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Someone may have asked this before, but it's not in the FAQ and I
didn't need the info till now, so.....

Our lab is planning to purchase a color PS *laser* printer for various
plots and pixel images generated during the course of our CFD
research.  I've been tasked to explore all available products on the
market, but the workstation support people I've talked to don't seem
to know much about this area, and scanning the more recent trade rags
has unearthed quite a bit about ink-jet, thermal-wax and
dye-sublimation, but not a word about *available* laser printers.

Here's a list of requirements for the printer:

	1) >= 300dpi resolution
	2) >= 24-bit color resolution (ie. >= 8-bit each of R,G,B)
	3) Able to handle both transparencies and copy paper

Price is not much of an object, although < $100k would be nice.  Note
that the printer will mostly be used for thesis drafts and impromptu
presentations (the CFD work we do ends up using *lots* of colors).
Rapid in-house turnaround is a must, so taking it to the nearest image
shop is not an option.

I'd appreciate any product suggestions and price quotes.  Observations
from in-house evaluation/use are especially welcome.  Please email any
suggestions to adrianho@barkley.berkeley.edu, and I'll summarize to
the net after a suitable period.

Thanks very much.

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