Digital BW, The Print

Paul, John and Steve...Thanks for the good input.  I appreciate 
it...Val




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> The "B&W" samples from an R1800 that I saw were bad.  I will take 
a shot at
> a dedicated inkset in the future, but I would not buy one for B&W 
now.
> 
> At this point, the 2200 is the best B&W option, but with dedicated 
B&W
> inksets, the 1280 can make prints that are just as good.  For 
color and B&W,
> the 2200 with a rip is it.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Val Brunell [mailto:vbrunell@d...]
> > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 4:52 AM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Digital BW] 2200 vs R1800
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I am currently running a 1280.  Thinking about a new printer.  
Noted
> > the following differences in the specs:
> > 
> > 2200 - 2880x1440 dpi, 4 pic droplet, 7 inks
> > 
> > 1800 - 5760x1440, 1.5 pic, 8 inks (gloss optimizer)
> > 
> > These numbers seem to indicate the 1800 is more capable of 
producing
> > finer images.
> > 
> > Is that the case?
> > 
> > Is the 1800 the better choice of the two for B&W?
> > 
> > Help appreciated, Val
> > 
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