Digital BW, The Print

I've spoken with the folks at IP a few times since the 4000 was 
announced. They will definitely support it.

That said, Epson was very late getting them a printer to work with, 
so they have been working on it for about 6 weeks, I think.

They don't have a release date, but since they think it will be the 
hottest printer ever, it is a priority for sure. 

My own guess on pricing is somewhere between 2200 and 7600...though 
you have to keep in mind that the only real differences in prices 
between those two is the lack of full features in the 2200 version 
and you will have a lot of interest in more features for the 4000.

IP is also working on their version 6 which I don't know much about 
but they are pretty excited about it, too.

cheers,

Tom O'Connell

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lawrencetrek" 
<ltitle@h...> wrote:
> Despite all the hype, my understanding is that out of the box the 
4000 will
> not eliminate metamerism and color casts when printing B+W output. 
(that is if and 
> when we ever see it on the market)
> 
>  While I was considering the combination of a 2200 and ImagePrint 
(or perhaps QTR 
> 2.0), I really would prefer the 4000 for printing larger images and 
for the 8th ink 
> capability. Is there any word about whether (and when)
> ImagePrint will support the 4000? More important, how expensive will
> the licence be for the 4000 compared to the 2200, 5000, or 7600. I 
hope it is not
> as expensive as the 5000 licence. 
> 
> Alternatively, what is the story about QTR and the
> 4000?
> 
> Otherwise, any other RIP solutions to help do what EPSON should have
> done with this new monster desktop printer.