BuyerZone users' plotter requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their plotter purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of plotters other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: plotter purchasing requirements

"What is the difference between an inkjet and pen/pencil plotter?"
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Clearfield, UT

"The ink system must not become unusable under temperatures of 30 degrees to 120 degrees F. The ink system must not dry or become unusable when low usage or no usages occurs over a one month to two month time period."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Telecom/Utilities, Lancaster, PA

"Looking ofr monchrome HP 45o or equivilent HP plotter w/ roll feed 24" wide, with optional cost on 450 w/ 36" capability."
-- CFO, Other Business Services, Incline Village, NV

"Looking at something on the line of a HP 800 42"."
-- Buyer, Government, Brunswick, ME

"To be able to print sign material from acomputer . must be able to adhere sign to a semi-ridged sign board. sign sizes would be 24 inches by 28 inches long."
-- Partner/Principal, Travel/Hospitality, Mchenry, IL

"We have HP 650 and HP 750 models. We would like to replace HP 650."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Other Business Services, Burbank, CA

"We will primarily be plotting building layouts. Occasionally, we do need to copy an existing drawing, so a machine that has a scanner/copier function would be nice to have but not completely necessary. We do require color capability, as approximately 25-50% of our drawings are in color."
-- Facilities/Operations, Other Business Services, Lexington, KY

"Curently using a HP Designjet 450C - need this type of capability."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Manufacturing, Meriden, CT

"We recieve cad blue print via internet and have to download to cd-rom and have it print out of office."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Lake Hiawatha, NJ

"Latest teconology,including materials, samples cost and availability. Thank you."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Melbourne, FL

"Single roll feed with an option to scan, plot and print from mutipul computers."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Charleston, SC

"Need it to be able to print 11x17 as well as full size prints."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, North Fort Myers, FL

"Needs to be able to scan and save large drawings."
-- Partner/Principal, Consulting, Cherry Hill, NJ

"We currently use an HP Designjet plotter, good printing quality, color, but too slow.We are looking for a production plotter as we mainly print construction documents, full size, black&white, we need good speed / qulaity."
-- Sales/Business Development, Manufacturing, Framers Branch, TX

"I would like print shop quality but am willing to sacrifice some of that for size of printer and cost."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Health Care, Escondido, CA

"We currently have an HP 500ps. Need to replace. We require post script and are interested in uv inks. To protect against fading in sunlight."
-- CIO, Retail, Cleveland, OH

"I'm looking for a multitude of options for comparison. The scanning & copying features are not a neccesity."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Seattle, WA

"That's all we are currently looking for. A large format printer is what we are in demand of right now."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Dothan, AL

"I'm interested in a 36" to 44" ultrachrome printer. Cartridge costs is a factor as it will get heavy use. Also the cost of the medium is important."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Desert Hot Springs, CA

"Design office to receive B & W half size drwgs from various sources. not high capacity."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Construction/General Contracting, Sunrise, FL

"We are looking for a plotter with more memory than the one we currently are using, which has 11 MB."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Bothell, WA

"We need a large format machine to print Excel spreadsheets, construction schedules (FastTrack), and architectural drawings up to 36" wide generated from CAD software. Color printing is desirable but not essential. Printer will serve two or three terminals."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, West Tisbury, MA

"I want start the new signs business. I have interest in printer and cutter. I expect receive recommendations."
-- General Manager, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Huntersville, NC

"I need a machine that is compatable with mac osx and can communicate with progams sucha as photoshop cs2."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, San Diego, CA

"Plotting autocad and pdf drawings for customers and some wide format printing for demo's and design."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Construction/General Contracting, Thomasville, GA

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