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Re: [Digital BW] Epson 2400 thought

2005-05-12 by Bob Frost

Joe,

Not so! The two carts that you can swap are the Photo Black and the Matte 
Black. You don't have to swap them to print B&W. Photo Black is OK for 
printing on all papers, in B&W and color. The Matte black cart simply gives 
you a darker black on matte papers for B&W and color if you are a matte 
paper enthusiast. The matte black ink is no good for glossy papers.

Just like the 2200/2100.

Bob Frost.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Davajon" <davajon@...>

As I understand it, it's an 8 cartridge printer but a
ninth cartridge must replace one of the black
cartridges when you want to print black and white.
That means you must buy nine cartridges instead of
eight.  It also means every time you switch from B@W
to Color, you must purge the one black line which will
cost about $10 in ink each time you do it.  Thus,
switching from B@W to Color is costly if you do it
very often.  PLUS, the hassle!  So for some of us who
like to print B@W and Color, and who often do it the
same day, this is a caveat.
Just my impression.

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