Message-Id: <mailto:199503021731.LAA03241@library.wustl.edu> Date: Thu, 2 Mar 1995 14:47:33 GMT From: Steve Platt <mailto:platt@CS.SWARTHMORE.EDU> Subject: Re: Dye sublimation color printer To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
mailto:LBLISAK@HKPCC.HKP.HK writes:>My library is looking for a dye sublimation color printer for printing slide
>images from its Slide Image Database. We are considering two models: Shinko
>CHC-S445-5 and Tektronix Phaser 440. Has anyone had any experience of using
>either of the models? Are their performance and output satisfactory? The
>Shinko model comes with 9MB RAM and 100MB Hard disk memory and the supplier
>claims it can do 4-color printing without the need of extra RAM. Will the
>printing speed be slow then? And Shinko supports SCSI interface without
network >options while Tektronix has the ethernet options. Can the Shinko model
perform >more slowly on a network environment than the Tektronix then?
>Please share with me your experience. Thank you.
So tell me; what is "good enough?" How important is time? How big are the images? What kind of images are you printing?
Are the full-color images the Shinko claims to produce full-page 300dpi images?
Are you light use (occasional pages) or heavy use ("heavy" needs defining -- a full page full color image may take 15 to 30 minutes).
The Shinko has a SCSI port; most printers with SCSI use the SCSI for external hard disks. Be specific when you talk to the vendor -- will the Shinko speak to your computer directly over that port?
Are you planning to share the printer on a network?
How good are the inks? Are they stable with time? How big is the gamut?
Do the printers support any color matching technologies?
Steve Platt
>Lisa Kwan
>Projects Librarian
>The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Library
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