#BJC4000
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Wolf,
What is the BJC4000? As yet we have not had any info in the UK regarding
this machine.
It's obviously colour, but what paper size(s) does it take, whats it's
resolution, is it faster than older/competitive models? Plus any other
info would be useful (including price, even if it is in DMs)
TIA
Kevin
Flying AutoPilot from Surry in the UK
The BJC4000 is a DIN A4/US Letter sized ink jet color printer. And yes,
the printer was announced by Canon Uk last week (I was visiting Canon in
the UK last week so I'm sure…). The printer was at least released in the
US, UK and Germany. Please look into the Canon forum here on CIS for
details.
The printer is cheaper than the BJC 600. The BJC4000 can be configured in
two ways:
– a color printer
– a greyscale printer
In case you use the color setup, the printer has 360*360dpi and two ink
cartridges (K and CMY). The printer offers good b/w and text prints,
however, when it comes to color, the printer is slower than the BJC4000
and doesn't offer the same quality (but VERY close to the BJC600).
When it comes to black printing, the printer is VERY VERY VERY fast and
using the black ink head, you can use a sort of RET technique to smooth
edges (driver allows enabling/disabling this feature as it has an impact
on print speed). So using the smooth feature you can get nearly 720*360
quality. Just to give you an impression: you should have no problems
printing several pages per minute.
— Wolf Faust, Am Dorfgarten 10, 60435 Frankfurt, Germany —
Wolf,
Thanks for the info regarding the BJC4000, it seems strange that we launch
a new printer and I don't get to know about it! Yes, I work for Canon
(UK) but not the printer division, I look after the CLC controller
division for dealers in the SE of the UK. As a general rule the divisions
don't talk to each other unless we've got a big show (which we have; Live
'94) comming up!
My BJ300 is just about on it's last legs, so perhaps the BJC4000 is a good
machine to upgrade to, you say that it's fast, is it as fast as the BJ300
in throughput?
Kind regards…
Kevin
Flying AutoPilot from Surry in the UK
Yep, I know about the fair in the UK (actually through Canon). But well,
as I don't get correct info from the CLC division – why should they get
any info either… well… that's the usual problems with BIG companies.
Nobody knows everything…
The BJC 4000 is MUUUUUCH MUCH faster than the BJ300 or – let's say –
Deskjet 5×0. But this only applies to greyscale printing.
— Wolf Faust, Am Dorfgarten 10, 60435 Frankfurt, Germany —