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The following Review and Comparison of Small Format UV Printers is a compendium of five previous articles covering the major providers of these printers. We have reviewed two printers from Direct Color Systems, one printer from Inkcups, two printers from Mimaki, one printer from Mutoh, two printers from Roland, and of course, the GO F-24 Small Format UV LED Flatbed Printer. Although we go into a bit more detail the following is an overview of the Pros and Cons of each printer and company providing these units with the first unit being the GO F-24.
What are the Pros and Cons of the F-24?
The Pros and Cons for the GO F-24 are as follows:
Pros:
- Printer Price / Performance
- Excellent Table Size Means Lower Time and Cost per Copy
- Deepest Gantry Depth
- Largest Cubic Printing Space of Any 24-inch UV Printer
- High Speed
- Ink Pricing
- Custom Jigs Available
- No Table Needed for Printer--Small Footprint and Easy to Move
- 360-2880 DPI with Excellent Image Clarity
- Able to address 24"x18" Yard Sign Market
- CPSIA Certification for Children's Toys
- Dual UV Lamps
Cons:
- No Family of Products, Yet--New Models Coming
As many are aware we say: "GO Wide. GO Deep. GO Fast. All with GO Value." Here's an overview:
GO Wide: 24"x18"
GO Deep: 10"
GO Fast: Up to 100 sq ft / hr
GO Value: $60 for 250 mls, $200 for one liter--$0.20 per ml
For more information on the GO F-24 please click: GO F-24 Info
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The Pros and Cons for Direct Color Systems units are as follows:
Pros:
- Small Footprint
- Braille / 3D Signage
- Product Family
Cons:
- High Ink Price
- Printer Price / Performance
- Printing Speed
- Small Table Size
- No CPSIA Certification for Children's Toys
- Single UV Lamp
The Pros and Cons for the Inkcups X2 unit are as follows:
Pros:
- Ricoh Printheads
- Ink Price
- Speed
- Table Size
Cons:
- High Price
- Limited Gantry Depth
- Lower Printhead Resolution
- No CPSIA Certification for Children's Toys
- Single UV Lamp
The Pros and Cons for the Mimaki units are as follows:
Pros:
- Company Reputation
- Good Printing Speed
- Competitive Ink Pricing
- Ricoh Printheads
- Product Family
Cons:
- Printer Price / Performance
- Lower Printhead Resolution
- Smaller Table Size
- Limited Gantry Depth
- No CPSIA Certification for Children's Toys
- Single UV Lamp
The Pros and Cons for the Mutoh unit are as follows:
Pros:
- Company Reputation
- Aggressive Price
- Imaging Speed
Cons:
- Smaller Table Size
- Limited Gantry Depth
- Higher Ink Pricing
- No CPSIA Certification for Children's Toys
- Single UV Lamp
The Pros and Cons for the Roland units, the VersaUV LEF-12 and VersaUV LEF-20 are as follows:
Pros:
- Company Reputation
- First in Market
- Product Family
Cons:
- Printer Price / Performance
- Smaller Table Size
- Limited Gantry Depth
- Higher Ink Pricing
- No CPSIA Certification for Children's Toys
- Single UV Lamp
What are the Pros and Cons of the F-24?
The Pros and Cons for the GO F-24 are as follows:
Pros:
- Printer Price / Performance
- Excellent Table Size Means Lower Time and Cost per Copy
- Deepest Gantry Depth
- Largest Cubic Printing Space of Any 24-inch UV Printer
- High Speed
- Ink Pricing
- Custom Jigs Available
- No Table Needed for Printer--Small Footprint and Easy to Move
- 360-2880 DPI with Excellent Image Clarity
- Able to address 24"x18" Yard Sign Market
- CPSIA Certification for Children's Toys
- Dual UV Lamps
Cons:
- No Family of Products, Yet--New Models Coming
As many are aware we say: "GO Wide. GO Deep. GO Fast. All with GO Value." Here's an overview:
GO Wide: 24"x18"
GO Deep: 10"
GO Fast: Up to 100 sq ft / hr
GO Value: $60 for 250 mls, $200 for one liter--$0.18 per ml
For more information on the GO F-24 please click: GO F-24 Info
#gof-24
As we say, GO Wide, GO Fast, GO Deep and now...GO Long. The XLGO's new X-24XL comes standard with a 24-inch by 47-inch table, and of course 8-inch depth, make this unit the leader in printable space. What does this mean for you? It means that many unique objects which were not printable before can now be printed using the XL print engine. Further the XL print engine is scalable up to a full 79-inch length. 
