| Comparative ratings
of HP DesignJet 5500ps based on evaluations and review
Since we were content
with our two HP DesignJet 5000ps printers (one at each university where
FLAAR has an office) for the first year we did not upgrade to the newer
5500ps. But readers kept asking for our opinion on the 5500ps, so we
decided to acquire one for evaluation.
Now the
setup and installation evaluation review is available.
We can summarize our experience
with the HP DesignJet 5500ps so far: we now have nineteen printers.
But there are only about five of them that we use on a regular basis
to do the printing at both universities: the two ColorSpan (XII and
Mach 12, both with dye ink), and the three HP printers (42” 5000ps,
60” 5000ps, and new 60” 5500ps).
The 5500ps is easy
to use (our students learn in an hour or so). Plus, it is not an ink
hog. It can print fine art photography, décor, and giclée at
museum quality. Remember, on canvas you can’t see much dpi over
300 and definitely not much dpi over 600 (because of the rough texture
of the canvas). Same with watercolor paper and fabrics such as silk.
600 dpi is fine.
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posted : Oct. 25, 2003
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