Digital BW, The Print

George, I must admit that I don't keep track of how much ink I use as
I have a CFS for my 1280. The cost is nominal enough so that it's just
not a factor. 

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "glemasurier"
<george.lemasurier@m...> wrote:
> Bob,
> What kind of mileage do you get out of the UT2 carts, say in 
> terms of 8X10s or in relation to the standard Epson inksets?
> I'm considering switching to UT2 (tired of trying to eliminate the 
> green color cast in the midtones) and buying either a C84 or a 
> 1280 (I do mostly 8X10). But I'm concerned that the UT2 will 
> push up my ink costs and trying to get an idea of how usage 
> compares with standard Epson ink costs.
> George Le Masurier
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bob 
> Michaels" <bob@b...> wrote:
> > I have both a 1280 and 890. They seem identical except for two
> > aspects. 1) the smaller max print size and 2) the color cart in 
> the
> > 890 is a bit smaller. That means there are different color carts 
> for
> > 1280 & 890. The black cart is the same. The color carts seem 
> to work
> > the same, only difference being the 890 holds less ink. 
> > 
> > I find a very seldom print bigger than 8.5x11 so the 890 was a 
> real
> > deal for me. 
> > 
> > Why do I have two printers? My 890 has color inks. I seldom 
> print
> > photos in color but it's nice for general printing tasks.
> > 
> > Bob Michaels
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
> "sdowell00"
> > <sdowell@s...> wrote:
> > > I notice on the MIS website that the Epson 890 and 1280 use 
> the 
> > > exact same UT2 ink cartridges. I also notice that Paul's 
> workflow 
> > > curves are the same. I would like to ease into this B&W inkjet 
> > > printing without spending a fortune. Since the 890 is much 
> less 
> > > expensive, I was wondering if I can expect the same print 
> quality 
> > > from this printer as from the 1280. Is there a difference in the 
> > > print head, affecting the quality, or is the 890 just a smaller 
> > > format version of the 1280?
> > > Thanks for the response,
> > > Steve