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HP Designjet 90 with RIP


Ken

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Anybody have the HP Designjet 90 with software postscript (actually a RIP)?

It's an 18" wide color inkjet, so cut sheets would be just 18"x24" (Arch C). At a cost of $1k (RIP is another $400), I wonder how good it is for CAD drawings that have imported scan images. Scan images would be greyscale.

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We do not have the 90, but we do have the DesignJet 30 & 500. We use RIP software with both (PosterJet), but not with CAD drawings. RIP software is a waste with CAD files (even with images imported). We do a ton of "hybrid" drawings (CAD+raster images) I will do test plots directly from VectorWorks. When we do presentation plots we generate a tif or jpeg, then print that file using PosterJet. The quality is SUPERB. Also with PosterJet the plot will start in 6-7 seconds (no 15-20 min. spooling). Vector images (of any kind really do not need a RIP). My only other comment would be; HP Postscript is a mediocre RIP, you can do far better with third party RIP's.

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