Digital BW, The Print

Yes, and certainly a R2400 will be better and more flexible, but for 
someone who only wants to occasionally make b&w prints, especially if 
8x12" is big enough, a $99 7660 is a darn good option.  Had the 
question been what is the best b&w printer available I wouldn't have 
offered up a 7660 as a suggestion, but since it does only cost about 
what most services will charge for 3 or 4 8x10 prints I thought is 
was worth mentioning... 

Plus, if you *want* glossy, the HP Premium Plus paper is quite 
nice... and with so many Epson users struggling so hard to get decent 
glossy prints from their pigment printers... seems that it wouldn't 
be such a limitation for everyone.  Honestly, I can go either way, I 
just don't want to mix media.

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean" 
<deanwork2003@y...> wrote:
> With the HP printers you are restricted to using their media, right?
> If so that's no good for many of us.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Greg"
> <dfaprinting@y...> wrote:
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Hahn" 
> > <markhahn2000@y...> wrote:
> > > Judging by theses prices, just 3 or 4 8x10 prints pay for a HP 
> > 7660,  
> > > the same number of 12x18 prints gets you a HP 8750.  I would 
put 
> > the 
> > > HP prints against an RC lab print any day and the HP system 
just 
> > > works (that's why there is no discussion on list, they just do 
> > > exactly what they are supposed to so there are no problems to 
> > > discuss)... really, your first b&w print comes out perfectly... 
and 
> > > Wilhelm gives 100+ years displayed and 200+ for dark storage.
> > > 
> > > mark
> > 
> > 
> > You could say the same about the new Epsons and the ABW mode, at 
> > least for most papers including the "fine art" matte papers.