Well.. again.. Kinkos is a great place to do some tests. My personal experience is like you as well... all COlour Laser Printers ARE DEFINITELY NOT created equal. The Phasers are great and all for office printing, but the minute you need something nice and hi res, it falls apart. Check out the Xerox line.. the higher end ones. These are not something you'll probably have sitting on a desk, but if you are running a print shop you may have one. the DC13 is an excellent printer. See if you can locate that one and run off an 11x17 poster of that. Klutzo