HP designjet 500 plus

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by pfarnham, Mar 20, 2009.

  1. pfarnham

    pfarnham Guest

    Just a warning for anyone thinking of buying this printer.

    It comes with 32Mb ram but this is not enough for Solidworks, not even
    just to print the templates.
    I got this as a replacement for the HP designjet 450c which only has
    8Mb and works fine with Solidworks.
    So you need to add a memory upgrade to your budget.

    It is fine for Autocad though.


    Ps get the plus version, as this comes with the memory expansion card,
    which is very expensive to buy alone!

    I wonder why 32Mb is not enough though?
     
    pfarnham, Mar 20, 2009
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  2. pfarnham

    pfarnham Guest

    I forgot to add that this printer is enormous compared to the 450C and
    the paper roll loads from the back and not the front like the 450c!
     
    pfarnham, Mar 20, 2009
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  3. pfarnham

    pfarnham Guest

    Nice markup on the memory, HP.

    HP 128Mb stick =£159.00 +VAT !!!

    I got a "pattern" memory from uk.insight.com (Integral sodimm128B
    pc100), for £16.99. yes £16.99

    Tut tut!!
     
    pfarnham, Mar 20, 2009
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