Digital BW, The Print

Hi, Stuart.  I have a 7660 and overall I can't complain.  It's limited
in the kind of papers that can be used.  Since the ink is dye-based
you have to use an encapsulating paper of some kind to get any kind of
longevity fopr the prints.  That pretty much limits you to HP Premium
and Premium Plus Photo in glossy and matter or Ilford Classic Galerie.
     However it's super easy to use and was only $150 US.  The ink is
pricey at $25 each for the gray cartridges, but you never have to deal
with clogs.

Biggest issue with these printers at this point seems to be the dither
pattern.  It looks like extremely fine microbanding, but you have to
either stick your nose in the print or use a loupe to see it.  I
recall reading somewhere that HP intends to fix this issue in the next
driver update, but I cannot confirm that.

Anyway, I'm quite happy with mine.

Rad

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sl91911"
<SL91911@Y...> wrote:
> I am in market for new printer and want to do mainly BW with some
> color. I would like a one printer solution if possible. 
> The 7660/7960 have been discussed to some extent here. For 8x10 work,
> is the most current consensus one of these printers or the new R800 ?
> Everything I have read thusfar is not conclusive.
> 
> 
>                               Stuart