Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
>  
> > ... a good spectrophotometer 
> 
> I use my X-Rite all the time.
> 
> > like the EyeOne 
> 
> Is there a good comparison of accuracy of the competitors?  In the 
past
> someone with a 1I had mentioned inconsistency of dark patch 
readings.  I'm
> wondering if fast strip reading is difficult with the more 
affordable units.

That was me, and only with repeat reads of the same patch. It has so 
far worked very well when scanning a row of patches. My old DTP22 
does the same on repeat reads of the same patch without reading any 
other patch in between. There is a spec. listed for most 
spectrophotometers about this same patch multi read error, which is 
the exact reason why I tried it. The DTP22 is far more consistant 
with this test!!!

> 
> Greg wrote:
> 
> >  ...  good
> > reason to go with the 75/9500 is that they are built like a 
tank...
> 
> My trusty old 7500 saved my tail recently when the 7600 crashed.

There are worse things than having an old 75/9500 waiting in the 
wings to save you from Deadline Disaster. If only they had put in 1 
more head assembly for 9 colors.... If you have the extra money, and 
can find a good 75/9500 pick it up and care for it, it might just 
save you some serious grief.

> 
> 
> > All that said, I would still suggest nothing less than the 76/9600
> > printers. Newer if you can manage to get one and learn to use it
> > within the time frame you have for the contract you need to fill.
> > Finding a new 76/9600 may be as hard as finding the 78/9800 
printers,
> > most of those dried up months ago...
> 
> Hey, I have a clogged 7600 that I'll sell real cheap!

If I had the room, I might ask how cheap is cheap, but I can't at the 
moment. And the shipping would probably kill it.