What is the Best Digital T-Shirt Printing Machine?

When looking for the BEST digital t-shirt printing machine, you will need to look at the intersection between your business plan and your budget. If BUDGET is the x-axis, and YOUR PLAN is the y-axis, there will be a point on that graph that is absolutely BEST for you.

For some, the BEST t-shirt printing machine might be a $500,000 Kornit or Aeoon high output DTG. But unless you’re getting into the – “1,000 completely custom shirts a day” business, neither machine is going to be best for you.

Financing is one of the Keys

According to our surveys, most businesses purchase a digital t-shirt printing machine on a budget of between $10,000 and $30,000. That range is particularly attractive for financing companies because it can bring payments between about $250 and $600/ month, depending. “Depending” on the amount you finance, your credit score, and the terms of the deal itself.

And financing is attractive at this level for banks because the expected cash flow is clear and potentially easy to reach.

Most digital t-shirt shops make between $10 and $30 per shirt. So, they can make their payments by selling only 30 or 40 shirts per month. THAT’s what makes the price range we outlined the sweet spot for digital t-shirt printing machines.

Best Digital Shirt Printer in the Price Range

Our take is, the G4 DTG Printer from ColDesi sits precisely in the middle of that financial sweet spot with a retail price of around twenty thousand dollars.

But that is not what makes it the BEST digital t-shirt printing machine from our point of view… here’s what does:

Print Quality

The G4 prints at very high resolution, but it’s not the numbers that really matter. It’s the combination of the type of print head used, the ink set used, and, believe it or not, the patented vacuum platen.

Kodak, the photo company that you remember, worked with the makers of the G4 to develop a specific ink for this machine. The white that it prints is almost fluorescent, and the CMYK inks work perfectly with it to create vibrant, clear prints.

The vacuum platen, invented by BelQuette Technologies and exclusive to the G4, not only holds the shirt in place but also pulls the ink down into the fibers. You can use less ink to get great quality images.

And, of course, the G4 uses the latest in commercial quality print heads.

Why is Print Quality Important?

Let’s face it, fantastic quality prints sell. When you show a potential customer a full-color imprint done with a G4, and they’ll WANT that shirt.

Imagine someone brings you a high-resolution photo of their baby, and you turn around and print it on a t-shirt within 10 minutes. And now imagine the look on their face when they see the picture looks fantastic.

Will they want that shirt? YES

Will they pay more than for an unimpressive image? YES

Will they tell EVERYONE they see about you? YES

Ease of Use

ColDesi has trained thousands of brand new, future printing pros on their digital t-shirt printing machine. And the easier a printer is to use, the more likely new owners are to be successful.

The more shirts you’ll be able to print in less time.

What makes the DTG G4 easy?

That Vacuum platen we’ve mentioned a few times already lets you load and unload the shirt from the printer about 3x faster than old-fashioned hooping methods.

The Inks are smooth printing and clog-resistant, so all you have to do is occasionally shake the white ink cartridges a few times to keep the system running.

And the Control Panel is chock full of ease-of-use features. This panel is designed so; literally, ANYONE can walk up to it and intuitively understand what they’re supposed to do to print a t-shirt.