Hi Rizvi,
I did some research for my studio in the last few months. Here is my
understanding as of now.
Color laser printers for less than 1 lakh is a tough question (starting
price is around 2.5 lakhs+) guess a second hand laser printer would be a
good answer. In my office, I have tried HP and Epson (DC2006) laser printers
and I have not been very happy with the results (the continuous tone
printers still have banding issues when you print bright colors like orange
or light blue)and color calibration is very painful. DocuColor 12 (from
Xerox) has been the best answer to my needs as of now, and it costs around
30,000USD.

As an alternative, you can buy an A3 size Epson inkjet printer (will cost
you around a lakh, will give you better color and resolution (1440dpi++ in
comparison to 400-600 DPI laser) but per page print cost would be much more
(Rs.18-35 per sq ft depending upon what resolution you print).
http://www.ephotozine.com/equipment/tests/testdetail.cfm?test_id=86

You can perhaps try inks that are provided by vendors other than Epson, and
reduce your running costs. (http://www.yanmaink.com/product/bulkink.htm )
http://www.yanmaink.com/product/epson.htm
Check the models for which refill ink is available as it is not available
for all..)I have seen the results, and they are pretty good. (the cost comes
down to less than 5% for the ink, paper would be still expensive). These
people have their presence in India and if you write a mail to them you can
get the dealers in your city.

Let me know if I can be of any other help.
Regards
Sandy
Sanandan Sudhir
AEP-PD NID 2001
GEHC Bangalore 560066







-----Original Message-----
From: designindia@... [mailto:designindia@...]
On Behalf Of Designbar Studio
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 6:12 PM
To: designindia@...
Subject: [designindia] Suggest Printers & Scanners for design studios

Kindly suggest Colour Laser Printers for graphic
design studios.
Which can print CMYK proofs, and doesn't cost more
than Rs.1 lakh.

Also suggest A3 size flatbed scanners.

Regards,
Rizvi
9819817172




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