Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for the reply and the article link.
II think the choice is clear - 3880.
However what's between the regular, the portrait, the pro & the graphic arts editions?
Also...is there an imminent release of the 3900?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Darlow <ad@...> wrote:
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> Hi Frank:
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> You have another option these days, and that's the Epson Stylus Pro 4900. The advantage of the Stylus Pro 3880 and Epson Stylus Pro 4900 are that changing from matte black to photo black will only set you back a few dollars in wasted ink. The 4880 is a whole other story. It will take about 10 minutes to change the inks, and the cost is about $40 in inks unless you have the ImagePrint RIP and their Phatte Black ink.
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> An advantage of the 4880 and 4900 over the 3880 is the roll-feed, if that's important. They both also take larger cartridges.
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> If you only print on matter or semi-gloss/gloss papers, then the above issue is not a big issue.
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> I wrote a long review about the 3880 here, which may help you make your decision:
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> http://imagingbuffet.com/2010/09/24/hands-on-review-epson-stylus-pro-3880-inkjet-printer/
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> All the best,
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> Andrew
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> On Apr 16, 2011, at 11:37 AM, frankg_photo wrote:
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> > I've been out of the loop for some time now. I want to upgrade my 2200
> > printer for one that can do bigger sheets and I think the options are
> > the 3880 or 4880.
> > Please can someone give me a synopsis of what is between them - what are
> > the important features the 4880 has over the 3880?
> > Currently in Canada the 4880 K3 Edition is $1850 and the 3880 is $1000
> > after rebates....almost 1/2 the price.
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