Read all about it! Laser printers go tabloid!
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The market for high-resolution laser printers has improved dramatically as several manufacturers have lowered costs and improved features including resolution, paper size and output. Resolution is nearing photographic typesetting as companies use paired scan line technology to significantly improve resolution from older print engines. LaserMaster's proprietary technology is used to produce 1,800-dpi resolution from a 600-dpi engine on its Unity 1800PM-R printer. LexMaster has developed its own true 1,200-dpi printer engine for its Optra product line. Prices have also dropped significantly as new manufactures aggressively enter the market, and established companies drop prices in response. For example, CalComp's CCL 1200ES printer is priced at $3,995, which is about $1,000 below the lowest price in 1994. These new printers are also able to handle 11x17-inch tabloid-size paper, and output has risen to a maximum 16 ppm.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1995
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Waxing enthusiastic
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Graphics artists today do most of their color printing on thermal wax printers, which are less expensive than dye-sublimation printers but offer better quality than ink-jet and laser printers. Street prices generally range from about $1,500 to $7,000. Manufacturers are continually offering higher resolutions and better dithering algorithms. The top resolution currently available is 300 by 600 dpi. Users generally have a choice of using a four-color CMYK or less-expensive three-color CMY ribbon. Most printers support PostScript 2, while some also offer HPGL and PCL5. Many will print on plain paper. Printers that have a large maximum paper size generally cost more to print any size page. All color thermal-wax printers use a RISC processor. Most come with a serial, a parallel and a LocalTalk port. Printers that can support a hard disk also have SCSI port.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1995
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The jet set: color inkjet printers now offer near-laser quality, below laser cost
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Today's color inkjet printers offer near-laser image quality, mainly because of improved durability and quality of inks. Moreover, color inkjet prices are relatively attractive. Graphic artists divide inkjet printers into three categories. First, there are large-format printers used for final outputs and comps in large sizes. Second, there are desktop printers used for comps. These devices are increasingly popular because they are so affordably priced. Finally, there are low-end desktop printers, which are generally not used professionally. In most circumstances, a graphic artist will need a printer with either two or four cartridges. One reason is that single cartriges contain C, M and Y inks, and they use a combination of CMY to yield an approximation of black. True black requires a separate black ink cartridge.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1996
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