Ijet color 1175

[Alphapressfl]

we currently have a jet and 3304 that we run most of our envelopes on but was thinking about an inkjet printer. We print a good amount of envelopes, so we would need a strong dependable machine (something that we can use for years)

I have read about the ijet color 1175 with the bp heads. Thoughts on this technology? Would live to hear from people that actually own one.

 

[Jacob Fulk]

Have placed a few in the field and feedback has been positive. Very fast, easy interface, low operational cost

 

[Alphapressfl]

Thanks Jacob. What is the operational cost per envelope? Is there a way to know?

 

[Jacob Fulk]

Thanks Jacob. What is the operational cost per envelope? Is there a way to know?

Yes the machine actually will report back the estimated job cost of whatever you just ran on the screen. Operational cost obviously varies with what the job is, but for a simple #10 with a color corporate logo I'd say under half a penny

 

[Alphapressfl]

Do you know how the ijet compares to the postmark 1170? I heard that the postmark is less expensive.

 

[Jacob Fulk]

Do you know how the ijet compares to the postmark 1170? I heard that the postmark is less expensive.

Honestly, I don't know the postmark enough to give you information you can rely on.

 

[larryg4b]

I been running this press since May and can answer any other questions you may have.

 

[Chris.m]

Have a look at the FireJet 4C by Kirk Rudy. Comparable to the iJet but with Memjet 12.77" print head and much faster.

 

[lilprint]

I purchase the ijet 1175 a year ago. Had some initial problems the first month, growing pains. But am very happy with my purchase, we print all our customers envelopes on it and no longer use our offset or Xante at all. Our biggest problem is getting the stock to feed it.

 

[Alphapressfl]

I been running this press since May and can answer any other questions you may have.

Thanks for the message. How do you like the Ijet? Did you look at others before deciding to go with the Ijet?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Alphapressfl]

I purchase the ijet 1175 a year ago. Had some initial problems the first month, growing pains. But am very happy with my purchase, we print all our customers envelopes on it and no longer use our offset or Xante at all. Our biggest problem is getting the stock to feed it.

Thanks for the message. What problems were you having? Is the machine user friendly?

 

[larryg4b]

Thanks for the message. How do you like the Ijet? Did you look at others before deciding to go with the Ijet?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I do like the Ijet. We originally were running envelopes on small offset presses with envelope feeders. Then added a Mach 5 from Neopost and then added a Mach 6. The Ijet runs circles around these machines. Since adding the Ijet, we stopped using all of the previous machines and run all envelopes on the Ijet (even single color).

 

[Alphapressfl]

Few more questions if you don't mind.
- Are the consumables reasonably priced?
- What is your average run length?
- Do you run remittance envelopes as well?

 

[larryg4b]

Few more questions if you don't mind.
- Are the consumables reasonably priced?
- What is your average run length?
- Do you run remittance envelopes as well?

Consumables are reasonable compared to Memjet printers. Ink is about $160 a color and it takes 4 cartridges but black is a double cartridge. Replacement printheads is the costly item but we haven’t had to do that yet with almost 2 million envelopes on the original print head. We run jobs from 500 to 10,000 + but no problem doing larger runs. We can get 10,000 runs done in about an hour. Yes it will run remittance envelopes but the feeding is not as smooth as running standard sizes. We ran two different remit jobs today a 2,000 run and a 1,000 run both 2 sided in under 2 hours. Probably could have done it in a little over an hour if we wanted to.

 

[Dmiller35]

I'll add in a second suggestion for the Kirk Rudy FireJet 4c.
As mentioned before, it uses the newer Memjet heads. These also use a different ink than previous models like the Mach5, Mach6, iJet NXT, etc.
The ink lays down much better and the blacks are great. The black ink on previous models had somewhat of a greenish tint to it.
Plus the printhead is over 12.5" wide compared to 11.75" of the HP.

 

[craignhp]

I'll add in a second suggestion for the Kirk Rudy FireJet 4c.
As mentioned before, it uses the newer Memjet heads. These also use a different ink than previous models like the Mach5, Mach6, iJet NXT, etc.
The ink lays down much better and the blacks are great. The black ink on previous models had somewhat of a greenish tint to it.
Plus the printhead is over 12.5" wide compared to 11.75" of the HP.

We just had samples ran on both the Firejet and iJetColor 1175P. I was actually disappointed with the Firejet. The blacks were just dark gray and the colors were very muted. The samples from the iJet were quite a bit better. The black was black and although the colors weren't as vibrant as if we ran the job on our Iridesse, they were very acceptable. The iJet is about $25k less than the Firejet. I'd say the Firejet looks to be built much heavier duty and we have a Kirk Rudy Netjet that has ran flawlessly for many years. Either would be a great way to run a bunch of envelopes. I just liked the output of the iJet better.

 

[Alphapressfl]

We just had samples ran on both the Firejet and iJetColor 1175P. I was actually disappointed with the Firejet. The blacks were just dark gray and the colors were very muted. The samples from the iJet were quite a bit better. The black was black and although the colors weren't as vibrant as if we ran the job on our Iridesse, they were very acceptable. The iJet is about $25k less than the Firejet. I'd say the Firejet looks to be built much heavier duty and we have a Kirk Rudy Netjet that has ran flawlessly for many years. Either would be a great way to run a bunch of envelopes. I just liked the output of the iJet better.

Thanks Craig. Were you able to compare the Postmark as well? I heard that is a pretty good machine as well. Please let me know. Thanks!

 

[famerdave]

Thanks Craig. Were you able to compare the Postmark as well? I heard that is a pretty good machine as well. Please let me know. Thanks!

Postmark and the iJet are basically the same. Same ink, same print head from HP. Minor differences...

I've looked at both and currently having to make a decision. I think ultimately the question is, who do you think you will get better support from? Martin Yale is a bigger name in print finishing.

 

[Alphapressfl]

Postmark and the iJet are basically the same. Same ink, same print head from HP. Minor differences...

I've looked at both and currently having to make a decision. I think ultimately the question is, who do you think you will get better support from? Martin Yale is a bigger name in print finishing.

Yes. We are looking at both. I am waiting for them to run samples to see the difference. I agree with you in regards to support. Print ware seems to be more on top of it than postmark. Also, it seems there are more ijets in the field, which I like. The flip side is the postmark is much cheaper.

 

[printing656]

We just had samples ran on both the Firejet and iJetColor 1175P. I was actually disappointed with the Firejet. The blacks were just dark gray and the colors were very muted. The samples from the iJet were quite a bit better. The black was black and although the colors weren't as vibrant as if we ran the job on our Iridesse, they were very acceptable. The iJet is about $25k less than the Firejet. I'd say the Firejet looks to be built much heavier duty and we have a Kirk Rudy Netjet that has ran flawlessly for many years. Either would be a great way to run a bunch of envelopes. I just liked the output of the iJet better.

If you're comparing these two on quality, why don't you also compare them ink cost and throughput?