Full Version: Printer plotter
From: Rallyguy [#7]
3 Dec 2004
To: LouisT [#6] 10 Dec 2004
Are you looking at something like this???
www.signwarehouse.com/colorprinters/jx2000.htm
If it is, what you are looking at is a basic waterbase unit and the media that you print will not last as long outdoors as the media printed on the solvent units we were discussing without lamination.
The only reason I am even posting at this point is so that you know what you are getting. Your initial request seemed to have your products headed for outdoor use. Unless the unit you are looking at is solvent based, you will need an overlaminate, and the durability will still be inferior.
We have a Roland FJ500 that is running archival pigment ink and you can only trust it outdoors for around 6 months when applied to the right coated material. There are a few ink jet products that give you a year outdoor life, but that is a far cry from the 3-5 years you will get from a solvent or thermal ribbon printer.
Good luck,
Brian G.
EDITED: 3 Dec 2004 by RALLYGUY