Xerox 770

[csudman]

does anyone have 1 yet? specs look pretty good. looking at buying another machine that is comparable to our km 8000.

[Craig]

I was looking at 1.. actually 2 but have decided to not pull that trigger. It's a 700 with firmware upgrade to make it run heavy paper. Oh and the ACQS, other than that it's the same as the 700.

[Kunnajar]

I think the fuser is different (altough the partnumber is the same). I heard they upgraded the inside of the fuser like bearings and coating. Also the ASQS has another cooling unit.

AND dont forget the RIP upgrade. I have heard the system 8 wasnt very good, but the new system 10 EFI is lightning fast with some new features.

PS. the duty cycle is 50% greater than on a 700. So there has to be some other improvements than just the software.

[Craig]

If the part number is the same then it is the same as the fuser in the 700, 700i and 770.

[TOprint]

Duty Cycle is the worst term in the world. Every company calculates it differently, and all of them overstate the true targeted monthly volume.

Compare the targeted or recommended average volumes in the Xerox CED's for the 700, 770, etc. I'd be surprised if there was much difference.

[Craig]

If I recall the CED for the 770 said the average monthly print volume was 40,000 8.5x11 prints. That's LOW and the reason why I didn't get 2 of them. We are running around 100,000 12x18 a month now. Of course the salesman said we had room for growth with 2 770's!!!

[Kunnajar]

If I recall the CED for the 770 said the average monthly print volume was 40,000 8.5x11 prints. That's LOW and the reason why I didn't get 2 of them. We are running around 100,000 12x18 a month now. Of course the salesman said we had room for growth with 2 770's!!!

It is actually 75,000 8.5x11 print. Correct me if i am wrong.

[Craig]

Ooops I stand corrected I was thinking 11x17 and typed 8.5x11. When comparing our numbers it would have taken 2-1/2 770's to match our current volume based on the CED.

[FlikP]

Xerox claim the new 770 device is a complete new machine however this is untrue. The upgrade to 770 is basically a 700 engine with firmware changes, a new cooling system and ACQS (in-line spectrophotometer). Also they have changed the front panels to make customers think its a new machine. Xerox only have 2 DFE's which are FreeFlow Print Server and EFI Fiery. I have heard that there are major isssues with the EFI system from system crashes to turning itself off during a run.

I would personally recommend either a Ricoh C901 (better image quality) or even the KM 7000. Again both engines come with either EFI or Creo and i would choose Creo because of its image quality.

This is my opinion and overview - hope it helps!!

[alu]

is the creo rip going to give you better quality on the 901 or 7000 ? really?