ideal for parts which are going to
be played from.
I agree with Johannes. I used an ink jet printer for a long time,
and could have bought several laser printers with what I spent on
ink, and also the quality and longevity of the print is far
superior on the laser printer.
I have an HP 5100, and it is very good, though there still are
issues that I haven't worked out yet involving margins on large
paper sizes. For now I adjust page margins or shift the paper feed
over a bit to centre the print on the page, but there must be some
arcane setting I haven't found yet to accomplish the same thing.
I also still haven't worked out booklet printing, as I can't get
two pages to print side by side when a LATER, discontiguous page
is on the left. (like, page 6 and page 3. They print on two
different pages.) I don't know if it is a Finale issue, a driver
issue, or an OSX issue. If anyone has a hint there, I would
appreciate it.
With thick paper you won't be able to use a feed tray (I use the
manual straight paper path for thick part paper) nor the mechanical
duplexer (I feed the page twice) but that is a small inconvenience
compared with the alternatives.
Christopher
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