Digital BW, The Print

> Automatic calibration on the printer itself would indeed be 
> very nice. However that would mean a spectrometer embedded in 
> the hardware and that would add to the price. It has been done 
> though on printers from other manufacturers. 

HP Designjet 130 has this feature, and it's inexpensive Vs 4000/4800.
Can't comment from experience, but good printers report happiness.
There are paper questions (wrinkling, moisture etc) but the black was
 universally reported to be better than Epson's, at least prior to 4800. 

http://www.outbackphoto.com/printinginsights/pi031/HP_Designjet_30.html

 


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