Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ernst Dinkla" 
<E.Dinkla@c...> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "mm_rabin" <mm_rabin@y...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 1:05 AM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Amsterdam, Epson 4000 printer
> introduced
> 
> 
> > according to the 9/18 luminous landscape post, the 4000 should
> be
> > available before the end of the year.  which means, if it's
> anything
> > like the circumstances under which the 2200 finally shipped,
> I'll
> > order my printer in December, epson will spend January thru May
> > giving the b.s. party-line about dockworker strikes here in
> L.A.
> > delaying shipments, the printer will appear on ebay for double
> its
> > list price in June and July, I'll finally get my printer in
> > August '04, and, then, there'll be a run on at least one of the
> ink
> > colors September thru November '04.
> >
> > I left out the part about it taking extra time, money, and
> 3rd-party
> > software to correct any B/W printing problems.
> 
> Don't shoot the messenger :-)
> 
> And I think there's good B&W printing aboard. At least for matte.
> Carts probably 7600/9600 alike but possibly with another chip.
> A year is unlikely but 6 months wouldn't surprise me.
> 
> Ernst


Ernst,

yikes, my ire's definitely not directed at you; you're doing everyone 
a great service by conveying info as you get it.  just that I'm still 
smarting from my last experience w/ epson.  any idea the original 
source of the $1400-1500 price for the 4000?

thanks.

Matt