Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "marcsienicki" 
<marcsienicki@y...> wrote:
>
> I am currently use the 2200 but am considering to purchase one of the newer 
> generation Epsons to be able to print glossy and mat without the need to switch ink 
> cartridges and to use the advanced B&W driver.  I would opt for the 4000 if it wasn't for 
> the cartridge switching issue (I am not interested in the "phatte black" imageprint 
option).  
> Appart from the obvious differences in paper and cartridge size are there any 
differences 
> in image quality between prints produced by these printers using the advanced B&W 
> driver.  I have read that the 4000 is manufactured with a tighter degree of quality 
control 
> and that each machine is individually calibrated.  Does this translate to superior B&W 
> output in the real world?  Opinoins from members who have actually used both printers 
> would be greatly appreciated.
> Marc.
>

You do not need to swap out carts with the 4000, you do with the 4800..
There is no advanced B&W in the 4000. It uses two blacks at a time. The 4800 uses three, 
this in combination with the new advanced B&W option in the driver results in the superior 
B&W performance of the 4800 over the 4000.
All this assumes limiting options to the supplied Epson solutions.

Tyler