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Harry Vlahos writes
> 
> I have been working with some of the new dye-sublimation
> printers that have come on the market, and I must say,
> if you want GREAT color (or rather, if you need GREAT
> color), check out the Tektronix Phaser IISD or the 
> Shinko CP-446i duy-sublimation printers.  They are 300dpi,
> continuous tone, with either monochrome, 3 color, or 4 color,
> ribbons.  Absolutely fantastic color output.  Much, much
> better than any thermal wax transfer printers like the
> NextColor printer.
> 
> The problem with thermal wax is that you can scratch the printout
> and the waxy surface gets damaged.  With the dye sublimation
> printers, on the other hand, the ink bleeds into the paper 
> and you get a much more permanent print that is less
> susceptible to damage by mishandling.
> 
> Sure would be nice if Next had an offering in that arena.
> At least I wouldn't have to pay for a Postscript engine
> for the printer.

  Yeah.. It sure would be nice if we could all *AFFORD* the consumables costs
on this technology. I understand that the Tektronix offering has the 
lowest consumables cost (about $1.50 per page), but that's still a little
more then what the local Kinko's stores charge for Canon Color copies 
($1.25), and it's still expensive! You also forgot to mention that not only
does the ink bleed into the paper, but the ink bleeds into SPECIAL paper
(that I'm not very fond of). 
  So far, the best low(er)-cost color PostScript printer I've seen is the
IBM/Lexmark offering. If you can get a dealer to give you a sample, I think
you'll be very pleased, especially when he tells you the price! The output
IS comparable to dye-sublimation printers at a fraction of the cost.