Digital BW, The Print

Chris,

>Looking at the prices refurbished 1280s are going for, I've been
>thinking it might worth getting one as a dedicated BW printer.

I think it is the 13" printer of choice now for B&W.

> I'd like to go the UT route with the printer, but I haven't
>heard much about what kind of results people are
>getting with Paul's curves.

I'll let others answer this.  As with all "canned" profiles, there can be
differences between printers.  The more curves that are available, the
better.  Also, learning to tweak the curves for the paper you prefer and
your printer will improve things.

> Also, it seems like clogging can be a problem with the 1280
>and the UT inkset. ...

The only problem I had with my 1280 was apparently due to the residual dye
from the original color inkset on the pads causing nuisance clogs.  The
Eboni (matte) black is apparently affected by dyes.  Once I rinsed the pads,
the problem disappeared.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com