#Flyers
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I'm hearing that the 300 dpi HP 4L printer isn't too good. Could
someone elaborate on that? Wouldn't a 300 dpi laser be any good for
simple flyers? Do you think I definitely need at least a 600 dpi?
Perhaps I could do drafts of flyers on a 300 dpi and take the disk to
say Kinko's and have it run off on a high dpi printer? Please…I'm
groping in the dark. Suggestions would be appreciated.
>>Do you think I definitely need at least a 600 dpi?<<
'need' is pretty subjective. If you're only going to output a flyer or
two a month, and plan on printing just a high quality original and
then having them copied (for cheep) at someplace like Kinkos, then
yes, a 300 DPI laser would suit the bill just fine as a proofing
device… the final output could then be done on a much higher
resolution printer by outputting to postscirpt and taking the file to
a service bureau for 1200 DPI lino or to Kinkos for 600 DPI laser
hardcopy.
It depends, what you want to do!
If you want to print a flyer on your laser and go to the copy-shop
next door to have it duplicated, get a 300 dpi laser, because it is
the resolution, most copiers have today. You see what you will get
after copiing and do not risk loosing any details. A 600dpi laser
printer is good for originals, because it has much better detail,
especialy concerning types. I use my 600 dpi prints as originals for
"fast offsett printing" (I don't know the exact word for it in
english. It is an easy and cheap way of offset-printing which doesn't
use normal printing plates but special plastic pages). A 600 dpi
print is always better to present a proof to a customer, because it
is closer to the final result after recording it to film.
So, hope that helps