Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Don M <don@m...> 
wrote:
> Very interesting.  Starting from scratch, does it matter which 
printer to 
> buy, the C82 vs C84?
> 
> -Don M
> 
> 

Don,

I'd recommend the C84. I read somewhere it has a higher dmax, but 
also the C84 will do true Borderless prints in 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, and 
letter. If you don't have a scanner and want a nice 1200x2400dpi one, 
you can also buy the CX5400 or CX6400 The 5400 has a C82 print engine 
and the 6400 has a C84 print engine as well as slots for your 
camera's memory cards. They are fine for scanning flat art, but won't 
do transparencies or negatives. The do make great copiers. 

Photography aside, the C84 was tested by PC Magazine as the least 
expensive way to print text of all the new printers this fall. I 
would think the ultratone inks would do a great job on text. With a 
cost of $10.95 vs Epson's 34.95 They would be even less expensive, 
though it seems a shame to use such beautiful ink for something as 
mundane as correspondence. 

I pound huge amounts of text out of my C84 and it does very well. 

bmaytum