Don't know 'bout other machines, but we have versaart rs640.
It is printing xtremelly well (knock on wood :{))
Goods:
- Excelent color quality and precision (using EcoSol Max inks)
- No usuall print quality problems (banding - white or dark, color spots ...)
- No maintenance (once every ten days I clean around the head - tech guy advice, and that's it,), although, the machine is new (we printed 500+ sq mt - around 5500 sq ft so far, for ... month and a half time), so I don't know if maintenance is gonna be worse (more frequent) later
- fast enough for our needs, but, it is not as fast as brochure said ...
NotThatGood:
- prints ARE excellent, but, they ARE A LITTLE GRAINY, espetially when not using "intelligent" pass, and on lighter, 2 component colors (E.G. - yellow c0 m25 y100 k0). But, that grain is not seen from 50cm distance, so - it's all good :{)
- We had a problem with a material for city light, colors wouldn't dry on it. So, I guess, colors are not good for some materials, and U might wanna check it out before UR materials order.
- We did regular window cleaner liquid test to see color resistance. It's not very good. We also compared it with Mutoh's eco colors, it's about the same. So, if it's gonna be frequently washed, U better laminate :{)
- Yeah, almost forgot about it: NO COLOR PROFILES ONLINE!!! and those I could find, usually are in standard, 720x720 mode. So, for finer prints, U must use generics from VersaWorks! Or pay good buck for making UR own :{)
All in all, ease of use, wonderfull, colorfull prints bought us, and we love our roland! All mentioned "not so good" things are nothing to worry about, and are in borders of it's class (or maybe more!)
