Epson SureColor T5770DR

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 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 four colour technical work is the whole job, the SureColor T5475 covers it 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.