Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mm_rabin" <mm_rabin@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 7:33 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Amsterdam, Epson 4000 printer
introduced


> --- 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

No idea. $ 1800.- Epson official, $ 1400,- streetprice ?  Actuall
y I think it belongs in the $ 1800.- category speedwise, halfway
7600/2200, etc etc.

Ernst