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As you know, Sawgrass currently provides
the minimum system requirements needed to run each of its desktop
systems. As technology continues to advance for printer platforms,
computers, and graphic software, these requirements are more critical
than ever for your optimum performance.
In an effort to educate our customers we are asking you to evaluate your
current computer system and take a more proactive role to insure you have
an appropriately set up PC. Demands of the latest printers and the more
current design programs do require more computer resources. With that in
mind, we wanted to update you on these minimum system requirements for
current systems and systems to be launched in the very near future to
ensure your success when using a Sawgrass system.
Through our product development process
and testing, we have found the following:
• Newer
printers require more RAM and processor speed to work properly and at
maximum efficiency and speed.
• Epson's
new printers, such as the 4880 and WF30 perform well on
Windows XP and Vista operating systems, and may not perform as efficiently
on older Windows platforms such as Windows 2000, Windows 98 or Windows
ME.
• Newer
graphic design software/programs require more RAM and processor speed for
maximum efficiency and speed.
• Newer
graphic design software/programs perform well on Windows XP and Vista
operating systems, and may not perform as efficiently on older Windows
platforms such as Windows 2000, Windows 98 or Windows ME. The processor
speed and RAM requirements of these programs may exceed those needed just
to operate the printer.
• Presently,
PowerDriver software (for SubliJet users) is designed to work exclusively
on Microsoft operating systems and not on Macintosh OS systems.
• PowerDriver
software is designed to handle graphic files (Bitmaps and Vector) images.
Additional RAM memory and/or processor speeds greater than the minimum
recommended values may be required to print large graphic files.
Sawgrass
Technologies minimum and recommended system specifications for whole
product solutions:
• Each
new product has both a well-stated minimum and recommended system
specification that take into account the printer and graphic design
programs that can/should be used with the system.
• Sawgrass
reserves the right to limit support to customers that use less than the
minimum stated requirements for each system.
• Sawgrass
Technologies recommends resellers verify their customers' system
specifications before recommending or selling a particular printer
solution.
Effects
of using computer systems and graphics programs that are below the minimum recommended
system requirements:
• Print
speeds may be longer and therefore less economical to run.
• Larger
graphic files may not print properly or at all.
• The
computer may get 'hung up' or "time out' during the processing of
the print command.
• Graphic
design programs are much slower to use.
• Print
spooling may not work properly because of lack of computer or printer
memory capacity.
• Graphics
may not print correctly. Images may be cut off.
• Longer
print times lead to more room for error - i.e. nozzle drops or banding.
Bottom
line:
The minimum and
recommended system specifications for new printer platform/PowerDriver
solutions have increased dramatically. The more applications that are
open and running at one time on a computer will greatly affect the
efficiency and ability to run/print from graphics programs. Printing
performance is maximized by using the latest hardware and software
systems available.
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