Digital BW, The Print

At 7:01 PM +0000 9/24/03, lambertdickmeis wrote:
>[newbie alert]
>
>Hi everybody,
>
>I'm looking for recommendations for a printer to use with OS X 10.2. 
>I've heard good
>things about Lyson ink, so if the printer can use that, that would 
>be a plus. Print sizes
>larger than letter/A4 would be nice, but not absolutely necessary.
>
>I'm currently considering either a Canon S9000 or an Epson 1160, which are
>both available in the $350 price range here in Germany. Epson's 
>Piezo printing seems to
>enjoy a large following in this group; on the other hand, I've read 
>many negative reports
>on versiontracker.com regarding Epson's driver support, and printer 
>operating noise is
>also an issue, which is why I'd favour the Canon if print quality 
>were the same.

Epson seems to have been slow to upgrade their drivers to new OSes, 
but I am too, and the 1160's drivers for 8.6 and 9.1 seem ok to me. I 
have not tried OS X yet.

My 1160s (I have two) don't seem noisy to me. I have not heard the 
Canon S9000; maybe it's even less noisy. It's just that mine have 
never bothered me.


>Another issue would be clogging of printer heads -- I don't expect 
>to put out lots of prints
>on a regular basis. More like a bunch, occasionally, since I'm a hobbyist.

That's how I've printed too, but without ever being troubled by 
clogs. I do, however, do nozzle checks every day whether I'm going to 
print or not. Whether that's prevented clogs is dubious, however, 
because I also don't get clogs, or typically even have to use the 
"clean" function, when I get back from a trip of as long as three 
weeks. I have Media Street inks (Gen 4) in one on of my 1160s and MIS 
inks (Sepia - Neutral) in the other. I haven't had a Lyson ink set in 
either of them, so I can't say about that.


>And I'm definitely open to other suggestions. I understand that the 
>purchasing price of the
>printer is dwarfed by expense on materials.

You might want to send your query also to the MacEpsonList:
macepsonlist@yahoogroups.com

Welcome to the list(s). I'm going away for a couple of weeks but will 
look forward to hearing what you've decided to do when I get back. 
Good luck.
--
Sam