Having read a load of amazing stuff on this great forum I have gained a fair bit of knowledge but am still unresolved as to which new printer to get.
My choices are between the Océ CS665, the Xerox 700 and the KM6501.
Currently the Océ is ahead of the KM due mainly to the money side of things (not quite finished nailing it all down yet though but have had better offer from Océ than KM). The same configuration and RIP but without a spectrophotometer is pretty much £10,000 more for the Xerox 700 than the Océ. The Océ also has the option to print 1200x330mm sheets which is definitely something I can sell.
My biggest unanswered questions are these:
Is the KM/Océ unit really curl free, even without a decurler?
How does the KM/Océ unit stack up against the Xerox for small point sizes in type, particularly light coloured or white type reversed out of a dark background?
How much difference does the RIP really make? If I didn't need an external RIP I'd be laughing all the way to the bank.
My choices are between the Océ CS665, the Xerox 700 and the KM6501.
Currently the Océ is ahead of the KM due mainly to the money side of things (not quite finished nailing it all down yet though but have had better offer from Océ than KM). The same configuration and RIP but without a spectrophotometer is pretty much £10,000 more for the Xerox 700 than the Océ. The Océ also has the option to print 1200x330mm sheets which is definitely something I can sell.
My biggest unanswered questions are these:
Is the KM/Océ unit really curl free, even without a decurler?
How does the KM/Océ unit stack up against the Xerox for small point sizes in type, particularly light coloured or white type reversed out of a dark background?
How much difference does the RIP really make? If I didn't need an external RIP I'd be laughing all the way to the bank.