Tips, help, and information for selecting which wide format inkjet printer is user-friendly and capable

For in-house corporate wide format inkjet printers some brands and models are simply easier to use than others. But with five brands to choose from, how do you know which will be best for you? FLAAR does independent evaluations on printers, inks, media, and also RIP software.

It is important tha t graphic designers and others in creative fields feel at ease with the wide format printer. Their job is to be inventive, not to provide technological support for a printer which might require a PhD in computer science to operate.

Most people in creative fields will be using Apple Macintosh G4 computers, or drooling over the upcoming Mac G5 with OS X 10.3. However other people when creating content had previously jumped to PC Windows platform, and especially to Dell Precision workstations.

Since FLAAR works closely with the art department as well as Visual Communications Technology, we understand graphic design and prepress proofing. We have both HP DesignJet and Epson, of all sizes for each, 13 x 19" desktop HP 20ps and Epson 5500, HP 800, 1055, 2800, and two model 5000's (one 42" at Francisco Marroquin University and one 60" at BGSU). Through FLAAR both universities offer a unique service by assisting people understand wide format inkjet printers.

Each week advertising agencies, marcom departments of large corporations, marketing and public relations PR firms, graphic designers, prepress service bureau, pre-press proofing, publishing companies contact FLAAR, asking for suggestions, tips, reviews, evaluations, and reports. A special Set of FLAAR Reports are available to assist managers, purchasing departments, and anyone involved in deciding on in-house corporate use of wide format printers. One-person and small-but-growing partnership s are as welcome to access our publications as larger Fortune 500 companies.

If you need direct personal answers relative to Apple Macintosh platform with both Mac OS 9.x and OS X, Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 5500ps, 500ps, 1055cm, 800ps, 100, 120 or Epson Stylus Color 9600, Epson 7600, Epson 10600, we recommend ProVar LLC. Contact TimH@provarllc.com. They are located throughout the United States and have offices in various regions.

Please note, ProVar LLC covers wide format inkjet solutions, both for PC but especially for Macintosh, primarily for advertising agencies, marketing departments, in-house marcom, publishing agencies (book, magazine, or newspaper publishing), prepress service bureaus, developer s, director s, engineer s, producer s, animator s and companies dealing in all such areas.