Re: HIGH speed printing

[Gary Feinstein <gfeinste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanx for the feedback Michael.  I should have written in my original
post that I am primarily using the printer for inventory reports and the
like.  Nothing fancy, just lengthy.  We have one report that is
generating 5000 pages every Monday morning.  For this reason, I figured
something in the range of 40PPM would best suffice.  Any comments?
Gary
mcrump@ballfoster.com wrote:
> 
> >What is everyone using as their HIGH speed printer?  Are most shops
> >going with Laser or Impact?  What kind of output do you get in terms of
> >PPM and LPM?  Of course, I am looking for the More Bang for your Buck
> >opinions.
> We use a combination of IBM 3130's(30ipms) and IBM 4324's (24ipm).
> The 3130's are used in the areas where we need the higher duty cycle.
> We used to have an IBM 3825 (58ipm) and replaced it with 3 3130's
> (90ipm aggregrate) and use the multiple print writer capability of OS/400
> to balance - it actually works real well ( I was really suspicious).
> 3130's
> can be expensive but you must not forget to look at the monthly duty
> cycle (been there, done that).  You may get the right speed but
> eventually you won't be happy.
> 
> Michael Crump
> Technical Project Leader
> Ball-Foster Glass Container Corp.
>
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