Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... wrote:
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> In a message dated 2/28/06 8:11:04 AM, brian@... writes:
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snip...

> > As for the Printfix Pro, the main drawback is that each colour
patch must be
> > read individually, which is extremly tedious and time consuming .
I use an
> > X-Rite Pulse which scans the patches a row at a time, and I can
read the
> > 700+ in about 10 minutes...

> > Well, I find your estimates and required precision to be a bit
conservative; 
> I read the most commonly used (225 patch) targets in under 5 minutes.


My measuring times were closer to David's. The other point here is
that a strip reader with associated profiling software is in a
different price range.
Since the original question was about the "worthiness" of the
purchase, I'd say it's impossible to beat or even match right now for
the money. The bundle with monitor profiling sounds like an even
better deal.
Of course you may be able to do more, faster, but that comes at a cost
you have to evaluate for yourself.
Tyler