Thank you all very much for the responses.  Our current printer, an HP designjet 800PS has had its quirks.  It can be made to print very nicely, but I’ve always felt some experimenting with better (read more expensive) paper would produce better results, as some have suggested.  Also, the more modern inks seem to be less liable to fade.  

 

I’d like to know your thoughts on the various systems offered on modern printers.  Is it really necessary to have a 10-ink system?  Our printer has four ink tanks, one of which is black.  Some have two separate black inks (one is matte).  I’ve heard horror stories about expensive and numerous ink replacements for some printers, and whatever we choose will have to be, well, cheap to run.

 

I am grateful for all your help,

 

 

Good morning list-ers

 

We just purchased a 24in large format printer from OCE, it is a new Canon iPF6000S. It works with PCs which is what I have plus all adobe products, yes a continued contradiction. I have found no issues with the ink yet, the color is long lasting and bright. There are about 50 types of paper to choose from for all your printing needs. Contact me off the list if you have any other questions.

 

 

Lisa Chastain

 

Lisa Chastain

Curator of Collections and Exhibits

McMinn County Living Heritage Museum

522 W. Madison Avenue

Athens, TN 37303

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Hi Mathew,

 

I am a JHU Museum Studies student, artist and gallery owner. I spend a lot of time creating my own stuff for promotion as well as working graphically for others. I am a PC user and have found that for me HP products have been seemless. I am considering the purchase of a wide format printer as well. If past results indicate future performance I think HP is a safe bet.

 

Samira Gdisis

Director, Owner, Artist

The Black-Eyed Press LLC

 Racine WI

 

On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Curtis Morris <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hello Museum-L Goers,

 

We’ve been struggling with our 24” wide-format printer for some time.  We want something better and perhaps bigger.  Who does large-format printing in-house?  What printer(s) do you use, and what do you like/don’t like?  What works reliably?

 

What we need is a printer that is capable of producing large color graphics, and the occasional photograph print for use in exhibits.  Our desire is to have something between 24” and 36” capacity, preferably with pigment-based inks for better durability.  We’re thinking Epson, but we’re still gathering info.  Most all of our graphics are done with Adobe products, and all of our computers are PC’s (yes, that’s sort of a contradiction).

 

What say you, graphics gurus?   

 

Curtis Morris

Exhibits

Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

Springdale, Arkansas

 

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