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The Gandi is back Pred8tor
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Maybe it is a difference in models and operations. I don't see how you can tape leading edge at all (it goes to fence) and with the speed of our GS - not enough time to jump in and tape the trailing one. Also belt looks pretty non-sticky open weave surface. But again you could be right and it might be the operator thing.
Really? You do realize the iPad was introduced last year, right?
animenick65
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True, the speed of the GS plays a part in what you can do in between sheets. You'd need a helper to tape boards. Just telling you our experience on our QS and it works well. We will be dealing with your same situation next month when our brand new GS3200 gets set up.
HulkSmash
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Is that self loading....?
animenick65
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It feeds a sheet in once it's placed against the fence and the print is initiated, but if you mean completely autonomous in sheet loading, then no. That's what the media master is for.
The new GS3250lx has a continuous board option that I wish we had. I really wish we had sprung for that model.
Grizzly
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My thoughts on the Pred8tor.
I thought the Predator was cool looking and had some "Techy" coolness to them. The ipad is cool but I don't think it is productive friendly. They only run uni-directional and it is very expensive. ($350-$400,000 is what Harry threw out to us. We purchased the 50th Gandi Flatbed printer and were pretty good friends with Harry) For a 4x8 flatbed, when compared to almost the same unit from Agfa (1224HDC priced at $250,000) I wouldn't buy the Predator. The purpose of the uni-directional was to eliminate light banding which it didn't do. Give them a few more years and I think it will be another great machine. (My two flatbeds, the Jeti 3150, designed by Harry, and the 1224 HDC basically started by Harry? and then refined and improved by AGFA, are great!) I've got a few videos of it if anyone wants to see it running at the show in Vegas, April 2011.
Jeremy
I thought the Predator was cool looking and had some "Techy" coolness to them. The ipad is cool but I don't think it is productive friendly. They only run uni-directional and it is very expensive. ($350-$400,000 is what Harry threw out to us. We purchased the 50th Gandi Flatbed printer and were pretty good friends with Harry) For a 4x8 flatbed, when compared to almost the same unit from Agfa (1224HDC priced at $250,000) I wouldn't buy the Predator. The purpose of the uni-directional was to eliminate light banding which it didn't do. Give them a few more years and I think it will be another great machine. (My two flatbeds, the Jeti 3150, designed by Harry, and the 1224 HDC basically started by Harry? and then refined and improved by AGFA, are great!) I've got a few videos of it if anyone wants to see it running at the show in Vegas, April 2011.
Jeremy
animenick65
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If you are printing 18x24's all day, sure. Looks like a lot of room for failure there. My industry has far too many variables in terms of material to make the media master an option for us.