Re: Epson 9800
Re: Epson 9800
- Subject: Re: Epson 9800
- From: Jon Crook <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:27:50 -0600
- Thread-topic: Epson 9800
Title: Re: Epson 9800
Eric,
We have had a 9800 for about 10 months and we have not had any troubles with it at all. We run about 250 feet of 44in wide media per week and it is extremely consistent. Over the course of 3 months it didn’t have a ∆E average shift of over .76 (keep in mind our volume) as apposed to our earlier 9600 model that had an average of 1.3 and that required a lot of maintenance to hold that. We do nothing to the 9800. It can take care of its self. I would however have a PM done every 6 months or so just to be safe.
As far as a RIP goes. RIPs are great to maintain consistency and there are some bells and whistles that make life easier but if all you want it to do is manage color then Photoshop can do just as good of a job as any RIP as long as the volume isn't too high.
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Jonathan Crook
Prepress Technician
Corporate Image
www.corp-image.com
On 2/2/07 1:08 PM, "Eric Pearson" <email@hidden> wrote:
We're currently using an Agfa SherpaMatic 43 in our prepress department for
contract and impo proofs. I'm contemplating an Epson 9800 Pro to upgrade our
contract proofing capability. A couple quick questions:
#1. What benefits are there to be derived by getting a different RIP than
what comes with the Pro version (like the EFI Colorproof or Harlequin).
Should the Epson provided RIP be sufficient for a modestly busy commercial
print shop?
#2. How often do the 9800's breakdown? Is there any point in buying their
extended warranty to kick it out to 3 years for next-day on-site service for
the approximatley $1,300 they're asking for the 2-year extension?
#3. Should we be looking at the HP's? We're trying to find the optimum
balance of quality and speed we can get. I'm more familiar with the Epson
product.
#4. If a person wanted to provide some limited large format output services
to his clients (ala service bureau), what additional equipment should one
plan on? Laminator? Trimmers? That type of thing...
Eric Pearson
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TechnaPrint, Inc.
909 Garfield Street
Eugene, OR 97402-2706
(541) 344-4062
(541) 344-1765 Fax
email@hidden
www.technaprint.com
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