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Re: [Digital BW] Epson 4800 vs. 2400 question

2006-02-04 by ginnylady33

"Part of me hopes that my 2100 will blow up so I have an excuse to get
the 2400 as well."
 
ROFL.
Too funny......
Ginny

PS-I wonder if someone could address my frequency of ink cart use
question.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale
<stevekale@...> wrote:
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> 
> 
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> > From: ginnylady33 <ginnylady33@...>
> > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 11:04:19 -0000
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Epson 4800 vs. 2400 question
> > 
> > Ah...OK Steve. Thanks for that info. In that case I'll go with the
> > 2400. Especially after considering the weight and price of the 4800.
> > With the 2400, would the improvement in B&W quality vs. the 1800 be
> > out of the box or would I need 3rd party inks?
> 
> Out of the box you will notice a huge improvement.  (Yes the 4800 is
a beast
> and, as a pro printer, quite a bit more expensive.)
> 
> > Also, if I am using it as a dedicated B&W printer and my 1800 for
> > color, what would be the relative frequency of cartridge use for the
> > 2400? For example, in doing color on the 1800 I tear thru Cyan and
> > Magenta way faster than other colors.
> 
> I can't speak for ink use but I would say that you'll likely use the
2400
> for colour as well (until you decide to replace the inks with
dedicated B&W
> ones).  It is simply a better printer than the R1800.  Part of me
hopes that
> my 2100 will blow up so I have an excuse to get the 2400 as well.
>

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