Digital BW, The Print

Steve: the upside is that with the price of printers, your pocket
can't get hurt too bad. I suspect most of us have at least one lens
that costs 2x what we paid for a printer yet it sits unused most of
the time and not justifying it's cost. 

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven
Karafyllakis" <steve@s...> wrote:
> 
> As I said Bob, just playing 'devil's advocate'... A new one at these 
> prices is the safer way to go, though I've had no trouble at all 
> with my Epson refurbed 7600. Unless you count the fact that at the 
> present it isn't earning its keep, but that is another issue.
> 
> Steve K
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Michaels" 
> <bob@b...> wrote:
> > 
> > I'm not sure the $100 rebate does not apply to the refurb units as
> > well. I know I've gotten the rebate on an Epson refurbs. I bought 
> my
> > backup refurb 890 for little more than the cost of the included ink
> > carts after I got the rebate. 
> > 
> > Bob Michaels
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Hung"
> > <mhkhung@y...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > The price for a new 1280 minus the rebate is pretty much the 
> same as
> > > the cost for refurb right now.. 
> > > 
> > > Michael
> > > 
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven
> > > Karafyllakis" <steve@s...> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > But I still have to wonder about the "refurb" process... 
> perhaps the 
> > > > one you got that went bad was the same one I semi-trashed a 
> few 
> > > > months before? (g) Do we know if Epson replaces heads even if 
> they 
> > > > don't neccessarily malfunction? -just playing 'devil's 
> advocate', 
> > > > not really serious...
> > > > 
> > > > Steve K