ORIGINAL: JohnVH
subscribing, Id love to get a quality printer that can do some larger sizes..
I guess, at least with me, the obvious question would have to be -- "what is larger" for you?
You can get FANTASTIC quality with the EPSON 1280 -- it will do 13" x 19" full bleed all day long and won't miss a beat! --- and the price is reasonable.
I'm not too sure, but I think, EPSON goes one general size larger that is considared to be tabletop printing but the $$$ really take a jump!
I am about ready to launch a printing service 100% that is supported by the net. Back a few years ago when I had my photo studio, I did everything from actually shooting portraits as a filler and spent the bulk of the day scanning prints, negs, slides, etc. and printing them with a 36" ENCAD. The media went everywhere from plain presentation paper, to CANVAS. All with the same printer and using the same inks. If switched and went to outdoor vinyl banners, I had to 100% drain my ink lines and put all new cartidges in as well. This type of printer fills up a reservoir that leads to the cartridges.
A set of INDOOR inks and carts will run me $120/colour (CMYK)- that will give me 500ml of one colour. When I shift to OUTDOOR inks - the price doubles. -- So I'd better have one BIG outdoor order.
Once I have the system running 100%. i can runn the printer all day long & nitetime too. I won't even have to think abouit replacing my inks for about 2 - 3 months.. depending on the workload.
Anyway, printing CUSTOM sizes & CUSTOM media. mounting, & laminating. will be the order of the day
anyway-- have a grear day
marwen