Land Surveyor Board Malaysia - Subsidize On Plan Printer Purchase

Land Surveyor Board Malaysia - Subsidize On Plan Printer Purchase 
(Lembaga Jurukur Tanah Malaysia Pemberian Insentif Bagi Pembelian Plotter)

Land Surveyor Board Malaysia is providing subsidy amounting to RM5000 on purchase of large format printer to all the member in Peninsular Malaysia effective 10th October 2014 while the fund last.

The intention of the Land Surveyor Board is to assist its member in improving work productivity as well as to ensure the plan produce by land surveyors are printed nicely.

However, the question now is what model of plotter shall the land surveyors invest in?

In general, the price of plotter or plan printer is ranging from RM5,000 to RM20,000 depending on technology and class (disposable, SOHO or workgroup).

Below is the general specifications & comments of the common models for selection, starting from the lowest end to highest end.

1. HP Designjet T120 ( A1 size, inkjet, disposable, built on desktop printer platform)

For students or when mobility is key. Slow print speed, especially on full color printing and extreme high printing cost due to very small cartridge size, 29ml for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, 38/80ml for Black.

HP Designjet T120

2. HP Designjet T520 (A1 or A0 size, inkjet, SOHO, built on desktop printer platform)

Slightly better than HP Designjet T520. Suitable for very light usage, slow in speed, high printing cost due to the size of the ink cartridge, 29ml for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, 38/80ml for Black.

HP Designjet T520

3. Canon iPF605 (A1 size, inkjet, workgroup printer, built on plotter platform)

Recommend for small corporate environment, fast in printing & file processing speed, low printing cost with large ink cartridge size. 130ml for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow Black & Matte Black.

Canon iPF605

4. HP Designjet T920 (A0 size, inkjet, workgroup printer, built on plotter platform)

Recommend for small to medium size corporate environment, fast in printing speed but slow in processing speed, low printing cost with optional big ink cartridge size. 40/130ml for Photo Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Gray & 69/300ml for Matte Black.

HP Designjet T920

5. Canon iPF750 (A0 size, inkjet, workgroup printer, built on plotter platform)

Recommend for small to medium size corporate environment, fast in printing & file processing speed, low printing cost with large ink cartridge size. 130ml for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow Black & Matte Black.

Canon iPF750

6. Canon iPF815 (>A0size (44"), inkjet, production printer,  built on plotter platform)

Recommend for medium to large size corporate environment, fast in printing & file processing speed, very low printing cost with 700ml ink cartridge size.

Canon iPF815

The land surveyors shall take this opportunity to upgrade their plotter for better work efficiency.

For A1 size printer, the right choice shall be Canon iPF605

For A0 size printer, the buyer shall choose either HP Designjet T920 or Canon iPF750.

If you are one of the member of Land Surveyor Board of Malaysia, please refer to all the plotter reviews in this website for your decision making.