3/28/99

I would like to know which brands/models of dye sub printers do people

find give the best quality images. Thanks. Linda Chicoine

lchicoine@snet.net

We have great luck with the Codonics NP1600. However, Ii have recently

talked with a Tektronix rep who tells me that they are geting out of the dye

sub market and focusing on color laser and solid ink technologies.

According to him, with the current color laser printers on the market, you

can approach dye sub quality for between 2 and 3 k but the cost per sheet is

> $.30 where a Codonics print costs $1.90.

Regards,

Chris Baumann

baumannc@dino.nci.nih.gov

You might consider the Fuji Pictrography. We have one here and it delivers very

high

quality prints. I believe the price is competitive with dye-subs.

Mohan Kalyanarman

Materials Characterization

Catalyst Technology Group

Mobil Technology Company

PO Box 480

Paulsboro, NJ 08066

609-224-3989 (ph)

609-224-3608 (fax)

mohan_kalyanaraman@email.mobil.com

trouble-free dye-subs were $5k-$10k printers ... plus $3/page. While

you can buy a dye-sub today for < $700, it is still very much a case of

how well the printer's software works with your application and OS and

the quality of its color profile. I believe the consensus at one time

was Kodak and Fujitsu for photographic and color quality. Today Alps

should be considered in any decision because it has broken the price

barrier to allow it to be considered along with color ink jets. I've

been keeping an eye on lists and newsgroups without a good feeling for

how well Alps supports its printers (... tech support, and ICC profiles

..) ... but the demo print they sent me was definitely excellent

quality.

If I were you I'd indicate which computer platform you use, and with

what applications ... someone may reply with specific problems

associated with less expensive dye-subs.

cow ... rare wolf

mshaf@darkwing.uoregon.edu