Digital BW, The Print

Help!  I'm new too all this, and you g (all ofyou)
seem to have quite a grip on B&W printing on injet
printers! I'm looking to buy an inkjet to soley
dedicate to B&W printing, but have no idea what to
buy!  I've owned (own) Epsons (currently the Stylus
PHOTO 825, and an Epson 740), and I have been printing
from them.  However, I would likre to really get into
the B&W printing at a much greater level.  Whats out
there for about $300?  I keep hearing about C88's, and
#20's, etc. but which is a good performer (both are
far less than the $300 I have).

Paul, I've just tapped into your site, and I am
interested in the "changes" you talk about, but I'm at
a loss a to what "curves" and "profiles" are, and how
to install them on a printer.  I tend to be a low
volume printer, but will probally increase my printing
if I am truly satisfied.


Joe C. 
--- Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:

> 
> 
> > ...
> > 
> > Conclusion:
> > Perhaps if someone cannot face the initial
> purchase cost of a 2400,
> > *and* will print at low volume with refil carts,
> *and* can find a
> > genuinely good used/refurb 1280/90 at low cost it
> is still a
> > reasonable starting point.  ...
> 
> Although the sample size may be the only real
> difference, I've had the
> impression the old 2000P could be more reliable than
> the 1280.  It might
> just be due to the additional cleaning cycles that
> the pigment-oriented
> 2000P uses.  On the other hand, there might be other
> differences.
> 
> There do still seem to be a fair number of these
> appearing on eBay, but, of
> course, it might be hard to tell when their
> condition is.
> 
> If one can get a good 2000P, MIS UT-FS or FSN will
> run in it.  (I suspect
> the R2 inkset would also be fine in it.)  There are
> 2000P FS monotone curves
> available, and such are easy to make.  Additionally,
> QTR Create ICC program
> is another approach.  That along with a flatbed
> scanner could make ICCs for
> the FS inkset and the 2000P.  That might make a
> rather nice and affordable
> 13" printing system.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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