Digital BW, The Print

Hi Tom,

I use a Canon S9000 as a color printer for dye based inks. I switched to Lyson's Fotonic inks because they have a bit better gamut and possibly better color stability and have been very satisfied with the system. In the six months I have had it it hasn't glitched once. I have an Epson 860 I use for B&W that I was able to buy new and cheap on ebay. 

Roger
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Ton Guiking [mailto:guiking@...]
  Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 2:19 PM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Canon Printers


  It happens that I plan to buy a Canon S900 tomorrow, mainly for color
  and ordinary jobs. It's a dedicated photo printer, so not really top
  notch for text but OK. I have been researching for a long time what to
  buy. Since it seems no printer is right for B/W and color **(without
  cleaning, flushing etc.) I decided to buy 'something' for color, A4 size
  OK,  and plan to take a 1290 (=1280) for B/W, with a dedicated B/W
  system. C80 very cheap now, but too many reviews talk disappointing,
  Epson 895 (785 in the US, I believe) is also cheap now (new model
  released, the 915), 925 also new but bad reviews, 950 interesting
  (prints CD/DVD) but expensive. But I can buy a Canon S900 for $249 here,
  raving reviews, individual cartridges (as opposed to Epson 895/915).
  Seems to be ink-friendly (in terms of economics).
  Normal price here is $380 (excl. VAT), if I hadn't this good price of
  249, I would have taken the Canon S750 or S520. Not really photo
  printers but more than OK, plus better in text than the S900 (although
  some reviews also are positive on the latter in this respect). 

  **except maybe the Epson 2100/2200, that's why I just asked the list
  about it....

  FWIW, and if someone has strong arguments NOT to buy this Canon, speak
  up please...
  Ton Guiking



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