HI, everyone. We are a small graphic design/Marketing company, we outsource our clients digital printing, and VDP, we would like to do it in house and make the profit, and have more quality control.
We looked into several different engines from Xerox 700, Canon C1+, and Konica Minolta Bizhub 6500 Pro, HP Indigo is out of the question its too expensive to buy and to operate although we like the output, we wish that HP would have made something in this arena.
The Xerox 700 seems to be best option for the price point, quality and speed and front end support.
We already contacted a Xerox salesman, we knew beforehand what to expect of a salesman, we knew not to have a closed mind and buy everything what he says, but we spoke to the graphic arts specialists, I asked him a lot of questions/concerns, that has been brought up here on these forums, and answered me gladly, he told me that almost all the glitches and bugs has been straighten out form the initial release (I just hope he is right).
The GA specialist recommended me the Creo XEROX CX Print Server over EFI, they also have a special for little while more, the Advanced Color Tools Package and Advanced Productivity Package plus Darwin Desktop.
What we would like to know from users of both EFI and Creo whats the difference and benefit in workflow and quality, and Darwin over Xmpie, we haven't used neither of them so we want advice.
Also the finishing options on the Xerox 700 are quite affordable, we know that offline finishing might be better but more expensive.
He also recommended me a Small format UV Coater (I asked for) that is very affordable he didn’t have more information when we spoke to him but he told me he’ll follow up with.
So we would like to gather the most information and advice from all users and experts on the front end side and the back end side, we still have an open mind to listen what other options we can get, but we are on a budget.
Thank you very much, your help will be greatly appreciated.
We looked into several different engines from Xerox 700, Canon C1+, and Konica Minolta Bizhub 6500 Pro, HP Indigo is out of the question its too expensive to buy and to operate although we like the output, we wish that HP would have made something in this arena.
The Xerox 700 seems to be best option for the price point, quality and speed and front end support.
We already contacted a Xerox salesman, we knew beforehand what to expect of a salesman, we knew not to have a closed mind and buy everything what he says, but we spoke to the graphic arts specialists, I asked him a lot of questions/concerns, that has been brought up here on these forums, and answered me gladly, he told me that almost all the glitches and bugs has been straighten out form the initial release (I just hope he is right).
The GA specialist recommended me the Creo XEROX CX Print Server over EFI, they also have a special for little while more, the Advanced Color Tools Package and Advanced Productivity Package plus Darwin Desktop.
What we would like to know from users of both EFI and Creo whats the difference and benefit in workflow and quality, and Darwin over Xmpie, we haven't used neither of them so we want advice.
Also the finishing options on the Xerox 700 are quite affordable, we know that offline finishing might be better but more expensive.
He also recommended me a Small format UV Coater (I asked for) that is very affordable he didn’t have more information when we spoke to him but he told me he’ll follow up with.
So we would like to gather the most information and advice from all users and experts on the front end side and the back end side, we still have an open mind to listen what other options we can get, but we are on a budget.
Thank you very much, your help will be greatly appreciated.