We have an OCE 450. It was easy to set up, and so far ::knocks wood:: hasn't given us a bit of trouble. http://www.oceusa.com/main/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441761039&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302162648
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:32 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, > > Anyone have any recent experience with large-format printers ("plotters")? > > It looks like our venerable DesignJet 750 may finally have given up > for good. [removes hat; "Taps" plays] > > We're printing engineering drawings, mainly 2D line drawings. > Usually fairly simple stuff. Mainly black-and-white only. Maybe > simple color for line differentiation. The only hard part is that we > do large drawings, so we need something that can handle 36-inch wide > roll media, and can render drawings 10+ feet in length. It seems like > most products on the market in that size are targeted at high-quality > production (for posters, signs, etc.), and that's more than we need -- > and thus more than we want to pay for. > > Our software environment is all MS Win, currently mostly XP, moving > to Vista/7 over the next year or two. No funky software requirements, > so long as it can print from Windows. That said, it'd be nice if it > could do something standardish, like HP-GL/2. > > HP's current replacement for the DJ750 would be the DesignJet 510 > CH337A ($2900 list). Anyone have recent experience with HP plotters, > either the product itself, or the customer service? I know their > printers aren't what they used to be, but their plotters come from a > different group. > > The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF710 seems comparable to the DJ 510, and > street price looks a bit cheaper; anyone have experience with that? > > Suggestions, ideas, horror stories, etc., welcomed. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
