bigben
Not a newbie
So I'm doing my homework to buy a new flatbed printer. So far, I have few contender. To give you an idea of what I will do with it, here is a short list:
The list:
Thanks.
- 40% will be for printing on coroplast
- 10% will be for printing on aluminium composite
- 25% will be for printing on acrylic (so need white ink)
- 25% will be for printing on rolled material, but mostly phototex.
The list:
- Mimaki JFX200-2531: entery-level printer. It's the slowest on the list, but also the cheapest and have the clear ink option. For the quality, it seems ok, but I did not try my own files yet. I've read somewhere that ink adhesion could be a problem for acrylic and aluminum composite.
- Vanguard VK300D: best print quality I've saw so far, great speed and I really like the rep (Jim). He helped me alot with all my question. I had a concern for service since I'm in Canada, but Jim assure me it won't be a problem. Don't have a roll-to-roll feature, don't have clear ink and the table is smaller than the other ones (5X10). So I can't have 2 4x8 at the same time, but it's the fastest printer on this list.
- Océ arizona 1260XT: The most expensive of the list, don't have the LED curing so I'm wondering if it's an old technology. Have the roll-to-roll option the other ones don't have, Option of clear ink. Print quality is very good and most of the guys in my area have a canon flatbed. So I think it saw well about the service.
- Agfa anapurna H2050i LED: I've just went to the graphic canada show and went to the Agfa booth. Seems a good and versatile printer. From what I read on the forum here, hybrid printer could be temperamental and have accuracy/registry problem. But having an hybrid printer would be a good thing for my roll material. Also the 12 pico litre drop is a concern for me for the print quality. I did not saw my own files printed for this one. It does not have the clear ink. Customer service seems to be great. Speed is also very good.
Thanks.