First, I'd like to sincerely thank everyone who participates here. Your words have been incredibly helpful!
We're in the market for a digital printer to mostly handle the types of jobs that all of these machines seem to say they do to different degrees, but with varying results in small test runs. We're curios about what to expect for color & service once they've been clicked a couple 100K times or so.
We're testing about everything we can find out there and are not brand loyal to anyone yet. We just want the best quality & service outcome possible.
KM 7000 (tested) & 8000 (great offer on a demo- not tested yet)
Canon 6010 (will test)
Ricoh 900 & 901 (tested)
Xerox 700,7002,800 (tested 700, will test 7002 and 800)
We've found + and - feedback for all of these machines on the boards. I'm guessing that some of it is due to what people are printing: paper texture, weight and design (solids and full coverage or less coverage and fewer solids).
Most importantly, the machine must be excellent at printing:
100-110lb cover in 13x19 sheets,
matte paper and going for a very matte look,
duplex where possible,
(would love to go higher in weight if machine allows).
Print quality and registration are critical. Volume is not as important and by the time it is, we’ll be moving to more of a true press solution that can handle it. This will be the only press in house out of the gate. We offset most of our printing needs right now.
If you have experience, good or bad, with any of the machines above using 100+lb cover, with a real matte finish, please share your experiences with the audience. If you are having grand success with a machine I haven’t mentioned, your opinion and advice would be truly appreciated.
Thank you everyone.
Cheers.
We're in the market for a digital printer to mostly handle the types of jobs that all of these machines seem to say they do to different degrees, but with varying results in small test runs. We're curios about what to expect for color & service once they've been clicked a couple 100K times or so.
We're testing about everything we can find out there and are not brand loyal to anyone yet. We just want the best quality & service outcome possible.
KM 7000 (tested) & 8000 (great offer on a demo- not tested yet)
Canon 6010 (will test)
Ricoh 900 & 901 (tested)
Xerox 700,7002,800 (tested 700, will test 7002 and 800)
We've found + and - feedback for all of these machines on the boards. I'm guessing that some of it is due to what people are printing: paper texture, weight and design (solids and full coverage or less coverage and fewer solids).
Most importantly, the machine must be excellent at printing:
100-110lb cover in 13x19 sheets,
matte paper and going for a very matte look,
duplex where possible,
(would love to go higher in weight if machine allows).
Print quality and registration are critical. Volume is not as important and by the time it is, we’ll be moving to more of a true press solution that can handle it. This will be the only press in house out of the gate. We offset most of our printing needs right now.
If you have experience, good or bad, with any of the machines above using 100+lb cover, with a real matte finish, please share your experiences with the audience. If you are having grand success with a machine I haven’t mentioned, your opinion and advice would be truly appreciated.
Thank you everyone.
Cheers.
