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  • HP Designjet 5000 & DesignJet 3000CP 54

    Posted by Patrick Harkin on June 22, 2008 at 4:28 pm

    Can i have your opinions on the HP Design-jet 5000 and DesignJet 3000CP 54 also for printing canvas and signs

    thanks
    Patrick

    Bill McMurtry replied 15 years, 10 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Nick Findlater

    Member
    June 22, 2008 at 6:03 pm

    I have the 3000cp. The print resolution is quite low on it though. For text print it is ok, but if you’re doing pictures then it can look quite dated.

  • Chris Wool

    Member
    June 22, 2008 at 10:06 pm

    nice epson in the for sale listings 😉

  • Bill McMurtry

    Member
    June 23, 2008 at 4:46 am

    I have a 3000CP, max print resolution is only 600dpi. The texture of the canvas can hide the low res output quite well, especially with a thick liquid lamination. But I wouldn’t recommend it for printing on photo paper. External signs can be printed on coated vinyl and laminated and hold up OK for 2 to 3 years in the sun (using pigment inks). The 5000 will obviously give you better output quality, but you’d expect a better resolution for the higher cost.

    Pity you aren’t in my neck of the woods as I’m off loading my 3000 – it doesn’t get much use since the JV3 moved in 😀

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