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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Best printer for B&W Printing???

2002-08-13 by Jerry Olson

I wasn't talking about piezo prints, if you're referring to my post.
Using the Epson driver, the 1280 wins hands down by a large margin. With
Piezo, It really doesn't make a lot of difference. You can't see dots
with either printer, and the 3000 sure did have its paper handling
problems. At least MY 2 3000 printers did.

Jerry

Austin Franklin wrote:
> 
> > The 1280 is capable of producing better prints than a 3000.
> 
> That's simply plain wrong.  I happen to have both, and for Piezo, at least,
> the 3000, though very slow, makes noticeably better prints.  I know a LOT of
> people who use the 3000, and have tried other printers, and believe a good
> 3000 makes the best prints.  The 1280 is probably faster, and more
> "reliable", no doubt.  It depends on what your criteria is.
> 
> Austin
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