The 2000/2500 machine is a workhorse but is very outdated and those
machines are like people, they all have diffent personalities. I
would suggest not putting in anymore money into it since it is such
an old model. We have worked with alot of those machines ever since
they came out years ago and banding was always kinda an issue. We
have HP-5500's 42" refurbished (they have gone back to HP all the
parts replaced and look and run like they are brand new) these
machines also have the postcript on board rip system. They are being
resold at $3500 per unit and it sounds like it could help you out
but you can judge for yourself.
Josh
Media One
888-445-4099
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> I have used hp printers for many many years and have always been
impressed
> with their reliability. I have used several Designjet 650 for cad
work with
> never a hint of a problem, year after year.
>
> My 2500 is another story however. It seems since new it has blown
a
> mainboard, been plagued with printhead communication issues, and
had constant print
> quality issues, etc, etc. It is down again, and in my area
repairs are
> 1300.00 per incident.
>
> Each time I repair it I have high hopes of a trouble free life,
only to have
> more issues a few months later. I think my individual unit might
just be a
> troublesome one, but I have no way of knowing which models have
the best
> history of reliability. I cant see continuing to throw money at
this printer.
>
> I will probably just junk the 2500 (seems like such a waste) and
go into
> something else,
> but I am hoping that some of you that have the 2500 or other
models might
> comment on which units have done well for you vs ones that have
constant
> issues. ( if any).
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Bob
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