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RE: [Digital BW] Inks, Epson vs. Cone etc. was:(more newbie q's)

2001-12-16 by Austin Franklin

Hi Mike,

> Exactly, passing 4 times does NOT make 2880 either. But go tell that to
> Epson. Their feeling is that if you pass once and get 720 and
> pass twice you
> 1440. Just does not make any sense unless you are a marketing
> type looking to
> sell product.

But I don't believe that is their claim, is it?  You DO get 1440 out of the
3000...I can't vouch at all for the printers that claim 2880.

> When I said you are missing the point, I meant that you are looking at it
> from an engineering point of view. We have to take a step back
> and look at it
> from the nonsensical marketing perspective.

But that's what I meant...it isn't marketing hype as far as I can tell...the
printer REALLY DOES get 1440 horizontally.

Regards,

Austin

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