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ctompkins

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I am looking at Plotters. Used to using a HP 1050C. Reliable, ink is expensive but for large plotters not too bad. I have seen these HP Z6100's with 40GB of hard drive space to save jobs and it uses 8 ink cartridges. Is there a balance between the old plotters and the new ones. Anybody have any suggestions moving forward on type, size and cost?

Posted : March 7, 2012 1:47 pm

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HP 1055 on ebay in Huntsville, AL for $500

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-DesignJet-1055CM-C6075A-Large-Wide-Format-Inkjet-36-PLOTTER-Printer-/180836489945?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1ab1dad9

This is what I run and has been pretty solid.

Posted : March 7, 2012 1:53 pm

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How many ink cartridges? how many sheets to you get out of those cartridges? and do you print in color?

Posted : March 7, 2012 1:57 pm

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When my HP450C broke I went low scale and bought a HP110C. It makes great plots, but is slow and noisy. But for the $1K or so new, it's good to have on hand for the few mylar plots I need to make, or the review plot I want to look at.

If I need to submit multiple copies for whatever reason (agency approvals), I send it to the local store and it's about $2 a sheet. But I get goofed up with the pdf scale never being right, and I don't like that.

Posted : March 7, 2012 2:01 pm

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I have gone the way of not plotting in office anything over ledger 11x17 size. All other is sent out the a print shop.

It has freed up my office space and then there are all those supplies that I don't need to stock.

I plot full size to a PDF and proof read on my screen, then email to the print shop.

😉

Posted : March 7, 2012 2:14 pm

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> I have gone the way of not plotting in office anything over ledger 11x17 size. All other is sent out the a print shop.
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> It has freed up my office space and then there are all those supplies that I don't need to stock.
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> I plot full size to a PDF and proof read on my screen, then email to the print shop.
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> 😉

Ditto here. I've printed 2 jobs in 2 years at the local tech print shop. They aren't making their living off of me, but I'm sure glad they are there.

I use the Brother MFC-6490CW and get the ink at www.supermediastore.com
Brother knock off cartridges I don't have ANY complaints about these cartridges.

Carl

Posted : March 7, 2012 2:19 pm

Joe the Surveyor

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Canon IPF720 works well, fairly quick.

Posted : March 7, 2012 2:40 pm

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????

Whats this local tech print shop you speak of??

lol!!!

Randy

Posted : March 7, 2012 7:24 pm

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I use the HP 110 plus. Not too noisy, fairly quick, ink seems to last and I use a 24" roll of bond paper. Works very good across the network and I really have no problems with it.

Posted : March 7, 2012 9:19 pm

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If you would be interested in a re-furbished plotter check out this site. I bought an hp 800 42" plotter from them and have had good service. Their tech support has been very good. Would buy from them again.

http://www.aectec.com/

Posted : March 8, 2012 5:56 pm