Digital BW, The Print

Cleasvis,

Well I will drop the 1520 out of consideration. With the 3000 I would 
need to fill cartridges since the ink I want to use only comes in 
bulk. But if it lasts so long at least this would not have to be done 
very often.

Thanks,
Martin

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., lyonscox@m... wrote:
> Martin,
> 
> > I don't hear much about the 1520. Is this a viable alternative to 
> the 3000?
> 
> http://www.tssphoto.com/sp/dg/news/13_comp/ provided the following -
 
> 
> "Epson Stylus 1520 -- Technically, this is also a 13" wide printer 
> (in printable width), even though this printer will take a 17" wide 
> sheet. However, I've decided to eliminate this printer from the 
> comparison, for sake of simplicity. It's a great old 4-color 
printer 
> (very solidly built), but the age of this printer puts the 
technology 
> and the image quality of the 1160 at a much superior advantage. The 
> 1160 has variable ink droplet sizing technology (producing cleaner 
> and more "separated" highlights) and the 1520 does not. The 1160 
has 
> a 4 picoliters minimum ink droplet size, vs. the 1520's fixed 
droplet 
> size of 20 picoliters."
> 
> At the time I bought my 3000 the major differences were a little 
bit 
> in print width and the larger, individual ink cartriges for the 
3000.
> 
> > How difficult is it to fill your own virgin cartridges for the 
> 3000? How is it done?
> 
> Again from Inkjetart "Epson 3000/5000/9000 - All these printers use 
> large individual cartridges that hold 110 to 220 ml of ink per 
> color.  A CIS system is not necessary for the vast majority of 
users. 
> 
> To support that.  I was printing out a full page 8.5x11 stock chart 
> daily for what must have been a year before I ran out of ink.  It 
was 
> nice enough to be equally low on all the cartriges.  Between the 
size 
> of the ink holders and ability to replace them individually...just 
> buy and swap 'em out.
> 
> Cleavis