Hi everyone-
I'm looking for advice on plotters. I
currently have a Cal TechJet 5524 that's been a fine workhorse, but has pulled
up lame. And of course, I had let my service contract lapse and now find that it
may cost me beaucoup $$$ (well over $1000 to fix). Granted, I've
already saved that $1K by not having renewed for more than a year, so spending
that isn't as painful as it sounds.
HOWEVER, given that it's old tech and getting
drivers will be harder, and I may be going for ADT 4 or Revit soon (running ADT
3.0 now), and maybe they won't even be able to communicate with it, should I
give up the old girl and get a new model?
That asked, which model would be
comparable/better? HP? Canon? I'm comfortable with paying up to $3,000,
but need a valium if I'm going to be paying more (I'm told my local dealer will
take a trade in to help soften the blow).
So, what plotters do some of you use?
I'm a one-person architectural firm, probably put out 30-40 plots a week, want
to do some photo/color work, but am a perfectionist and would like good quality
linework. I run my own sets off if on the weekend, otherwise will print 1
set and go to the blueprint shop for the rest.
Any advice is greatly appreciated?
Chris Broda