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It's New Plotter Time…
Posted by Dale Yawn on January 25, 2017 at 2:37 pmLooking at an HP Designjet T120. I need a low-end, 24″ plotter to do mostly black and white plots with the occasional color aerial photo. Anybody have any experience with these pro or con? Also is there any other make/model I need to consider?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Dale Yawn
Savannah, Ga.john-putnam replied 7 years, 7 months ago 15 Members · 23 Replies -
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I got a T120 Last summer to replace a HP 430 which finally died.
As a low volume plotter it works great.
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I have a T120 that I absolutely hate. It’s latest feature has been to determine that the 22″ roll I loaded is actually 21.97″, so it wants to plot my C size drawings lengthwise, leaving me to trim 5″ off the bottom. After an hour of monkeying around, I finally set-up a custom layout size 21.96″ x 17″, so it now will plot across the full width of the roll. Also, when plotting from the multi-sheet tray, the plotter requires a 0.67″ margin on one end of tabloid size paper. My $99 Brother 11×17 inkjet would print edge to edge no problem. Support has been minimal to non-existent, and what there was spoke English as a third language.
How much will you give me for it?
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I have the HP T520, and it is great. I went with the larger memory, more plot languages, roll feed and stand. It was around $1800-$1900, and there was a 36 month lease with a $1 buyout at the end. I bout it in November of 2014, and it will be paid for this November. I used it regularly when I was solo, and now, I just use it for check prints, and making posters and stuff for the kids.
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My T120 is OK.
It has had 2 print heads go bad and HP was a terrible pain to deal with.
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To all….
Any other suggestions? $1,800.00 just isn’t in the kitty right now. -
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Hey Dale, the lease I have is about $60 a month. Pretty easy on the pockletbook
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I bought an HP DesignJet T520 last February for $1318.90 with sales tax included from Dasher Technologies. It has worked great for my one person business.
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We just ordered a T120 about a week ago. Our dealer told me he didn’t want to sell it to me because they are junk compared to the 4K model he wanted to sell me. He is a personal friend. I told him I understand you get what you pay for. I probably won’t make anymore than 100 prints a year on it.
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The Epson T3270 might work for you. I’ve got the T7270 and I love it! Easiest software and cheaper ink. The print head will has some cool tech behind it. Easy maintenance when needed.
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Canon makes some nice plotters as well, we recently replaced an older HP plotter with a Canon IPF780, very pleased with it so far.
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Steve Gilbert, post: 410850, member: 111 wrote: I bought an HP DesignJet T520 last February for $1318.90 with sales tax included from Dasher Technologies. It has worked great for my one person business.
That’s a good price. Did it include the stand and expanded memory? Mine did. I had to have a stand for my office. I did not have a table to place it on. It also makes it easy to roll around and clean behind it, etc.
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Like Jimmy I own the HP T520 with the stand and expanded memory. I am a small company and use it, almost, exclusively for printing ALTA surveys. The copy shops around here were charging $7/sq.ft. for printing in color. That’s $42 a sheet.
The T520 serves me well without going broke for a plotter.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Jimmy,
I Googled Dasher Technologies, and I came up with a company that does IT Consulting, Networks, etc. Is this the same Dasher Technologies?Thanks,
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arctan(x), post: 410869, member: 6795 wrote: The Epson T3270 might work for you. I’ve got the T7270 and I love it! Easiest software and cheaper ink. The print head will has some cool tech behind it. Easy maintenance when needed.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk
I just purchased the T7270D to replace my old Epson 9880 that got flooded. The double roll feature is pretty slick! So far I love this printer.
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Dale Yawn, post: 410955, member: 492 wrote: Jimmy,
I Googled Dasher Technologies, and I came up with a company that does IT Consulting, Networks, etc. Is this the same Dasher Technologies?Thanks,
DaleDale,
That was Steve that bought from Dasher. I bought/leased mine directly from HP. It was pretty easy and straightforward.
Jimmy
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Jimmy Cleveland, post: 410921, member: 91 wrote: That’s a good price. Did it include the stand and expanded memory? Mine did. I had to have a stand for my office. I did not have a table to place it on. It also makes it easy to roll around and clean behind it, etc.
It included everything. I may have saved some money because I picked it up at their shop which is nearby.
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Steve Gilbert, post: 410850, member: 111 wrote: I bought an HP DesignJet T520 last February for $1318.90 with sales tax included from Dasher Technologies. It has worked great for my one person business.
Dasher used to specialize in leasing plotters and then reselling the off-lease units, as I recall. Was the price you paid for new or used?
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Dale Yawn, post: 410917, member: 492 wrote: Thanks to all!
Soooo, you don’t want to buy a lightly – and lovingly – used T120, then?
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