Digital BW, The Print

I think we forget a little too quickly what was available before.  The 4000
was the first machine that I am aware of that had both blacks loaded.  But
it sucked on photo paper.  (If you like it for matte then buy one on eBay.)
None of the next generation large format printers - 4800, 7800, 9800 - have
both Ks loaded at the same time.  This has been normal practice for some
time - not ideal, agreed, but the norm.  The 4000/4800 gave consumer model
users access to a pro machine for an intermediate cost for the first time.
One can't simply demand the cost of swapping Ks on a 21/2200 on a pro
machine.  I am sure that Epson is listening to all the whining about the
cost of having to swap K on the pro/large format machines and listening.  If
they can produce the chassis and head in a cost efficient manner in order to
meet our price point expectations then I am sure we will see it next go
around - 1 or 2 years away.  In the interim be very thankful you have the
technology we have today at today's price points.  How much was an Iris
printer, say, 6 or 7 years ago?


> From: rgoldman2 <rgoldman@...>


> I don't like the high cost of
> flushing these 
> inks, but this is a very nice machine.