adrianho@barkley.berkeley.edu (Adrian J Ho) (03/29/91)
Someone may have asked this before, but it's not in the FAQ and I didn't need the info till now, so..... Our lab is planning to purchase a color PS *laser* printer for various plots and pixel images generated during the course of our CFD research. I've been tasked to explore all available products on the market, but the workstation support people I've talked to don't seem to know much about this area, and scanning the more recent trade rags has unearthed quite a bit about ink-jet, thermal-wax and dye-sublimation, but not a word about *available* laser printers. Here's a list of requirements for the printer: 1) >= 300dpi resolution 2) >= 24-bit color resolution (ie. >= 8-bit each of R,G,B) 3) Able to handle both transparencies and copy paper Price is not much of an object, although < $100k would be nice. Note that the printer will mostly be used for thesis drafts and impromptu presentations (the CFD work we do ends up using *lots* of colors). Rapid in-house turnaround is a must, so taking it to the nearest image shop is not an option. I'd appreciate any product suggestions and price quotes. Observations from in-house evaluation/use are especially welcome. Please email any suggestions to adrianho@barkley.berkeley.edu, and I'll summarize to the net after a suitable period. Thanks very much. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adrian Ho, EECS (pronounced "eeks!") Dept. Phone: (415) 642-5563 UC Berkeley adrianho@barkley.berkeley.edu Domain: sesame-street (telly,bigbird,snuffy,oscar,kermit,bert,grover,barkley)
U12570@uicvm.uic.edu (u12570@uicvm.uic.edu) (03/30/91)
In article <ADRIANHO.91Mar28135030@barkley.berkeley.edu>, adrianho@barkley.berkeley.edu (Adrian J Ho) says: > ... >Here's a list of requirements for the printer: > > 1) >= 300dpi resolution > 2) >= 24-bit color resolution (ie. >= 8-bit each of R,G,B) > 3) Able to handle both transparencies and copy paper > >Price is not much of an object, although < $100k would be nice. ... Take a look at the Colorocs Corporation's CP 4007. It's a 300dpi, PostScript, 12 seconds per page, *color* laser printer. It supports serial, parallel, Novell and AppleTalk interfaces. The Colorocs CP 4007 lists for $30k. [Colorocs Corp. (404) 840-6500] I can't recall if the printer has an Adobe PostScript controller or not. The output I have seen, however, is very impressive. A couple of other (more expensive) alternatives would be the Canon Color copier with the PostScript front-end, or the Kodak ColorEdge (industry probe) printer. Hope this helps... --- Ed Garay University of Illinois at Chicago, Computer Center Internet: u12570@uicvm.uic.edu Bitnet: u12570@uicvm
boyter@bimbo.uucp (Maj Brian Boyter) (03/30/91)
adrianho@barkley.berkeley.edu (Adrian J Ho) writes: >Here's a list of requirements for the printer: > 1) >= 300dpi resolution > 2) >= 24-bit color resolution (ie. >= 8-bit each of R,G,B) > 3) Able to handle both transparencies and copy paper >Price is not much of an object, although < $100k would be nice. Note >that the printer will mostly be used for thesis drafts and impromptu >presentations (the CFD work we do ends up using *lots* of colors). Adrian... I have seen color prints which came from a color "laser" printer... The quality was excellent, but the unit cost about $250K (I don't remember the manufacturer.... Where I work, we are looking at buying a color printer... Kodak makes one that is 300 dpi, 8-bit continuous tone, for about $25K... It is not postscript (I plan to marry it with NewsPrint, from Sun, to make a pseudo-postscript printer)... Also, it is not a "laser" printer; it uses ribbons... A color ribbon gives 8-bit color, a black ribbon gives 8-bit grayscale... I have seen a lot of output from this printer and it is "photo-quality" (i.e. you really have to look close to tell that it's not a photo)... For the purpose you describe (rough draft/quick presentations) the Kodak printer may fit the bill... Hope this helps, Brian -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Maj. Brian A Boyter US Army Foreign Science & Technology Center Charlottesville, Va 22901 __ off: (804)980-7362 ( ) home: 973-9440 { } ( ) boyter@fstc-chville.army.mil || || Just say glow...... _______< >_______