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adrianho@barkley.berkeley.edu (Adrian J Ho) writes:
>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).

Adrian...
I have seen color prints which came from a color "laser" printer...
The quality was excellent, but the unit cost about $250K (I don't
remember the manufacturer....

Where I work, we are looking at buying a color printer...   Kodak makes
one that is 300 dpi, 8-bit continuous tone, for about $25K...
It is not postscript (I plan to marry it with NewsPrint, from Sun,
to make a pseudo-postscript printer)...   Also, it is not a "laser"
printer; it uses ribbons...   A color ribbon gives 8-bit color, a
black ribbon gives 8-bit grayscale...   I have seen a lot of output
from this printer and it is "photo-quality" (i.e. you really have to
look close to tell that it's not a photo)...

For the purpose you describe (rough draft/quick presentations) the
Kodak printer may fit the bill...

Hope this helps,
Brian


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