Dye Sub Printers

Click Clicky

I'm looking to buy a dye sub printer capable of 10" x 8". Can anyone recommend any vendors in Dublin? DML stock a Sony range, but I'd like to compare them with a few other options.

Portability is not a requirement. I'd prefer a cost-per-print machine also.

smelltheglove

I'm going with photomart.co.uk and buying the cheaper mitsubishi. I have used it previously will costs circa €800 and per print circa 60c as far as I recall. Quality is good, prints on a4 sheet and then use a rotary cutter to trim.

Click Clicky

Photomart looks good, thanks. I like the look of the MITSUBISHI CP3800DW.

smelltheglove

Click Clicky wrote: »

Photomart looks good, thanks. I like the look of the MITSUBISHI CP3800DW.

Oh yes, I would favour that one although budget doesnt stratch that far.

I did use the cheaper one and I love the quality to be honest. As I wouldnt really be bringing it on location I dont think there is a need for me to spend the extra.

stcstc

have a look at dl kirkpatrick in the north too, they do the mitsibushi and sony stuff, chances are they will be at photovision

Click Clicky

stcstc wrote: »

have a look at dl kirkpatrick in the north too, they do the mitsibushi and sony stuff, chances are they will be at photovision

I was up with DL Kirkpatrick today. Absolutely lovely people, I don't think I've ever met shop staff so friendly. Great stock of albums too, I picked up a few samples.

I bought the Mitsubishi CP3800DW from them today. Took it home, all excited, went to install it and...

...to my horror, there are no Vista 64 bit drivers available for it! How ridiculous is that? Absolutely disgusted with Mitsubishi. I have a workaround by setting it up as a networked printer on my 2nd PC (XP) but that's a pain in the nuts. Mitsu support replied to an email I sent, telling me to check their site again in a month, so we'll see then. Still, unbelievable.

On a brighter note, the print quality is superb, so no more outsourcing prints for me.

Anakin.S

Its not a true vista driver but the directions on this link will work

http://wwwad10.mitsubishielectric.co.jp:7654/query.html?charset=iso-8859-1&style=global&col=ghp&op0=&ty0=w&fl0=&tx0=&op1=%2B&ty1=w&fl1=&tx1=cp3800+vista&qt=&x=45&y=12

Click Clicky

Not for 64bit they won't.

Borderfox

I have worked with the Kodak one and found that in long term testing the failure rate on the mechanicals is quite high and the quality control on the media is awful. I would reccomend any of the Mitsubishi dye sub printers especially the 3800, good workhorse and the quality is excellent, Sony also make good machines but with large volumes budget for a head blowing at least once a year.

smelltheglove

I agree with Border, my budget didnt stretch to the mitsubishi last time, I upgraded my camera instead. I have a kodak now and the mitsubishi is much better. I will hopefully get one as soon as the wedding season gets going.

Anakin.S

Click Clicky wrote: »

Not for 64bit they won't.

http://www.messec.net/uploader2/down.php?id=4f64ef24329d9888e1e0c3ea6988c658


OK if this doesn't work I'll give up.

The Mac driver is in the download too.

The whole download is about 6mb

Click Clicky

Doesn't work. Like I said, and like Mitsubishi said, there are no Vista 64 bit drivers available.

Thanks for trying though, I appreciate it.