which better 2-wc 7655 or 1-dc 6060

[kristianeyman]

ok so looking to but a couple of machines to supplement my exisiting business. i currently have a dc6060, but when it goes down its bad since my only back up is a dc12 so the question is would you rather have 1-dc6060 or 2 workcentre 7655? i am looking to do between 20-50K impressions a month and build up to 200K. thanks, kristian.

 

[Milo Wilson]

I would keep the 6060 and maybe upgrade the Doc 12 to a 240/250 with external rip. I know the quality output is different between the 6060 and 240/250 but what it lacks in gloss output it makes up for in speed.
Do you do your own service or is it on a service plan? Where are you located?

 

[kristianeyman]

I am located in mexico and do my own service. I am looking at the workcentre at most walk up business does not know the diffrence between the 240 and 6060 to thier naked eye! I can buy the 7655 cheaper than the 240/250 and clients will still be quite pleased. I think the option of having 2 7655's would be a better option than 1 6060 if it goes down and i have to wait for parts overnight?? any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Milo Wilson]

PM me and let me know what the 7655s are going for. I have a contact in San Diego that might be able to get you a better deal on a 240/250 with external RIP which is way better than the bustled one for the 7655 family. My phone number is 714-292-6912

 

[Keness]

In terms of print quality and workflow and whatnot regarding a "real" RIP or the WorkCentre RIP, what matters is that your customers are happy.

I think there is a LOT of residual stigma about the bustled RIPs, because they used to suck really bad, but the current generations of them are just fine. The 76xx and 77xx RIPS as well as the 74xx RIPs produce very nice results. Not as many color controls as the expensive ones, but perfectly serviceable.

I have two 7675's which I use extensively, and I am completely happy with that decision. My only faults with the 76xx line as a print-for-pay machine is that the tray alignment is not nearly as easy to tweak as the DocuColor versions. (Of course NEITHER are as easy as the lowly Phaser line of laser printers, which have the best easiest-to-use tray alignment function built right in. I want that in the "bigger" machines!)

Mechanical capabilities of the WorkCentre 76xx are of course identical to the DocuColor 2xx.

Any time you have two machines instead of one, though, you have to remember that sometimes you can't split a large job between the two. There may be just enough difference that it isn't ideal. Then again, if your customers are THAT particular, you probably would have to have a DocuColor with an external RIP with more color controls ANYway.

Paper handling on the 6060 is of course going to be quite superior to the others. (2xx and 76xx would be the same in this case, other than the tray alignment thing I mentioned.) First-to-last color consistency is also likely to be better on the 6060, though I have always been very pleased with this on my 7675's. And, the 2xx and 76xx are likely to be equal in this regard as well, since it is an engine thing not a RIP thing.

Whether you need additional color controls of the more expensive Fiery or Creo or FreeFlow RIPs is a personal decision based on the workflow YOU prefer and the detail YOUR customers demand. In my opinion, in a "copy shop" type of environment, the WorkCentre 76xx RIPs are plenty sufficient.

And they're cheap!

 

[kristianeyman]

anyone out there running a WC 7655/65/75 what are the maximum prints you can sustain a month without problems? I am looking to do 20-50K. thanks, krisitan.