Archive for November, 2009

A plotter is a printer that interprets commands from a computer to make line drawings on paper with one or more automated pens. Unlike a regular printer , the plotter can draw continuous point-to-point lines directly from vector graphics files or commands. There are a number of different types of plotters: a drum plotter draws on paper wrapped around a drum which turns to produce one direction of the plot, while the pens move to provide the other direction; a flatbed plotter draws on paper placed on a flat surface; and an electrostatic plotter draws on negatively charged paper with positively charged toner.

Plotters were the first type of printer that could print with color and render graphics and full-size engineering drawings. As a rule, plotters are much more expensive than printers. They are most frequently used for CAE (computer-aided engineering) applications, such as CAD (computer-aided design) and CAM (computer-aided manufacturing). Hewlett-Packard is the leading vendor of plotters worldwide.

That is a basic plotter definition. Those who use plotters know what they are and what they are used for. Large signs, Graphics, and Blueprints. If you have a need to print out your own signs for your business, your trade show, your convention, school project, or presentation, we can help. Contact PCRetro Rentals today for a quote on a plotter rental. Whether for a day or a month, we can come up with a price quote for you that will fit your budget, and a plotter to fullfill your needs.

As a small business you want to make a BIG impression on those people that matter most. Impressing clients at a meeting or workshop is easy if you have top–notch business machines . With projector rentals you can get the ideal A/V equipment to take your presentation from mediocre to great, without spending a lot of money.

Save Money By Renting A Projector Instead of Buying

A high–quality projector that performs well in a range of lighting conditions will cost you a lot of money. Some even run as high as $5,000 or more. For a large corporation, spending that amount of money is not likely to cause any hardships, but for a small business, that money could eat up a lot of the hardware budget. It is especially hard to justify that kind of expenditure if you only do a few presentations a year.

With a projector rental, you can get a high–quality projector but pay only for the time you use it. If you need it for a weekend conference, rent it for three days and return it. The total cost will be a lot less than buying. We can also help you with set up if needed!

At PCRetro Rentals, we are here to help you decide which projector would be right for you, your presentation, and we can easily keep it within your budget.
Contact us today for more information on how we can help you turn your small business presentation into big business for you!

Let PCRetro Rentals help you with your upcoming trade show! We can rent Projectors with as high as 4000 lumens, Projector screens, laptops to run your powerpoint slide shows, or contact us and we can help you decide what you need. Whether it’s a D610 wireless laptop for presentations or a Toshiba M200 tablet PC for mobility for your presentation. We can help you with all your needs at a price that is less than most Metro DC competetors! Contact us today to work out a rental plan that works for you!

With the introduction of Windows Vista and Windows 7, one might be concerned with simple things such as ” will this work with my printer?”, ” will it still run my software?”. Windows vista let us know that sometimes, it’s not always easy upgrading to a new operating system. At PCRetro Rentals, we can rent you a desktop or laptop that will help you with the upgrading process. I have heard that to load the Windows 7 upgrade to a computer that is running Windows Vista, Microsoft’s site ask’s that you upgrade a “clean install”, which means a hard drive that has been formatted. Microsoft is asking you to lose all your data to upgrade? Odd? I think so. If you rent a desktop or laptop from us, you can back up your important information to a working, running, windows XP system, and then later on transfer that irreplaceable data to your new system running Windows 7.
No matter what your needs. We can help you. From simple weekend presentations to months long training. Contact us today and let us tailor a rental agreement to suit your needs. http://www.pcretrorentals.com/contact-us/