Plotter / Printer Recommendations for a newbie

[bt75711]

I'm brand new to the CAD world and am starting to learn how to use RA 2008. After reading all the threads about printing I wonder if any of you with your vast experience could recommend a multi-format printer under 1 & 2 grand. I don't need documentation larger than 24 x 36 nor do I care about volume or speed since I'm just doing this for fun. Do I also need a pdf generator? Computer is a core 2 duo, 2.13 ghz, 2 ghz ram, no network. In other words, if you could start over with a clean slate, what would you do?

Many thanks ....

[tc3dcad60731]

HP 500 for something on a stand and little more flexibility or you can get a desktop HP110 i think it is for less than 1G.

[bt75711]

Many thanks for your input. I'll start researching them today.