[Nhcoll-l] Datamax end of life

[Joe Panella]

I’ve been mentioning this to each of the sites as they call.  I also have a replacement ready.

JP


From: Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 10:29 AM
To: David Boyd <dboyd10 at lsu.edu>; 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 (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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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
To: "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: [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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