Features: Media Capacity
Media Capacity is the amount of media a printer can hold at one time.
This depends upon the media size.
What is Media Capacity?
Media Capacity is the maximum amount of media that a printer can hold at any one time. Given that most printers use a roll fed paper roll then the size of the roll and the size of the printer dictate this.
The larger the printer and the media roll the larger the capacity of the printer and the more prints you can print without having to change the media.
Usually this isn’t an issue unless the printer is being used in a photo booth or in an unattended operation as changing the media is a relatively quick and simple operation. Print Capacity is usually shows in the number of 6×4 prints that a printer can hold when the paper roll is full. This figure is halved if the user is using 8×6 media as these prints are twice the size. A printer with a media capacity of 400 6×4 prints will be able to print 200 8×6.
Usually the larger the physical size of the printer the more media it will hold. Smaller printers whilst taking up less physical room will have a smaller capacity.
Can I increase the Media Capacity?
The simple way to increase media capacity is to use two printers connected to one PC or use something like the Mitsubishi D707DW which is basically two printers in one and has the ability to print two different print sizes e.g 7×5 and 8×6.
Printing 6×4 prints instead of 6×8 will double the capacity as usually there are twice as many on a media roll compared with 6×8.
For most people media capacity isn’t really a major reason to choose one printer over another.
Current Printers showing Print Capacity
Print Capacity is usually shown with the smallest print size, where printers are capable of printing multiple sizes the smallest size is usually shown. This mean conversely that the print capacity will be less for larger media sizes e.g. 600 4×6 Prints will usually equate to print capacity of 300 6×8 prints
[product_table tag=”current+photo-printer” category=”dye-sub-photo-printers” columns=”image,name,att:media capacity,price,button” reset_button=”false” widths=”auto,120px,auto,180px,auto”
image_size=”thumbnail”
button_text=”Info/Buy”]