Any experience running 9x12 envelopes digitally?

[damfino]

Yes, 9650 - sorry!

[GregNac19]

Actually you know it might not be a bad idea to get your guy's info after all. The Xante looks like it could be a replacement for our old Ryobi Sheetfeds that we do this kind of work on (not digitally though, and only 2 color). Does the Xante work well for work you'd normally run offset as opposed to digital, such as letterhead, business cards, etc...or is it really just like a copier that can do envelopes? I would personally LOVE to see one of those replace part of our offset line if it was suitable for that kind of work.

Check out the Xerox Phaser 7500. It cost way less and is the same engine as the Xante. The phaser does not come with the extra acessories.

[Keith]

Here is the Xante dealer info: Xante Laser Printers - Xante Color Printers - The Richardson Company When you call him just mention my name- Keith.

If you can't justify a $16,000 printer, forget the Colorcube; it's more than $20,000. As for replacing a Ryobi? Depends upon what the Ryobi was running. I do letterhead, envelopes and invitations on my Xante. As well as the odd sized stuff that won't work on my Xerox. As long as the quantity is less than 1000 and the toner coverage not more than 5%, you can make some money with the machine.

The Xerox and the Oki that were mentioned are all the same engine. They do cost less and I considered purchasing one of them to replace my aging Xante. Buuuuuut, I have some customers that like their business card stock on 160lb cover. I'm sure you could squeeze that thick stock through the other engines, but the Ilumina will happily swallow it.

Damn! I sound like a freakin' sales rep for Xante! I'm not! I started my print shop with that machine so it has a special place in my heart Please contact me by phone and I'll be more than happy to discuss my experiance- both good and bad- with the Ilumina.

[thebluesdude]

We have a brand in the uk called comunique, I run them through our xerox 250 with no problems, every other brand wrinkled.

[ksherrod]

It seems like the Xante or similar would be a good Ryobi replacement for us if it weren't for the PMS critical and volume applications that we use the Ryobi for...sounds like it couldn't probably completely replace it except for low volume use... Still looking at different envelopes...I received some samples today I just haven't been able to try them.

[ksherrod]

The problem with Communique is that they are Euro sizes...we are in America so most here don't want those sizes..

I did get my samples of better quality envelopes and they appear to work better through different settings as suggested on this thread.

[RafalWM]

I do them on my Oki C9800 and C9650 without major problems. I just had to experiment a little with which ones it works best on.