I think criteria I'd look for is LAB text output that can easily be cut and pasted into Excel and graphed, and then cut and pasted into QTR without any work. I also would stay with a system that can read the patches of a Calibration Mode print and a simple 21-step test file. I had an older Xrite that did not do two of these three, and it was a pain to use. The ColorData spyder units I've had since then have been easier to use. See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Spectro.pdf
Paul
On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 2:27 PM, michel.moseman@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hi,
These days you can find several cheap, secondhand spectrophotometers on Ebay. Like Xrite 408, for example.
They are old, but I guess they must be good enough to use them for creating QTR printing profiles?
Or is it necessary to achieve a more expensive one like the Color Munki?
Thank you for your advice