At 06:28 AM 5/18/2001 +0000, you wrote:
Hey,
If you're looking for better low cost homemade box try using a MD-1300
or MD-5000 printer from ALPS. They use a wax based ink system that is
almost water proof and can do really nice work. I'm not sure if these
are the current model numbers, but the technology can only have
improved. They upper model can even print metallic inks. The line is
based on technology created for the US government so that water resistant
field maps could be made on the fly. Very cool stuff. Check them out.
From what I read, the cost per page is one or two dollars. That's pretty
high. I don't think you can do a box with only 1 8x11 sheet. Also, color
matching issues abound.
Read this:
http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/issues/1507/pcmg0103.htm
If I were going to do a very small number of carts it might make sense to
use this kind of printer, but even for 100 carts it's probably going to be
too expensive and slow.
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