Digital BW, The Print

The printer comparison is highly misleading for a true B&W workflow.  
The 1160 is probably the best B&W 13" carriage printer out there, 
when used with dedicated B&W inksets.  For example, zero dots with 
the Cone Piezography B&W inks and software.
--
Quentin

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "a_pettit_jr" 
<a_pettit_jr@y...> wrote:
> Hello Barry,
> Thanks for the information...
> I found this printer comparison.. how does the 1160 perform
> with the Quad BW inks ??
> 
> 
http://www.tssphoto.com/sp/dg/news/13_comp/images/B_W/color/light_squa
> res.html
> 
> 
http://www.tssphoto.com/sp/dg/news/13_comp/images/B_W/color/med_dark.h
> tml
> 
> Best,
> alex p
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Barry Kelsall" 
> <bktimes@y...> wrote:
> > The 1160 was the last 13" 4-color Epson printer using unchipped 
> carts,
> > making them ideal for CIS/CFS mods. They are quiet, feed thick 
> paper well, &
> > have a 4 picoliter droplet size. I have 3 1160's running 3 
> different inksets
> > plus a spare in waiting; my 1200 sees very little use anymore. I 
> use the
> > original MIS quad for BW, & get prints that look as good (or 
> better) than
> > anything I did in the darkroom.
> > 
> > I don't know what they cost now, but I would weigh that expense 
vs 
> the
> > increased cost of buying a chipped CIS & two extra bottles of ink 
> for one of
> > the newer printers.
> > 
> > -BK
> >