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Looking for plotter MFP reviews - need new plotter for UNIX/Windows apps

We currently have an HP DesignJet 750C+ plotter (for color plotting) and a Xerox 8825 (for B/W plotting and also scanning/copying) for our engineering drawings.

They are getting old and will need replacing soon (maintenance visits are on the increase, and parts for the Xerox are getting hard to find, acc. to our service rep.) I'd like to replace both units with a one-device-does-all unit, but maybe that's not the way to go? It jumps the price up considerably.

What are some of the places you all go for recent reviews of devices like this? Reviews by sysadmins and other end users would be best.

Whatever plotter we end up purchasing needs to have Unix support (Solaris 10 - SunOS 5.10), as well as XP, Windows 7, and possibly Windows 8. In general, what printer company has the best driver support in Solaris?

The DesignJet 750+C has been a great plotter - an example of the statement "They don't make 'em like that anymore".

Some of the reviews I have been able to find aren't very favorable toward any of the new plotters.

I don't need "e-print" or cloud printing capabilities - only basic plotting from CAD programs (both UNIX-based and Windows-based) and copying/scanning large-size prints. Occasionally someone prints color charts from Excel for manufacturing.

Any feedback is appreciated!
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plot(1g)																  plot(1g)

Name
       plot - graphics filters

Syntax
       plot [-Tterminal[raster]] [-l#] [-w#] [-c#]

Description
       The command reads plotting instructions from the standard input and produces plotting instructions for a specified terminal on the standard
       output.	For further information see

Options
       The following options are available with the command.

       -Tterminal     Uses the specified terminal name as the terminal type for which plotting instructions are to be generated.   If  a  terminal
		      type  is	not  specified, the environment parameter $TERM is used. For more information, see The terminal type can be one of
		      the following:

		      450      DASI Hyterm 450 terminal (diablo mechanism).

		      300      DASI 300 or GSI terminal (diablo mechanism).

		      300S     DASI 300S terminal (diablo mechanism).

		      4014 or tek
			       Tektronix 4014 or 4015 with Enhanced Graphics Module.  (Use 4013 for Tektronix 4014 or Tektronix 4015  without  the
			       Enhanced Graphics Module).

		      4013     Tektronix 4013 Storage scope

		      aed      AED 512 color graphics terminal

		      bitgraph or bg
			       BBN bitgraph graphics terminal

		      crt      Any crt capable of running

		      dumb     dumb terminals without cursor addressing or line printers

		      grn      given a plot file, produces a grn file.

		      hp7221   Hewlett Packard 7221 Graphics terminal.

		      hp2648   Hewlett Packard 2648 Graphics terminal.

		      imagen or ip
			       Imagen laser printer (default 240 DPI resolution).

		      lvp16    DEC LVP16 Graphics Plotter.

		      hp7475a  HP 7475A Graphics Plotter.

		      ver      Versatec  D1200A printer-plotter. This version of places a scan-converted image in and sends the result directly to
			       the plotter device rather than to the standard output.  The optional argument causes  a	previously  scan-converted
			       file raster to be sent to the plotter.

		      var      Benson Varian printer-plotter.

		      vt125    DEC vt125 terminal.

       raster	      Is  a  scan-converted temporary file that is sent directly to the plotter.  The raster file is only specified with the -Tver
		      option.

       If terminal is either an lvp16 or a hp7475a, you can specify the following options.  These options must follow the -Tterminal option:

       -l#	      length of paper window in plotter units (unit scale)

       -w#	      width of paper window in plotter units (unit scale)

       -c#	      initial pen carousel to be used

Restrictions
       A lockout protection does not exist for

Files
       /usr/bin/t4013
       /usr/bin/aedplot
       /usr/bin/bgplot
       /usr/bin/crtplot
       /usr/bin/dumbplot
       /usr/bin/gigiplot
       /usr/bin/grnplot
       /usr/bin/hpplot
       /usr/bin/hp7221plot
       /usr/bin/implot
       /usr/bin/lvp16
       /usr/bin/tek
       /usr/bin/t450
       /usr/bin/t300
       /usr/bin/t300s
       /usr/bin/vplot
       /usr/tmp/raster

See Also
       graph(1g), plot(3x), plot(5)

																	  plot(1g)