Printer capability question.
Discussion
I'm comparing printers.... The HP colour laserjet 1000 looks fine for my home office however there's one bit where it doesn't compare as well as the 2000 (which is about £100 more)
Typeface support on the 1000
Based on installed typefaces on host computer; print engine has fonts for internal pages and ASCII only.Based on installed typefaces on host computer; print engine only has fonts for internal pages and ASCII
Typeface support on the 2000
80 built-in fonts available for both PCL and HP Postscript emulation, printer-matching screen fonts in TrueType format available with the software solution 80 scalable TrueType fonts.
I'm mainly going to be printing my own letterheads containing invoices etc and flyers/application forms. I want them to look nice but as I'm only running with a temporary logo etc. I don't have any stationery as yet.
Do people think the 1000 will be able to handle printing out nice glossy flyers.
Speed isn't an issue, 8ppm is fine for me and the 1000 uses less power.
What does PH think?
Typeface support on the 1000
Based on installed typefaces on host computer; print engine has fonts for internal pages and ASCII only.Based on installed typefaces on host computer; print engine only has fonts for internal pages and ASCII
Typeface support on the 2000
80 built-in fonts available for both PCL and HP Postscript emulation, printer-matching screen fonts in TrueType format available with the software solution 80 scalable TrueType fonts.
I'm mainly going to be printing my own letterheads containing invoices etc and flyers/application forms. I want them to look nice but as I'm only running with a temporary logo etc. I don't have any stationery as yet.
Do people think the 1000 will be able to handle printing out nice glossy flyers.
Speed isn't an issue, 8ppm is fine for me and the 1000 uses less power.
What does PH think?
Strike me down with a feather, if I'm wrong, but I don't think it'll matter much.
It's the fonts that you are paying for. This is important if you pass postscript direct to the printer, and that's what makes it postscript compatible. Postscript will assume that the printing device knows about it's fonts.
If you print PCL with TTF from Windows, then the font information comes from the computer anyhow. Since TrueType is a pretty extensive capability it's hardly a significant limitation to go for PCL. In theory Postscript can be faster, although in most text scenarios it's not by a wide margin.
I'd have thought Postscript really pays off when working with Solaris and such where native font support is perhaps less comprehensive.
As I say strike me down with a feather.
It's the fonts that you are paying for. This is important if you pass postscript direct to the printer, and that's what makes it postscript compatible. Postscript will assume that the printing device knows about it's fonts.
If you print PCL with TTF from Windows, then the font information comes from the computer anyhow. Since TrueType is a pretty extensive capability it's hardly a significant limitation to go for PCL. In theory Postscript can be faster, although in most text scenarios it's not by a wide margin.
I'd have thought Postscript really pays off when working with Solaris and such where native font support is perhaps less comprehensive.
As I say strike me down with a feather.
I think, personally, that you should look at getting a litho printer to do stationary and print on it using a mono laser.
Flyers done digitally.
The reason I say this is two fold.
Professionally printed stationary looks better.
Each toner for a HP colour laser is about £70 and there are 4 of them...
Flyers done digitally.
The reason I say this is two fold.
Professionally printed stationary looks better.
Each toner for a HP colour laser is about £70 and there are 4 of them...
Rob these people supply refill kits for lasers don't no if yours is supported though.
www.refilltoner.com/index.htm Image drums aren't cheap either and the later ones can't be fooled into thinking they have more life left in them.
IMHO steer clear of HP colour lasers have a look at the entry level xerox hot wax printers.
HTH Matt
Txt me if you want some suppliers
www.refilltoner.com/index.htm Image drums aren't cheap either and the later ones can't be fooled into thinking they have more life left in them.
IMHO steer clear of HP colour lasers have a look at the entry level xerox hot wax printers.
HTH Matt
Txt me if you want some suppliers
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