Digital BW, The Print

Nevertheless, one of the ideas of separate ink cartridges is to save money and 
ink?


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Lloyd O'Daniel" <lodaniel@b...> wrote:
> Jim,
>  
> The Epson Store is listing 2200 carts at $10.76 each with free shipping.
> Presumably, discounters will be less than that once the initial feeding
> frenzy subsides. I actually expected these carts to be more than that. I
> found some ink consumption data on the UK site based on printing an
> actual photograph. I haven't seen the photo, so I don't know how typical
> it is. The printer had a wide variation in consumption: Lt blk only did
> 74 8x10's...one of the primaries did over 400. I assume this means the
> printer leans on the grey ink instead of CMY for neutrals to avoid
> metamerism. Based on this data and $10.76 per cart, I calculated 8x12
> ink cost at $0.64 and full-bleed 13x19 at $1.66. Not great by CIS
> standards, but far better than 2000P or 12x0 using OEM, from what I've
> heard and read on the lists. (I now use 1160 and 1200 which have been
> CIS'd from day one, so I don't know for sure.)
>  
> Lloyd
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jimhayes361 [mailto:jimhayes@j...] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 2:54 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Epson 2200 (Was: You want deep black?)
> 
> 
> Epson wouldn't tell me, said I had to wait for release date. Cost of 
> each cart is an issue too. I know that the 7600 pro version uses 110ml 
> carts that cost about $70 each...x7<groan>. The street price IS 
> $700...that is if you can find a waiting list for one<g>.
> Jim H.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
> <jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> > 
> > Also, does anybody know the size of the individual tanks?
> > 
> > Jerry
> > 
> > > I hear late July.  List is supposedly $699 but has anyone have any
> > > idea of a "street" price yet?
> > > 
> > > Best regards,
> > >  Richard