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["Gary L. Hodgson and Assoc." <ghodgson(--nospam--at)bellnet.ca>]

Jerold
I leased a Xerox Workcentre Pro 416S about 3 years ago and it is one of 
the best moves I ever made. Whatever machine you buy, you can scan other 
peoples drawings, old drawings etc and store them electronically. I have 
reduced my paper files (11x17) by approx 18" (20 years accumulation) and 
I am still scanning stuff for archiving.
Gary

jerold taylor wrote:
>     I look forward to others commenting more on the 12x18 printers
>     that are good for home offices (FWIW - I have an HP1220C that is
>     about 4 years old and it is fine, though slow, for printing 11 x 17).
>     What I was also curious about was if anyone has discovered an
>     11x17 copier / scanner that is efficient for a home office? I
>     still do quite a bit of hand sketches from the home office and
>     having a dependable copier /scanner in that size would be a
>     wonderful tool. Color would be nice, but I would be satisfied with
>     B/W as well.
>     Thanks
>     Jerold
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* Shaun Dustin [mailto:sdustin(--nospam--at)cc.usu.edu]
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:10 PM
>     *To:* seaint(--nospam--at)seaint.org
>     *Subject:* RE: 12 x 18 printers
>     Jeff,
>     I have a couple that I use for ½ size plots, although I usually
>     use 11x17, not 12x18. (I use 22x34 for my full size drawings, so
>     this is not a big deal for me)
>     I have an HP Designjet 9800 that works pretty well, but ink is
>     expensive. The footprint can be reduced by folding the trays in,
>     but you have to keep the tray-out footprint clear so you end up
>     with a big space whether the printer is collapsed or not. It works
>     VERY well, and I’m very happy with it. I don’t like buying inkjet
>     cartridges for it, and I don’t like the speed. It’s inkjet, and
>     it’s a little on the slow side. The image quality, especially in
>     color, is great. I think it was $450 or so at Staples.
>     I also have a Laserjet5si that I got on ebay for $79 (plus $100
>     shipping). It takes up a little more space (22” x 22” square) than
>     the expanded Designjet, but it has two 500 sheet trays where I
>     keep 11x17 and 8.5x11, you can get a duplexer for it if you are
>     into that for $85 or so on ebay, and the toner works out to less
>     than 0.02/page. It was designed for a much larger throughput than
>     I will ever give it, so I’m pretty sure it will last as long as my
>     “one man show” phase. I’ve been very impressed with this printer.
>     I got it on a whim because I was frustrated with the slow speed of
>     the DesignJet, and this thing just cranks drawings and documents
>     out. It also came with a jetdirect card, but I haven’t been able
>     to get that working.
>     If you can’t tell, I really like the laserjet. I like the
>     Designjet too, but the laserjet makes me much more productive.
>     Plotting a sample drawing to carry around and redline is cheap and
>     easy, and the lines don’t bleed when you get them wet.
>     Shaun
>     Shaun Dustin, MS, PE
>     Doctoral Candidate
>     USTAR Biofuels Initiative
>     Utah State University
>     4130 Old Main Hill
>     Logan, UT 84322
>     sdustin(--nospam--at)cc.usu.edu <mailto:sdustin(--nospam--at)dustinengineers.net>
>     435-770-7816
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* Jeff Smith [mailto:jeffsmith7(--nospam--at)comcast.net]
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:49 AM
>     *To:* seaint(--nospam--at)seaint.org
>     *Subject:* 12 x 18 printers
>     I am looking for a home printer to do 1/2 size plots of 24 x 36
>     AutoCAD and PDF drawings, color is not that important but I need
>     to do 8-1/2 x 11 general printing as well, prefer a small
>     footprint since my office is small. Seems every printer I Iook at
>     has a few really bad reviews. Any thoughts appreciated.
>     Jeff
>     I was thinking maybe something like the HP K850 or Canon Pixma
>     Pro9000
>     http://www.amazon.com/Officejet-Printer-format-Color-Inkjet/dp/B000BP8AXI
>     http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J1HPK8/ref=pd_cp_e_1/103-4439189-4779848?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_r=0C4SMRCE0CVR7GCMWCEY&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=250314601&pf_rd_i=B000BP8AXI
>     <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J1HPK8/ref=pd_cp_e_1/103-4439189-4779848?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_r=0C4SMRCE0CVR7GCMWCEY&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=250314601&pf_rd_i=B000BP8AXI>
>
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