I am currently exploring the idea of buying a thermal printer. I was wondering what kind of luck people have hd with the Roland thermal printer. I have heard a lot about the edge but not this one. I like some of the ideas that this one incorporates (print and cut).
Thanks, JAKE
Posted by VICTORGEORGIOU (Member # 474) on :
Hello Jake, welcome to Letterheads. Up in the top right corner you will see a button marked search. That will take you to the archives. Roland versus Edge has been discussed more than once and you should be able to find some helpful information there. The Edge is a far more popular machine with the folks who post here, but there are a few who are very happy with their Rolands. I know that Ron Percell likes his Roland. You will find him in the Letterheads database. (707) 769-0639 Petaluma CA Give him a call. He's a great guy. Don't forget the three hour time change. Noon there is 9:00 am here. Vic G
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Jake,
Also been monitoring your post, Victor has prob given you your best advice, in the database you will find all the stats as to important factors such as operating costs and return on investment.
I will say when you have a lot of printing to do... and you will... the print and cut feature in the same machine might be a burden.
Sorry I cant offer any positive info on the Roland out of experience.
Good luck in your decision.
[ October 04, 2002, 07:55 AM: Message edited by: Bob Rochon ]
Posted by Philip Steffen (Member # 2235) on :
I have an Edge SR1500. Its a few models back from the current "Edge2". I've contemplated bumping up to the roland for two reasons: My age-old Mimaki 24" cutter got outdated and died (so I want a large cutter) and secondly, my edge only prints 11.8" high. So if you have a large image you want to print, you must tile it far more often than you would with a large roland. I have not gone to the roland mainly because of the space it needs, along with a very large work table for large prints and banners and the need/want I would have for a hot laminator to go along with the roland. I know a guy who has extensive knowledge with both machines and gave him your number. Skip Grant is his name. He's written some things for Gerber before and He owns a few Rolands.
Posted by Jake Lyman (Member # 3280) on :
Thank you for the info. I will look in the archives to see what i can find. I have a 30 inch Allen Datagraph plotter right now that we plan to keep using for all our vinyl cutting, so i dont think i would have a problem with a lot of printing tying up the cutter to.
Thanks JAKE
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Jake,
The type of cutting tieing up I'm talking about is cutting the prints, unless you can use your 30" plotter to cut your prints then while your roland is cutting it isn't printing, And if your 30" plotter is friction fed then registration problems will arise. If you have a lot of printing to do this will slow you down considerably.
If you dont think you will be printing much, I will state we have had our Edge 3 years and rely on it on a daily basis now.
All I'd like to say is take all these things into consideration, The roland is a lesser purchase price but it may cost you more in the long run.
Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
The spirit of someone looms over this thread. I hope he is doing well. Some know who I am talking about.
Posted by Jon Aston (Member # 1725) on :
Hi David!
C'mon and give us a hint...living or dead?
Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
Oh he's living. One of the people who touted the benefits of the Edge over Roland. Got me to buy mine.
Posted by Andrew Holmes (Member # 2064) on :
Hi Folks,
My company, Vector Art Inc., is developing a lot of new print/cut vehicle graphics products, and we want to make sure that what we finally produce will work for everyone with this kind of technology.
Will EPS files import OK in the newest Gerber software? The last time we developed for Gerber was 1996 and I know a lot of things have changed since then. These will be essentially hi-res "placed" .tiff files with an embedded vector cutting path, saved as Adobe Illustrator EPS, version 9.0
Does anyone have any experience with the MAC software for the Edge?
How about other printers like Summa, Mamaki etc., etc.? How do their rips work? Do they interpolate as well as Roland DGA Color Choice?
I currently have a Color Camm and we are getting spectacular results with the Roland Color Choice rip.
We can take a page size image at 600 dpi and scale it up to four feet and the fades and blends look great...is this what we might expect with other rips?
Any advice and info would be very much appreciated.
Cheers,
Andrew Holmes President Vector Art Inc.
Posted by Jake Lyman (Member # 3280) on :
Bob,
I see what your saying, makes sense thanks for the input.
JAKE
Posted by Jon Aston (Member # 1725) on :
Sorry DW - I was just being a bit of silly arse. OF COURSE you must be talking aboutthe one and only Glenn Taylor...am I right? So what do I win?
