Digital BW, The Print

Matti Koskinen wrote:

> Adam Maas wrote:
> > I print occasionally with my 7660 and the Photo Grey cart when I need
> > fine highlight detail and don't mind the lack of a true matte paper. 
> The
> > output on HP paper is excellent, but I wouldn't call it archival and I
> > distinctly prefer the look of BO printing on my C86.
> >
> > -Adam
> >
> I have HP Deskjet 9800 and couldn't be happier. No clogging as I had
> constantly with Epsons. The output is great, though the carts are too
> small for a 13x19" printer and they are costly. But when I found out
> that this printer can print BO prints too, and they are not bad at all,
> I have mostly printed BO. There's my show going on a local gallery, and
> I've sold already some prints and the people's comments are positive, so
> I think the output can't be all crap. The dot size is little bit bigger
> than on my Epson C64, when printing BO, but the Epson OEM black ink is
> much warmer than HP black. Also the HP black is pigment ink. I've been
> printing on Epson Radiant White Watercolor paper and I like the prints
> even more than prints printed on Prem. plus with the gray cart. And it's
> much cheaper.
>
> -matti
>

Interesting, that complicates my search for a wide-format printer. Right 
now I was heavily leaning towards the 1280 with Eboni, but I'm aware of 
clogging issues with that setup and of course the 2400 doesn't do BO.

-Adam