Ideal Plotter/Scanner

[Anonymous]

I have been involved in CAD Management for close to five years but I have never been involved with the purchase (lease) of a plotter (and scanner). I would love to get a nice HP but being realistic (in output speed).
I have used K&E, Kip, and Xerox 8825-8850. Of those, xerox seems to be the best. However, compared to an OCE I am not sure where it rates. I also don't know if the K&E and KIP I used were just bad models or if my feelings toward them are justified.
Ideas, suggestions, input?

Josh

[Anonymous]

Not to throw a monkey wrench into Mr. Graham's plans, but he will need to
make sure that KIP has upgraded from NT by now. March of '04 they still had
the KIP 2000 (which should have been a bright yellow to match it's behavior)
running on NT.

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"Biscuitnt" wrote in message
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Ours is running on XP, with the latest firmware upgrades on the machine as
well.

Regards



"Rick Graham" wrote in message
news:4840532@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hey, is your TDS600 computer running XP or NT? Ours is running NT and the
repro dept. REFUSES to change it over. Just another bullet for when the
lease expires and I recommend the KIP machine to my boss. 🙂

I like the unlimited print and free paper, toner on the service contract,
cuz we sure kill trees around here! 😉

Rick
"Joe" wrote in message
news:4840282@discussion.autodesk.com...
We have the OCE TDS 600. I never have been too happy with it. The severice
guys are here regularly. That doesn't hurt too bad though since we do have
a support contract. They want to sell you software to use their printer
which always seems wrong to me. If your a hardware sales company you
shouldn't be selling the software to use your product. But, it is fast.
Also, we have not had problems plotting DWG files to it.


wrote in message news:4838650@discussion.autodesk.com...
I have been involved in CAD Management for close to five years but I have
never been involved with the purchase (lease) of a plotter (and scanner). I
would love to get a nice HP but being realistic (in output speed).
I have used K&E, Kip, and Xerox 8825-8850. Of those, xerox seems to be the
best. However, compared to an OCE I am not sure where it rates. I also don't
know if the K&E and KIP I used were just bad models or if my feelings toward
them are justified.
Ideas, suggestions, input?

Josh

[Anonymous]

Something for your consideration.
We purchased a Colortrak 4260e color scanner made by Action Imaging Solutions to handle our color scanning and copying needs. Whole setup was about 15K, if I remember correctly. We use Kip's software to operate it and it works great. It will take up to a half inch thick stuff.

John Postlewait
IS Department
George Butler Associates, Inc.