Ricoh GX5050n

[JSR]

You would have thought that with all the money Sawgrass make from us dye-subbers the world over, they'd invest in manufacturing their own printer rather than adapting everyone else's.

I can't be the only one who's fed up with this rapid revolving-door policy of printers being discontinued every two minutes.

Makes me wonder why there is still no serious alternative to these printers. All these years dye-sub has been around, and we're still squirting ink down tubes that weren't designed for these inks in the first place. Progress is just something that happens to other people, isn't it?

[GoldRapt]

Yes it will. I presume Sawgrass had notice of this when they launched the inks for this range as the GX5050 only has icc profile support rather than the PowerDriver software (which comes with the GX7000). Word was that Sawgrass wouldn't devote the time to get PowerDriver to work with the GX5050 because of it's short life before being replaced with ... (watch this space)

Are you sure powerdriver wont work with the 5050 please as I have been told that it will?
TIA

[Justin]

I've heard that the 5050 is better just using profiles rather than the Powerdriver. I've I used Powerdriver on a 4800 in my last job and found it a pain in the bum, much happier working with just a profile personally.

Justin

[Stitch Up]

I had problems with the Powerdriver on the GX7000 in that the printable area is less than that available using an ICC profile.

I downloaded and tried using the templates from Xpres BUT, the coaters template for example had 6 square coasters - wouldn't print using the Powerdriver - chopped the bottom off 2!.

[Justin]

Yes, that was what I had heard. TBH I never really saw much use in the Powerdriver but maybe it was just that particular installation.

Justin

[Justin]

I'm hearing great things about the Ricoh printers but I have to say personally having lived with this one for a few weeks now, I am really disappointed with the print quality. Maybe I need to try different paper or something but my images are nowhere near as crisp as they were with any of my Epson printers, even the D88 and D120. For what I've paid to set this thing up I expected something better

I'll have to look at everything again, maybe get my paper/inks supplier to print off a test sheet for me.

Justin

[Stitch Up]

As you know, we have the GX7000 from Ricoh. We've not done a great deal with it but, what we have done has been really impressive.

I'm not sure what the difference is between the GX5050 and the GX7000, other than the paper handling, but we're really happy with ours.

John

[Stitch Up]

One thing I must add, we're far more critical about the stuff we produce than our customers are!

[Justin]

Me too, most customers wouldn't notice any difference I guess. But when you're looking at every detail day in day out!

7000 and 5050 should print the same I believe, only difference is paper size handling. I;ve been through the setup in maintenance as suggested by someone on another forum but everything's still the same.

I've emailed Xpres who's paper I use to see if they will print one out and send it to me for side by side comparison.

Justin

[Stitch Up]

Xpres are usually quite helpful I find, so good luck.

John