Digital BW, The Print

Bob,
 
Perhaps. Frankly, I'd rather pay a higher honest printer cost up front,
particularly on the Pro models. Just like I don't want "cheap" computers
at the cost of $100 per month software licensing fees. Let's see...offer
a cheap printer to get the customer "hooked" on outrageously expensive
ink. Isn't that a tactic employed in the drug trade?
 
I would expect a wide-format printer to have at least a 5 year service
life. Figuring $5k for a 7500 vs $3k for a 7600 and $112 per ink switch,
that means I can only make that switch less than 4 times per year to
break even. Half that, if you compare the 7000 instead. The alternatives
are to have fewer paper choices, or to live with less than the best
results on matte and watercolor paper. Having paper choice is one big
advantage of using the Epson ink in the first place. As I said, I'm
hopeful that the 2200 won't gouge too much. If not, I'll probably go
that route. I'd rather be able to use all papers and inks than to print
the occasional large print.
 
Every member on this list has "had it both ways" for quite some time. We
have bought "cheap" printers and either put 3rd party color or quadtone
inks into them. We have been subsidized by the poor schmucks like my
friend who has fed his 2000P ink carts like they are popcorn. I don't
suppose you have bought an equivalent amount of Epson ink for all the
B&W inks you have put through yours, have you?
 
Lloyd
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Frost [mailto:bobfrost@...] 
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 4:33 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] OEM Ink Pricing & Tactics Invetigated by EU
Anti-Trust Commissioner


Loyd,

Hang on a minute. If the EU does stop printer manufacturers trying to
make
their customers use their ink, all that will happen is that the prices
of
printers will double or triple. They are not going to continue selling
printers for little or no profit, if they don't get the ink sales. You
can't
have it both ways!

Bob Frost.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lloyd O'Daniel" <lodaniel@...>
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] OEM Ink Pricing & Tactics Invetigated by EU
Anti-Trust Commissioner


This is good news. Perhaps it will discourage Epson from extending this
sculduggery to the large-format printers, and curtail it with the small
ones.



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