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Re: Number of Nozzles--Better?

2003-02-26 by Johnny Eades <jeades1@sc.rr.com>

Added after several responses to the message below. None of the 
messages referred to the nozzle count.Do more nozzles available make 
for a better and smoother print in Black only printing. 512 opposed 
to 48. Does anyone know?





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny Eades 
<jeades1@s...>" <jeades1@s...> wrote:
> I just came from the Epson site and read the specs on the Epson 
> Stylus 1280 which seems to be the norm on this newsgroup, and was 
> surprised to find it has only 48 nozzles on the black cartridge. 
The 
> new Canon i950 has 512 nozzles on its' printhead to be used for 
> printing black ink. My question is--why would I want to buy an 
Epson 
> when the Canon seems to be superiorly suited for the type of 
printing 
> I do?  use Black Only printing and want a printer to reduce the 
size 
> and visibility of the black ink dots. Someone lead me in the right 
> direction to make a decision between the two printers. None of the 
> retail outlets ever have any way of really printing a real world 
> image from one of my image files. I can only rely on input from 
this 
> newsgroup, so plese don't let me down.
> 
> Your friend in photography
> 
> Johnny Eades

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