berger@datacube.UUCP (Bob Berger) (04/18/87)
Has anyone had experience with the TI 2115 and 2108? We have a 2108
Postscript printer on evaluation and it has very poor print quality.
It looks like the toner is bleeding onto the page a bit. We have been
using an Apple LaserWriter up till now and its print quality is much better.
Bob Berger
Datacube Inc. Systems / Software Group 4 Dearborn Rd. Peabody, Ma 01960
VOICE: 617-535-6644; FAX: (617) 535-5643; TWX: (710) 347-0125
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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 87 18:04:57 est
From: berger%datacube.UUCP@CCA.CCA.COM (Bob Berger)
To: laser-lovers@brillig.umd.edu
Subject: 11 x 17 Postscript Printer?
Does anyone know of a Postscript compatable printer that can deal with
11 x 17 (B size) paper? We'd love to have one to print our schematics
and other technical drawings on! Postscript is a must....
Bob Berger
Datacube Inc. Systems / Software Group 4 Dearborn Rd. Peabody, Ma 01960
VOICE: 617-535-6644; FAX: (617) 535-5643; TWX: (710) 347-0125
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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 87 19:41:05 est
From: berger%datacube.UUCP@CCA.CCA.COM (Bob Berger)
To: laser-lovers@brillig.umd.edu
Subject: DEC Printserver
Does anyone know if the DEC Printserver can work with SUN's and Pyramid
running unix with a TCP/IP eternet? Is the printer worth so much money
($47,900)! It does print on 11 x 17 paper....
Bob Berger
Datacube Inc. Systems / Software Group 4 Dearborn Rd. Peabody, Ma 01960
VOICE: 617-535-6644; FAX: (617) 535-5643; TWX: (710) 347-0125
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{seismo,cbosgd,cuae2,mit-eddie}!mirror!datacube!bergertj@utgpu.UUCP (05/05/87)
We have a TI 2115 PostScript printer and I have seen the 2108 PostScript Laser printers. We also have another TI 2115 PostScript printer on backorder. We ordered them both in October 86. Got the first Feb 87, the second is "in transit, should be here this Friday" according to dealer. The quality of the first 2115 is worse than horrible BUT according to the distributor TI made some Engineering changes to correct the problems and the second one should be better. The first will get an upgrade to bring it up to spec as well. The upgrade should be available 4-5 weeks after we get printer number 2! We have also experienced VERY short OPC belt life (4000 12000 pages) especially considering their rated life of 20000 pages and the service person's expectation that they will in fact last 30000. The cost of these OPC belts is a significant portion of the page cost when comparing printers and to get less than rated life out of them results in significant cost per page increases. This one of the main reasons we went for the TI over Canon based printers. I have a meeting with the local TI dealer and a representative of TI to discuss the problems we have been having. I get the impression that TI will stand behind their product (as opposed to hiding behind) and we should get some satisfaction. I will post again one way or the other when things get resolved. TI will either go down in flame or glory in my books on this one!!! tj .
tj@gpu.utcs.toronto.EDU (tj) (05/05/87)
We have a TI 2115 PostScript printer and I have seen the 2108 PostScript Laser printers. We also have another TI 2115 PostScript printer on backorder. We ordered them both in October 86. Got the first Feb 87, the second is "in transit, should be here this Friday" according to dealer. The quality of the first 2115 is worse than horrible BUT according to the distributor TI made some Engineering changes to correct the problems and the second one should be better. The first will get an upgrade to bring it up to spec as well. The upgrade should be available 4-5 weeks after we get printer number 2! We have also experienced VERY short OPC belt life (4000 12000 pages) especially considering their rated life of 20000 pages and the service person's expectation that they will in fact last 30000. The cost of these OPC belts is a significant portion of the page cost when comparing printers and to get less than rated life out of them results in significant cost per page increases. This one of the main reasons we went for the TI over Canon based printers. I have a meeting with the local TI dealer and a representative of TI to discuss the problems we have been having. I get the impression that TI will stand behind their product (as opposed to hiding behind) and we should get some satisfaction. I will post again one way or the other when things get resolved. TI will either go down in flame or glory in my books on this one!!! tj