Els dispositius & PostScript; petits tenen un RIP incorporat en el maquinari; gravat e silici, sobre un xip especial. Les grans impressores professionals tenen el seu RIP implementat per programari dins d' un ordinador & UNIX; ràpid i dedicat en exclusiva al procés, normalment màquines Sun SPARC Solaris o & SGI; & IRIX;.
Smaller & PostScript; devices have a hardware- RIP built in; it is etched in silicon, on a special chip. Big professional printers often have their RIP implemented as a software- RIP inside a dedicated fast & UNIX; run computer, often a Sun SPARC Solaris or a & SGI; & IRIX; machine.