How Essential is RIP?

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Jun 2, 2004
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I looking to replace an aging printer that is balking at heavy card stock. I’ve narrowed my selection to three printers. Two are variations of the same model, with the tradeoff being duplex included vs PostScript RIP. I do duplex printing, so I can weigh the importance of that, but I don’t have the capability of using RIP with my present printer, so I have no idea of it’s value.

Can someone give an idea if it’s something to consider? BTW, I can add a duplex option to the model that does PS-RIP. The two models are in the HP 9600 series and I’d also like to hear if anyone has any experience with that line.

Thanks!
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Waldo
Jun 3, 2004
I looking to replace an aging printer that is balking at heavy card stock. I’ve narrowed my selection to three printers. Two are variations of the
same
model, with the tradeoff being duplex included vs PostScript RIP. I do duplex printing, so I can weigh the importance of that, but I don’t have
the
capability of using RIP with my present printer, so I have no idea of it’s value.

Can someone give an idea if it’s something to consider? BTW, I can add a duplex option to the model that does PS-RIP. The two models are in the HP 9600 series and I’d also like to hear if anyone has any experience with
that
line.

A RIP converts the printer data, that you send to the printer, gets converted to bitmaps that can be printed directly with the engine. Each printer needs a RIP, but the RIP doesn’t need to be a PostScript RIP. That’s depending on what you’re doing with the printer. For office use, a PCL RIP suffices (all HP printers). For more graphical stuff, you may consider a PostScript RIP. If you didn’t miss the PostScript RIP in the past, you probably don’t need it in the near future.

Waldo
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xDsrtRat
Jun 3, 2004
"Waldo" wrote in message
I looking to replace an aging printer that is balking at heavy card
stock.
I’ve narrowed my selection to three printers. Two are variations of the
same
model, with the tradeoff being duplex included vs PostScript RIP. I do duplex printing, so I can weigh the importance of that, but I don’t have
the
capability of using RIP with my present printer, so I have no idea of
it’s
value.

Can someone give an idea if it’s something to consider? BTW, I can add a duplex option to the model that does PS-RIP. The two models are in the
HP
9600 series and I’d also like to hear if anyone has any experience with
that
line.

A RIP converts the printer data, that you send to the printer, gets converted to bitmaps that can be printed directly with the engine. Each printer needs a RIP, but the RIP doesn’t need to be a PostScript RIP.
That’s
depending on what you’re doing with the printer. For office use, a PCL RIP suffices (all HP printers). For more graphical stuff, you may consider a PostScript RIP. If you didn’t miss the PostScript RIP in the past, you probably don’t need it in the near future.
Thanks for the help! I may be able to trim the budget a bit more by going the same model *without* either duplex or PS RIP. My duplex color runs are small enough to handle manually.
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Waldo
Jun 7, 2004
Thanks for the help! I may be able to trim the budget a bit more by going the same model *without* either duplex or PS RIP. My duplex color runs are small enough to handle manually.

Laser printers don’t like paper that runs through the engine twice (also not from different engines). It gets preheated and fused twice. In that case, the first side may get loose and result in a lot of polution in the engine. Be careful!

Combining inkjet and laser is not a problem in general.

Waldo
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xDsrtRat
Jun 8, 2004
"Waldo" wrote in message
Thanks for the help! I may be able to trim the budget a bit more by
going
the same model *without* either duplex or PS RIP. My duplex color runs
are
small enough to handle manually.

Laser printers don’t like paper that runs through the engine twice (also
not
from different engines). It gets preheated and fused twice. In that case, the first side may get loose and result in a lot of polution in the
engine.
Be careful!

Combining inkjet and laser is not a problem in general.
I’m not sure I understand your comment. The printers I’m considering are inkjet, not laser. My laser printer is black and white, so if I do two pass printing, I do the B&W first and then put the paper through the inkjet for any color illustrations and the like. This eliminates the heating of the color print and the possible fusing of the color to the B&W drum.
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xDsrtRat
Jun 8, 2004
Thnak you all for your input. I’ve made my printer decision, so you can let this thread die.

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