Digital BW, The Print

Manoj-

You can get spectacular prints from any of the three printers.  I have
both a 3000 and a 2200 and for many/most images you would be hard
pressed to see the difference; for others the difference is obvious. 
Some things to consider are:

(1) The Dmax will be higher with the 2200 and ultrachrome inks than
with the 3000
(2) the ink costs for the 1280 can be reduced by using one of the
continuous flow systems and bulk bottles of ink
(3) I was not able to get satisfactory results from the Cone ICC
system on the 3000.  They offered to create custom profiles but I
choose to use Ink Jet control and Open print Maker instead (which
produces outstanding results for)
(4) The 2200 will allow you to use heavier papers ( > 200 gsm ) and
use glossy papers (with the UC inks)
(5) If you want to print 16x20 then the 3000 can do that for you


Good luck
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> What would you suggest between the following choices?
> 
> 1) Epson 3000 with PieozoICC (have an opportunity to get one already 
> set up for a decent price)
> 
> 2) Epson 1280 with MIS carts (have a 1280 lying around, and 
> cartridges are an inexpensive way to start)
> 
> 3) Epson 2200 - I have one already, use it with PK for color right 
> now, but thinking of using it for B&W with MK. 
> 
> Yes, I did a search, but could not really make sense of the quality 
> difference between a 3000/1280/2200. Does the 1280 (or 2200) make 
> B&W prints that are noticably better than the 3000?
> 
> I understand that the 1280 or 2200 with PiezoICC would probably be 
> awesome, but that would be a lot more than I have in my budget. My 
> (financially based) preference is to sell the 2200 and buy the 3000, 
> but not sure if the 3000 can deliver the quality I want (without a 
> RIP). The reason the 3000 is better financially is of course the big 
> cartridges. 
> 
> thanks all,
>   Manoj