Digital BW, The Print

The Epson will be much more trouble than the HP.  In fact, if you are 
not using the Epson every day you will have trouble... not impossible 
to deal with, but much more than the HP.  The HP is truly an 
excellent printer for b&w, different than the pigment prints from an 
Epson yes, but still excellent.  I've purged out my 1160 with some 
dye-based color ink so I can let it sit idle until I have to make 
some warm tone or larger prints.  The HP is much more expensive to 
run than a CFS or Epson refills.

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Don M <don@m...> 
wrote:
> I don't have the answers, but your post makes me ask...
> Do you want the printer for just BW?  Or do you want to do general 
printing 
> with it as well?
> 
> And to the group:
> Is either the HP or a dedicated BW Epson going to be more 
susceptible to 
> printhead problems?
> How about if it is not used very often?
> In other words, which is likely to be more trouble-free?
> 
> -Don M
> 
> mbito4000 wrote:
> >Hi
> >
> >I had a chance to try an HP printer with the gray cart. for B&W
> >photos, and I'm impressed with the quality of the images. My 
question
> >is: I am starting to work with B&W printing and am trying to decide
> >if I should buy an HP printer or go for a dedicated system (e.g., 
an
> >Epson with a dedicated B&W ink set). I'm not concerned with the 
size
> >of the paper the printer can handle but more in the quality of the
> >final output. Would a system built around the Ultratone inks, for
> >instance, provide you with a higher quality output? From what I've
> >read, it seems there is more flexibility with some of the dedicated
> >systems while HP seems more like an 'out of the box solution' that
> >can provide a good quality print. I guess one of my goals is to
> >experiment with B&W printing, much like I used to with darkroom 
work
> >when I was younger (which seems a looong time ago right now)!
> >
> >THANKS in advance.
> >
> >Michael
> >
> >
> >
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