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Canon Colorado 1650 FEEDBACK
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victor bogdanov
Active Member
I've owned mine for a little over a year.
100% worth it, it will pay for itself in ink savings if you are printing alot. I'm at 5.9 cents/sq ft after printing 350k sqft. I went from spending 3.5k per month on ink on my rolands to 1.5k on ink per month for the Colorado. that savings more than pays for the machine
Full rolls printed in an hour, perfect color and panel length consistency. I've reprinted panels for customers 6 months later and its a perfect match. Very easy to use.
100% worth it, it will pay for itself in ink savings if you are printing alot. I'm at 5.9 cents/sq ft after printing 350k sqft. I went from spending 3.5k per month on ink on my rolands to 1.5k on ink per month for the Colorado. that savings more than pays for the machine
Full rolls printed in an hour, perfect color and panel length consistency. I've reprinted panels for customers 6 months later and its a perfect match. Very easy to use.
victor bogdanov
Active Member
Max speed video I made a while back, this is sellable quality at 1700sqft/hr but most of the stuff I print is at around 400sqft/hr settings (looks better than highest quality settings on latex or ecosol)
Christian @ 2CT Media
Active Member
We love ours, bought a second and love it more.
We wrap with it, do all of our vehicles graphics and basically anything roll stock.
We wrap with it, do all of our vehicles graphics and basically anything roll stock.
KEYSER SOZE
New Member
It's as Christian and Victor said.
We just put the second one in last week.
The ink cost saving pays the lease on the first one we put in 3 years ago.
The second one means we rarely have to change rolls now until they are used up.
Canon here in South Australia have been brilliant, 3 technicians on call here in the city.
Speed, accuracy, scratch resistance, matte or gloss printing, immediate laminating, are all bonuses.
We just put the second one in last week.
The ink cost saving pays the lease on the first one we put in 3 years ago.
The second one means we rarely have to change rolls now until they are used up.
Canon here in South Australia have been brilliant, 3 technicians on call here in the city.
Speed, accuracy, scratch resistance, matte or gloss printing, immediate laminating, are all bonuses.
MelloImagingTechnologies
Many years in the Production Business
What is the ink cost per liter?
White Haus
Not a Newbie
Do you find the prints behave any differently than solvent/latex? Not stretching/ink issues when wrapping with UvGel prints?
victor bogdanov
Active Member
Evan Gillette
New Member
We got ours a few couple months ago, stepping up from a epson eco solvent (which we kept). They are incredible machines as everyone else has mentioned. I still use the eco solvent for everything long term outdoor (5yr + expected life) but pretty much everything else is now on the colorado.
ProColorGraphics
New Member
The rep I was talking to about these said white ink is in the works.
victor bogdanov
Active Member
That's what they told me too over a year ago, I bet when it comes out it will be very good white
White Haus
Not a Newbie
What is the expected outdoor life of the UvGel inks? I can't seem to find it on the spec sheets.
victor bogdanov
Active Member
It has AVERY DENNISON ICS WARRANTY CERTIFICATION
"When combining UVgel 460 inks and Avery Dennison media and laminates, customers have the confidence that their printed applications will last up to eight years outdoors and up to 11 years indoors."
Canon is also did some unlaminated vs laminated comparisons, the ink holds up very well even with no laminate
Christian @ 2CT Media
Active Member
Yes, it does. It has less overall stretchability but once you or your team get used to it, it is easy to work with. We still have latex for complex wraps just simply because it is easier but the Colorado handles the 95%.
I believe the 460 ink is now certified with all major manufacturers for full performance life.
White Haus
Not a Newbie
Good to know thanks. Talking to our Canon rep today to find out more.
A few quick questions to present owners.
Are you able to service your machine to any degree? Like replace a print head or make alignment adjustments, or is all of that service tech driven?
Do you have a service contract on the machine, if so, cost per year?
Does the machine "mist" like some UV printers do? I know it's a Gel printer, but is there any kind of mist that comes off the machine that lands on surfaces?
Is there a smell to the printing inks? Does it have internal air recycling?
What is the cost $$$ for the base machine? Does that include install and training?
Sorry, just seeking a few real-world installation perspectives, not salesmen promises.
Are you able to service your machine to any degree? Like replace a print head or make alignment adjustments, or is all of that service tech driven?
Do you have a service contract on the machine, if so, cost per year?
Does the machine "mist" like some UV printers do? I know it's a Gel printer, but is there any kind of mist that comes off the machine that lands on surfaces?
Is there a smell to the printing inks? Does it have internal air recycling?
What is the cost $$$ for the base machine? Does that include install and training?
Sorry, just seeking a few real-world installation perspectives, not salesmen promises.
victor bogdanov
Active Member
You can't do any service on the machine, even techs have to have a usb key that headquarters generates for your call. Techs can't go "rouge" (the printer is connected to Canon servers, not required but recommended for quicker tech service as they can remotely diagnose machine)
First year of owning the machine I did not have a service contract and all service calls were covered with the 1 year warranty (printheads excluded in the USA). Now I signed a service contract, the overall service contract price will be the same no matter if you sign up on first day of owning the machine or a year later, better signup on day 1 and lock in price. On day 1 there was a 5 year contract option available, a year later I was only offered up to 3 year contract. Wish I signed up on day 1
The print area is fully enclosed and there are charcoal filters that filter the air coming from the machine, no misting.
There is definitely a smell, some materials/speeds worse than others. I installed an air scrubber and good ventilation
The cost of machine/service contract you can get pretty easily by contacting Canon, that's the only price that matters not what someone else paid. You can expect the prices to be 3-4x higher than an Epson etc but when you account for how much you save on ink the Colorado is cheap if kept busy
First year of owning the machine I did not have a service contract and all service calls were covered with the 1 year warranty (printheads excluded in the USA). Now I signed a service contract, the overall service contract price will be the same no matter if you sign up on first day of owning the machine or a year later, better signup on day 1 and lock in price. On day 1 there was a 5 year contract option available, a year later I was only offered up to 3 year contract. Wish I signed up on day 1
The print area is fully enclosed and there are charcoal filters that filter the air coming from the machine, no misting.
There is definitely a smell, some materials/speeds worse than others. I installed an air scrubber and good ventilation
The cost of machine/service contract you can get pretty easily by contacting Canon, that's the only price that matters not what someone else paid. You can expect the prices to be 3-4x higher than an Epson etc but when you account for how much you save on ink the Colorado is cheap if kept busy
balstestrat
Problem Solver
Didn't someone say $500 a month which sounds very realistic.
victor bogdanov
Active Member
Around there for service contract, there are a couple of different service options, the more expensive ones come with a bigger printhead discount and the most expensive plan includes 1 printhead per year (you are basically prepaying a printhead) MSRP for printheads is $4200 and the machine has 8 of them
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