Here is my thought my dtg kiosk / t-jet 2 conversion is at best a recreational printer it is hit and miss , sometimes i am impressed and sometimes not . i now wish i would have dropped a little more coin for a more robust printer . the smaller older machines do not have the capability in my opinion to be completely productive or make you much money in the economy that we are in .i am in constant battles with shops that are willing to do shirts for two bucks each..... sorry i dont work for free so i have had to adjust to more custom jobs that have quantities around ten or fifteen. when you get to orders that are around fifty and up you will spend time waiting on the older printers. It all depends how serious you are in regards to your market and your time, I would say that you should figure production times to be half of what manufacturer states. Thats my opinion.