Epson SureColor T5770DM

This is the machine for a business where the plotter is part of production. Sixteen second D size prints, a flattop design operated entirely from the front so it sits against a wall or in a corner, automatic roll loading, and barcode tracking that knows how much paper is left on each roll. The built in scanner copies old drawings back to paper and scans them to file up to 36 inches wide.

The dual roll is the working advantage. Load two different media types or sizes and switch between jobs without touching the machine, run two rolls of the same media for automatic switchover on long unattended runs, or turn roll one into a take up reel for roll to roll output. The second black ink switches automatically between photo and matte by media type.

It is the machine for a business that wants one printer to carry both technical drawings and colour critical graphics at production pace, and the included Adobe engine renders PDF and PostScript natively for clean, fast output as the specifications note. If you never copy or scan, the SureColor T5770DR is the same printer without the scanner, at a lower cost. One planning note: busy offices do well to keep an extra ink set on the shelf so the printing never has to wait.