[Nhcoll-l] Datamax end of life

[Joe Panella]

Andy,

Sort of accurate.
Nothing OFFICIAL has been announced for either.   But, with that said, we were part of a presentation, where they presented a list of SKU’s that are already announced, mostly I-class mark 1, and H-Class.
With that said, the delays on MARK II products has gotten very long, which leads us to believe they are also getting ready to sunset those products in lieu of newer products that have already been announced, and fit the same footprint as product that has been around for several years.

We have seen this enough to realize that they will likely be doing the same with the MARK ii, and and feel its best to start looking at newer replacement product.   We’re steering new users to newer product, that also can use the same supplies, but offer many more new features that may be interesting.

I can go over all this with you live as well.

Joe Panella
Alpha Systems, Inc.
804-334-0784


From: Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 10:39 AM
To: Joe Panella <JPanella at alphasystemsva.com>; David Boyd <dboyd10 at lsu.edu>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Datamax end of life

Joe

I think the point being that it is only the I-Class Mark I that is scheduled for end of sale.  The Mark II does not fall into that category so the printer will still be available in that form for some time to come.

Andy

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Biodiversity Institute
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
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From: "jpanella at alphasystemsva.com<mailto:jpanella at alphasystemsva.com>" <JPanella at alphasystemsva.com<mailto:JPanella at alphasystemsva.com>>
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 9:34 AM
To: Andrew Bentley <abentley at ku.edu<mailto:abentley at ku.edu>>, David Boyd <dboyd10 at lsu.edu<mailto:dboyd10 at lsu.edu>>, "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu<mailto:nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>" <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu<mailto:nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>>
Subject: RE: [Nhcoll-l] Datamax end of life

Andy,

The H-Class and I-Class is slotted to be END OF SALE in December 2021.
They will support the printers for probably 5 additional years after END OF SALE, or until there are no parts left, which ever comes first.

I thought I should clarify.

JP


From: Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu<mailto:abentley at ku.edu>>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 10:29 AM
To: David Boyd <dboyd10 at lsu.edu<mailto:dboyd10 at lsu.edu>>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu<mailto:nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Datamax end of life

David

I just spoke with a representative from Honeywell and it appears that it is only the I-Class Mark I printer that is scheduled to be discontinued - https://www.honeywellaidc.com/products/discontinued<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.honeywellaidc.com%2Fproducts%2Fdiscontinued&data=04%7C01%7Cabentley%40ku.edu%7C7a94e2ef0b944ab252d108d8c20fd631%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637472720613718946%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=o8JvSZTx9HN21yTiXqQXya0Fo%2BWF3qXZcZqwynIq0hU%3D&reserved=0> (click on printers and the I-class is about half-way down).  The I-Class Mark II (the updated version) will still continue to be produced and supported.  This is the printer that most folks have currently (at least we do).

So, it appears, crisis averted.  I have copied Joe from Alpha Systems so he is aware.

Andy

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University of Kansas
Biodiversity Institute
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
Email: abentley at ku.edu<mailto:abentley at ku.edu>
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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu<mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> on behalf of David Boyd <dboyd10 at lsu.edu<mailto:dboyd10 at lsu.edu>>
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 8:54 AM
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Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Datamax end of life

Greetings, thermal transfer afficionados,

While shopping for a new printer, I was told by a representative at Alpha Systems that Honeywell will discontinue production of the popular I-class Datamax series at the end of this year. Support will continue for 5 years. Has anyone had good or bad experiences they could share with the CAB Squix (recommended by Alpha Systems) or Zebra brand printers?

Thanks,
Dave

David A. Boyd
Collections Manager, Ichthyology and Herpetology
Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science
119 Foster Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
(352) 317-8276

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