Roland vs "Other printers"
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- xovi
What is everyone's preference for Large format printers?
My company is using Rolands, but is Canon, Epson, etc are those any better?
My parther and I are looking to start our own thing and want to know which one is better.
Thanks!
- landock0
we have an hp that does ok but i guess it all depends on what you're going to be using it for.
- xovi0
Oversize prints, banners, signs, Vehicle grahics, murals, window graphics and stickers.
thanks for the reply landock :D
- epete220
stick with roland. But don't get sucked into there big machines unless that is truly the market you're going after.
- dMullins0
As far as money, go with a 5000 class HP. I used to work as a signmaker between jobs, and I found that HPs were the industry standard for sign-making. You'll find that any of the upright HP models (honestly, the model numbers are just escaping me right now) will accomplish most of what you've listed.
As far as doing window graphic, you're going to need a vinyl cutter and a transfer dock as well. That's two other machines on top of the regular color printer. The vinyl cutter will run you a couple G's. The transfer dock and a healthy stock of transfer paper will cost you anywhere from 1.5 to 3 grand.
- usrper0
roland make printers??
- fourthgen0
I started out in large format and roland offers the best printers by far. They are the most consistent and have the least amount of downtime. The color profiles are all good to. Everyone who has a sp-54 or variation (I think the vp54 is the newer) swears by Roland; and I know of a couple of printers who bought larger and faster machines and still primarily use and depend on the roland.
Oh and the Rolands do print AND cut... so I would ignore dmullin's second paragraph
- dMullins0
Cool. I wasn't totally sure about that, thanks for the clarification 4thgen.
- xovi0
you guys are awesome! thanks, i'll stick with the rolands.