An improved version of a high-quality thermal transfer printer with a built-in scanner function is also available '96 / 5/8 presentation Standar...
An improved version of a high-quality thermal transfer printer with a
built-in scanner function is also available
’96 / 5/8 presentation
Standard price:
MD-2010S (for Macintosh) 69,800 yen
MD-2010J (for Windows) 69,800 yen
MD-4000S (for Macintosh) 89,800 yen
MD-4000J (for Windows) 89,800 yen
Contact:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
Customer Support Center
Tel.045-544-8240
Alps Electric Co. , Ltd. announced a new model of the high quality thermal transfer printer MD series. There are two models, the improved model “MD-2010S / J” of the conventional MD-2000 and the “MD-400S / J” with a scanner function. S is a Macintosh model and J is a Windows model, respectively. The MD-4000S / J will be shipped on May 25th, and the MD-2010S / J will be shipped on July 1st.
[Functions common to MD-2000S / J and MD-4000S / J]
- High image quality of 600 x 600 dpi for color and 1,200 x 600 dpi for monochrome
- Silver has been added to the metallic color, and in addition to the conventional gold, metallic blue, and metallic red, all four colors have been added.
- A special glossy film is prepared, and the finish is close to the photo.
- Iron printing is possible with a paper ink cassette
- Macintosh models support ColorSync 2.0. Printing speed is also twice as fast as the conventional model
[MD-4000S / J original function]
- Built-in 600dpi scanner function. Set the document in a dedicated folder and scan it
- Compatible with TWAIN
- Only one cable shared with the printer is required to connect to the PC (SCSI for Macintosh, bidirectional parallel for Windows)
- Attached application “Copy Studio” that uses MS-4000S / J as a color copy
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