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Re: "Screaming" 1800 Epson

2005-02-16 by scott_now_coming

You are correct.

But even if it does it in 3 mins., I'd be happy.


Scott


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, claudej1@a... 
wrote:
> 1:51 for an 11x14? I can get that on an 8x10 on an 
R800..........BUT, it's  
> not at the highest quality setting.
>  
> Kinda reminds me of Hi-Fi ads in the Seventies for cheap 
stereos "200 watts  
> IPP" (15 wrms),
>  
> The first number was gross exaggeration by an optimistic 
measurement  
> technique, the second, in really small type in parentheses was the 
truth.
>  
> Reminds me of Kodak's 75 second claim on their dye sub printers. 
They never  
> mention file rasterization time, which is real world, not putting a 
stopwatch 
> on  pre-rasterized multi-copies, which is laboratory fantasy.
>  
> I'm assuming most people want the best quality possible with those  
printers, 
> so the real time is much longer. Just don't base your production 
on  those 
> figures and you will be fine.
>  
> Claude
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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