Comparing the NEW Oki8432wt and Oki 920wt Printer

Introducing the Oki Pro8432wt White Toner Printer!

The custom t-shirt business has BOOMED in the past 3 years and the Oki Pro8432wt has been a big part of it for our readers.

What’s the Big Deal with these white toner laser printers anway?

A big part of that is now it’s so much easier to print great transfers with the with white toner printers like the Okidata 920wt.  Just this year the OKI 920WT’s biggest seller in the US – Digital HeatFX TRIPPLED their monthly sales.

And now, with the new T-Shirt Design Software from Digital Heat FX making images that pop off the shirt is easy.

They’re pumping a lot of information about making universal t shirt transfers with their combination of Laser EZ Peel paper and the OKI printer.

Digital HeatFX has made it so easy to start a t-shirt business making transfers that OKI has sharpened their pencils to make a product that helps even more people get started in the business.

NEW VIDEO COMPARISON CLICK HERE!

Just a quick update – Now that Digital HeatFX is part of the brands sold by ColDesi, Inc. you can learn more about it right on their main website: https://coldesi.com/t-shirt-transfer-system/

OKI Pro8432wt | What’s Better

What could OKI do to make the OKI920WT better? What would make it more attractive for who they’re really after – home-based custom t-shirt businesses, crafters that want to make promotional products or the weekend warriors that sell custom t-shirts at markets?

The OKI Pro8432WT White Toner Printer is BIG.

Delivered in a huge box big. Hard to get through a door big. Somebody get me an INDUSTRIAL table to put this on big. No way I can put that in my SUV big.

The Okidata 8432wt is also known as the “Okidata PRO8432”.  The new Okidata white toner printer takes up about 25% less counter space than the 920WT.

It’s also LIGHTER!

Smaller and lighter is a big deal for office use because, honestly, it just looks like a beefy office desktop color printer. So it will fit on a desk and won’t stress the MDF that desk is made of.

Smaller dimensions AND lighter mean you can put it on a cart and in the back of your SUV for mobile, on site printing at events.

OKI Pro8432wt vs OKI920wt | Here are the Specifications

Ready for the “Geeky” side of the product differences?

Both white toner transfer printers are part of OKI’s proColor™ series.  The proColor™ series of printers are designed for the professional graphic arts markets where high production output is important.

The machines focus on high speed as well as faithful representation of the color quality.  Also, the series is known for extra strong feeders, embedded EFI Fiery® and PANTONE® support on select models.  When color is critical and speed is important, either one of these proColor™ printers makes a good choice.

 

Here’s the numbers:

	OKI Pro920wt printer	OKI Pro8432wt printer (smaller size)
Width	23.58”	17.6”
Depth	24.6”	21.73”
Height	14.7”	18.46”
Paper Size	Up to 12” by 18” (Tabloid Extra)	Up to 11.7” x 16.5” (ISO A3 size)

 

Similar Output and Features | Only Minor Internal Differences

When comparing the 2017 Okidata Pro8432wt to the existing 920wt (white toner) the internal differences and output are about the same.

 

To start, both machines come equipped with an 800 MHz Power PC processor with 512MB RAM standard on the OKI 920wt and only 256MB RAM standard on the OKI 8432wt.  Both machines require and work with the same style transfer papers.

 

Each laser printer with white toner requires the two-step A and B papers to generate a high contrast white print on dark garments or dark items.  The power consumption is similar to both printers as well as the overall output.  They have an output that is enviable when compared to any other process in the decorated apparel industry.

 

Each can reasonably pump out over 500 transfer sheets a day.  However, any mom would be exhausted trying to heat press that many infant or baby clothes in a day.  So, developing a wholesale transfer business is a great part-time business model for moms with one of these printers.

 

EVERYTHING NEXT IS BASED ON THE DIGITAL HEATFX BUNDLES

WITH THE LASER EZ PEEL PAPER

There’s a difference between how easy or hard it is to business done with the white toner printers.

The folks at Digital HeatFX have that figure out, so everything below is based on the way THEY do OKI + Paper + Heat Press

Making Money on More Things with Transfers

Here’s the BEST part, the Okidata proColor® printers like the 8432WT can create transfers for just about anything!  After you print with your Okidata 920wt or the new Oki Pro8432wt you can press these transfers on virtually any fabric combination.

You can do this all with just one set of papers too.  If making a little side money to help the family is where your heart is, either one of these printers fits the need.

Check out all the garments these printers can print on:

Bags	Dinner Jackets	Knickers	Scarfs	T-Shirts
Belt	Dresses	Lingerie	Shawls	Ties
Bikinis	Dungarees	Nightgowns	Shirts	Tights
Blazers	Gloves	Nightwear	Shoes	Tops
Blouses	Hats	Overalls	Shorts	Tracksuits
Boots	Hoody’s	Polo Shirts	Skirts	Trainers
Bows	Jackets	Ponchos	Slippers	Trousers
Boxers	Jeans	Pajamas	Socks	Underwear
Briefs	Jogging Suits	Robes	Suits	Vests
Coats	Jumpers	Rompers	Sweatshirts
Cargos	Kilts	Sandals	Swimwear

 

Your Steps to Printing Money with Either Machine

That’s Right, you can even print on UNUSUAL items that are not garment related.  For instance, here’s a great video on how to heat press koozies.

The cost of material for printing on these items works out to about 3 cents per square inch.  The smaller the logo, the lower the cost per print out.

Here’s a video on printing Koozies: https://youtu.be/VZ4NdREKsIQ

 

Dozens of logos can be printed on a single sheet, or you can combine multiple logos together on a single garment.  The process is easy and breaks down into just 3 simple steps:

Step 1: Design

Here is where Moms everywhere can bring their designs to life.  No matter which software you like to use for graphics, the Oki data920wt or the Oki Pro8432wt can handle the file format.

You can use graphics applications like; Photoshop®, Illustrator®, CorelDraw®, Paint®, or any of the dozens of free online editors.  Literally, anything that you can get on your screen can be brought into the software.  Pictures, Logos, Text, Lists, in either pixel form or vector art.

Step 2: Print

Yes, just print.   The beauty of the Oki proColor® laser printers with white toner is that there are no screens to create, no inks to load, no messes to clean, and no harsh chemicals.

That’s right, there is no separate RIP (raster image processor) software applications to go through. You simply open your design in your favorite software and choose “Print” to create your beautiful transfer.

Step 3: Press

Here’s where the magic happens! You take the image that came out of the Oki 920wt or the Oki Pro8432wt and simply brings it over to the heat press. An Iron will not work for this step of the process. The ability to hold temperature and pressure constant over the whole image area prevents irons from working.

You match up the image you printed (The “A” Paper) with the emulsion sheet (The “B” paper) using your heat press.

Once you peel the sheets apart and trim the edges you are ready to press your fully prepared transfer sheet on to your item.

You then simply heat press the image directly onto the garment, or bag, or jacket, etc. Or, for less hassle, you can simply sell your transfer sheets (wholesale) to any other business owner that has their own heat press but doesn’t have their own Okidata 920wt or Okidata pro8432wt machine.